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The Surinam Toad, Pipa americana,
a cushion.
belongs in the sub-order Aglossa (mean-
After about 80 days the young begin to emerge, some as perfect little
ing without tongue), of the order Salien-
toads, though the majority
tia,
the frog-like amphibians.
aquatic
living
toad,
in
It is
creeks
the
back-waters of rivers and
a large
and
in the larger
ponds, in the forests of the Guianas, Venand,
ezuela
rediscovered
as
by R. R.
Mole, on Trinidad, off the Venezuelan
the
tadpole
still
possess
By
rubbing against rough objects, the female then rids herself
of the
tail.
now
useless epidermis or outer
These observations were made on captive specimens for the first time by skin.
Sclater, in 1895, in the
London Zoological
coast.
In
of
spite
its
ungainly
Surinam toad moving along
in its native
slow
like
a powerful
is
strokes
the
shape
element with
measured wing-
beats of a gull, and covering as
much
three feet with two strokes of
mensely webbed fairly hardy,
feet.
the
swimmer,
its
In captivity
as
imit
is
provided the aquarium
is
temperature maintained at 70 to 80 degrees, and food offered freely. large, the
According
to
Mr. Mole, the
latter
should
consist of small frogs, preferably
newly
metamorphosed
(Rana
pipiens),
writer
and
Pond
it
frogs
frogs (R. clamitans) and
(R. catesbiana)
frogs
Bull
Leopard
refuses
insects,
all
.
With the worms
small fishes,
though Sclater and Bartlett, Zoological Gardens, were
London
of the
successful
in
inducing
it
to
take these
The females
are remarkable in their
nursing habits.
During oviposition the
oviduct
protruded to a length of sev-
is
and shoved up on the female's where it discharges the spawn,
eral inches,
back,
which
is
Pipa americana By
ordinary frog-diet.
articles of
absorbed into enlarged pores,
each egg occupying a separate pore or cell. The eggs number from 40 to 120.
The skin becomes very much swollen and almost half an inch thick, appearing like
the Author from Life
Gardens, and a year later by Bartlett the
same
in
place.
The "Pipa"
is
large
for a toad, the
males measuring six inches and the females up to eight inches from snout to vent. The shape is bluntly oblong, with a limb at each "corner." triangular, very thin
appendages
and
at the tip of the
the mouth-angles.
A
The head
flat,
is
with fleshy
nose and at
fringe of fine, white
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surrounds the eyes, which are
papilla
leaves the water voluntarily, though
it
exceedingly small. Teeth are absent. The skin above is finely shagreened, while
may burrow under mud and
below it is smooth and of a silky texture. The "arms" and "hands" are slender, with long, delicate fingers, each of which
sometimes dry up completely.
period which corresponds to the hiber-
tipped with a star-shaped appendage.
nation, or winter rest, of our. local species.
is
The
legs are long, thick
The long
lar.
pointed
the bottoms of ponds and creeks which
does in order to
and very muscuwebbed to the
toes are
and when the web
tips,
is
aquatic in
resulted structure,
much lids
of this creature has
life
a peculiar
which
specialization
of
evidenced by the very
is
flattened body, loss of tongue, eye-
and
teeth, uniting of the eustachian
tubes of the ear into a single opening in the rear of the mouth, and eyes looking
up instead of is
to each side.
also peculiar in being
The
vertebras.
seven
The
skeleton
composed of only or
diapophyses
"wings" of the sacral vertebrae are broadened enormously, serving to prevent any sidewise
of the backbone, and
movement
thus stiffening the whole body.
The
color above
a dirty sepia
is
Did
or dark gray, without markings. dirty white, often with a black cross, the long arms of which extend the length it is
and the short ones across There may be numerous the chest. brown spots on the belly, and the males are usually
iron-gray underneath, with
whitish patches, but without the
cross.
water, emit a loud,
lifted
became a
it
These sounds,
new
the
the
fish all
died, but
Father
set of fish.
home
more than an hour before she wanted see her clear
trooped and Mother gazed lovingly
all
and
the fish,
as the glinting
they
;
little
at
things
to the top she smiled tenderly,
and, turning to Father, see
to
Upstairs they
little fishies.
in
know the
me,
murmured, "See, dear."
Philadelphia
Nancy Evening
The is
point of view depends upon which you your side of the fence.
males often make under water at
night,
are
all
I
have observed
in
don't believe the
What
this
species. I
little
Well, Mother had scarcely been
in
addition to a peculiar ticking noise which
bundled
was not to be conquered by that, and so the day before the family's return he hied him downtown and bought a whole
Ledger.
with a sighing sound.
