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SHALLOW WATER PLANTS—Continued 
Primrose Creeper. Long, trailing stems with waxy leaf and bearing small yel¬ 
low flowers.$0.25 
Primrose Willow. An easily grown and pretty willowy-shaped plant that carries 
many yellow flowers all through the growing season.35 
Spear Head (Saggitaria natans). Lance-like leaves and spike of white blossoms 
with yellow eye.15 
Trailing Water-hyacinth (Eichhornia azurea). A very satisfactory variety of 
Hyacinth. Flowers a rich blue with a purple throat and a yellow eye. A 
rank grower, the creeping runners covering several square feet of water sur¬ 
face in a single season.50 
Water Canna (Thalia dealbata). Has Canna-Iike leaves, growing on stalks 3 to 4 
feet high. Hardy, a strong grower, and desirable as a centerpiece in the pool, 
or to place in a recessed corner.50 
Water Clover. If you have this plant you can win the game of hunting 4-Ieaf 
clover, for each stem carries four leaves.3 for .25 
Water Hawthorne. An interesting plant, producing snow-white flowers with the 
fragrance of the English Hawthorne. The leaves are oblong and float on the 
water. The flower spike is forked and each floret speckled with tiny black 
antlers. In the South and in California it blooms through the entire Winter. 
Plant in one foot of water among the Lilies.50 
Water-hyacinth. Flowers delicate lilac. Does best in partial shade as the sun 
burns the air filled petioles, or bind the plants together in a close bunch with 
a hoop or wire.Per plant 15c., 4 for .50 
Water Lettuce. A broad, velvety green leaf, growing in clusters. Good for 
aquarium.25 
Water Poppy. Sulphur yellow flowers borne all through the Summer. Plant 
increases by runners. Hardy.3 for .25 
Water Snowflake. A pretty little plant with floating leaf. The blossom bears 
five frosty petals with yellow center. Flowers spring from the base of the 
leaf and roots form on the lower side making a new plant. Requires about 6 
inches of water.25 
Water Taro. A handsome Elephant-ear with leaves blotched violet black. A 
yellow flower.75 
Water Iris 
Iris should be planted in very shallow water or in a wet place. 
Blue flag (I. hexigona). Large porcelain blue flowers. A very charming Iris. .$0.25 
Iris Pseudacorus (Gigantea). A splendid plant attaining a height of 6 feet, 
bearing golden yellow flowers. The longer the clumps grow undisturbed 
the better it blooms.25 
Purple Water Iris (Dorothy Williamson). Grows to a height of 2 to 3 feet 
and produces a pretty spike of purple flowers.25 
Iris Kaempferi ( Japanese Iris) 
Japanese Iris, when planted in wet soil at the border of the pool, affords the water 
gardener an opportunity of producing flowers that for beauty are unexcelled by any 
other plant at the pool side, and call forth words of praise from those who view them. 
Gold Bound. A fine double pure white with creamy glow and gold banded center.$0.35 
Jeannette Parry. Large single. Orchid color flecked with purple, golden throat. .35 
Kuro-Kumo. Purple overlaid with dark blue, yellow and white blotches.35 
Purple and Gold. Double, rich violet purple with white petaloids tipped violet. 
Golden throat.35 
Ucheu. This word in Japanese means universe. Double caerulean blue with 
golden center and white... .35 
One of each of the above 5 Iris for $1.50 
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