AQUATIC SEEDS, FINEST VARIETIES 
I take pleasure in presenting this descriptive list of plants, many of which are rare and beautiful. Those 
who have lakelets or water gardens will find it of interest. The seeds were all obtained this season. 
ALISMA Plantago, 2ft. A graceful bog plant, leaves 
all radical, firs. 3-petaled, rose, in whorls; July. 
BUTOMUS Umbellatus, 2ft. Water Gladiolus, rosy 
flowers in umbels on naked stems, leaves narrow. 
CALTHA Palustris, 6in. Tufts of pretty foliage a- 
dorned with lovely golden cups in Spring, bogs. 
CAREX Pendula, 4ft. A graceful Sedge, the leaves 
broad, firs in long, drooping, cylindrical spikes. 
CYPERUS Alternifolius, 2ft. Umbrella Plant, an 
elegant Sedge, for pots as well as water margins. 
Papyrus, 6ft. Egyptian Paper Plant, tall graceful 
plumes, hardy South, protect at the North. 
DROSERA Rotundifolia, 4in. Circular leaves encir¬ 
cled by red hairs, firs white on erect scapes, hardy. 
IRIS Pseud-acorus, Water Flag, 2ft. A hardy bog 
plant, firs large, bright yellow and orange, fine. 
LYCOPUS Europaeus, 2ft. Marsh Horehound, a 
broad serrated-leaved perennial, unattractive firs. 
MENTHA Aquatica, Water Mint, 2ft. A hardy mint# 
ovate leaves and dense terminal spikes of firs. 
MENYANTHES Trifoliata, Bog Bean. A handsome 
plant found in the marshes of England, firs, white 
suffused with pink and beautifully fringed, hardy. 
MY030TIS Palustris, 6in. A very pretty continuous- 
blooming hardy perennial marsh Forget-me-not, 
the flowers are lovely blue, in pretty clusters. 
NELUMBIUM Speciosum, 3ft. The great Egyptian 
Bean of Pythagoteus, elegant umbrella foliage held 
above the water and huge rosy-tipped, tulip-like, 
richly-scented flowers a foot in diameter. 
NUPHAR Luteum. Big fleshy round leaves and 
showy golden flowers the size of a duck egg. 
NYMPHAEA Alba, the well-known white Water Lily. 
Coerulea, the blue Water Lily, a lovely free-bloom¬ 
ing plant, handsome; needs Winter protection. 
Lotus, a tender Water Lily, the true Egyptian Lotus. 
Pygmaea, a handsome hardy species from Central 
Asia, fragrant white firs, from June till September. 
Rose Hybrids and Blue Hybrids, two fine races of 
Water Lilies, separate or mixed. 
Splendid Special Mixture of many sorts. 
PARNASSIA Palustris, Gin. An elegant bog plant, 
grass-like with showy white veined flowers. 
SAGITTARIA Sagittifolia, 1ft. Erect racemes of 
showy white flowers, leaves arrow-shaped. 
SCOPARIUS, very ornamental Rush; bog plant. 
SIUM Latifolium, 5ft. Water Parsnip, an umbellifer¬ 
ous plant, flowers white, in compound umbels. 
TYPHA Latifolia, Cat-o-nine-tails, 5ft. A handsome 
hardy water plant; flowers in dense spikes, brown 
THE FINEST ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
All grasses are more or less graceful and beautiful, but the following are among the 
finest and most admired. A bed of the choicer ones will afford much satisfaction and pleasure. Clumps 
of the taller ones are elegant as single specimens, while such kinds as Agrostis, Briza, Hordeum, Lagurus, 
Tricholaena, and many others are fine for bouquets in Summer, and when dried may be artistically used 
with everlastings for Winter decorations. Some are annuals and some perennials, and all are of easy cul¬ 
ture from seeds. Stipa Pinnata is prized as a pot plant. 
AGROSTIS Laxiflora, 2ft. Slender, wide panicles. 
Nebulosa, 1ft. Cloud Grass, cloud-like panicles. 
I Pulchella, 1ft. Hair Grass, lovely bouquet, annual. 
ANTHOXANTHUM Odoratum, 1 ft. Sweet Vernal. 
Gracile, 9in. Fine for edging of beds or borders. 
ARUNDO Donax Variegata, 10ft. Striped leaves. 
AVENA Sterilis, 2ft. Drooping spikes, elegant grass. 
BRACHYPODIUM Gracile, 1ft. Trembling, lovely. 
BRIZA Maxima, 2ft. Big Quaking Grass, elegant 
nodding panicles, good to cut or dry, fine annual. 
Media, 1ft. Filmy panicles of shining purple spike- 
lets, tremulous with the slightest breeze, lovely. 