Mother con-
so Father
and they did not come back until the end of last month. Just about a month before they went away Mother, who is very fond of pets, had bought some goldfish, and it was her delight to watch them. And every morning and evening they would come swimming up to the top of the bowl, searching for the food which she scattered on the water's surface for them. While Mother and the daughters were
protrude their head entirely, breathe long and deep, and sink to the bottom again
the
and
her off to Florida with Betty and Mary,
Wynne,
to
little cool,
tracted a bad cold,
surface voluntarily they
coming
you about Mother and the
when
swam up from the deep moan. When
These toads, when
it
rest
Well, you see, in December,
?
of the body,
large
tell
I
goldfish
away brown Below
This
summer
a Theory
the toes curve inward, the foot thus some-
The
aestivate, a
Father Explodes
spread
what resembling an open umbrella.
debris on
if
Surinam toad ever
it
a delightful
were possible
world
this
to size a
his opinion of himself.
would be
man up by
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In the spring of 1904, a Mr. Umlauff,
Hamburg, imported a few specimens of a new species of cichlid from Brazil. Later a Mr. Enga pet shop in
wrote an account of his
experiences with the
male
of
and how the
fish,
jumped out of
pair
his
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aquarium and "dried up."
the
bewails
him marks to replace. Engman's weeping reminds me of an experience I had with a Brooklyn aquarthe loss and mentions that
cost
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in Germany in 1905. more were imported, was infused.
many new blood
In later years so that
In the United States, Gustave Sebille,
New
York City, can claim the distinction of having first brought this fish to of
this country direct from its native waters, together with C. mojarra and C. steindachneri, in the summer of 1912. The
thirty
ist,
back
He
I
feel
that
could have told him
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1910.
But
scarce.
and while
What
first
did not
I
merely
as an indication of the
it
value of a species soon after tation,
my
I
was "held up."
I
looked upon
novel.
charged him
I
paid Paul Matte $2.50 for
pair, in Berlin, in
Guppy
the
was new and
lamented the fact that
$2.00 for a pair. that
when
the days
in
{Lebistes reticulatus)
it
first
impor-
was comparatively
a fish will fetch
is
a matter
of agreement between buyer and seller
The
selling price
for a
commodity
at the time. ple, as
it
is
is
not sta-
like sugar,
for instance.
Through ignorance
of the requirements
Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum specimens averaged about three inches long. This does not take into consideration any possible importations from Germany, such as used to occur frequently
of Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum, which the
with tropical fishes generally before the
new
war.
proved
cichlid
to be, all of the first
importation died from cold, save the pair
owned by Engmann, which he then
wisely
turned over to Paul Schame, the Dresden fish culturist, as
knowledge of facilities for
he possessed considerable
this class,
and the necessary
breeding them
derived
all
From
this
to the general unpopularity of
among aquarists, both here Europe, no special efforts have been made to breed this species of late and
in
years,
and
in
consequence
it
is
well-nigh
extinct in the United States, though iso-
.
During November the pair bred, and Mr. Schame succeeded in raising thirtyeight youngsters.
Owing
the cichlids,
stock
was
the fish of the species raised
lated pairs
still
persist.
Last year
reported that a Pittsburgh it.
It
habitat.
is
plentiful
enough
it
man had in
its
was bred
native
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102
Owing
to the difficulty in distinguishing
the sexes, and the ferocity of the species,
ILitt
For about two months the old their
swarm
against
all
fish
comers.
guard After
most aquarists have "passed it up." The handsomest male I ever saw, and the largest, was long in the possession of Dr. Frederick Schneider, of Brooklyn. But
than
he could never find a female sufficiently large and self-assertive to mate with this
himself with a ten-inch globe for every
seven-inch warrior. Philadelphia,
whose
Franklin Barrett, of
has long had a big one, for itself the
disposition earned
name of "Relentless Rudolph." The coloration of the species, cichlids,
is
handsome
The
fish.
is
like all
large,
metallic, turquoise-blue scales, while the
region
is
dirty white.
the female
is
except the pec-
fins,
torals, are scarlet-red.
The abdominal In body contour
more rotund than
the male.
In the male the fins are prolonged into points, while those of the female are
Her
rounded.
general
color
dusky
is
olive.
In breeding time,
warm
comes
when
enough
the water be-
in
native
their
haunts, the cichlids-in-general seek clear, shallow places, depositing their eggs on the surfaces of
flat
stones.
These are
fanned zealously with the pectoral
fins,
and are thus kept clean until they hatch. As with, our North American sunfishes, all intruders are driven none too gently from the vicinity. Within three or four days the fry appear, helpless and very unlike the parents.
moved
to a nest, a
The family
mere hole
is
then
in the sand,
a proceeding oft repeated during the days following, until the yolk-sac
and the fry become able
Then
to
is
absorbed
swim
freely.
the babies rise in a shoal, guarded
by the parents as they prey upon the minute life of the water, passing as they
grow from satisfying
who
the infusorians to the
are
cichlids
other.
"better
scrappers"
and the aquarist try them should provide
nigrofasciatmn, elects
to
For breeding
adult.
activities
a wide,
shallow tank, free from plant-life, will be
This should be as large as pos-
needed.
and certainly not
less
than three
feet long.
