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rather slowly. The water will run through the hole in the bottom 

 of the pot into the saucer, and distribute itself in the glass without 

 causing any disturbance. 



To grow theui to the highest degree of perfection, a little trouble 

 must not be objected to. A can of soft water should be placed on 

 the hot-water pipes, and kept full at all times, to be devoted 

 expressly to them. Every morning when the other plants are being 

 watered, about one-third 

 of the water should be 

 drawn oft", with a siphon, 

 and the glass filled up 

 with the warm water which 

 has been kept on the pipes 

 for the purpose. Or if 

 drawing the water oft' 

 every morning is too much 

 trouble, take the can in 

 one hand, and place the 

 other hand just under the 

 surface of the water, and 

 pour the water into that 

 hand, and let the water 

 overflow for a short time. 

 This will effect a change 

 of water with but little 

 trouble. The reason for 

 placing the hand under- 

 neath the water, is to pre- 

 vent the fresh supply 

 stirring up the mud. A 

 small siphon may also be 

 iitted to empty a portion 

 of the glass every day, 

 which could be filled up as 

 above described, if pre- 

 ferred, but I like the 

 overflowing best. Once 

 a, week, or once in every 

 two weeks, the glass 

 should be emptied with 

 a siphon, and the inside 

 have a good washing to 

 remove every particle of 

 confervce and other accumulation. "When this is done, refill with 

 the pot and saucer as advised in the preceding paragraph. 



Both species can also be most successfully grown in pots placed 

 in large wooden tubs. They should be put in rather large pots, and 

 the rim of the pots elevated to within about twelve inches of the 

 surface of the water. They may also be grown in sitting-rooms, or in 

 the greenhouse, in an aquarium heated on the principle shown at 

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