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THE AQUATIC GARDEN. 



forget-me-not, water mint, brook lime, water violet, 

 polygonum, and buck-bean. The first (Myosotis palus- 

 tris), also goes by the name of " scorpion grass." 



This is the veritable forget-me-not of the legend, and 

 forms an exquisite adjunct to an aquarium, especially 

 as a surface bordering. The flowers are coiled up in the 

 crozier shape peculiar to the unopened fronds of ferns, 



Fig. 32- 



Water Mint (Mentha aquatica). 



before they expand. The water mint (Mentha aqua- 

 tica) gives out a grateful perfume, especially in the 



