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published a beautiful volume, entitled " The Aqua- 

 rium," in which he describes minutely the structure 

 and habits of a large number of marine animals 

 adapted for domestication in vessels of sea-water. 



After the success of his experiments with fresh- 

 water plants and animals, Mr. Wariiigton com- 

 menced operating upon marine plants and animals 

 with sea-water. In this he has been more suc- 

 cessful than any other operator, probably arising 

 from the care with which he constructed his tanks. 

 An account of his experiments is given in the 

 " Annals of Natural History " for November, 1853. 

 Many important hints and suggestions will be found 

 in Mr. Warington's other papers in the " Annals 

 of Natural History." 



Since the opening of the house in the Zoological 

 Gardens, numerous papers and books on the subject 

 of the A qua vivarium have appeared. Mr. Gosse 

 has written a little book, containing directions 

 for managing the marine aquarium. Mr. Shirley 

 Hibberd has devoted considerable space, in his 

 work on " Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste," 

 to the management of the Water vivaries. Dr. 

 Badham also, who has made Felixstow a classical 

 spot for the marine naturalist, has contributed his 

 experience on the subject. We ought also to 

 mention Mr. William Thompson, of Weymouth, 

 who has been a collector of specimens for domes- 

 tication from the first, and Mr. W. Alford Lloyd, 

 of London, who, by his enterprise in securing 

 specimens for his beautiful collections, has done 

 much to extend our knowledge of how to manage 

 the Aquavivarium, as well as to create a taste for 

 its adoption. 



Having said thus much with regard to its his- 

 tory, I must say a word or two on the name. 

 " What's in a name ? " is a question often asked to 



