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Jan. 29 — The third shoot came out, and was nearly nine 



inches long at maturity, in shape not unlike the 



small leaves of the Calla Ethiopica. 

 Feb. 5 — The fourth shoot appeared. This reached the sur- 

 face of the water, and floated a leaf, measuring at 



maturity 4 inches in length, by 1 inch and gths in 



width. 

 11 — The fifth came out, and at maturity measured 4 and 



fths by 2 and f ths inches. 

 18 — Came the sixth, which measured when mature, 5^ 



by 4 inches. 

 24 — The 7th leaf appeared and measured 6 inches by 5i. 

 March 2 — The 8th leaf appeared and measured 7 by 6 inches. 

 8 — The 9th leaf came up and measured at maturity, 



9 1 inches in diameter, and this leaf (with all that 



have grown since) was nearly round. 

 15 — The 10th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



13 inches in diameter. 

 21 — The 11th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



16 inches in diameter. 

 28 — The 12th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



18| inches in diameter. 

 April 4 — The 13th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



201 inches in diameter. 

 11 — The 14th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



24 inches in diameter. 

 19 — The 15th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



30 inches in diameter. 

 28 — The 16th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



33 inches in diameter. 

 May 7 — The 17th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



36 inches in diameter. 

 14 — The 18th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



44 inches in diameter. 

 19 — The 19th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



49 inches in diameter. 



24 — The 20th leaf appeared and measured, matured, 



50 inches in diameter. 

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