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 v/ater, either, if properly 

 balanced. Put in for the fishes' needs such oxygen- 

 producing plants as milfoil, (Millefolium,) 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 ne^\i: 

 will act as scavengers, and keep the water clear as 

 ^r^stal For food, put in a small quantity of meat 



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