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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 Japonicus Variegatus ( Variegated Sweet Flag). Abeau- 
tiful 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 (Cape 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 yeliow flowers, pro- 
duced early in spring. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
*Caltha Palustris Fl. Pl. 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 ornamental 
and suitable for pot culture and mar- 
ginal planting. 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz. 
Cyperus Alternifolius, An _ excel- 
lent plant for growing in water or 
damp places; will thrive in any good 
soil, and always presents a green and 
attractive appearance. 165 cts. and 25 
cts. each; $1.50 and $2.50 per doz. 
Grove or Cyperus Papyrus at our Nursery, Riverton, N. J, 
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APONOGETON DISTACHYON 
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. 
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ErcuHornia (Water Hyacinth) ( ) 2D CBs, Cashy, eke 
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, 50 cts. 
each. 
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. 
Jussiza 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 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 Nymphezoides (Villarsia). <A pretty 
hardy aquatic, with Nympheea-like leaves and golden-yellow 
flowers, freely produced, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Our Water Lily Book gives full cultural directions. Copies free to customers on application 
