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it, and the brackets are ready to receive 

 the plants intended for the decoration 

 of the embankment. 



Small specimens of the following are 

 the most suitable and most easily ob- 

 tained : Umbrella grass (Cyperus alter- 

 nifolius), No. 1 ; small growing Iris ; 

 dwarf Bamboo, No. 4; young specimens 

 of Sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata). 

 No. 3 ; dwarf Callas (Little Gem) ; 



As may be seen in the illustration, 

 the water of the aquarium should reach 

 just below the glass brackets. 



Such a tank has all the advantages of 

 a parlor aquarium and the development 

 of the tadpole to the frog may be better 

 observed in it than in any other. 



The submerged plants shown in the 

 illustration are : Horn or Waxwort 

 (Ceratophyllum demersum), No. 9 i 



Cabinet Aquarium. 



Farfugium grande; Arrowhead (Sagit- 

 taria sinensis), No. 5 ; creeping Fig 

 (Ficus repens). No. 2, and others. But 

 these artificial banks may as well be 

 filled with native plants found in the 

 woods or alongside of any creek or lake. 

 For the purpose of putting these 

 plants in position, the glass j^lates upon 

 which they are to rest, are taken from 

 the brackets and the plants are tied 

 with strong string or fine copper wire 

 on top of them, using plenty of green 

 moss to imbed them in, after which 

 they are put back in their places. 



Ludwigia Mulerttii, No. 10 ; Rosy fan- 

 wort (Cabomba rosa?folia), No. 11 ; 

 Floating Arrowhead (Sagittaria natans),. 

 No. 8 ; Canal pest (Anacharis cana- 

 densis). No. 12 ; Water hyacinth 

 (Eichhornia crassipes), No. 6 ; Sal- 

 vinia natans. No. 7. 



Of animal life there is represented : 

 Frog tadpoles in different stages of de- 

 velopment, No. 19 ; Newts, No. 18 ; 

 Fantail goldfish. No. 14 ; Comet gold- 

 fish, No. 15 ; Goldorfe, No. 16 ;. 

 Tench, No. 17, and a ram^s-horn snail, 

 bv Fig. 20. 



