Show the home aquarium A an aquarium in which plants aro grown will ivill not require the changing of water except occasionally when the tank needs to he be cleaned the growing plants give off oxygen and absorb carbonic acid to arrange an aquarium with plants cover the bottom of a glass globe or tank with gravel which has been thoroughly ehly wash washed ed half filla fill a small fl flowerpot with earth and plant in it a small F egyptian my lily then fill the pot wit biti well washed sand place the pot in the center of the tank and surround it wi with th stones so 0 that it may be held in place and at the same time concealed on top of this pot and around it in the rocks and gravel set et out a few fine mosses and vines such juch as grow in fresh water let watercress and be among them A north exposure espo sure is best for this aquarium put in the fish and feed them on bits of meat crumbs of bread and worms ladies Ladie home sHome journal |