RIVER GARDENS ; 



Aquarium; especially the latter, for its graceful 

 foliage beneath the surface of the water, the 

 minute divisions of which have given to the genus 

 the name of Milfoil, from Millefollium, or thou- 

 sand leaves, which name, however, in its botanical 

 sense, belongs more properly to another genus, the 

 plants of which are not aquatic : the "Water Mil- 

 foil having, in fact, for its botanical title, a Greek 

 instead of a Latin title, Myriophyllum, meaning, 

 however, the same thing. 



The Awlwort is a curious little water plant, 

 worth growing on account of the peculiar awl-like 

 form of its leaves, which has conferred upon it its 

 botanical name of Subularia, from the Latin subula, 

 an awl. The common Mare's-tail derives its scientific 

 name Hippurus from the Greek words hippos (ITTTTO^) 

 a horse, and aura (ovpa) a tail. It has pretty whorled 

 leaves, but inconspicuous flowers. It has, how- 

 ever, been highly recommended for the Aquarium, 

 but is not so desirable, in my opinion, as many other 

 aquatic plants, requiring, as it does, a good depth 

 of soil to make it flourish healthily. 



The Starwort is a much more suitable plant 

 than the one last named, both on account of the 

 ease with which it is cultivated in a small tank, 

 and also its curious habits of growth. The star- 