The
becomes velvet black, speckled with outer margins of the
Few
truly a
ground color
entire
time the parents should be removed
sible,
extremely evanescent.
male during breeding periods
this
and separated from each
more
and growth-promoting Daphne.
Brooklyn Society
A
successful meeting of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society was held on Thursday evening, March nth, at the Bedford Branch of the Public Library.
very
An exhibition of tropical fishes was on, and seventy-five enthusiastic aquarists were there. Mr. Hugo C. Nelles, President of the Ridgewood Society, spoke of the growth of the organization, and emphasized the need of closer fellowship, harmony and co-operation. The exhibition was competitive, awards made by Judges Heede and Moody
being
as follows
Best display (P. scalare), silver cup to F. B.
Johonnot; greatest variety, cup to
R. D. Bright.
Diplomas were the high awards in the Barbus first, Johonnot second. Bright. Haplochilus camerfollowing classes
—
:
;
onensis
—
first,
Bright
second,
;
Platypoecilus maculatus rubra
honnot;
second,
Donovan;
—
Shenk. first,
third,
—
Jo-
Miss
Dania rerio first, Shenk; secXiphophorus helleri first, Johonnot. Labyrinth fishes first, Shenk (Trichogaster lalius) second, Shenk (Macropodus opercularis). Poeciliid hybrids first, Johannot second, Hoare. Balanced aquaria first, Mrs. Post. J. H. Shenk, Corresponding Secretary. Bright.
ond, Hoare.
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No
ever seems to have as
living food cool, especially Daphnia. Cool
storage space for living foods as he
water holds more oxygen than warm, and
fish culturist
much would
The
like.
best practice, therefore,
to utilize available space to the
is
This
advantage.
shown by
is
gather
not always done, as
the fact that
food
live
when
weather,
is
it
utmost
daily,
many
breeders
even
keeps well
cool
in
given half
if
a chance.
To
Daphnia and of
keeping
the
down
the life actions of the
make
less
demand
on the available supply of oxygen. Methods of keeping the water cool can be best decided in individual cases, but tain
it
is
cer-
that direct sunshine should be en-
tirely
extent
great
a
also slows
it
animals, which then
excluded
in
warm
weather, and also
of
works on the same Both breathe the free oxygen in the water. This is renewed by absorption from the atmosphere, and by aquatic plants. For Daphnia it is not practicable to replenish the oxygen by plants, because they would be disturbed too often hence we must depend upon absorption from the air. The tanks need not be deep three inches of water fishes
general principles.
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plenty.
is
writer uses two inches
with good success.
However,
as large a
surface area as possible should be pro-
The amateur
vided.
is
Calico Telescope Goldfish
often quite limited
Photo by
as to space, but as a rule he could use
what he has instance
:
For
to a better advantage.
If a space will
permit the use of
measuring three by four feet, the usual plan is to have it about sixteen to eighteen inches deep. Far more efficiency could be had by using several trays four a tank
inches deep, stacked in a pile and sep-
arated by about seven inches.
According
to the observations of the writer,
Daphnia
survive better in shallow than deep water.
Many are
are slightly injured in catching and
unable to
These sink creased
swim near
to the bottom,
water
pressure
the
surface.
where the lessens
in-
their
chances of survival.
Another important point
to
keep
all
Schaefer
that a draft should be maintained over the
water's surface.
Owing
to their small size,
it is
difficult
Daphnia with running water, as they would be carried away in any ordi-
to supply
nary overflow.
Several large wicks of
carried over the edge of the
thick
felt
tank,
and allowed
to
hang outside
length of several inches will carry
enough water from a faucet
to
to a
away
allow a constant drip
to strike
on the water sur-
face.
An once ably
is
F.
important point
all
been
Daphnia
is
insect enemies that
taken
in the
when
pond.
to
remove
at
have unavoidcatching
the
These feed raven-
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104
ously on Daphnia and mosquito larvae, and materially deplete the supply if per-
Most enemies can be under water through a tea
mitted to remain. sifted
out
A
is
usually overlooked
That is, are kept. Daphnia which the the water them in place is to practice common The would seem to This water. fresh clean, that
is
be crystal clear, and
probably worth thought. in
many young Daphnia
will be observed.
Cypris or "hard-shell daphnia" are not quite such
good food, but make an accept-
able second choice.
strainer or flour sieve.
consideration
ILitt
may
hardy, and
They
are extremely
be bred in large numbers
by supplying them with decaying leaves, They will stand heat and extreme etc. crowding.
Mosquito
larvae,
on the other hand,
I
Scrimshaw Working a Florida Pond
be a mistake unless they are intended for
immediate use. The water of the ponds in which they occur naturally is well charged with the food they require. To rob them of this entirely is to weaken them and shorten their lives. It is better If to use the same water, but dilute it. green aquarium water can be had it is better than clear water, the microscopic
good for Daphnia. This can be well demonstrated by removing fishes from a greenwater aquarium and introducing a supply of Daphnia. In a few days the water will vegetal organisms being perfectly
should not be allowed to feed. In clear water their development is retarded, particularly if
kept cool.
