THE GOLDFISH AND ITS CULTURE. pe 
in these pages only the leading and more desirable ones need be 
mentioned, the list being arranged according to their relative value 
as oxygenators. For use during the winter season, we select all or 
part of the following varieties : 
Myriophyilum spicatum. Vv Sagittaria natans. 
Ludwigia Mulerttii. Ceratopnyllum rosa. 
Cabomba Caroliniana. Fontinalis antipyretica. 
Either one of these, grown as a single specimen, if of sufficient 
size, will do the work of aerating the water during the colder season. 
AQUARIUM. 
If the tank is of a sufficiently large size, specimens of all of them may 
be introduced, and as all bear differently shaped and colored foliage, 
they will greatly enhance the attractive appearance of the aquarium. 
For the summer season we may make our choice from the following: 
Ceratophyllum demersum. Ludwigia Mulerttii. 
Anacharis canadensis. Vallesneria spiralis, 
’ Sagittaria natans, Potamogeton crispus. 
Totamogeton pussilus, Cabomba roszfolia. 
In both seasons we can add to the aquatics named, various kinds 
of marsh plants and those aquatics that float upon the surface, all of 
which add to the ornamental beauty of the collection. It may be 
mentioned that the plants put in a vessel containing fish are not 
placed there for the fish to eat, as many suppose. Some fish, how- 
