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Porcupine-plant. Arrowhead. 



Parrot's-feather. Scouring-rush. 



Wild Rice. Pickerel -weed. 



Cat-o' -nine-tail. Bulrush. 



rBurweed. Bur-marigold. 

 Water-plantain. 



EAST IXDIAX LOTUS (Nelumbium roseum), Fig. 147. 

 A most beautiful plant, with large peltate or round-shield - 



FIG. 147. EAST INDIA LOTUS (Nelumbium roseum). 



shaped leaves and large pink or rose-colored flowers. It is 

 easily grown in shallow, warm-water ponds, or in tubs, 

 where it blooms freely. Use a rich, heavy, but not clayey 

 loam. 



