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MISCELLANEOUS AQUATICS. Tender Varieties. 



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. (See cut.) 15 cts. 

 and 25 cts. each. Seed, 10 cts. per pkt. 



— Gracilis. A pretty new form with very narrow foliage. 15 

 cts. each. 



— Papyrus (Papyrus Antiquorum). This is the true Egyptian 

 Paper Plant. From the snow-w-hite 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 appearance. It grows finely in 

 shallow 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. 25 cts. each; extra size 50 cts. and 

 51.00 each. 



Eichhornia Azurea. This species of "Water Hyacinth " pro- 

 duces large spikes of flowers, of a lovely shade of lavender blue, 

 with a rich purple centre; petals delicately fringed. 25 cts. 

 each. 

 Eichhornia Crassipes Major (Water Hyacinth'). A very 

 showy aquatic, bearing very freely flowers of a delicate lilac 

 rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. The individual blooms are 

 2 inches in diameter. It should be 

 grown in about 3 inches of water, so 

 that the ends of the roots can enter 

 the soil. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per 

 dozen. 

 Jussiaea Longifolia. A very at- 

 tractive and desirable aquatic, grow- 

 ing 2 to 3 feet high. Erect, slightly 

 drooping at the points, and produc- 

 ing 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. 

 Limnartthemum Trachysper= 

 mum ( The Fairy Water Lily). 

 Resembles a miniature Water Lily. 

 The leaves are about 3 inches in 

 diameter, flowers pure white, and 

 borne close to the leaves and upon 

 the same stem. 15 cts. each. 

 Limnanthemum Indicum ( Water 

 Sno-wflake). A very pretty floating 

 species, with light green, roundish 

 leaves, and pure white flowers, most 

 beautifully fringed. 20 cts. each. 



Parrot's Feather. 



Cyperus Alternifot.ius 



Limnocharis Humboldti {The Water Poppy). 



A pretty little aquatic, with oval leaves, and 



yellow, poppy-like flowers, standing out of the 



water. Fine for growing in shallow water or 



an aquarium. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 

 Limnocharis Plumieri. An erect- 

 growing plant, standing 1 to 2 feet 



out of the water, with elliptical 



leaves 4 to 6 inches long, and of a 



rich velvety green. Flowers straw 



color. 25 cts. each. 

 My riophyllum Proserpina= 



COides (Parrot's Feather). Long, 



trailing stems, clothed with whorls of 



the most exquisite foliage, as finely 



cut as the leaves ofthe 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. (See cut ) 



10 cts. each; §1.00 per doz. 

 Ouvirandra Fenestraiis (Lace-leaf 



or Lattice-leaf Plant). The chief 



interest of 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. A 

 compost of. good, rich soil, as recommended for water lilies, is 

 suitable for this plant. The pot or pan should be placed in a 

 tub of water -and kept clean and sweet, and from direct sunlight. 

 (See cut.) Price, S2.50 each ; specimen plants, §5.00 each. 



Plstia Stratiotes. A very curious floating plant. It forms a 

 rosette of light green velvety leaves* about 6 inches across ; 

 likes plenty of heat, and should be shaded from the direct rays 

 of the sun. 15 cts. each. 



Sagittaria Graminea. The smallest form of Sagittaria ; 

 grass-like leaves; flowers white ; produced in great abundance 

 and remains in bloom longer than any other variety. Well 



i adapted for tubs or aquariums. Price, 15 cts. each. 



Sagittaria Montevidiensis (Giant Arrowhead). Attains 

 gigantic proportions, growing 4 to 5 feet high ; leaves 15 inches 

 long ; flower-scape towers above the foliage, bearing white 

 flowers with dark blotch at base of each petal. 20 cts. each ; 

 $2.00 per doz. 



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A splendid book on Aquatics. Price, $2.00, 



postpaid. 



Ouvirandra Fenhstralis. 



