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WATER LILIEJ"" AQUATICS- 



Miscellaneous Aquatics- 



Contimied. 



Sagittaria Japcjnica Kl. 1'l 



Varieties marked * are hardy. 



*Pontederia Cordata [Pickerel Weed). A free-flowering plant, growing about 



2 feet high, and producing spikes of closely-set blue flowers. 15 cts. each; |1.50 

 per doz. 



Sagittaria Montevidiensis ( Giant Arrowhead). Attains gig:intic proportions, 

 growing 4 to 5 feet high; leaves 15 inches long; flowerscape towers above the 

 foliage, bearing white flowers with dark blotch at base of each petal; suitable for 

 margins or tub cultivation. 20 cts. each; }i2.00 per doz. 



* — Japonica Fl, PI. The double-flowering arrowhead; very desirable for plant- 

 ing in tubs or on margins of ponds and streams. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



^Saururus Cernuus [Lizard's Tail). A desirable plant for margins; 2 to 2i 

 feet high; leaves heart-shaped; fragrant white flowers. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per 

 doz. 



*Scirpus Tabernsemontana Zebrlna. A very ornamental hardy rush, growing 



3 to 4 feet high, producing leaves variegated, with alternate bands of green and 

 pure white. It may be grown as an aquatic, or as a garden or window plant. 25 

 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Trapa Natans [Water Chestnut or Water Caltrops). An aquatic annual, pro- 

 ducing wliite flowers with purple claws, floating on the surface of the water. Ready 

 May loth. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



■■Typha Latifolia. The well-known Cat Tail; very desirable for the water gai - 

 den. ].') cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



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

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

 for planting as food for wild waterfowl. Ready May ]5th. 15 cts. each; $1.75 

 per doz.; $8.0!) per 100 bunches. 



-^Zizania Aquatica ( Wild Rice). This native aquatic annual is very ornamental; 

 its graceful panicles of blooms are produced on stalks 5 to 10 feet high; a most 

 important article of food for wild water fowl; should be grown in shallow water. 

 10 els. each; 75 cts. per doz 



Aquatic Plants for Aquariums. 



There is a rapidly growing taste for the culture of fancy 

 fish and aquatic plants in Aquariums, and it is doubtful if 

 anything is more fascinating to the young, as well as to the 

 elder members of the household, than to watch the devel- 

 opment of animal and plant life in the aquaria. It is neces- 

 sary to secure and maintain the proper balance between 

 plant and animal life, as fish will not thrive unless enough 

 plants are growing to furnish them with oxygen. To do 

 this there should be not less than one plant to every two 

 gallons of water. The ideal temperature is about 50 de- 

 grees, and a shady corner, or a window facing north, is 

 best during the summer, and an east window during the 

 winter. If the proper balance is maintained, it will not be 

 necessary to change the water more than three or four 

 times a year. 



The list of plants offered below are the best known oxy- 

 generators. 



Anacharis Canadensis Gigantea ((7 tVr/j^ Water Weed). 

 A beautiful submerged plant with dark green ovate leaves 

 and light stems; of quFck growth. The best oxygenator and 

 a splendid Aquarium plant. 15 ct.s. each; $1.50 per doz. 



CahombaWridiioWa [Washi I) (jtoyi Grass). A pretty and 

 popular submerged plant; leaves brilliant, glossy green, fan- 

 shaped, regularly cut and more beautiful than the most deli- 

 cate fern. 10 cts. per bunch; $1.00 per doz. 



Ludwigia Mulerttii. One of the prettiest of the submerged'' 

 plants. The small, ovate leaves, green above and pink on 

 the under side, are very attractive and entirely distinct from 

 all other Aquarium plants. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Sagittaria Natans. This plant is indispensable for the 

 .Aquarium; its long strap-like green leaves resemble the well- 

 known ValUsinria. 15 cts. each; $1.5it per doz. 



Sagittaria Sinensis ( Giant Sagittaria). Leavesdark green; 

 broader and stronger than <?. Nntaim, and a freer grower; 

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



Salvinia Braziliensis. This pretty little floating aquatic is 

 suitable for all aquaria. The leaves are a soft green, covered 

 with a delicate hairv surface. 1.5 cts. per bunch; $1.50 per doz. 



Vallisneria Spiralis Gigantea (Giant Kil Grass). A 

 submerged plant with ribbon-like leaves, J-inch wide and from 

 1 to 2 feet long; a free grower and a good oxygenator. 15 

 Cts. each; ^L.-jQ per doz. 



THE AMATEUR AQUARIST. A valuable book, giving full directioiu for the manasement of the Aquarium. Price, $1.00, postpaid. 



