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condition than if buried too deeply in the soil. Nearly 

 all thick-rooted plants have the faculty of living and 

 thriving on a mainly water diet and this plant is no 

 exception, the writer having known specimens to 

 grow for years, in size and beauty, having no visible 

 nourishment outside of plenty of fresh water. 



Asparagus Sprengeri as a hanging-plant (see page 58) 



