Water Lily. Very good for pools or shallow 
ponds. Large flowering. Pkt. 25c; special 
pkg. GOc. 
Parnassia Palustris*—Grass of Parnassus. The 
five petalled cream white flowers are deli¬ 
cately veined with green. Heart-shaped leath¬ 
ery leaves. Good. Pkt. 25c; spec. pkg. 60c. 
Pontedaria Cordata—About the showiest of hardy 
water plants, with tall spikes of violet blue 
flowers. Good for cutting. Pkt. 25c; special 
pkg. GOc. 
Ranunculus Lingua—Brook Buttercup. Large 
blossoms of brilliant golden yellow all sum¬ 
mer. 3 feet. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c. 
Sagittaria Latifolia — Arrowhead. Spikes of 
three-petalled wax white flowers with golden 
anthers. Very pretty. Oddly formed narrow 
leaves. Pkt. 25c; special pkg. 60c. 
Sarracenia Purpurea*—Pitcher Plant. Strange 
hollow leaves, green with red veinings, and 
keeled. The flower also, on a tall sturdy stem, 
is oddly formed, resembling a cross between a 
Chinese pagoda and a madder-purple umbrella. 
Carnivorous. Comes easily from seed and 
will grow in quite dry locations. Fully hardy. 
Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 60c; % oz. $1.25. 
Scirpus Eriophorum—Giant Wool Grass. A splen¬ 
did ornamental Rush, growing on damp land, 
with graceful nodding stems, carrying great 
tufts of what seems to be soft brown wool. 
Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c. 
Saxifraga Peltata*—Umbrella Saxifrage. Three- 
foot stems bear heads of star-like white or 
pale rose flowers. Huge leaves. For bold 
pool and streamside effects. Pkt. 25c. 
Scutellaria Integrifolia*—Spikes of bright blue 
hooded flowers. Handsome. Likes wet mea¬ 
dows. Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 50c. 
Sisyrinchium Angustifolium* — Rush Lily. 
Another wet meadow plant. Violet blue flow¬ 
ers. Easy, and delightful in mass plantings. 
Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 25c; Vs oz. 60c. 
Spirea Tomentosa*—Hard-hack. Dense spikes of 
pink flowers in July. 3 feet. Pkt. 20c; spe¬ 
cial pkg. 50c. 
Xyris Flexuosa—The flower heads are like little 
pine cones, the three-petalled golden yellow 
blossoms crowding up between the brown 
scales. Wiry stems and twisted grass-like 
leaves. Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 50c. 
Offer 16.44—One pkt. each of the above for $5.00. 
GENTIANA PORPHYRIO 
The flowers, carried singly, are large urns, the 
corolla folded back to form an up-facing star of 
purest ultramarine blue, dotted with sky blue. 
The petal lobes are deeply cut at the side. A 
very lovely flower. 12 inches. Moist sandy soil. 
Pkt. 25c; special pkg. 60c. 
THE LOTUS 
Nelumbiums in blend, pale and deep pink, white 
and pure yellow. Fully hardy, and will grow in 
shallow lake, pool or the backwater of a stream. 
A beautiful flower. Large nut-like seeds. 7 for 
25c; 25 for 70c. 
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