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THE FAMILY AQUARIUM. 



nor yet wliea, only a portion of their novel peculiarities 

 became the subject of observation, that they were so gene- 

 rally held to be the grand connecting link in which were 

 imperceptibly fused the attributes of animal and vege- 

 table existence. 



There are many species of adinim known to naturalists, 

 all of which would be highly ornamental to a marine 

 Aquarium, but some of them perish when wrested from 

 their habitat in the sea ; while others, with little per- 

 suasion, accommodate themselves to their new condition. 

 The former may be briefly alluded to, but the latter should 

 be the particular object of our attention. 



The Sea Anemones adhere to rocks. A certain class 

 often dwell high up, exposed to the air, but the rarer kind 

 in more concealed and out of the way places. They must 

 be carefully rem.oved, as we have suggested in other 

 cases, by inserting the finger-nail beneath their base, loosen- 

 ing their hold, and quietly shoving them off. Tliose that 

 refuse to yield to such insinuating influences, must be 

 captured by chiselling away that portion of the stone to 

 which they cling so pertinaciously. When secured, the 

 next difficulty is to transport them safely. To accom- 

 plish this feat, first place some wet, green algce (sea- 

 weeds) at the bottom of a basket. On this downy bed 

 lay each one, after enveloping it well in more wet sea- 

 weed. Over them put another layer of the same material. 

 In this condition they may remain for a day or two 

 without injury. Great care must be taken, however, of 



