234 nhHENRTADRKK WIlADELPHIA^'AWl WATER LILIES-^ AQUATICS 



LlMNOCH\RIS HUMBOLDTI (WatER PoPPY). 



(Offered on next Page.) 



Miscellaneous Aquatics. 



Stif a/so tiiuiey Aqiiarimn Planls on next pa«e. 

 AcoruS Japonica VarJegata {Variegated Sweet Flag). 

 One of Uie nnest variei^'ated plants in cultivation. 25 cts. 

 each ; $2 50 per doz. 

 — Qrarnineus VariegatuS. Dwarf-growing with leathery 

 leaves, beautifully maigined with white; handsome plant for 

 margins or pot culture. 20 cts. each; $2 00 jier doz. — 



Aponogeton Distachyon {Cape Pond Weed). A very 

 interesting aquatic. The fork-shaped spikes of pure white 

 flowers are freely produced, and have the fragrance of Haw- 

 thorn. 50 cts. each; $5.00 l^er doz. 

 Brasenia Peltata {Water Shield). Suitable for aquariums 

 \ or edgings of small aquatic gardens. Small purple flowers. 

 \\ 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 

 ^Caltha Palustris {Marsh Marigola). BTight yellow flowers, 

 I produced early in spring. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



V \4 Fl. PI. Double golden-yellow flowers, resembling a 



N^ Double Begonia. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 ^^'•j<;^yperilS Papyrus {Papyrus Antiquonmi). This is the true 

 Egyptian Paper Plant. From the snow-white pith of its 

 , ,' triangular stalks the first paper was made. They are 5 to 

 *>-"^ "/ 8 feet high, and support at the top a tuft of long, thread-like 

 I leaves, which give the plant a graceful and striking appear- 

 ance. It grows finely in shallow water with ricli soil, and 

 makes a splendid companion for fioweiing aquatics. It will 

 also flourish and make a fine clump in the garden, with no 

 ' more water than Cannas require to make them do well. 25 

 cts. each ; extra size, 50 cts ; specimen plants in tubs, $2.50 

 e.ich. 

 Eichhornia Azurea. This species of "Water Hyacinth" 

 produces lar^e spikes of flowers, of a lovely shade of laven- 

 der-blue, with a rich purple centre ; petals delicately fringed. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Jussiaea Longifolia. A very attractive and desirable aquatic, 

 growing 2 to 3 feet high. Erect, slightly drooping at the 

 points, and producing numerous axillary flowers of a rich 

 golden-yellow, somewliat like an Evening Primrose. A good 

 plant for tubs or planting on edge of pond. 25 cts. each; 

 $2. 50 per doz. 

 Limnanthemuni Indicum ( li'ater Snowflake). A very 

 pretty floating species, with light green, roundish leaves, and 

 pure white flowers, most beautifully fringed. 25 cts. each ; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Limnanthemutn Nymphaeoides {Villarsia). A petty 

 hardy aquatic with NympliEealike leaves and golden-yellow 

 fl.iwers, freely produced. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



LimnOChariS Plumieri. An erect-growing plant, standing 1 

 to 2 feet out of the water, with elliptical leaves 4 to 6 inches 

 lung, and of a velvety green. Flowers straw color. 25 cts. 

 each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Orontium Aquaticum. Beautiful, velvety green leaves on 

 the upper suiiace, and a bright silvery-white color on the 

 back; flowers small, yellow. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Ouvirandra FenestraliS {Lace-leaf or Lattice-leaf Plant). 

 1 he chief interest of this plant lies in the remarkable sing- 

 ularity of the leaves, which are of a dark, olive-green color, 

 merely a network of vascular tissue, resembling lace, or a 

 skeletonized leaf. A compost of good, rich soil, as recom- 

 \ mended for water lilies, is suitable for this plant. The pot 

 1 or pan should be placed in a tub of water and kept clean and 

 \l sweet, and from direct sunlight. $2.50 each. 



f*eltaildra Virginica ( Water Arum). Leaves something like 

 a Calla in outline, with greenish flowers, gvowing a foot or 

 more out of the water. 15 cts. each; $1.50 i er doz. 

 \ Pistia Stratiotes ( Water Lettuce). A floating aquatic ; 

 forms a rosette of light green velvety leaves. 15 cts. each ; 

 $1.50 per doz. 

 - Pontederia Cordata {Pickerel Weed). A free-flowering 

 plant, growing about two feet high, and producing spikes of 

 closely-set blue flowers, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 agittaria MontevidiensiS {Giant Arrowhead). Attains 

 gigantic propoitions, growing 4 to 5 feet high ; leaves 15 inches 

 long; flower-scape towers above the foliage, bearing white 

 flowers with dark blotch at base of each petal. 20 cts. each; 

 $2,00 per do^. 



— Japonica Fl. PI. The double-floweiing arrowhead ; very 

 desirable for planting in tubs or on margins of ponds and 

 streams. 60 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



SaururuS CernuUS {Lizard's Tail). A desirable plant for 

 margins; 2 to 2j feet high ; leaves heart-shaped; fragrant 

 white flowers. 20 cts. each ; S2.00 per doz. 



Scirpus Tabemasmontana Zebrina. A very ornamental 

 hardy rush, growing 3 to 4 feet high, producing leaves varie- 

 gated, with alternate bands of green and pure white. It may 



^ be grown as an aquatic, or as a garden or window plant. 25 



/ cts. each ; $i! 50 P'^r doz. 



Typha Latifolia. The well-known Cat Tail ; very desirable 

 for the water garden. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Zlzania Aquatica {Wild Rice). This native aquatic annual 

 is very ornamental ; its graceful panicles of bloom are pro- 

 duced on stalks 5 lo 10 feet high ; should be grown in shal- 

 low water. 10 cts. each ; 75 cts per doz. 



LlMNANTHEMUM NyMPH/HOIDES. 



The New Book "WATER GARDENING" tells of the culture of miscellaneous Aquatics. Price, $2.50 , postpaid. 



