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WATER LILIES AND AQUATICS. 



NELUflBIUM. 



Nelumeium Speciosum. 



AQUATICS. 



CYPERIS ALTERNIFOLILS. 



An excellent plant for growing in water or damp 

 places; will thrive in any good soil, and always pre- 

 sents a green and attractive appearance. 25 cts. each. 



JUXCUS ZEBRINUS. 



This is a true rush, growing from 11 to 3 feet high, 

 producing leaves variegated in the same manner as a 

 porcupine quill, with alternate bands of green and 

 pure white. It may be grown as an aquatic, or as a 

 garden or window plant. 30 cts. each. 



tmNOCHARIS 



HIMBOLDTI. 



A pretty little aquatic, with 

 oval leaves, and yellow, poppy- 

 like flowers, standing out of the 

 water. It should be grown in 

 partial shade. It is a good plant 

 for growing in shallow water or 

 an aquarium. 25 cts. each. 



Limnantheinum 

 Ny in phaeoi tics. 



(Water Poppy.) 

 The flowers of this are similar 

 to the above, but the leaf is larger, 

 resembling a small Water Lily 

 leaf, and is very pretty. It may 

 be grown the same as the Lim- 

 nocharis and is perfectly hardy. 30 cts. 



LIMNANTHEMUM INDICIM. 



iWater Snowflake.) 

 In growth the plant resembles a Water Lily, with 

 leaves from 3 to 5 inches across. The flowers are pro- 

 duced upon the stem of the leaf, and are about as 

 large as a fifty-cent piece, as shown in the engraving 

 They are white, and the upper surface of the petals is 

 covered with a delicate fringe, giving them the appear 

 ance of crystal, star-shaped snowflakes. 50 cts. 



PARROT'S FEATHER. 



Myriophyllum Proserpinacoides. ) 

 An aquatic hanging plant is a novelty indeed, and we 

 have it to perfection in this dainty little jewel. Its long 

 trailing stems are clothed with whorls of the most ex- 

 quisite foliage, as finely cut as the leaves of the Cypress 

 Vine, and much more delicate. Planted in a water-tight 

 hanging basket, so water can be kept standing on the 

 surface, it will trail finely. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



These wonderful plants, though mostly coming from tropical and semi-tropical 

 regions, have proven to be entirely hardy in this country, enduring any degree of 

 cold short of actual freezing. They may be grown and flowered in a large tub, or 

 in a cement basin sunk in the ground, where the water is 12 or 15 inches deep. 



Nelumbium Album Graiidiflorum. 



( White Lotus). An exceedingly beautiful variety 

 producing large bold flowers of a pure white 

 color. $3.50. 



— Nucii'erum Album Striatum. The 



flowers of this are white, the edge of each petal 

 irregularly marked and splashed with crimson. 

 §3.50. 



— Nuciferum Boseum. Flowers of a uni- 

 form deep rose pink color, much darker than Spe- 

 ciosum. §150. 



— Speciosum. This is the true Lotus of 

 Egypt, and is one of the loveliest of the Water 

 Lilies. The flowers when just expanding are of 

 a beautiful rosy pink color; when open they are 

 of a creamy white and pink, and are very fragrant 

 — they open in the morning and close in the after- 

 noon. It is a very interesting plant, and has 

 been an immense success everywhere. 



Strong roots, §150 each. 

 Extra strong roots, $3.00. 

 Neluillbium Laiteum {American Lotus). Though a native of 

 this country, it is not common. There is scarcely 

 any difference between this and N. speciosum, 

 except in the color of the flowers, which are of a 

 rich sulphur yellow. They are as large as a quart 

 bowl, and have a strong fragrance, entirely unlike 

 that of a Nymphaea. Still, warm water and very rich 

 soil are the conditions for success with these noble 

 plants. A large patch of them, with hundreds of 

 flowers and buds, is a sight never to be forgotten. 

 $1.00. 



IRIS. 



We would especially recommend 

 the Iris for planting round water 

 lily ponds or in moist situations. 

 Its lovely flowers will afford a 

 charming contrast to the lilies. As 

 they are perfectly hardy, they can 

 remain from year to year without 

 any care, and increase in beauty 

 with age. 15 cts. each; Sl.SOperdoz. 



Parrot's Feather. 



The Water Hyacinth 



Water Snowflake tLunnanthemum Indicum;. 



