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are very prolific and yield a large bulk of seeds. They are well suited for 

 shallow lakes, ponds, or tanks, where the water is comparatively still. 

 Propagation is effected by dropping the seeds in the water two or three 

 yards apart. When the temperature of the water reaches about fifty 

 degrees the Nuts begin to germinate, and the young plants rise to 

 the surface. They float upon the water, and their leaves spread out and 

 gradually cover the surface if not disturbed. The plants have an 

 ornamental appearance, and are supposed to assist in keeping the water in 

 which they are growing pure, as also to check excessive evaporation, 

 as the surface covering of leaves neutralizes the power of the sun to 

 a great extent. 



WINEBERRY. 



The plant to which this name has been 

 given is a species of Raspberry from 

 Japan, where its fruit is highly esteemed. 

 Botanically it is known as llubus ph(^ni- 

 colasins,a,nd it is a strong-growing species 

 with an abundance of leaves, which to 

 some extent resemble those of the 

 common Raspberry, but are of a silvery 

 white on the under surface. The flowers 



Fruit enclosed by the C?lyx. 



are produced in terminal 



panicles, the pedicels and 



elongated calyx lobes being 



densely covered with long 



crimson hairs, each one 



tipped with a small globular 



gland. From this peculiarity 



the plant derives its specific 



name phoenix (red) and 



lasios (shaggy). The fruit 



is orange red in colour, 



about the size of a, small 



Cherry, and while unripe is covered by the calyx lobes, which fold 



over it. In this way it is protected from birds, and the thick covering 



Fruit after the Calyx opens. 



