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GOLDFISH VARIETIES AND 



HAIR GRASS 



Eriocaulon septangiilare, a dainty hair-like aquatic of recent intro- 

 duction, fills small tropical aquaria in an agreeable manner. It is another 

 of those plants forming a useful adjunct to the breeding of tropical fishes. 

 It multiplies rapidly from short runners and is a good oxygenator. Of 



Fig. 126. Hair Grass (Life sise) 



a pleasing shade of light green it makes a contrasting group among other 

 plants in a large aquarium, but it shows to best advantage in a small 

 aquarium by itself. It grows from 3 to 8 inches and is native to ponds in 

 the Middle Atlantic and Southern States. 