However, when
they have developed to a good size it is impossible to prevent their turning into fully developed mosquitoes. good plan to prevent the escape of mature indi-
A
viduals
to
is
keep the larval stock
in a
large bottle, partially filled with water,
inverting
it
to
pour out
larvae desired for
After the bottle is emptied, the hatched mosquitoes may be drowned by filling the bottle with water, pouring it through mosquito netting fastened over feeding.
the mouth.
—
aquatic Hitt
Beware the Dragonfly HARRY S. GORDON The
conspicuous feature of the insect fauna
neighborhod of a pond
in the
—barring
form
of the pupal skin.
But
personal familiarity of mosquitoes. the mature
it ascends some convenient reed or and remains at rest above the water, and in due time the perfect dragonfly emerges through a split along the thorax
ually
stick,
form possibly the most
dragonflies
105
West Philadelphia
not nearly such a mat-
is
ter for serious consideration
on the part
of the aquarist as the result thereof
;
Society
pop-
ular fables to the contrary notwithstanding.
The West
Association met on Thursday, April
ciers'
3d, at
The females
of the species deposit the
eggs on water plants, just below the wa-
Philadelphia Goldfish Fan-
Hamilton Hall, 5236 Market
The competition was bred
street.
for broad-tail Japs
last year, the best fish to receive a
cup presented by Dr. Clark, of the Board of Governors. Mr. Gustav Armbruster achieved a unique distinction by winning all prizes, being awarded the cup, blue, red and yellow ribbons. Earlk W. Roak, Secretary. silver
The Larva
From
surface.
ter's
larva
—the
These
of a Dragonfly
bane
of
hatch
these the
infantile insects are provided with
a peculiar elbow-jointed jaw, which at rest
is
and hidden
retracted
comes within reach out, the
is
it
Little imagination
the havoc to find a
it
quickly thrust
plants affording
it
happens
seems
insatiable,
it
protection,
it
clear
fully
is
away with hundreds of
reaches maturity or
is
dis-
This illustrates
possible to rear a greater pro-
portion of fish in the small portable tank,
and
In a garden pond, with
covered and destroyed. is
it
in the aquarist's rearing
capable of getting fry before
mouth.
required to picture
wreak when
will
home
Its appetite
it
prey
if
to the larva's is
killing a pleasure.
why
but
jaws at the end gripping the vic-
tim and drawing
tank.
it
;
wood
from plants the bottom and may be examined frequently. free
After casting
;
its
To
the
culturist.
fish
is
handbooks published
the series of
Museum
by the American History,
New York
of
City, has
the Fishes of the Vicinity of
Natural
been added
New
York
by John Treadwell Nichols, Assistant Curator of Recent Fishes in the Museum. The volume contains 122 pages, City,
with 60 illustrations, and a frontispiece in
color.
Museum,
It
may
be obtained from the
paper cover, for 50 cents cloth bound, 75 cents. It is a popular account of the fishes of the region indiin
cated by the
over a is
much
;
title,
though
greater area.
A
serviceable detailed
known
given of the fishes
within fifty miles of the for identifying them.
it is
city,
The
to
list
occur
with a key
introduction,
by Dr. William K. Gregory, treats of the structure of fishes and their adaptations The book is well for an aquatic life. worth a place in every aquarian library.
skin several times the
larva becomes full-grown, the wing-cases
become conspicuous, and the body shorter and thicker. Though now in the pupal
With the number for January, 1919, The American Museum Journal becomes "Natural History," a much more appro-
stage the larva continues active.
priate
Event-
title.
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ELECTROLYTIC AERATOR JOHN
P.
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PUTNAM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
To
those over-zealous aquarists
are wont to overstock their tanks,
mit a device which
I
believe
I
may
who
anode, while alkali appears at the cathode.
sub-
If the acid and alkali are allowed to mix they will recombine to form the same
be of
use. Nature's method of providing oxygen for the inhabitants of water cannot be improved, but Nature never intended
large
numbers of
We
receptacles.
fishes to live in small
cannot, therefore, ex-
pect her to produce a plant that will
com-
pete quantitatively with the oxygen gen-
Commercially the purest oxygen
erator.
generated by electrolysis.
is
I
have ac-
cordingly applied this method of produc-
problem of aeration.
tion to the
Electrolysis
is
in effect the interchange
salts originally
present in the water. This if the chemical con-
must be accomplished
stituency of the water
The
device
is
not to be altered.
have mentioned consists of a glass tube about one centimeter in diameter, expanding below into an inI
verted cup, which
This cup
open
is
down
fits
at the bottom.
into another glass cup,
open at the top, leaving a clearance between the two of about two or three millimeters. The two are held together with wedges of cork. The oxygen is gene-
of ions brought about by the passage of
rated at a ring of coiled platinum wire
an
encircling the inverted cup just above
electric current
looking at
it
through a
liquid.
