... they may be able to retain a sufficiency of moisture wherewith to combat the heat and often aridity of the atmosphere. In aquatic plants it is very thin, and on the under aide of floating o r submarine leaves there is none, neither is it regninal, for ...

... would at present direct attention ;s the Poa aquatica or, as sonic now call it, Glyceria aquatica (vol. i. p. 67). This semi. aquatic plant produces an extraordinary weight on an acre, according to Mr Sinclair, amounting to 126,593 lbs. or about 57 tons ; ...

... which, if excavated to the depth of two or three feet, would form a very beautiful piece of water on which an assortment of aquatic fowls of various kinds could be kept, as in St James's Park in London. From its vicinity to the town such a collection would ...

... be warmed, and made to produce magnificent marketable fish, bred beneath the foliage of water lilies and other beautiful aquatics of hot countries, while the ponds themselves impart a gentle warmth to the neighbouring soil, teeming with early kidney beans ...

... not be warmed and made to produce magnificent marketable fish, bred beneath the foliage of water lilies and other beautiful aquatics of hot countries, while the ponds themselves impart a gentle warmth to the neighbouring soil, teeming with early kiduey beans ...

... time of flowering, while in the classified list designating border flowers, sweet scented flowers, variegated leaved plants, aquatics, Sic., the French mires only are given. This classification is, however, in principle good, and must be found useful, pa ...

... of dead _matter , which _were _warmed into _life hy _electricity . Tlic first living tilings thus _produced _were _minute aquatic creatures of _the _f-iniplcsf _, _structure , such as _polyp _; _,. Prom _tlic-sc in _course of time came Echinodcrms , _Mollusks ...

... prey generally in the water, under which ho lurk,, with his head up, soaa to observe without being observed ; and when any aquatic fowl is discovered he steals upon and seizes it. They are of immense size, it is said, in some localities. The largest I have ...

... bottom of the braes the verge of the Taj, one time must have formed a lake or deep morass, is still evident from the semi-aquatic reed, many parts found impossible to be eradicated, but whicb, from the depth which that plant sends its roots in search food ...

... between them. By such drainaoe, the coarse, unpalatable spri d t, with . numerous lents have been compelle to give place to aquatic s weet, ,luxuriant herbage, alike pleasing to the eye, °and greedily devoured by the fleecy flocks which feed thereon. The ...

... young town’s-lad, on seeing hi ran home for a gun, and was fortunate enough to get back to the bridge in time to shoot the “ aquatic i gens” ere he had retired from play. As it was low water the otter was easily out. These creatures of “ amphibious breed” ...

... bottom tho braes to the verge the Tay, one time must have formed a lake or deep morass, as is still evident from the semi-aquatic reed, in many parts found impossible to be eradicated, but which, from the depth to whioh that plant sends its roots in search ...