RIVER GARDENS ; 



in the glaring light of their unsheltered glohe, with 

 the knowledge that, despite all our solicitude, the term 

 of their existence will he very hrief ; for we shall take 

 care that they have their little forests of Alga and 

 water-plants, and the hroad leaves of "Water Lilies, or 

 the green veil of the JJemna tribe, not only to shel- 

 ter them from too much light, which is injurious to 

 them, but also to renew continually their supply of 

 air as fast as they consume it. In addition to these 

 advantages, we shall find their motions greatly 

 varied and increased in interest and attractiveness 

 by the plants, round and among which they will 

 pursue their floating promenade with evident zest 

 and enjoyment. (See Plate VI.) 



With these newly discovered aids our old friends, 

 the Gold Eish, may resume all their former interest, 

 and a prettily planted Aquarium may be rendered 

 beautiful and interesting without the introduction 

 of any other creatures. When there is not an 

 innate taste for the pursuits of natural history in 

 general, I would almost recommend confining the 

 attention to plants and Gold Pish, as the latter can 

 be procured without any difficulty, and are more 

 easily manageable than any other kind of fish. 



The dealers should, however, be stimulated to 

 vary their stock by the introduction of new kinds. 



