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The first plant--Seaweeds in hot baths--Breaking of the meres--Gory Dew--Plants driven back to the water--Marsh plants--Fleur-de-Lis--Reeds and rushes--Floating islands--Water-lilies--_Victoria regia_--Plants 180 feet deep--Life in a pond, as seen by an inhabitant--Fish-farming--The useful Diatom--Willows and Alders--Polluted streams--The Hornwort--The Florida Hyacinth--Reeds and grass-reeds--The richest lands in the world--Papyrus of Egypt--Birds and hippopotami--Fever and ague 200