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them. Plant them in the sand with the same care as you 
would a tender seedling plant in your garden, arranging the 
different groups according to the picture you had made in 
your mind when you sat in the chair thinking about the rock- 
ery. An aquatic garden can be made a charming little sub- 
marine landscape, prettier than any picture. Be not “close” 
when you make your selection of plants for the aquarium; it 
would be “penny wisdom,’’ as everything depends on them. 
They need not necessarily be expensive plants, some of the 
commoner species being excellent oxygenators; but since plants, 
outside of their purifying faculties, add greatly to the attrac- 
tions of an aquarium, liberality in this direction is well placed. 
The following list of plants is a desirable assortment for 
one of the larger tanks described above: 
5 sprigs of Fanwort. 
3 “* & Millfoil or Mermaid-weed. 
tr “  Fornwort. 
1  ‘ Springmoss, 
2 plants of Ludwigia. 
5 “ “ Arrowhead. 
rt “ “ Sag, Frances M. 
Whilst you are planting, sprinkle the plants every few min- 
utes with water, so they may not suffer from the dry air. All 
being planted, the next thing to do is to place some small 
stones or large pebbles in an apparently careless manner on 
the bottom, some in the immediate vicinity of the plants to 
steady the roots of them, while others are placed in groups of 
threes or fours together, leaving small crevices between each 
stone to catch the refuse matter that will collect in time. 
