New, Rare and Beautiful Plants. 
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Aquatic Plants. 
PLANTS which grow in or near the water are receiving much attention now, and they are well worthy of it, 
for some of the most beautiful of all our flowers are aquatic in their nature. The exquisite Water Lilies, the 
stately Lotus, the wonderful Victoria regia, serve with others to distinguish this class. It is not at all 
difl^cult, in reality, to provide for them the necessary conditions. In a modest way, the hardy Water Lilies 
can be enjoyed growing in an ordinary tub, with a minimum of attention ; or a brick tank of anv desired dimensions, 
m which all the fine acquatics will flourish, can be readily constructed and lined with cement. If contiguous to a green- 
so that a section of the tank can be warmed by a hot-water or steam pipe, the great Victoria regia can be 
In any case the tub or tank must be so constructed as to afford several depths of water for the plants— some 
neednig shallow and others deeper water. We will construct and arrange aquatic tanks anywhere desired. 
ACORUS. Fine decorative plants for borders of ponds 
house 
flowered 
water ; they are hardy, and have pretty 
or shallow 
flowers. 
A. calamus. The root is the well-known Calamus or 
Sweet Flag ; yellow flowers #o 25 
A. i^ramiiiifolius variegatus. A pretty variety, 
with white-striped leaves 25 
A. Japonicus var. Variegated foliage ; fine ... 50 
APONOGETON distachyon. The "Water Haw- 
thorn." Pure white and fragrant flowers, suitable for 
indoor and outdoor culture, being hardy ; the leaves are 
also pretty. 50 cents. 
ASPIDISTRA lurida var. This plant is good every- 
\vhere, and will grow freely on the margins of ponds 
or small streams. Few plants of value are so available 
for all decorative uses. 50 cents to $2. 
BUTOMUS umbellatus. The ' ' Floating Rush. ' ' Fine, 
large pink flowers ; one of the best hardy swamp plants. 
25 cents. 
CAIiLA palustris. A pretty little hardy aquatic, grow- 
ing in swamps or shallow ponds. jSo 25 
C. /Ethiopica {Richardia) . The Calla Lily .... 25 
C. albo-maculata (Ricliardia). The Spotted 
Calla 25 
CAIjTH.\ palustris monstrosa plena. A fine hardy 
bog plant, bearing large golden double flowers. 25 cts. 
CER.ITOPTERIS thalicti-oides. The "Floating 
Stag-horn Fern." A very curious hothouse aquatic 
Fern of much interest. 75 cents to $1. 
CYPERUS alternilblius. The "Umbrella Plant." 
Useful for swampy places, and also for aquariums. See 
Ornamental Grasses So 25 
C. var. See Ornamental Grasses 75 
EURYALE Amazouica. A noble Water Lily, with 
very large, thorny leaves and large and beautiful pink 
flowers J3 00 
E. ferox. Like the foregoing, but the flowers are 
deep violet 3 00 
HIBISCUS. Of this extensive genus there are several 
species, which do well planted on borders of ponds, etc. 
They have beautifiil foliage and attractive white, rosy 
and crimson flowers. 
50 
grass-like plants, for bogs or marshy 
HIBISCUS coccineus $0 50 
H. militaris 25 
H. Moscheutos 25 
IRIS pseudo-acorus var 50 
I. foetidissima var 
These two Irises form excellent decorative water plants, 
that adapt themselves readily to all sorts of marshy 
places. 
JUNCUS. Odd 
places. 
J. effusus aureo-striatus. Striped leaves, curiously 
twisted ; very distinct plant $0 50 
J. zebrinus (S<r;y/!i!<i). A fine variegated plant . . 50 
lilMNOCH.'i.RIS Hnmboldtii {Plttmieri) . The pale 
yellow miniature Water Lily ; a pretty stove aquatic. 
50 cents. 
lilMNANTHEMUM (Viliarsia) nymphaeoides. A 
pretty little hardy aquatic, with yellow flowers and 
leaves somewhat like those of the Water Lily. 35 cents. 
NEIjUMBIUM. Superb aquatic plants, growing to con- 
siderable height above the surface of the w.iter. Their 
flowers and foliage are both of great beauty, and their 
habit makes them valuable for planting in backgrounds. 
N. luteuin. The American yellow-flowered Lotus ; a 
splendid hardy plant, bearing large and fragrant 
yellow flowers resembling Double Tulips; the leaves 
are large and of a peculiar bluish green. Very orna- 
mental for aquarium planting or for the borders of 
small lakes or ponds $1 00 
speciosuni. The Water Lily of Hindoostan ; 
the Egyptian Lotus Bean of Pythagoras. A 
magnificent aquatic, bearing immense double 
flowers of white and rose color, richly fragrant 
and very beautiful. They are held up on long 
stems above the very large umbrella-like 
leaves, and the unopened buds are of elegant 
appearance. The flowers are followed by an 
odd seed-pod, resembling closely the rose of a 
watering pot, holes and all. This superb plant 
is one to delight any flower-lover, and, although 
not hardy, may be readily flowered outside in 
the summer, in a tank or pond i 50 