Or,
from another point of view,
these ions carry minute charges of elec-
Chemically pure water
tricity.
slightly ionized,
conduct
is
but
and therefore does not appreciably.
electricity
Tap
water, however, contains salts which are ionized,
and
is,
in a limited extent, a con-
ductor or electrolyte.
Water
Bubbles of
rim.
gas
this
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its
up between
the two cups, through the water of the aquarium, to the surface. The hydrogen, evolved from a similar ring just inside the
inverted cup, passes up the glass tube
and
escapes.
The
electricity
reaches
these rings along copper wire leads, sealed in small glass tubes.
composed of two gases hydrogen and oxygen in the proportion, by volume, of two to one. Hydrogen is an inert gas. I believe it has no physiois
rise
It
passes from the
outside ring under the rim of the inverted
cup
The
to the inner one.
become thoroughly mixed of the outside cup.
acid
and alkali bottom
in the
This cup also pre-
logical effect other than that of ''blanket-
vents the fishes from coming in contact
ing" the oxygen, as does the nitrogen of
with the electrodes.
the
air.
When
a current of electricity
passed through water
is
up into its chemical constituents, hydrogen and oxygen. It is the latter gas which is of vise in aeration, so the former may be disit is
split
carded.
electrolysis
During
electrolysis
the
ionized
salts
is
formed
at the positive pole or
procedes
the
water slightly
alkaline and, in consequence, the water
outside of the tube becomes correspond-
For
ingly acid.
apparatus
dissolved in the water are also split up
thus acid
As
within the glass tube becomes
is
this
first set
reason,
up,
it
is
when
the
best to put
one drop of caustic soda into the glass This should be done but once.
tube. I
have figured that with
electrical en-
—
:
Aquatic
108
ergy for sale at eleven cents a kilowatt hour this device, using one-tenth of an
ampere, will produce half a
gen gas
in
one day
of oxy-
liter
for three cents, using
::
JLite
was
the troughs
with
Fed on beef heart Weight at beginning Weight after 30 days.
and the anode must be connected
to the positive
may
pole.
be ascertained as
The proper pole follows Take an :
old carbon electric light bulb and knock the tip off under water, allowing up.
Put
in
a drop or
it
to
Connect to socket. A pink stream will be seen issuing from the broken end of the negative wire inside the phthalein.
bulb.
The
glass tube should be placed ver-
tically in the
aquarium, so that the glass
cup just clears the bottom. It may be conveniently supported by an iron-ring stand and clamp.
On fishes,
dace and shiners
—
in
made
for
for oxygen.
during period
lost
156
per 1000 fish
5 oz.
10 oz. per 1000 fish
during period
lost
275
From this it will be seen that the rainbow trout fed on beef heart suffer less mortality and also gain slightly in weight
compared with those fed on beef liver. With the continuance of the experiment the results may be more striking. Much as
has been carried on
discussion
at
the
various stations as to the relative merits of heart and liver as food for
thought
this
experiment
and confirmed, may be of
—Fisheries Service
three
The
per 1000 fish
5 oz.
fish,
and
it
extended
if
practical value.
Bulletin.
a three-
weeks without end of this the At water. the changing water was of the analysis chemical time a tank
Fish
is
one occasion I kept thirty-two averaging two inches in length
goldfish,
gallon
Fish
results
..10^4 oz. per 1000 fish
.
Fed on beef liver Weight at beginning Weight after 30 days
fill
two of phenol-
The
the other trough on liver.
were as follows
current,
in
trough were fed on heart and those in
four-fifths of a cubic centimeter of water
direct
those
that
in so doing.
The apparatus must be used on
way, one
identical in every
exception
the
result, 8.95 parts
During April
How needless
foolish is
to
'tis
the pain
;
sit
and
sigh,
how
thinking every cloud
sky means bucketsful of rain.
per million (by weight) of dissolved oxygen, showed the water to be in a state of
in the
3 per cent, super-saturation.
To derive the maximum enjoyment from aquarian nature-study one should possess and learn how to use a microscope. Avoid instruments for which extravagant powers are claimed, especially when the price is ridiculously low. Such
Beef vs. Liver
An
interesting
experiment
has
just
been undertaken at the Wytheville (Va.) station in the feeding of beef liver and beef heart to young rainbow trout.
each of two 14-foot troughs 10,000 just ready to take food
In fish
were placed. The
water temperature for the
first
30-day
period was approximately 55 degrees F., and a flow of about seven gallons per
minute was maintained. All the fish included in the experiment were selected from the same lot, and their treatment in
usually lack the
maker of
name
of the maker,.
The
good stand has reason to be proud of his work, and therefore places The cost of a microhis name upon it. scope
a
sufficient
aquarist,
for
made by
the
needs
of
a reputable firm,
the
need
not be great.
For "pep and punch" does any other fish
beat the Chanchito?