Gracilis, 8 in. Spikelets on hair-like stems, pretty. 
BRIZOPYRUM Siculum, lift. Annual, many-flowd, 
two-ranked, flat spikelets on decumbent stems. 
BROMUS Brizaformis, 2ft. Fine biennial, bouquets. 
Madritensis, 2ft. Long dense panicles, small spikes. 
Macrostachyus, 2ft. Long ornamental spikes, fine. 
CERATOCHLOA Pendula, 3ft. Panicles 10 in. long. 
CHLORIS Barbata, 1ft. Spikes 2in. long, from India. 
CHRYSURUS Cynosuroides, 6 inches, a low annual 
with silken plumes that become golden when ripe- 
COIX Lachryma, 3ft, Job's Tears. Used for beads. 
Aurea Zebrina, massive foliage blotched golden. 
DIPLACHNE Fascicularis, 2ft. A marsh grass, fine. 
ELEUSINE Oligostachia, 1 ft. Fine Winter bouquets. 
ELYMUS Giganteus, Giant Bunch Grass, clumps. 
ERAGROSTIS Abyssinica, 3ft. Fragrant, panicles 
loose, open, the hair-like drooping branches tipp¬ 
ed with spikelets. Used in Africa for bead making. 
Elegans, lOin. Love Grass, v/hite spikelets, fine. 
Maxima, Giant Love Grass, big diffuse panicles set 
with pretty small spikelets, excellent for bouquets. 
ERIANTHUS Ravennae, 6ft. Plume Grass, elegant 
hardy plant, leaves long, graceful, feathery plume. 
EUCHLAENA Luxurians, 12ft. A very handsome an¬ 
nual with 20 stems springing from a single seed, 
each tipped by dense panicle, leaves long, broad. 
EULALIA Zebrina, 4ft. Striped hardy perennial, fine. 
FESTUCA Glauca, 1ft. Fine for edging or border. 
Rigida, lOin. Tufted grass, fine for rockeries. 
Stipoides, 2ft. The Feather Grass-like Fescue, fine. 
GYMNOTKPiIX Latifolium, 10ft. A noble perennial* 
big clumps, graeeful nodding spikes, splendid. 
Japonicum, 3 feet. Silvery spikes, purple anthers, 
long prominent bristles, splendid hardy perennial. 
GYNERIUM Argenteum, 2ft. Pampas grass, elegant 
hardy perennial, immense silvery plumes, silky. 
Hoseum, exquisite big fluffy rosy plumes, hardy. 
HORDEUM Jubatum, Squirrel-tail, spikes long, fine. 
ISOLEPIS Gracilis, bog plant; drooping, slender fol¬ 
iage, hiding the pot; a splendid plant. 
KOELERIA Setacea, 2ft. Tufted perennial grass with 
spikelets in panicles, for bouquets, green or dry. 
LAGURUS Ovatus, 1ft. Flare's-tail, fluffy white 
heads, showy in gardens from July to Sept, fine. 
LASIAGROSTIS Gracilis, 2ft. Annual, very pretty. 
MELICA Altissima, 3ft. Tall Pearl Grass, handsome. 
ORYZA Sativa, 2ft. Rice, chief food of China. 
PANICUM Altissimum, 6ft. Guinea Grass, splendid. 
Capillare, 2ft. Panicles large, numerous, bouquets. 
Plicatum Variegatum, an exquisite basket plant. 
Sulcatum, 3ft. Palm-like foliage, used for pots. 
Virgatum, 5ft. Hardy, very ornamental, panicles 
graceful, drooping, purple, admirable for borders. 
PASPALUM Elegans, 3ft. Elegant Millet Grass. 
PENNISETUM Longistylum, 1ft. Half-hardy annual. 
Macrourum, 4ft. Very ornamental hardy perennial. 
Rueppelianum, 4ft. Fine big purple plumes, hardy. 
POA Pilosa, 1ft. Filmy brov/n panicles, hardy per. 
POLYPOGON Monspeliensis, 2ft. Panicles dense. 
SETARIA Nigra, 4ft. Panicles of small bloom heads. 
SORGHUM Nigrum, 5ft. Black Millet, for bouquets. 
STIPA Pennata, 2ft. Per. Feather Grass, for borders. 
TRICHOLAENA Rosea, 2ft. Fine fluffy rosy plumes. 
UNIOLA Latifolia, 3ft. Panicles loose, fine for vases. 
ZEA Japonica Quadricolor, 3ft. Striped in 4 colors. 
Gracillima Variegata, 3ft. A beautiful striped sort. 
Perfecta Gigantea, 5ft. Striped in 4 colors. 
Complete Special Mixture of Ornamental Grasses. 
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