CATALOGUE OF RARE PLANTS. 
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Aquatic Plants. 
PLANTS which grow In or near the water are receiving much attention, 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 
difficult, 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 any desired dimen- 
sions in which all the fine aquatics will flourish, can be readily constructed and lined with cement. If con- 
tiguous to a greenhouse, so that a section of the tank can be warmed by a hot water or steam pipe, the great 
Victoria regia can be flowered. In any case the tub or tank must be so constructed as to afford several depths of 
water for the plants— some needing shallow and others deeper water. We will construct and arrange aquatic 
tanks anywhere desired. 
Victoria rt-^ia ana other aquatiis. 
ACORUS. Fine decorative plants for borders of ponds 
or shallow water ; they are hardy and have pretty 
flowers. 
calamus. Sweet Flag ; yellow flowers .... $o 25 
graminifolius variegatus. With while striped 
leaves 25 
Japonicus var. Variegated foliage 50 
APONOGETON distachyon. The "Water 
Hawthorn." Pure white and fragrant flowers. 
ASPIDISTRA lurida var 50 cts. to $2 00 
BUTOMUS umbellatus. " Floating Rush " . 25 
CALLA palustris 25 
i£thiopica (Richardia). Calla Lily 25 
albo maculata {Kichardia). Spoiled Calla . . 25 
CALTHA palustris monstrosa plena .... 25 
CERATOPTERIS thalictroides. " Floating 
Stag-horn Fern." 75 cts to i 00 
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