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two caranx being- all that is known; and evert tbe latter are confined to 
the California coast. ~We have no sparvids; the sphyraenids are repre¬ 
sented by one species, and the sciaemds are similar to their Atlantic con¬ 
veners. The halibut (hippoglossus) is very abundant, in the ocean and 
off the mouth of the Straits of Fuca, but is not caught. The ophidoids, 
so far as known, are confined to two species, an ophidion and an ammo- 
dytes: the scopelids to one, a saurus; the lophobranchs to one, a sea¬ 
horse- the percidae to a sebastes, or rock fish; the gasteroids to two 
species of stickle-back; the cottoid family is quite numerous, for those 
miserable scuipins are found almost everywhere; the pimolodus, or cat¬ 
fish, grins in many localities; the ganoids are represented by a monster 
sturgeon; the cartilaginous fishes are displayed by skates and a few 
sharks; the herrings by two species, the clupea and meletta; ylie ancho¬ 
vy by one, an engraulis; we have no shad (alosa), and our fresh waters 
boast of no siluroids. To atone for this omission we have, however, the 
finest salmonidse in the world, both in our salt and fresh waters; splen¬ 
did trout in ad our brooks and lakes, and their prototypes in the sea 
smelt, of which there are two varieties, the osmerus and tlialeictliys. 
The salmoniclte are not only the most important in edible quality and 
commercial importance, but also the most interesting to anglers. 
Mortimer Kerry. 
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Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Jamaica Plains, Mass., July 4th, 1874. 
In a late number of Forest and Stream you express the opinion 
that the cisco of Geneva Lake, Wis., maybe a grayling. I have seen 
that fish and believe it to be a corregonus, allied, if not identical with the 
cisco or lake herring of the great lakes. Geneva Lake is extensive and 
deep, and this fish only appears about June 15th for two or three days, 
when the shad fly (ephemera) is on the water. Then it is taken in great 
numbers with the natural fly, and also with imitations. When the fly 
disappears the fish seeks the depths of the lake again and is not seen till 
the next June, Many of the Wisconsin lakes contain various species of 
corregonus , but I am not aware that any of them have this habit of the 
species found in Geneva Lake. The cisco I have taken in quantities 
with the artificial fly at the foot of the Sault St. Marie Rapids, and at 
other places with bait. S. 0. Clarke. 
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CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE. 
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Department op Public Parks, i 
r ° New York, July 12, 1874. j 
Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending 
July 11,1874. 
Three white Guinea fowls, Numida meleagris. Presented by Mr. J. 
Van Schaick. 
Two white-backed, piping Crows, Gymnorhina leuconota Hah. South 
Australia. 
Cne Zebu, Bos indicus. 
One red Fox, mlpesfulvus. Presented by R. Protheroe, Esq. 
- One Raccoon, Procyon lotor. Presented by Master Newton Quick. 
One grey Squirrel, Sciiirus carolinensis. Presented by Master Howard 
C. Stone. ML A. Conklin. 
CULTIVATION OF THE STRAWBERRY 
I N order to have fine, large, melting fruit yon should bear 
in mind this one fact: Effectually remove all the 
runners. You will be quite astonished at the results pro¬ 
duced by tiiits mode of cultivation. Whenever I wish to 
grow a very large fine berry I always carefully remove the 
runners; by this mode of cultivation I concentrate the full 
force or growth of the plant in the original stock, and by 
this means I produce a much enlarged, stronger and very 
compact plant, I have taken a Wilson plant, (cyery culti¬ 
vator knows of this variety,) and enlarged it until I have 
gathered from a pint to a quart from one plant. I set 
my strawberry plants thus to be cultivated on slightly 
elevated ridges, and I always manure these ridges well with 
a well-rotted old manure. After my bed of strawberry 
plants are thus prepared to grow large quantities of berries, 
of course I give them the very best of treatment, know¬ 
ing that thev will repay my culture. Before budding I 
usually apply to the plants thus treated a generous supply 
of liquid manure twice each week, at night, for six or 
eight weeks, until I notice the white of the buds begirt to 
show, then I discontinue this application, as it would be of 
no benefit, but rather an injury. The usual rains now 
falling will be all that the plants require, unless a very 
dry time should make an occasional 'watering necessary. 
