CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE HISTORY OF AQUARIA. 



Works of P. H. Gosse The ' Origin of Species ' Fish sup- 

 plies Royal Comniission on Fisheries Ova of cod and 

 whiting, how deposited Discovery in Brighton Aquarium 

 Saville-Kent on history of common herring Dr. Gunther 

 on " whitebait " Professor Sars on cod ova Mr. Lloyd on 

 herring culture Herring in Manchester Aquarium Young 

 of crawfish (Phyllosomd) Hamburg Aquarium Growth 

 of salmon Mr. Jackson on salmon-trout Ancient fish- 

 ponds Roman piscina Red mullet Cost of Roman fish- 

 ponds Chinese fish-culture Mediaeval fish-culture An- 

 tiquity of the pike Fish-food of the thirteenth century 

 The edible frog The common frog The life-scheme of 

 our globe Page i 



CHAPTER II. 

 HISTORY OF AQUARIA continued. 



Priestley's discovery of oxygen Trembley and his Hydras 

 Sir John Dalyell The Bordeaux Aquarium Dr. Daubeny 

 on plants and animals Dr. N. B. Ward's experiments on 

 aquaria Dr. Johnston's zoophytes Mrs. Anna Thynne 

 Mr. R. Warington's experiments on aquaria Mr. Gosse's 

 ditto Works of Mr. Gosse Aquaria at Surrey Zoological 

 Gardens and Dublin ditto Dr. Ball's contrivance for 



