OCEAN GARDENS ; 



4. One Bird's-foot Star . . 



5. Three, Gibbous Starlet . 



6. One, Purple-tipped TJrcliin 



7. Seven, Scarlet Madrepore 



8. Three, Cloak Anemone . 



Asterina gihlosa. 

 Echinus milia/ris. 



Balanophillia regia. 

 Adamsia palliata. 



These additions broiiglit the collection up to above 

 a hundred specimens, and no doubt the tank made 

 a glorious show ; but Mr. Gosse, though the Napo- 

 leon of his specialty, was forced to acknowledge that 

 there was an " impossible." Although his collec- 

 tion was superb, and his interesting tank did not 

 look over-crowded, yet he soon discovered that a for- 

 bidden limit had been passed, and that the creatures 

 of the ocean that have yards — fathoms— of their 

 native element to their own separate share, cannot 

 accommodate themselves to the allotment system, 

 in the proportion of a square inch to each individual. 



To remedy this state of things, the evil effects of 

 which soon became apparent, artificial aeration was 

 resorted to, by means of another vessel, which kept 

 up a continuous supply of dripping fresh water. But 

 even this assistance did not enable the crowded 

 colony to exist more than ten days. In the first 

 place, there were many predatory species, which 

 destroyed their associates ; these kinds must, there- 

 fore, be excluded from an Aquarium, or kept in a 



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