POPULAR 



HISTORY OF THE AQUARIUM, 



INTEODUCTION. 



■ In hollow of the tide-worn reef, 

 Left at low water glistening in the sun, 

 Pellucid pools, and rocks in miniature, 

 With their small fry of fishes, crusted shells 

 Rich mosses, tree-like seaweed, sparkling pebbles 

 Enchant the eyes, and tempt the eager hand 

 To ^^olate the fairy paradise," — Montgomery . 



NATURE OF AN AQUARIUM. EXPERIMENTS AND ADOPTION OF PLAN. 



THE VESSEL. SHAPE AND MATERIAL. FITTINGS AND FURNISHING. 



ASPECT AND ADMISSION OF LIGHT. THE 'WATER. PLANTS. ANIMALS. 



TRANSPORT OF SPECIMENS. — CARE OF THE AQUARIUM. 



Ix tide-pools of the shore we see the most picturesque 

 miniatures of ocean life. Surrounded by a reef of small 

 rocksj fringed witli overhanging seaweeds and branching 

 corallines, these little nooks afford grotto-like dwellings for 

 animated beings. Crabs are here seen half hiding in tlie 



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