GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
metal-lined window boxes, that preclude dripping 
on the floor, will be a boon indeed. 
Goldfish are pretty sure to please, for your 
flower lover is also the nature lover. Even the 
~ tiniest bowl is attractive, and one I saw recently 
had been in the house over two winters. The globe, 
however, does not meet our modern ideas for the 
reason that the curved glass reduces the area of 
water exposed to the air, so is bad for the fish. 
The new all-glass aquariums can be bought in either 
the square or cylindrical shapes, from a dollar and 
a quarter up, according to size and quality, while 
the golden inmates can be found from five cents, for 
the child’s pet up to the fancier’s Japanese prize- 
winner at one thousand dollars. Your aquarium 
will require no change of water, either, if properly 
balanced. Put in for the fishes’ needs such oxygen- 
producing plants as milfoil, (Milefolium,) fish 
grass, (Cabomba,) common arrow head, (Sagittaria 
natans,) and mud plant, plantain, (Heteranthera 
Reniformis,) the first and third being especially 
good together. These in turn will thrive on the car- 
bonic acid gas the fish exhale, so that one supports 
the other. A snail or two (the Japanese red, at 
twenty-five cents, preferred for looks,) and a newt 
will act as scavengers, and keep the water clear as 
erystal. For food, put in a small quantity of meat 
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