. Japanese goldfish, their varieties and cultivation; a practical guide to the Japanese methods of goldfish culture for amateurs and professionals. Goldfish. This \'ai-iety is rather small. A fish with body 5 inches long is considered \'ery large, and the average is much less. The caudal fin is shorter than the boclv proper. This curious and interesting \'arietv is now extensively grown in parts of Japan, and it or the original Chinese form is common in America and Europe. The fish has Aery defecli\e sight and is unable to adapt itself to the protruding eyeball, for in the adult stage it is ve
. Japanese goldfish, their varieties and cultivation; a practical guide to the Japanese methods of goldfish culture for amateurs and professionals. Goldfish. This \'ai-iety is rather small. A fish with body 5 inches long is considered \'ery large, and the average is much less. The caudal fin is shorter than the boclv proper. This curious and interesting \'arietv is now extensively grown in parts of Japan, and it or the original Chinese form is common in America and Europe. The fish has Aery defecli\e sight and is unable to adapt itself to the protruding eyeball, for in the adult stage it is very likely to injure the eyes by swimming against hard objects, and so becomes blind. The fish is solitar\- in its habits, and does not swim with its fellows, in this respect differing from all the goldfish long cultivated in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Hugh McCormick, 1865-1941. Washington, W. F. Roberts Company
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