CHAPTER V. 



THE FEESH -WATER AQUARIUM: 



ITS VEGETATION — WHERE TO SEEK FOR IT, AND HOW TO 

 RECOGNIZE IT. 



/^''^HE aquatic plants suitable for an Aquarium in this 

 country are abundant, and easily obtained. They 

 are necessarily of that kind which grows in streams 

 and ponds, although, in certain cases, there are some that 

 grow upon the margin, but whose roots only love the 

 water, which might be introduced into an Aquarium with 

 a happy effect. Long Island, New Jersey, and New 

 York will supply the amateur with specimens enough for 

 any useful purpose. A ramble by the river side — a stroll 

 beside the creeping creek — a step around almost any col- 

 lection of water of sufficient magnitude — will betray, when 

 the eyes are rendered acute by the heart's inspiration 

 with a love of the subject, a host of candidates for favor 

 from which taste may readily make a selection. We 

 append the names of a few, after which we shall proceed 

 to indicate those which should be entitled to the prefe- 

 rence. 



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