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Miscellaneous Aquatics. 



Varieties marked * are hardy. 



♦Acorus Japonica Variegata {Variegated Sweet Flag). A beauti- 

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

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



♦Aponogeton Distachyon {Ca])6 Pond Weed). A very intere.sting 

 aquatic. The forked-shaped spikes of pure white flowers are freely pro- 

 duced, and have the fragrance of Hawthorn. 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. 



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

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

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



a Double Begonia. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 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. 

 Cyperus Papyrus {Papyrus Antiquorum). This is the true Egyp- 

 tian Piper 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. It grows finely 



in shallow water with rich soil, and 



makes a splendid companion for flower- 

 ing aquatics. It will also flourish 



and make a fine clump in the garden, 



with no more water than Cannas re- 

 quire to make them do well. 25 cts. 



each; extra size, 50 cts.; specimen 



plants in tubs, $2.50 each. 

 Eichhornia Azurea. This species of 



"Water Hyacinth" produces large 



spikes of flowers, of a lovely shade of 



lavender-blue, with a rich purple 



centre; petals delicately fringed. !25 



cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Eichhornia Crassipes Hajor ( 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, locts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



EiCHHuKNiA (Water Hyacinth) 



LiMNOCHARIS HUMBOLDTI (Water Poppy). 



Aponogeton Distachvon. 



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, somewhat like an Evening 

 Primrose. A good plant for tubs or 

 planting on edge of pond. 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Llmnanthemum Indicum ( Water 

 Snowflake ]. \ pretty floating plant; 

 each petal of the dainty white flowers 

 resembles a miniature ostrich feather. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 ^Llmnanthemum Nymphfeoides 

 (^Villarsia). A pretty hardy aquatic, 

 with Nymplisea-Iike leaves and golden- 

 yellow flowers, freely produced. 15 

 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Limnocharis Humboldt! (The Water Poppy). A pretty little 

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

 fine show in a tub or pond all summer. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Myriophyllum Proserpinacoides {Parrot's Feather). Long, trail- 

 ing stems, clothed with whorls of the most exquisite foliage, as delicate 

 as the Cypress Vine. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



*Orontium Aquaticum. Beautiful, velvety green leaves on the upper 

 surface, 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). The chief 

 interest in this plant lies in the remarkable singularity of the leaves, 

 which are of a dark, olive green color, merely a network of vascular 

 tissue, resembling lace or a skeletonized leaf. Requires to be grown in 

 a shady situation. $2.50 each. 



*Peltandra VIrglnIca ( Water Arv77i). 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. 



Pistla Stratlotes (Water Lettuce). A floating aquatic; forms ■ 

 rosette of light green velvety leaves. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



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