WATEE-PLANTS. 



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terminal buds, about the size of a pea, to He dormaut during 

 the winter at the bottom of the water. In the spring these buds 

 rise to the surface and grow into new plants. The buds may be 



Fig. 58. Water Violet (Hottonia paldstris). 



obtained from the bottom of those ponds where the plants are 

 known to grow, by means of a fine muslin net; or they may 

 be taken as soon as they rise to the surface, in the spring. 

 "When procured, they should be placed iu the aquarium, where 

 they will soon become interesting, ornamental, and useful. 



