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Aquatic Plants for Aquariums. 



There is a rapidly growing interest in tlie culture ol fancy fish and aquatic 

 plants in aquariums, and it is doubtful if anything is more fascinating to the 

 young as well as to the older members of the household than to watch the 

 ■development of animal and plant life in the Aquaria. 



It is absolutely essential for the welfare of the fish that sufficient plants be 

 grown in the Aquarium to supply them with air. The list of plants offered 

 below are the best known oxygenators, and there should be at least one plant 

 •to every two gallons of water. 



For full details of management we recommend the book, The Amateur 

 Aquai ist, a very practical work. Price, $100, postpaid. 

 Anacharis Canadensis Qigantea {Giant Water Weed). A beautiful sub- 

 merged plant with dark green ovate leaves and light stems, of quick growth. 

 The best oxygenator and a splendid aquarium plant. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 

 per doz. 

 Cabomba Viridifolia ( Washington Grass). A pretty and popular sub- 

 merged plant; leaves brilliant, glossy green, fan-shaped, regularly cut and 

 more beautiful than the most deldcate fern. 10 cts. per bunch ; $1.00 per 

 doz. Pot plants, 25 cts. each. 

 Cyperus Alternifolius. An excellent 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 ; $1.50 and |2 50 

 per doz. 



Eichhornia Crassipes Hajor 



( Water Hyacinth). A very 

 showy floating aquatic, bearing 

 flowers of a delicate lilac-rose in 

 trusses like a Hyacinth. 15 cts. 

 each ; $1.50 per doz. 



Limnobium Spongia {Ameri- 

 can Frog-Bit). Dark green, 

 heart-shaped leaves, purplish 

 underneath. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 

 per doz. 



Limnocharis Humboldt! ( The 



Water Poppy). A pretty lit- 

 tle aquatic, with oval leaves, 

 and yellow, poppy-like floweis, 

 standing out of the water. Fine 

 for growing in shallow watei oi 

 an aquariurn. 15 cts. each ; $1 50 

 per doz. 



Ludwigia riulerttii. A submerg- 

 ed plant with floating stems; the. 

 small ovate leaves of a biight 

 bronzy green ; small yellow flow- 

 ers produced above water. 15 cts. 

 per bunch; $1.50 per doz. Pot 



plants, 25 cts. each. Anacharis (G.ant Water W.ed) 



Cali MBA \ iKiuitOLiA (Washington Grass) 



EicHHOKNiA Majok (Water Hyacinth). 



Myriophyllum Proserpinacoides 



{Parrot's J'eather). Long, trailing 

 stems, clothed with whorls of the 

 most exquisite foliage, as delicate as 

 the Cypress Vine. Planted in 

 water-tight hanging-basket, so water 

 can- be kept standing on the surface, 

 it will trail finely. 10 cts. each ; 

 $1.00 per doz. 



Pistia Stratiotes {Water Lettuce). 

 A very ornamental aquarium plant; 

 forms a rosette of light green vel- 

 vety leaves. 15 Cts. each; $150 

 per doz. 



Salvinia Braziliensis. This pretty 

 little floating aquatic is suitable for 

 all aquaria. The leaves are a soft 

 green, covered with a delicate hairy 

 surface. 15 cts. per bunch; 1.50 

 per doz. 



Sagittaria Natans. This plant is indispensable for the aquarium ; 



Its long stiap-like green leaves resemble tlie well-known Vallisneria. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Sagittaria Sinensis [Giant Sagittaria). Leaves dark green; 



bioader and stronger than S. /Vatans, and a freer grower; the best 



form for the aquarium. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Trapa Natans ( IFater Chestnut or Water Caltrops). An aquatic 



annual, producing white flowers with purple claws, floating on the 



suiface (if the water 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Vallisneria Spiralis Qigantea ( Giajit Eel Grass). A submerged 



plant with ribbon like leaves ; \ inch wide and from 1 to 2 



feet long; a free grower and a good oxygenator. 15 cts. each; 



$1.50 per doz. 

 Vallisneria Spiralis {Tape or Eel Grass). A submerged plant 



with ribbon-like leaves about 6 inches long; free-growing and 



desirable. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



We were awarded the GRAND PRIZE for our display of 

 Aquatics at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904. 



THE AMA^TEUK AQUAKIST gives full directions for the management of the Aquarium. Price. $1.00, postpaid. 



