. The book of the garden. Gardening. is a ground-plan, and fig. 575, which is a section through the centre of the tank. The dimensions of this house are 61^ feet in length and 46| feet broad. The tank a is circular, and occupies the cen- tre ; it is 33 feet in diameter, with a smaller tank, b, within it, in which the Victoria is planted, of 16 feet across. The angles cut off in forming the cir- cular tank and passage round it, within the rectangular figure of the house, are divided into eight compartments, c c, and dedicated to the growth of various species of aquatics. The entrances d a
. The book of the garden. Gardening. is a ground-plan, and fig. 575, which is a section through the centre of the tank. The dimensions of this house are 61^ feet in length and 46| feet broad. The tank a is circular, and occupies the cen- tre ; it is 33 feet in diameter, with a smaller tank, b, within it, in which the Victoria is planted, of 16 feet across. The angles cut off in forming the cir- cular tank and passage round it, within the rectangular figure of the house, are divided into eight compartments, c c, and dedicated to the growth of various species of aquatics. The entrances d are from the two opposite ends, and are ascended by flights of steps â the floor of the house being 3 feet 6 inches above the ground-level. This is a most judicious arrangement, as aquariums should not be lofty houses ; and this rising of the floor gives a proper proportion to the elevation of the structureâthe whole height, in- cluding the parapet wall, being 27 feet 4 inches, and the internal height 23 feetââ. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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