The liquid manure used is made from one pound ot Per¬ 
uvian guano to half barrel of water, or cow manure—half 
bushel free from straw to two-tliirds of a barrel of water— 
and delivered upon the plants from a watering-pot; the 
plants for this mode of cultivation should he set tw r o t»ef 
apart, which gives ample room to place clean mulch or 
straw around them, which keeps the berries from the 
earth, which after heavy rains will incorporate with .the 
soil and rot and injure the berries. Berries grown by this 
manner of cultivation will be much larger than when the 
runners are left. If you wish to cultivate plants for sale 
the runners must be left to grow, as from these you obtain 
your propagating plants. 
You will always find it of advantage to notice this tact, 
which may truly be said to apply to every cultivated plant, 
every green thing—that very much, after all, depends upon 
the nature of your soil, as well as your mode of cultivation. 
There are many persons who call themselves good culti¬ 
vators who say that to “remove the runners from their 
plants takes too much time.” I am convinced it is the only 
way to get the best and the largest quantity, and the best 
quality of this rich fruit. Ollipod Quill. 
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Saving Seed of Fuschia.— Mr. Cannell, well-known as 
an English grower of fine fuschias, in relation to saving, 
advises that, when the seed pods are thoroughly ripened, 
they he partly dried in the sun, after which they should be 
cut in halves and quarters with a moderately sharp knife, 
and each part minutely examined. The old self-colored 
varieties produce seed very freely, hut- the choice kinds 
very sparingly, particularly the light varieties. An abun¬ 
dance of hollow seed will be found, but good plump seed 
is about half the size of that of the pansy, and is easily dis¬ 
tinguished and picked out. 
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The Forests of America and Europe. —The follow¬ 
ing estimate of the extent of the woodlands existing in dif¬ 
ferent countries lias just been prepared by the Committee 
on Public Lands and embodied by them in a report to the 
House:— 
Per cent of Woodland. j Per cent of Woodland. 
Norway...05|United States. .25 
Sweden.60| Belgium...18 
Russia, in Europe. .. 40 France.—.17 
Germany.. .26 Switzerland . .15 
Sardinia.. .. 12 Denmark. 5 
Holland... . 7 Great Britain. .. 5 
•Spain,......... SPorwgal.. • • 4 
In the United States, the Southern States come first, with 
amounts of from forty to sixty per cent. The Eastern, 
Middle and Northwestern States from twenty to forty per 
cent., and the Western and Prairie States from five to 
twenty per cent. Illinois is placed at nineteen, Wisconsin 
twenty-nine, and Iowa sixteen per cent. Nevada, Arizona, 
Dakota, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming are 
comparatively treeless. Of pine, the estimate is in feet:— 
Maine . 1,500,000,000 
New York. 900,000,000 
Pennsylvania. 7,000,000,000 
Michigan. 50,000,000,000 
Minnesota. 18,000,000,600 
Wisconsin . 16,000,000,000 
West Virginia. 7,000,000,000 
Virginia (yellow pine). 150,000,000 
South Carolina. 90,000,000 
North Carolina. 1,600,000,000 
Florida. 1,700,000,000 
Georgia. 1,500,000,000 
Total east of Rocky Mountains. 105,440,000,000 
Dominion forests ... 73,000,000,000 
Total east of Rocky Mountains.. 178,440,000,000 
West of Rocky Mountains. 70,000,000,000 
Total United States and Canada. 218,440,000,000 
POISON IVY. 
Fond du Lac, Wis., June 27th, 1874. 
Editor Foxiest and Stream:— 
In your issue of June 4th you ask for information in regard to reme¬ 
dies for the poison of the ivy plant, and as I have suffered and retain 
some sympathy for fellow sportsmen, I write what I know of the pest 
and the remedies for it. 
The poison is communicated to those susceptible of its action by con¬ 
tact, either with the juices of the plant or a fine powder that is upon 
the outside of the leaves. The first acts very violently, and much 
quicker than the latter, and really has no cure at times. In May and 
June the plant is most to be dreaded, as it seems to lose its poisonous 
qualities somewhat as the plant ripens and the leaves brown. As a pre¬ 
ventive I have often heard of persons eating the leaves of the plant 
eai-ly in the spring, an experiment that T once knew to prove fatal and 
is not to be relied upon. 3 ust as the poison will affect some and not oth¬ 
ers, so will different remedies act upon persons who are poisoned. Some¬ 
times wet salt bound on the poison-spots and kept wet, will soon dry 
them up. Very strong ammonia applied frequently as soon as the poi¬ 
son rppears is an excellent remedy. This remedy is sometimes severe, 
in its effects, acting as a caustic on the poison spots after the poison is 
killed. When ammonia fails, powdered gum myrrh, shaken up in sweet 
oil and used three times a day as a wash, will be found an almost un¬ 
failing remedy. When obtainable, it is the best to apply at first. 
