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PKESH-WATEE AQUAKIA. 



keepers. It is a floating plant, common in the lakes and slowly- 



FiG. 65. Cape Fragrant Water Lily (Aponogeton distachyon) 



running rivers of some parts of Europe. The flowers are 

 a reddish-wliite. The fruit is large, black, and armed with four 



Fig. 66. Water Chestnut (Trapa natans). 



spines (Fig. 67). The seeds are good to eat, and are sometimes 

 used in soup : they are said to have a taste similar to that of the 



