THE AQUARIUM AND WATER PLANTS. 285 



About the middle of November, procure a large bowl, or 

 wide-mouthed vase, or, what is better, one of those fancy 

 stands, representing the trunk of a tree. Fill it with 

 water, and in it set a plant of Sarracenia Purpurea, the com- 

 mon side-saddle flower, or pitcher plant, of our meadows. 



This plant is not only remarkable for its curious 

 pitchers, but is very ornamental in flower. With thi^ 

 treatment it will soon begin to grow ; young leaves, 01 

 rather pitchers, will be produced ; the flower buds wil\ 

 appear, and all winter the plant will be a mass of 

 fresh foliage. The only care is to keep the leaves clean, 

 and to refill the bowl when the water evaporates. 



In conclusion, let us say, that in all the details of 

 management there is no teacher so good as experience. 

 In a volume like the present we can only lay down gen- 

 eral rules. The little minutiae, the daily care,, the cease- 

 less routine of attention, on which success so largely 

 depends, we cannot prescribe. Each amateur will find 

 those rules suited to his own case by experience and 

 practice ; but we trust we have, in our limited space, 

 said enough to urge upon all to undertake the study 

 of water plants, and the care and pleasure of an 

 aquarium. 



