EEL GRASS

popular name of two diverse genera of aquatic herbs. Zoster a marina, usually calied eel gra in the U.S.A., grows on gently sloping shores in temperate regions. It serves as a non-conductor wrapped in burlap, in artificial refrigeration. Valisneria spiral is, or water celery, grows in the warmer parts of both hemispheres. It is a short-stemmed plant, often cultivated in aquaria. Its thread-like flower-stalks, coiling spirally, draw the flowers under water group. ticularly applied to the civil, as aga is to the military officers of the Sultan. Thus the Sultan’s first physician is called Hakim effendi, and the priest in the seraglio Imam effendi.