ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



BOOKS USEFUL TO A.QUARISTS 



A Partial List 



Compiled by Ida M. Mkllen 



Oldek Works 



(Most of these are now out of print and can be 

 procured only from the dealer in second- 

 hand books.) 



The Sea-Side and Aquarium, by John Harper. 

 Edinburgh, 1849. Small plants and animals com- 

 mon on both sides of the Atlantic. Illustrations. 



The Aquarium: An unveiling of the Wonders of the 

 Deep Sea, by Philip Henry Gosse, A. L. S. Van 

 Voorst, Ixindon, 185+. Colored plates. This book 

 is devoted to the common invertebrates. Useful 

 at the seashore. 



Ocean and Rivek Gardens: The History of the 

 Marine and Fresh-Water Aquaria, with the Best 

 Methods for their Establishment and Preservation, 

 by H. Noel Humphreys. Sampson Low, Son & Co., 

 London, 1857. Colored plates. Describes inverte- 

 brates and fishes, sea-weeds, etc. 



Popular History of the Aquarium of Marine and 

 Fresh-Water Animals and Plants, by G. B. Sower- 

 by. F. L. S. Reeve, London, 1857. Devoted 

 principally to marine invertebrates. Describes the 

 water-spider, a common pet in European home 

 aquaria. Colored plates. 



The Aquarian Naturalist: A Manual for the Sea- 

 Side, by Thos. Rymer Jones, F. R. S. With a 

 chapter on aquaria. Van Voorst, London, 1858. 

 Colored plates. Devoted almost entirely to small 

 marine invertebrates. 



The Family Aquarium, by Henry D. Butler. Dick 

 & Fitzgerald, New York, 1858". Fresh and salt 

 water plants and animals. Illustrations. 



The Frf.su and Salt Water Aquarium. With 

 colored plates. By Rev. J. G. Wood, M.A., 

 F.L.S. Routledge & Sons. London, 1868. Inverte- 

 brates and fishes. 



Recent Works 



The Amateur Aquarist: How to Equip and Main- 

 tain a Self-sustaining aquarium. Illustrated. By 

 Mark Samuel. Baker & Taylor Co., New York, 

 189-1. Fresh-water plants, paradise fish, stickle- 

 backs and goldfish, frogs, newts and snails. 



Ocean Wonders: A Companion for the Seaside. 

 With a chapter on marine and fresh-water aquaria. 

 Illustrated. By William E. Damon. Appleton's, 

 New York, 1896. Devoted principally to inverte- 

 brates, with chapters on fishes, seals, fresh-water 

 plants and animals, etc. 



Like in Ponds and Streams, by W. Furneaux, F. 

 R. G. S. Longmans, Green & Co., New York, 1896. 

 Colored plates and a chapter on aquaria. Devoted 

 principally to invertebrates. 



The Aquarium: Its Inhabitants, Structure and Man- 

 agement by J. E. Taylor, Ph.D., New Edition. 

 Grant, Edinburgh, 1901. Plants, fishes and other 



animals, for both fresh 

 Illustrated. 



and salt water aquaria. 



The Home Aquarium and How to Care for It: A 

 Guide to its Fishes, other Animals, and Plants, 

 with many Illustrations, by Eugene Smith. Dut- 

 tons, New York, 1903. Plants, fishes and inverte- 

 brates for the fresh-water aquarium. 



The Goldfish and its Systematic Culture: A 

 Through Guide for Goldfish Keeping and Gold- 

 fish Breeding in the House and Out-of-Doors. The 

 Construction and Care of the Parlor Aquarium 

 and Ponds for Breeding. Illustrated. Bv Hugo 

 Mulertt, New York, 1903. 



The Book of Aquaria: Being a Practical Guide to 

 the Construction, Arrangement and Management of 

 Fresh-Water and Marine Aquaria. Illustrated. 

 Bv Rev. Gregory C. Bateman, A.K.C., and Reg- 

 inald A. R. Bennett, M.A. Part I., Fresh-Water 

 Aquaria. Part II, Marine Aquaria. Scribners, 

 New York, 1902. A comprehensive work. 



The Sea Shore, by W. S. Furneaux. Longmans, 

 Green & Co., 1903. Has a chapter on the marine 

 aquarium. Describes plants and small animals. 

 Profusely illustrated, with a few colored plates. 



Goldfish Breeds and Other Aquarium Fishes: 

 Their Care and Propagation, by Herman T. Wolf. 

 Innes & Sons, Pniladelphia, Pa., 1908. Goldfishes 

 and other small fishes, their diseases and enemies. 

 Fresh-water plants and molluscs. Terraria. Illus- 

 trated. 



The Fresh-Water Aquarium and its Inhabitants: 

 A Guide for the Amateur Aquarist. By Otto 

 Eggelling and Frederick Ehrenberg. Henry Holt 

 & Co., New York, 1908. Plants, fishes, reptiles, 

 amphibians, invertebrates, fish maladies, etc. Illus- 

 trated. 



Japanese Goldfish: Their Varieties and Cultivation. 

 A Practical Guide to the Japanese Methods of 

 Goldfish Culture, for Amateurs and Professionals. 

 Colored plates. By Hugh M. Smith. W. F. 

 Roberts Co., Washington, D. C, 1909. 



The Care of Home Aquaria, by R. C. Osburn, Ph.D. 

 New York Zoological Society, 1911. Both fresh 

 and salt water. Illustrated. For sale at the 

 Aquarium, 55c. postpaid. 



Goldfish Varieties and Tropical Aquarium Fishes. 

 by William T. Innes. Innes & Sons, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., 1917. Includes pond plants, insect enemies of 

 fishes, aquarium appliances. Profusely illustrated. 



Periodicals 



Aquatic Life. J. E. Bailsman, Publisher. 512 E. 

 Girard Ave., Philadelphia. Pa., $1.25 a year. 



Terraria 



The Vivarium: Being a Practical Guide to the Con- 

 struction, Arrangement and Management of 

 Vivaria. — Containing full Information as to all 

 Reptiles suitable as Pets, how and where to obtain 

 them, and how to keep them in Health. By Rev. 

 Gregory C. Bateman, A.K.C. Gill, London", 1897. 

 Describes reptiles and amphibians, plants for 

 aquaria and terraria, fern-cases, etc. Illustrated. 



