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 Hippnrus from the Greek words hippos (iwo?) 
a horse, and oura ( oipa ) a tail. It has pretty whorled 
leaves, but inconspicuous flowers. It has, how¬ 
ever, been highly recommended for the Aquarium, 
hut 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- 
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