WATER Some
Historical
PRIMG,
G. H.
LILIES
and Cultural Notes Missouri Botanical Gardens
::
Nature's Lily Pond 4.
The
cultivation of water
lilies
is
one
of the most fascinating branches of hor-
This
undoubtedly enhanced
greater extent
still
employed
in religious
invocations and ceremonies.
ant feature of water in beautifying the
Beauty of flower was not the only possessed by the Nelumbium which compelled the admiration and ven-
Water gardening holds an
eration of the ancients, for the plant had
ticulture.
by
is
their exquisite flowers
landscape.
important place estates.
and the import-
our parks and private
in
Unfortunately, however, a
lacy
prevails
lilies
in general
supposing
in
demand
fal-
water
that
large bodies of
water, combined with expert knowledge
of cultivation.
On
nary half -barrel
is
the contrary, an ordi-
a representative of certain cultivation
few
is
grow varieties. The
large enough to
an easy matter, providing a which will be dis-
rules are followed,
cussed
The
later.
history of water
the ancient Egyptians,
lilies
who
dates
from
held the so-
called Egyptian Lotus as a sacred flower. It
was
also
deemed sacred by the
of India, China
natives
and Japan, being
to
a
quality
utilitarian
properties
them, rendering
that
appealed
to
of considerable eco-
it
nomic importance. The root stocks and seeds were prepared and eaten as food by the inhabitants of China, India and Australia.
In Cary's translation of Hero-
dotus,
recorded as follows
it
is
obtain food
more
easily,
following inventions
:
:
"But to
they have the
When
the river
is
and has made the plains like a sea, great numbers of lilies, which the Egyptians call Lotus, spring up in the water; these they gather and dry in the sun; then, having pounded the middle of the Lotus, which resembles a poppy, they make bread of it and bake it. The root full,
:
aquatic %itt
110
also is fit for food, and is tolerably sweet, and is round and of the size of an apple. There are also other lilies, like roses, that grow in the river, the fruit of which is
contained in a separate pod that springs up from the root, in the form very like a
many
wasp's nest, in this there are fit
berries
an olive
to be eaten, of the size of
introduction. Regarding the introduction, I
will
quote Smith's records of the
Kew
Botanic Gardens
"In August, 1846, seeds of this remarkwater plant were first sent by
able
Thomas
Bridges, a plant collector,
discovered
it
who
Part of these
in Bolivia.
Kew, two formed leaves on account of
seeds were purchased for Mr.
stone." It is
popularizing aquatics than any previous
believed that from this statement
of Herodotus the popular error has risen
of which vegetated and
about an inch across, but,
Egyptian
their having sprouted late in the season,
reference to
and our not being then acquainted with
the subject of Egyptian ornament, and that Nelumblun speciosum was the typical
the true nature of the plant, they both
sacred plant of Egypt.
the
Lotus was
the
that plant,
a native
although he made no
The introduction of bium or Nelumbo into
this
pink Nelum-
the United States
from about 1840, when Thomas
dates
died in the dull weather of
same
November
"From that time made to introduce
several attempts
In Febru-
seeds, but these arrived dead. ary,
York, but these unfortunately perished. At a subsequent date plants were again sent to Mr. Henshaw, a well-known landscape gardener of New York, and they
Boughton, which vegetated, and
Henshaw's
Mr.
flourished.
success with these and other aquatics led
him
water
to introduce other
into
lilies
various landscape designs carried out by him, having first become acquainted with the
merits
of
the
water
famous Chatsworth aquatic
a phial of water
from Demerara by Dr. in
March
had become fully established. A tank was made, 25 feet in diameter, and in August soil was placed in the center, and a plant was planted, which grew rapidly, flowering for the first time under cultivation during November of the same six plants
year."
From
these plants seeds were distrib-
uted throughout Europe and this country.
collection of
Caleb Cope, of Philadelphia, having the
at
distinction of being the first successfully
Nelumbo as a country was first
cultivation of the
commercial plant
engaged
1849, seeds were received, sent in
the
lilies
England.
The
were
both by roots and
it,
Hogg, an oriental traveler, sent plants from Japan to Isaac Buchanan, of New
grew and
of
year.
in this
The
on August
leaves of this giant are
21, 1851.
commonly
by E. D. Sturtevant, who reKew Gardens, Engabout the same time that Mr.
called water platters, the terms water maize or water corn are also used. The last two are very appropriate, as the seeds
were
are gathered and eaten by the natives of
in
ceived tubers from land, at
to flower this variety,
Henshaw
received
These
his.
planted in a sheltered mill pond in shal-
South America.
low water, where their hardiness was
support the weight of a person of 200
fully demonstrated, stock obtained
them being
distributed to
all
from
parts of the
pounds, providing
lily,
is
equaled over the
Prior to the introduction of J^ictoria
introduction of the giant water
Queen more for
Victoria regia, dedicated to
Victoria by Dr. Ljndley, did
it
leaves will readily
leaf surface.
country.
