Shallow Water Plants 
y\.LL Water Gardens, whether natural Ponds, artificial 
Pools, or Tub-Gardens, should have their margins beautified by suit¬ 
able plantings. About natural bodies of water the soil at the immediate 
edge is very moist and here the marsh, bog, and shallow-water plants 
thrive. Back from the edge, except in springy meadows and the like, 
the soil is usually well drained and admirably adapted to the growing 
of many beautiful hardy perennials. In many instances, however, the 
artificial Pool is constructed where the ground is high and dry. The 
border planting for such must necessarily be of perennials suited to a 
dry, sunny location. A number of suitable perennials are listed on 
page 19. 
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This beautiful pool with its proudly lifted Tropical Water Lily blossoms is at the home of 
John S. Van Gilder, of Knoxville, Tennessee, and its waters hold many large, colorful 
Goldfish which we supply from Grassyfork Fisheries. 
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Formal Pools have their centerpieces 
and corner designs of shallow water 
plants, and in natural Pools the plantings 
are carried down the bank and into the 
water. The Shallow-Water Plants serve 
ideally for either purpose. 
ARROWHEAD, Giant (Sagittaria monteviden- 
sis). Hardy plants 1 to 3 feet high, producing 
freely tall spikes of large white flowers. SO cts. 
each, $1.25 for 3. 
ARROWHEAD, Common (S. latifolia.) Large 
arrowhead leaves and white flowers. Ideal for 
group planting in shallow water. Hardy. 25 cts. 
each, $1 for S. 
BOGBEAN (Menyanthes trijoliata). Racemes 
of pretty white flowers suffused with pink, on 
stems a foot high. SO cts. for 3, $1.50 per doz. 
CATTAILS (Typha latifolia). A graceful, at¬ 
tractive plant when grown in clumps, bearing 
the dark brown flower-spike well above the 
foliage. Excellent for naturalizing and entirely 
at home on the edge of Pools, at a swamp- 
border, and along sluggish streams. $1 per doz. 
FLOATING-HEART (Nymphoides peltatum). 
An European species with yellow flowers. Has 
a tendency to crowd out other plants once estab¬ 
lished. $1 per doz. 
FLOWERING RUSH (Butomus umbellatus). 
A hardy plant with peculiar three-sided leaves. 
Flowers pink. $1 for 3, $2.50 per doz. 
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis palustris). 
Flowers light blue, with yellow eye. A pretty 
little plant blooming throughout the spring and 
summer. $1 for 5, $2 per doz. 
MARSH MARIGOLD (Caltha palustris). 
Large, yellow, goblet-shaped flowers in early 
spring. 75 cts. for 4, $2 per doz. 
PARROT FEATHER (Myriophyllum proserpi- 
nacoides). Long, trailing stems and whorls of 
finely cut, beautiful green foliage. Very attrac¬ 
tive as an edging plant, the tips floating out 
upon the water. SO cts. for 6, $1.00 per doz. 
PICKEREL WEED. A sub-aquatic common 
to borders of brooks and Ponds, having spikes 
of intense blue flowers. 2 ft. 50 cts. for 2, $2.50 
per doz. 
PRIMROSE CREEPER (Jussiaea repens). A 
quick-growing, trailing aquatic having waxy 
green leaves and masses of yellow flowers. 
Hardy. 50 cts. for 3, $1.50 per doz. 
PURPLE WATER HYACINTH (Eichhornia 
azurea). Plants of creeping habit, the runners 
floating out upon the water. Flowers of rich 
purple with delicately fringed petals. 50 cts. 
each, $1.25 for 3. 
SWEET FLAG, Variegated (Acorus calamus 
variegata). Iris-like leaves, striped green and 
creamy white, on running root-stalk. Hardy, 
2 to 3 ft. $1 for 4, $2.50 per doz. 
SWEET FLAG, Dwarf (A. gramineus varie¬ 
gata). Dwarf; narrow leaves, having a pure 
white stripe. Hardy. 8 to 10 in. 35 cts. each, 
$1 for 3. 
WATER POPPY (Hydrocleis nymphoides). A 
pretty, Water Lily-like plant having yellow 
chalice-shaped flowers with black centers. 50 
cts. for 3, $1.50 per doz. 
WILD CALLA (Calla palustris). Small white 
Calla Lily with flowers on running root-stalks. 
A splendid edging plant. 75 cts. for 4, $2 per 
doz. 
WILD RICE (Zizania aquatica). A very orna¬ 
mental, reed-like aquatic bearing large panicles 
of bloom on graceful stems 6 to 10 feet high. 
A few plumy heads of Wild Rice seeds will at¬ 
tract birds to your Pool in numbers. $1 per doz. 
COLLECTION of 7 
Shallow-Wafer Plants, 
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COLLECTION of 15 
Shallow-Water Plants, 
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HOOSIER AQUATIC GARDENS 
