
Plants Growing in Water. 
Almost hidden under the benevolent shade of an overhang- 
ing bough a little pond is lying. It has awaked from tts 
long winter sleep of apathy and is upholding tts world of 
life to the sunshine. The pale,apple-green growth that clings 
about the edges, the tall spikes of water-weed, the darting, 
skipping beetles and fishes and the graceful lilies floating 
about are all in love with the iridescent, opal tints of the 
water. 
Here we may think of them together ; for it would be a 
queer sight to see the bullfrog or the lily gambolling upon the 
sunny hillsides. 
WATER-ARUM. WILD CALLA. (Pilate 7.) 
Calla palistrzs. 
FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 
Arum. White. Scentless. Penn. northward. June. 
Inflorescence: terminal; solitary. The flowers clustered upon a thick, fleshy 
spadix about whicha milk-white spathe, one and one-half inches at base, is 
wrapped. Filaments: slender. Anthers: two-celled. Leaves: on long petioles, 
rather heart shaped. oofstock : creeping. 
This little plant wafts across the mind visions of an under- 
world garden. And if there is such a place the flowers there 
must surely glance upward and think of the wild callas as 
fairies that have flown above ; for much mystery lies in their 
dainty whiteness. They have luxurious relatives living in green- 
houses, and although the calla-lily has snobbishly disowned this 