The
The
regia,
largest
as
Buryale for ox was considered the lily. This plant, however,. is not
handsome
as
its
Amazonian neighbor.
aquatic It
does not possess the large, white, fra-
grant flowers, or the platter-like leaves.
ill
ILitz
all
of which are from the two original
Nymphaea lotus and Nymphaea N. devoniensis has the distinction of being the first garden hybrid raised from these species. It was raised at the famous aquatic gardens at Chatsworth, species
However, it is a good substitute, the leaves measuring four feet to five feet across, lying perfectly flat upon the waThe flowers, which are small and inter.
rubra.
significant,
have a deep purple color. This an excellent variety for the amateur, because when once planted in the pond it
England.
since been car-
is
ried out
in this country,
A
Lily
Pond
of
where climatic conditions (especially
Man
will reseed itself annually.
The
plant
is
the Western States) are
may
period.
We
will
now
India,
discuss the smaller varie-
which are grown for their ornamental flowers. There are two main groups to the genus, nocturnal and diurnal, or night-blooming and day-blooming. ties,
The tropical species contain both types. The night bloomers include many hybrids,
more
favorable.
This group has tuberous roots, which
the natives.
to
in
Photo by H. E. Demuth
where the edible seeds are gathered, baked and eaten by
indigenous
This work has more extensively
dried up during the winter During March these small tubers should be planted in good sod soil and
be
placed in tanks of water in the greenhouse.
The temperature
of the water
should be 65 deg. to 70 deg. F. this is easily maintained if the tanks are placed ;
over the steam pipes, and where the benefit of the sun
is
obtained.
full
During the
Aquatic
112
May
middle of
these
young plants may
ILitt
(yellow).
ponds, leaving
This
a space six feet to eight feet in diameter
French
in the outside
be planted
The
for development.
flowers of this
at sunset and close about 9 A. M. the next morning. The tropical smaller produce lilies day-blooming
group open
flowers,
appears,
and usually open when the sun
We
group.
of
opposite
the
among
also find
previous
the
these the
and yellow, bethe white, pink and dark pink.
additional colors of blue sides
These types readily intercross through insect agency, so will
much
so that
all
colors
appear from the same seed pod.
It
ers.
from
is
which have been lifted from the outside ponds, in the same manner as the night bloomers are handled. To keep them over winter it is necessary to keep them in tanks of water at low temperaplants,
A
more practical method is to raise fresh plants from seed every year. The
ture.
seeds are rather small, and soon lose their vitality
;
therefore
it
advisable to
is
sow
out as soon after collection as possible.
The
attracted
Latour
sown on the surface and covered with a sand. Half barrels are
seeds should be
the
Marliac
in
crossed the two species tube-
rosa and flava and obtained the hybrid
Marliacea cromatella. riety
may
day,
yellow-flowered
This yellow va-
be traced in
the present-
all
Marliac
hybrids.
European species in crossing with the American species and the hybrid Marliacea rosea, in 1887, was the first hybrid of rose color also used the rose-colored
among
the hardy group.
Marliac never
revealed the parentage of
hybrids,
his
But the expert
can readily recognize them in the progeny.
that given the night bloom-
not possible to dry the old
is
He
1886.
variety
hybridist
chiefly for trade reasons.
of this group
The winter treatment different
yellow
The hardy in
are mainly represented
lilies
our public parks and private
They
planted do not cultivation tives do.
demand
estates.
when once
are rank growers and
the attention and
representa-
that the tropical
They spread
rapidly by their
continuous rhizomes, which subdivide,
it
becoming necessary, therefore, to keep them within bounds. These hardy lilies flower in the late spring until August the hot weather at that time usually retards the production of flowers. The hardy type should form the nucleus of all ;
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of finely sifted soil
aquatic collections.
thin layer of fine
ed at the annual meeting of the Missouri
very convenient for this purpose,
about half
full of soil
The
with water.
filling
grown
directly
seedling to
State Horticultural Society.
and the remainder
may
be trans-
open ponds in spring, or may be potted up early and
planted
With preparations
in separate tanks.
The
dition favorable to the multiplication of
protozoans
May
by July
it
lilies
are the most familiar,
being native of North America and Europe. chiefly
tuberosa
Nymphaea
(white,
also
odorata (white), pink),
is
no
and
order to
condition
flava
In
for
it
such
breeding
tank
labyrinth
fishes.
maximum
protozoan content was reached
and passed long before
it
a
the
was used for
breeding.
The best hybrids have originated through the influence of the Amer-
ican species
it
tank to stand over winter without fishes
will
be sufficiently developed to flower.
The hardy
etc.)
longer necessary or desirable to allow a
in ;
(infusoria,
seedling
should have at least four floating leaves
ponds during
sold to create a con-
the
at the time of transplanting to the out-
side
address deliver-
Books, good reliable books, as well as tanks, plants a
and
fishes, are
successful nature-student.
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TO THE NET OF A NATURALIST Don't paddle in the water with one hand and In other words, be blind with both eyes. "keep your eyes open" for all nature.
