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BELDT’S AQUARIUM, St. Louis, Mo. 
Submerged Plants for the Aquarium 
No. 1, Marestail (Hornwort) ; No. 2, Water Poppy; No. 3, Anacharis; No. 4, Fontinalis 
Gracilis; No. 5, Sagittari Sinenis. 
Fontinalis Gracilis, a popular plant for all around 
breeding purposes, it affords great protection 
to young live-bearers, also used for spawning 
all kinds of tropical fish, fairly hardy. 
Per portion $0.50 
Water Poppy, this plant should be planted in small 
pots which contain some garden soil. A little 
sand, about 1 inch, will keep the water clean. 
Can be kept in aquariums all year round, but 
should never be planted more than 8 inches 
below surface. 
Each $0.15 Per dozen $1.00 
Hairgrasr, a dwarf aquatic, the leaves of which are 
light green and rounded, about 4 inches long. 
Per portion $0.50 
Bladderwort (utricularia minor). Per portion $0.50 
Marestail (Hornwort), a bushy plant which is well 
liked for propagating live-bearers. 
Per bunch $0.10 Per dozen $1.00 
Spatterdock, one of the most ornamental aquatic 
plants, foliage light green. The plant grows 
from a root similar to horseradish leaves, about 
8 inches long. 
Each $0.15 Per dozen $1.50 
Frogbit, a similar plant to water poppy, the nymphaea- 
like leaves float. It propagates by runners. 
Each $0.25 Per dozen $2.00 
Marsalia Quardrifolia, resembles four leaf clover. 
Each $0.15 Per dozen $1.50 
New Japanese Round Leaf Spatterdock. 
Each $0.35 Per dozen $3.25 
Cabomba (Washington Grass), a popular aquatic 
with fan shaped leaves. 
Per bunch $0.10 Per dozen $1.00 
Myriophyllum, a fine feathery aquatic plant which is 
very popular for spawning egglaying fish. 
Per bunch $0.10 Per dozen $1.00 
Ludwigia, a very ornamental aquatic plant with round 
leaves, the undersides of leaves are red. 
Per bunch $0.10 Per dozen $1.00 
Cabomba Rosefolia (Red Cabomba), a very red 
foliage, otherwise similar to Washington Grass. 
Per bunch $0.20 Per dozen $2.00 
Red Myriophyllum, similar in foliage to the old var¬ 
iety, except that the color of foliage is distinct 
red. 
Per bunch $0.15 Per dozen $1.50 
Large collection of assorted aquarium plants, enough 
to balance 10-gallon aquarium, sent postpaid 
anywhere in the United States for_$1.25 
Crystalwort, a beautiful formation of light green cry¬ 
stals which float near surface. 
Per portion $0.50 
Nitella Gracillis, a beautiful plant with fine deep 
green foliage, ideal for breeding. 
Per portion $0.50 
