THE WARINGTON PLANT CASE. 
W E have already (p 5) given a view of the parlour aquarium, contrived by Mr. Warington, and 
which may well hear his name; and have also explained in his own words the principles on 
which success depends. These principles, it must be obvious, admit of various modes of application 
so that our former illustration is to be regarded rather as an exemplification of the principle than 
as a model. 
We now subjoin another design for an aquarium, or Warington case, with the view to indicate, to 
some extent, the variety which may he attained, by combining this with the Wardian case. It will 
be obvious that this combination will afford scope for a much greater variety of form than would have 
been brought out by confining them chiefly to the growth of aquatic plants, and this amount of 
variety will afford opportunity for the display of a greater amount of ornamentation. 
The design now submitted, from the pencil of A. Aglio, Esq., jun., is intended to consist of an 
ornamental zinc frame-work, a slate bottom, and the whole of the sides to consist of glass, used in plates, 
as large as the fittings will allow. The front and back will thus each consist of a single plate, and 
the absence of frame-work of every kind will admit of the whole interior being viewed without obstruc¬ 
tion. The convex ends of the basin portion are also intended to be of glass formed into the exact shape 
and size required. 
The mass of imitation rock in the centre must be formed expressly for the reception of the plants, 
good drainage being an essential feature, so that the soil may not become soddened. The whole is 
supposed to be supported by an appropriate and elegant stand. 
It is interesting to mention that the Zoological Society intend to fit up a case on Mr. Warington’s 
principle in their garden in the Regent’s Park. 
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