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uable. Being densely foliated it exhales 

 a considerable amount of oxygen. It bears 

 an ornamental white flower, blossoming 

 above the surface of the water. These 

 plants when taken from their native waters 

 often carry harmful vegetable and animal 

 parasites and in order to prevent contamina- 

 tion, they should be subjected to a thorough 

 washing in salt-water, before being trans- 

 ferred to the aquarium. 



Pink Fanwort (Cabomba roses folia) resem- 

 bles Cabomba caroliniana in all essential 

 parts without being quite as valuable. The 

 plant has a dark pinkish color and is very 

 ornamental, especially when new branches 

 form. These are of a much brighter color 

 than the older parts of the plant. 



Cabomba rossefolia roots more slowly 

 than the first variety and is inclined to 

 soften and rot. 



The Cabomba seldom ripen their seed un- 

 der cultivation, but they propagate very 

 easily through cuttings or branches, which 



