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fully marked in sections of white and green, giving it 

 something of the appearance of the quills of the porcupine. 

 This plant and the variegated flag can be so grouped with 

 the light and dark green, the broad- and the narrow-leaved, 

 aquatics as to produce most beautiful effects. 



PARROT'S-FEATHER (Myriophyllum proserpinacoides), 

 Fig. 151. This beautiful plant will serve so many pur- 

 poses for water decoration, makes so rapid growth, and is 



FIG. 151. PARROT'S-FEATHKR (Myriophyllum proserpinacoidet). 



so easily grown that it should be much more cultivated than 

 it now is. It makes a most beautiful border-plant for 

 ponds and fountain-basins, and planted in the pans of large 

 fountains its drooping growth in with the falling water 

 produces most charming effects. It may be successfully 

 grown in hanging baskets or basins and over the stones in 

 aquaria. It is so easily propagated that even small shoots, 

 taken off and placed in rather warm water, root in a very 

 few days. 



WILD RICE (Zizania aquaticd). A rapid-growing grass 

 of large size and graceful form. It is easily grown, in fact 



