. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation; a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. Aquariums; Goldfish. AQUATIC PLANTS OF FRESHWATER ^ f --; ^ W^r^^.. differed in by authorities. Fishes are not necessary to its growth, but a few snails or tadpoles are required to cabonate the water and to keep down the algte and scum. Ouvirandra bernierianaj^^zx\?i}i or Bernier's Madagascar Lace Plant, is a sub-species having leaves with smaller open spaces and four-parted pinkish spikes. The plant is usually smaller than the foregoing. Both th
. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation; a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. Aquariums; Goldfish. AQUATIC PLANTS OF FRESHWATER ^ f --; ^ W^r^^.. differed in by authorities. Fishes are not necessary to its growth, but a few snails or tadpoles are required to cabonate the water and to keep down the algte and scum. Ouvirandra bernierianaj^^zx\?i}i or Bernier's Madagascar Lace Plant, is a sub-species having leaves with smaller open spaces and four-parted pinkish spikes. The plant is usually smaller than the foregoing. Both these species are grown in the Botanical Gardens fig. 139. Madagascar Lace Plant, Ou-virandrafinestralU. at Washington and at the University of Pennsylvania. May be had of dealers in aquatic plants. The water in which these plants are grown should be clean and clear and should be kept at about 65° to 75°F. in a greenhouse. Despite the delicate and lacelike appearance of the plant, the leaves are tough and will stand rough handling. POND PLANTS The beauty of lakes, ponds and basins largely depends upon a tasteful and picturesque arrangement of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants both in the water and along the borders. A selection of different species of the Nympheae or Water Lilies, the Nelumbiae or Lotuses, the Limnachari or Water Poppies, and occasional groups of Trapacese or Water-nuts, Mar- silea or Water Clover, Aponogetonse or Floating Cape Pond Weeds, Limnanthemae or Floating Heart, and of Eichhorni or Water Hyacinths will beautify the surface; and clusters of Cabomba, Myriophyllum, Pro- serpinaca and Ludwigia the lower depths, except in the flowering season; but care must be taken that these latter will not spread too greatly and become a nuisance. Among all these there are hardy species which will thrive perennially when introduced, especially if the ponds and lakes are fed from natural springs that will not freeze solid in the winter. For the margins and borders a natural
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