AQUATIC PLANTS 



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Fig. 188. Duckweed 

 (Life size) 



Fig. M 



W.'.TER Poppy 



(Half sice) 



WATER POPPY 



Linmocharis hmnboldti, owing to its generally satisfactory qualities, 

 has become one of the most popular plants in the indoor and outdoor 

 tank, as well as the large aquarium. It grows very rapidly and con- 

 tinuously sends out new plants, which have groups of buds. Usually 

 a new bud blooms every day. The three-petaled yellow flower with 

 a brown eye or centre only lasts a few hours, but is a most pleasing 

 and artistic feature. The parent plant should be potted, preferably 

 not very deeply in the water. The new plants run at the surface, occa- 

 sionally sending down strong stems to obtain a fresh rooting. 