Preventing tbe poison is a difficult matter, as the powder will remain 
upon the clothing for days, and then, when damp, will poison the skin 
afresh The last remedy named above has been used successfully as a 
preventive, by liberally annointing the skin before going into the woods, 
always allowing the remedy to dry on the skin. The only sure prevent¬ 
ive is to stay at home, which, in some cases, is worse than the disease. 
B. 
[It may be regarded as a most singular anomaly, that “we,” the wri¬ 
ter, have been able to rub the juice of the poison upon our skin with im¬ 
punity, having done it repeate dly when a half-grown youngster, from 
mere bravado,—E d.] 
Muzzling Dogs.— The following we translate from a 
very thorough article by M. E. Capron, published in La 
Chasse IIhistree. We beg to remark that there is a great 
deal of false prejudice in regard to French authority on 
matters appertaing to sporting subjects. It should be re¬ 
membered that there are no better veterinary surgeons in 
the world than the French, and that their horses and dogs 
have wonderfully improved within the last fifty years. M. 
Capron.writes as follows:— 
• “It has never been proved that muzzles were of the least 
possible use, for they are rarely if ever made so as to pre¬ 
vent a dog from biting, providing he is mad, while on the 
other hand the use of the muzzle can so worry and excite 
the animal in preventing his drinking, or from letting liis 
tongue hang oat when he is running, that I am rather in- 
* clined to think muzzles predispose a dog to get mad. My 
advice is, without making it obligatory on the part of the 
owners of dogs to muzzle their dogs in order to protect the 
public from danger, that no class at all should be allowed to 
stray away. It seems to me that those who 'own dogs, 
whether for amusement or use, ought to he the most inter¬ 
ested in watching them. As it may happen that a dog the 
best cared for may break loose, a collar should be invaria¬ 
bly worn by the dog, having the name of the owner of the 
dog on it. "Any dog without a collar should be taken to 
the pound, and if not claimed within forty-eight hours 
should he killed. If the dog should have a collar on the 
owner should be informed of his capture. If the owner 
did not call for him I should be in favor of making such 
owner pay a fine for want of proper care. A measure of 
this character I am certain would rid the community of a 
lot of snarling curs which, are good for nothing. Every¬ 
body has the riglit to keep a dog, providmg the dog does 
imperil other people’s lives.” 
M. Chevalier, the editor of La Chasse Illiustree , adds that 
the prefect of police in Paris no longer insists on dogs 
wearing muzzles. 
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HONORABLE DEALING OF MR. MAC- 
DONA. 
New York, JuJyJith, 1874. 
Ed. Forest - and Stream:,— 
Will you permit me through your valuable journal to 
inform my brother sportsmen of the handsome manner in 
which Mr. Maedona treated me in regard to the loss of 
Kirby’s whelps. In doing so I am hut doing my duty to 
both the gentlemen himself and the readers of your jour¬ 
nal, as it shows them what entire confidence they may place 
in him. 
The circumstances connected with Kirby’s whelping 
when three days at sea, and losing her seven whelps, from 
the fact that she was too near whelping when shipped, are 
yet fresh in the minds of your readers and therefore need 
no recapitulation. It is only necessary to say I wrote to 
Mr. Maedona expressing my great disappointment at the 
loss, olaming him for shipping her when so near whelp¬ 
ing,’ and saying that I thought all things considered he 
should reduce the pric£ to £25, the original price asked 
for her before in whelp to Ranger. 
After accepting my proposition of reducing the charge 
•from £50 to £25, he says: “ Her loss of whelps is a great 
loss to you and to the American sportsmen at iarge; but 
in a pecuniary sense, it is a greater loss to me, for had I 
kept her here I could easily have sola all her seven whelps 
at £25 each, for since Isold her to you she and her pro- 
gency’s value have been considerably increased by Ranger’s 
evtraordinary success at the Shrewsbury field trials last 
month. She is very valuable on account of her being so 
nearly related to Ranger, being out of Venus, own sister 
to Judy, Ranger’s dam. I fully sympathise with you in 
your loss of so large a number of important whelps, and 
although I am still of the opinion that Kirby, on account 
of her blood is worth double £50, yet I fully appreciate 
the fairness of your proposal, that I should accept 
£25, the original sum named for her before in whelp to 
Ranger. The only reason I had in sending her as I did, 
was with the earnest desire that you might have a litter of 
the best bread setters I could possibly send yon, so that 
you might breed and rear a stock of setters that would 
reflect credit upon my kennel. 
