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Miscellaneous Aquatics 



The varieties offered on this and the next page forms a most interesting 

 collection, many of them indispensable for marginal planting, etc. The 

 sorts prefixed * are hardy. 

 *Acorus Japonic us Variegatus {Variegated Sweet Flag). A 



beautiful variegated-leaved plant, useful for planting on margins or in 



bog gardens. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



* Anacharis Canadensis Gigantea. See Aquarium Plants, page 272. 



* Aponogeton Distachyon ( Gape Pond Weed). Flowers pure white 



with black stamens and sweet Hawthorn fragrance. If planted near 

 springs where the water seldom freezes, but is always cool, this lovely 

 aquatic will bloom the entire year, producing hundreds of flowers 

 which are very choice for cutting. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



*Cabomba Viridifolia. See Aquarium Plants, page 272. 



*Caltha Palustris {Marsh Marigold). Bright yellow flowers, pro- 

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



*Caltha Palustris Fl. PI. Double 

 golden-yellow flowers; resembling a 

 Double Begonia. 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. 



Cyperus Adenophorus. A species 

 from Brazil, growing about 2 feet 

 high and producing umbels of pretty 

 whitish green flowers; very ornamental 

 and suitable for pot culture and mar- 

 ginal planting. 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. 



Cyperus Alternifolius. An exce 

 lent plant for growing in water or 

 damp places; will thrive in any good 

 soil, and always presents a green and 

 attractive appearance. 15 cts. and 

 25 cts. each; $>l.o0 and $2.50 per doz. 



Aponogeton Distachyon 



Group of Cyperus Papyrus at our Nursery, Riverton, N J, 



Cyperus Papyrus (Papyrus An- 

 tiquorum). 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 sup- 

 port at the top a tuft of long 

 thread-like leaves, which give the 

 plant a graceful and striking ap- 

 pearance. It grows finely in shal- 

 low water with rich soil, and makes 

 a splendid companion for flowering 

 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. 

 (See cut.) 25 cts. each; extra 

 size, 50 cts. each; specimen plants 

 in tubs, $2.50 each. 

 Eichhornia Azurea. This species of "Water Hyacinth" re- 

 quires to be planted in soil where the water is shallow, produces 

 large spikes of flowers, of a lovely shade of lavender-blue, with 

 a rich purple centre; petals delicately fringed. 25 cts. each; 

 ;. 50 per doz. 



Eichhornia Crassipes Major ( Water Hyacinth). A very 

 free-growing and showy floating aquatic, bearing flowers of a 

 delicate lilac-rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. Does splendidly 

 outdoors in summer. 15 cts. each; $1.50 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-yel- 

 low, somewhat like an Evening Primrose. A good plant for 

 tubs or planting on edge of pond. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Limnanthemum Indicum ( Water Snowflake). A pretty 

 floating plant; each petal of the dainty white flowers resembles 

 a miniature ostrich feather. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



* Limnanthemum Nymphaeoides (Villarsia). A pretty 

 hardy aquatic, with Nymphaea-like leaves and golden-yellow 

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



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