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$ 1.00 per Dozen
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$7.50 per Hundred
by EDWARD F. BIGBLOW, who heavens and earth, as well as the
It is edited fishes in the
waters under the earth. Four months' trial, 25c.
One
year,
From
$1.00.
Established Strain of
THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION
"Blues"
ArcAdiA Sound Beach
Connecticut
Franklin Barrett S.
SILVER
Wyoming Avenue
&
Pa
C. Street, Phila.,
Fancier and Breeder of Tropical Fishes Splendid healthy stock at reasonable Haplochilus cameronensis, Betta rubra, etc. All kinds of live-bearing
35c Extra for Shipping
prices. fishes.
235 East 11th
NEW YORK
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am now booking orders for early shipment. $6.00 per dozen, including can. Money order must accompany all requests (not less than one dozen sold). Shipments by express at purchaser's
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GEORGE W. PRICE,
2145 South Lee Street,
HENRY
Philadelphia
KISSEL, JR.
Breeder & Fancier of Broadtail Telescopes Booking
Tropical Fishes, Plants and Snails. orders now for spawn and fry
Telephone 461
Fishes, Plants, etc., Sold at Conservatory
241 Walker Street, Cliffside, N.
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THE BEST BOOK A AQUARIUM &££S is
"Goldfish Varieties
former President of the Aquarium Society of Phila.; 250 pages, 195 illustrations. Tells all about the fancy varieties of the Goldfish and nearly 300 tropicals ; how to breed them, etc., etc. For the beginner or the advanced expert.
A
complete, practical, handsome book, sent postpaid anywhere for $3.00. & Enlarged edition now ready.
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Large, $4
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largest
dozen;
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medium,
$3
country.
per
(narrow leaf) (wide leaf)
215
30 doz. plants 50 doz. plants $1.00 doz. plants 75 doz. plants 50 doz. plants 75 doz. bunches
Water Poppy Water Lettuce Frogbit
(floating)
Cabomba
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75 doz. bunches 75 doz. bunches
(giant) Anacharis Potomogeton
Hornwort
75 doz. bunches
Egyptian Lotus (pink)
50 each
(Postage paid on fish,
all
Coarse, medium and shrimp. pound. Sample box, 15 cents.
fresh water fine, $1.00 per
Street,
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and Japs N. Y.
work on care and breeding of fish the aquarium, greenhouse and outdoor ponds. Finely illustrated. Everyone interested in keeping fish should send Price $1.00. for a copy of this book. in
Three boxes, post-
25c.
is
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to
CRESCENT FISH FARM 1624 Mandeville
Phila., Pa.
practical
Guinea Pigs and Thoroughbred Collie Pups, beautifully marked. Write for prices.
your. zone.
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Tappan's Natural Fish Food.
plants.)
food in the world
St.
Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn,
paid,
The best
133 N. 12th
Blacks, Blues and Parti-colors
Gambusia Holbrooki Vallisneria Vallisneria
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Broad-tail Telescopes
dozen.
Extra large females. Fine colored males. Shipping Cans, each 35c. and 50c.
& SONS
Charles E. Visel
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1210 N. Warnock
Street, Philadelphia,
PETERS Pa
BREEDER AND IMPORTER Rare and Fancy Fish Plants
FLORISTS
every variety,
of
Aquarium Supplies
of
and
Snails
kinds at
all
all
times.
MANUFACTURER OF
58th and Walnut Streets
110
South 52nd
Green River Fish Food
Street
15c Box
Green River Baby Fish Food
Philadelphia
20c Box
Aquarium Fishes
A GOOD FISH FOOD most
All Kinds of Aquatic Plants
&
Aquaria
Supplies
Wholesale and Retail
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Young
Aquarist
& Terraria
Aquatic Life
Welcome
New
Veiltails, All
Assortment of
Shipping Cans,
Varieties received
HARRY
1163 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, N. T.
1210 North
Near Broadway.
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Japanese Shrimp Fish Food
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Sample Can 15c
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Sample Box 15c
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Catalogue
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Combination Natural Fish Food -
50c.
Fine Assortment of Lionheads
regularly
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Colors
Blues, Blacks and Calico Telescopes and Japs at Reasonable Prices.
Plants and Tropical Fish a Specialty Importations of
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to be appreciated
Visitors
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$ 5.00 Dozen Up
PERMANENT DISPLAY OF must be seen
one of the
is
necessary to keep fish in good health. After the test of years Green River stands out It as the best food on the market. keeps the fish in good color by promoting a healthy, robust growth. It will not sour ot cloud the water. Ask your dealer or send for it today. things
essential
MURATA,
Proprietor.
1919-21 Bush Street, San Francisco, Cal
Importers and Dealers
GOLDFISH
PLANTS
SNAILS
Dried Shrimp, Birds, Cages and All Supplies
NEW STOCKS ARE COMING! | 8
Price List Sent on Request