“I am sending out to you by the next Guion steamer 
my pointer bitch Naylor, liver and white, very valuable as 
a brood bitch. She is three years old, not perfectly 
broken, but of great value as a brood bitcli. I send also 
Milo, own brother to Kirby; same litter. He is a grand- 
looking dog, and will prove a very valuable stud dog. He 
was the fastest of all my young team of dogs, and showed 
great nose; but a few days before the trial (Shrewsbury 
field trial) he was galloping at a great rate and was cram¬ 
med against by another dog and hurt his foot, which pre¬ 
vented him from being run at the Shrewsbury trial. By 
the time you receive him lie will be all over it. In 
consideration of the disappointment you have experienced 
in losing the whelps, I make you a present of Milo and 
Naylor. 
“As soon as I have a good bitcli in whelp to Rauger I 
will forward her to you, as you request.” 
As your readers are aware, Milo and Naylor have arived. 
Milo’s foot is well. Your Field Editor who is as good a 
judge of a dog as any man I ever met, has already stated 
what a fine dog he considers him. Will you permit me 
space enough to give Milo’s correct pedigree, which is as 
follows:— 
Milo, by Don, out of Venus; Venus, own sister to Judy, dam of the 
great Ranger. 
(Lavcrack’s Dash. 
1 Pilkington’s Dash. -t 
Don. - (Laverack’s Moll. 
I Lord Downe’s Duchess. 
[Burdett’s Brougham. 
'[Bess. 
j Rake, brother to Hackett’s Ned. 
| Hackett’s Nell. 
Rake, father of Venus, won first prize at the great Birmingham Dog 
Show, in 1861. 
Comment is unnecessary from me, as every reader must 
see that Mr. Maedona has done more than could possibly 
have been expected of him. 
In conclusion, I will take this opportunity of requesting 
those gentleman who were so ready to bet cigars that 
“you’ll see now he will do nothing about it. I told you to 
let those English dogs alone,” to walk up and pay their 
bets. They can leave them with the editor-in-chief. 
Mohawk. 
§hot 0w* and Jf ifle. 
GAME IN SEASON FOR JULY. 
Woodcock, philohela minor . Squirrels. 
Details of pigeon shooting and scoi'es of rifle matches, and other interest¬ 
ing matter, should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning 
in each week. 
—Woodcock still scarce in the market, and would readily 
fetch wholesale one dollar a pair. Some few coming in 
from Mystic, Conn., and from Henry County, iu Illinois. 
Perhaps they are a trifle scarcer than usual, because country 
gunners are busy now cutting grass and grain. In about 
ten days they may be more plenty. Some few dowiches in 
market, a few curlews, willets. and small snipe. Around 
and about Point Pleasant, Ocean county, N. J., there may 
he had a few cuTlews. 
—The advance guard of bay birds, (snipe,) some hun¬ 
dreds in number, were seen last Thursday to cross the 
Narrows from the New Jersey side to Long Island in two 
flocks. 
—G. H. M. writes from Baltimore, July lltli, “Wood¬ 
cock are shot here after the lOtli of June. I have heard of 
a few good bags being made; have shot none myself, being 
entirely opposed to Summer shooting, and hope to see the. 
Spring shooting of all migratory birds prohibited very 
soon. The prospect for quail in this vicinity was never 
finer, in my recollection. I never knew of as many pairs 
of old birds, and the season has been fine.” 
—A single woodcock is the sum total of this variety of 
birds yet seen in Pike County, Pa., this season. The late 
snows of May undoubtedly destroyed the young birds, and 
probably tbe old ones. There are certain localities in Pike 
County which have furnished very good sport in previous 
years. 
—Woodcock shooting was opened in Wisconsin on the 
4 tli, with better success than last year, many good bags 
being made. The season will be short on account of the 
drouth. 
—A man in Pike County went for woodcock the other 
day, buckled on his cartridge belt and game bag, tucked 
his trowsers into his boots, took old dog “Sport” along, 
travelled three miles or more, flushed a fine bird, and when 
he went to draw a bead on it discovered to his dismay that 
he had forgotten to bring his gun along ! Strange case of 
absont-mindeciness ? 4 T-a-a-s. ” 
( Rake. 
Veu us. - 
(Countess. 
