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Aquatic Plants for Aquariums. 



There is a rapidly growing taste for the culture of fancy fish and aquatic plants in Aquariums, and it is doubtful if anything is 

 more fascinating to the young, as well as to the older members of the household, than to watch the development of animal and plant 

 life in the aquaria. It is necessary to secure and maintain the proper balance between plant and animal life, as fish will not thrive 

 unless enough plants are growing to furnish thera with oxygen. To do this there should be not less than one plant to every two 

 gallons of water. The ideal temperature is about 50 degrees, and a shady corner, or a window facing north, is best during the 

 summer, and an east window during the winter. If the proper balance is maintained, it will not be necessary to change the water 

 moie than three or four times a year. 



The list of plants offered below are the best Icnown oxygenators. 

 Anacharls Canadensis Gigantea {Giant Wdtrr ^Yee^l). 



A beautiful submerged plant with dark green ovate leaves 



and light stems; of quick growth. The best oxyg«iiator and 



a splendid .A.qu:\rium plant. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Cabomba Viridifolia ( Washington Gi-uss). A pretty and 

 popular submerged plant; leaves brilliant, glossy green, fan- 

 shaped, regularly cut and more beautiful than the most deli- 

 cate fern. 10 ctj. per bunch; SlOO per doz. 



■Cyperus Alternifolius. An excellent plant for growing in 

 water or damp places; will thrive in any good soil, and 

 aKvays presents a green and attractive appearance. 15 cts. 

 and 25 cts. each; $1.50 and $2. .50 per doz. 



Eichhomia Crassipes M.aior (Water iri/acinth). Avery 

 free-growing and showy floating aquatic, bearing flowers of a 

 delicate lilac-rose in trusses like a Hyacinth; does splendidly 

 outdoors in summer. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Limnocharis Humboldti (The Water Poppi/). A pretty 

 little aquatic, with floating leaves and yellow, poppy-like 

 flowers; makes a tine show m a tub or pond all summer. 15 

 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Ludwigia Mulerttii. One of the prettiest of the submerged 

 plants. The small, ovate leaves, green above and pink on 

 the under side, are very attractive and entirely distinct from 

 all other .'\quariura plants. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Myriophyllum Proserplnacoides (Pirmt's Feather). 

 Long, trailing stems, clothed with whorls of the most ex- 

 quisite foliage, as delicate as the Cypress Vine. Planted in 

 water-tight hanging-basket, so water can be kept standing on 

 the surface, it will trail finely. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Sagittaria Natans. This plant is indispensable for the 

 .•\(iu:irium; its long strap-like green leaves resemble the well- 

 known ValUmicria. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Sagittaria Sinensis (GtVi/ij Saijittaria). Leaves dark green; 

 broader and stronger than S. Natans, and a freer grower; 

 the best form for the Aquarium. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Salvinia Braziliensis. This pretty little floating aquatic is 

 suitable for all Aquaria. The leaves are a soft green, cov- 

 ered with a delicate hairy surface. 15 cts. per bunch; $1.50 

 per doz. 



Trapa Natans (Water Chestnut or Water Caltrops). An 

 aquatic annual, producing white flowers with purple claws, 

 floating on the surface of the water. Ready May 15lh. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Vallisneria Spiralis ( Tape, Eel Grass or Wild Celery). 

 A submerged plant with ribbon-like leaves about 6 inches 

 long; free-growing and desirable. Also useful for planting as 

 food for wild water fowl. Ready May 15th. 15 cts. each; 

 $1..50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100 bunches. 



Vallisneria Spiralis Gigantea (Giant Eel Grass). A 

 submerged plant with ribbon-like leaves, \ inch wide and 

 from 1 to 2 feet long; a free grower and a good oxygenator. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



THE AMATEUR AQUARIST. A valuable book; giving hiU directioni for the management of the Aquarium. Price, $1.00, poctpaid. 



