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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 (Cape Pond Weed). A very interesting 

 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 Fl. 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 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. 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 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. 



Eichhornia (Water Hyacinth). 



LlMNOCHARIS HUMBOLDTI (WATER PoPPY). 



Aponogeton Distachyon. 



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. 

 Limnant he mum Indicum ( Water 

 Snowflake). A pretty floating spe- 

 cies, with light green, roundish leaves, 

 and pure white flowers, most beau- 

 tifully fringed. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 

 per doz. 

 * Limnanthemum Nymphseoides 

 (Villarsia). A pretty hardy aquatic, 

 with Nymphaea-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 in 

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

 Myriophyllura 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. 

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

 *Pontederia Cordata (Pickerel Weed). A free-flowering plant, grow- 

 ing about 2 feet high and producing spikes of closely set blue flowers. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



HOW TO GROW WATER LILIES, the article appearing on pages 264 and 265, covers all important points. 



