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Miscellaneous Aquatics 



The varieties offered on this and the next page form a most interesting col- 

 lection, many of them indispensable for marginal planting, etc. The sorts 

 prefixed * are hardy. 



* Acorus Japonicus Variegatus ( Variegated Sweet Flag). A beau- 

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

 gardens. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



* Aponogeton Distachyon {Cape Pond Weed). Flowers pure white 

 with black stamens and Hawthorn fragrance. 25 cts. each; $2. 50 per 

 doz. 



* Caltha Palustris {Marsh Marigold). Bright yellow flowers, prcd ced 

 early in spring. 25 cts. each; $2.50perdoz. 



* Caltha Palustris Fl. PI. Double golden-yellow flowers, resembling a 

 Double Begonia. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Cyperus Adenophorus. A species from Brazil, growing about 2 feet 

 high and producing umbels of pretty whitish-green flowers; very orna- 

 mental for pot culture and marginal planting. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Cyperus Alternifolius {Umbrella Plant). An excellent plant for grow- 

 ing in water or damp places; will thrive in any goodsoil and always presents 

 a green and attractive appearance. 15 cts. and 25 cts. each; $1.50 and 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Cyperus Papyrus (Papyrus Autiquorum). 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 leaves, which give the plant 

 a graceful and striking appearance. 25 cts. each. 

 Extra size, 50 cts. each. Specimen plants in tubs, 

 $2.50 each. 



Eichhokma (Water Hyacinth) 



Aponogeton Distachyon 



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



Eichhornla Azurea. This 

 species of "Water Hyacinth" 

 requires to be planted in soil 

 where the water is shallow; 

 produces large spikes of flow- 

 ers of a lovely shade of laven- 

 der-blue, with a rich purple 

 centre; petals delicately 

 fringed. 50 cts. each. 



Eichhornia Crassipes Ma= 

 jor (Water Ilyaci it tli). A 

 very free-growing and showy 

 floating aquatic, bearing flow- 

 ers of a delicate lilac-rose in 

 trusses like a Hyacinth. Does 

 splendidly outdoors in summer. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Jussia?a 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, 

 somewhat like an Evening. Primrose. A good plant for 4 tubs or 

 planting on edgeTof pond. - 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. - 



Limnanthemum IndFcum (Water Snowflake). A pretty float- 

 ing plant; each petal of the dainty wbij,e flowers resembles a minia- 

 ture ostrich feather. 25 cts". each;' $2.50 per doz.:- 



* Limnanthemum Nympha;oides {Villarsia). A pretty hardy 

 aquatic, with Nymphsa-like leaves and golden-yellow flowers, freely 

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



Limnocharis Humboldti ( The Water Poppy). A pretty little 

 aquatic, with floating leaves and yellow poppy-like flowers; makes 

 a fine show all summer. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Myriophyllum Proserpinacoides (Parrot' s Feather) . Long, 

 trailing stems, clothed with whorls of the most exquisite foliage, as 

 delicate as the Cypress Vine. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



* Orontium Aquaticum. Beautiful, velvety green leaves on the 

 upper surface, and a bright silvery-while color on the back; flowers 

 small; yellow. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



* Peltandra Virginica ( Water Arum)< Leaves something like a 

 Calla in outline, with greenish flowers, growing a foot or more out 

 of the water. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Pistia Stratiotes (Water Lettuce). A floating aquatic; forms a 

 rosette of light green velvety leaves. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



If interested in Aquatics send for a copy of DREER'S WATER LILY BOOK 



