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THE Cini' on TENCH. 
rally supposod to have been carried to England about 1514.* 
The quantity of roes exlmded by the female far exceeds the 
weight of her body. 
“ Though denominated the wise on account of its sagacity, 
yet in the spawning season it will allow the Angler to tickle 
its sides, and is thus easily captured.” 
In warm climates they are said to grow to avery large size, 
and often weigh thirty to forty pounds, and measure in length 
three or four feet. They are known generally in England, 
Germany, Russia, France, Italy, and Prussia, in which latter 
country they grow to the enormous sizo mentioned. They 
are said to live to a great age, instances being found where 
they have boon supposed to be 1 00 years old. 
There are from twenty to thirty different species of the 
carp, most of which give sport to the Angler. Of the com- 
mon carp of England, Blaine remarks; 11 Its general color is 
a yellowish olive, much deeper and browner on tho back, 
and accompanied with a slightly gilded tinge on the sides; 
the scales are large, rounded, and very distinct; the head is 
large, and the mouth furnished on each side with a moderate- 
ly long cirrus or beard, and above the nostrils is a much 
smaller and shorter pair ; the lateral line is slightly curved, 
and marked by a row of blackish specks; tho fins are violet 
brown, except the anal, which has a reddish tinge; the dor- 
sal fin is broad, or continued to some distance from the mid- 
dle of tho back towards the tail, which is slightly forked, 
with rounded lobes.” 
* Thorn is an ohl distich in reference to their introduction into Knj* 
land in 1514, which says — 
“ Hops and turkin ■, carp and bcor, 
Caine into England all in a year; 
which is entirely disproved by the authoress of I486, who says ho is a 
« dnyntous fyssho,” and gives directions for tho “ barneys” or tacklofor 
taking him. 
