. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 53 Some of the best reference books on l)oth plant and animal life are found in the New York State Teachers* Library and can be ob- tained by teachers through the school commissioners. Every boy and girl who likes to taste the fresh, peppery plants which they find growing in cold springs knows watercress. If the aquarium is not too deep, this plant will grow above the surface and furnish a resting place for some snail which, tired perhaps by its con- sta
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 53 Some of the best reference books on l)oth plant and animal life are found in the New York State Teachers* Library and can be ob- tained by teachers through the school commissioners. Every boy and girl who likes to taste the fresh, peppery plants which they find growing in cold springs knows watercress. If the aquarium is not too deep, this plant will grow above the surface and furnish a resting place for some snail which, tired perhaps by its con- stant activity, enjoys a few minutes in the open air. Duckweed or duck's - meat (figure 7), grows on the surface, dangling its long thread-like roots in the water. A little of it. Fig. 7 —Duckweed. is enough. Too much would keep us from looking down upon our little friends in the water. The parrot's feather (figure 8, a), is an ornamental water plant that can be obtained from a florist; there is one that looks very like it which grows in our ponds. It is called Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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