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A tank so stocked, will be well filled with life; and if 
the plants be sufficiently strong, and in a good light, all 
will go well. 
_ Another, and to some perhaps, prettier selection, might 
be made thus :—Three gold carp, of various sizes; three 
Prussian carp; two perch; four large loach; a dozen 
minnows ; half-a-dozen bleak ; and two dozen planorbis. 
If stocked with great care, with a bottom of pebbles 
only, this would do very well; and the sides would never 
want cleansing. For a smaller vessel, the same selection 
might be made, but with a proportionate reduction of the 
numbers. 
Those who make their own selection, may choose from 
the following :— 
Piants.—Vallisneria spiralis, Anacharis alsinastrum, 
Callitriche vernalis and autumnalis, Nuphar lutea, Pota- 
mogeton crispus, densus, and fluitans, Stratoides aloides, 
Ranunculus aquatalis (apt to foul the water in a north 
aspect), Myriophyllum spicatum, Myosotis palustris, 
(the real forget-me-not—it flowers above the surface) 
Butomus umbellatus (for the centre—it flowers above the 
surface), Lemna, Nitella, and Chara. For a list of suit- 
able ferns and instructions on their culture I must refer 
the reader to my work entitled, ‘“‘ Rustic Adornments 
for Homes of Taste,” where this department is amply 
treated. 
Fishes.—Gold carp, British, Prussian, and Crucian 
carp, pike, perch, tench, minnows, chub, loach, gudgeon, 
bream, and in winter, roach, dace, and bleak. 
Reptiles.—The smooth and warty newt, tadpoles, frogs, 
Mollusks.—Univalves, Planorbis corneus, and carrin- 
