Shallow Water and Bog Plants 
Wise water gardeners imitate Nature, combining Shallow Water and Bog 
Plants with their Water Lilies to form a miniature water-scape. 
Butterfly Lily. Tall Canna-like plant, 
bearing large white or yellow flow¬ 
ers. 25c each. 
Cat-Tail. A favorite native swamp 
plant. 15c each; $1.00 per doz. 
Floating Heart. Leaves resemble min¬ 
iature Water Lilies. Bright yellow 
blossoms. 4 for 50c; $1.25 per doz. 
Forget-me-not. For edging pool. Clear 
blue flowers with yellow eye. 15c 
each; $1.25 per doz. 
Primrose Willow. Slim, graceful plants 
with bright yellow blossoms. 30c 
each; 3 for 75c. 
Saururus Cernuus. A hardy bog plant 
with a dense terminal spike of fra¬ 
grant flowers. 30c each; 3 for 75c. 
Spiral Palm. A plant somewhat like the 
Umbrella Palm from Brazil. 30c 
each; 3 for 75c. 
Umbrella Palm. Shallow pools or bogs. 
Very distinctive. 25c each; 3 for 
65c. 
Cat-Tail 
Giant Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifo- 
lia). Large arrow-shaped leaves and 
white flowers of good size. 25c each; 
3 for 65c. 
Green Taro (Colocasia indica). A 
bright green ornamental pool-edge 
plant. 30c each; 3 for 75c. 
Imperial Taro (Colocasia antiquorum 
illustris). Violet and blotched brown 
leaves. 50c each. 
Iris Pseudacorus (Yellow Flag). Very 
hardy. 3 for 65c; $1.75 per doz. 
Iris Versicolor (Blue Flag). Native 
American species. 3 for 65c; $1.75 
per doz. 
Japanese Taro (Violet Stem Taro). 
Beautiful blue-green leaf and violet 
stems. 75c each. 
Lobelia Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 
A decorative native plant with broad 
leaves and spikes of fiery red flowers. 
Height 2 feet. 30c each; 3 for 75c. 
Papyrus (Egytpian Paper Plant). 
Grows in shallow water, attaining 
height of from 5 to 8 ft. 30c each; 
3 for 75c. 
Parrot Feather. Excellent for trailing 
over fountain, or planting at base of 
taller plants. Feathery parrot-green 
tendrils spread into a carpet. 3 for 
25c; 90c per doz. 
Pickerel Rush. Broad, flat leaves with 
pretty flowers. Height 2 feet. 25c 
each; 3 for 65c. 
Special Collections 
of Shallow Water and Bog Plants 
No. 1—FOR MINIATURE POOL 
2x4 ft., $1.20 
1 Pickerel Rush 1 Umbrella Palm 
1 Arrowhead 3 Water Hyacinths 
3 Cat-tails_3 Oxygenating Plants 
No. 2—FOR SMALL POOL 
4x6 ft., $2.75 
2 Umbrella Palms 3 Water Hyacinths 
Green Taro 
Pickerel Rush 
Cat-tail 
Papyrus 
Arrowhead 
1 
Shell Flower 
Oxygenating 
Plants 
Iris Versicolor 
Yellow Flag 
Pickerel Rush 
No. 3—FOR POOL OF MEDIUM 
SIZE 
6x9 or 7x10 ft., $4.50 
Imperial Taro 
Umbrella 
Palms 
Papyrus 
Iris Pseuda¬ 
corus 
Green Taro 
Arrowheads 
Pickerel Rush 
Water Hya¬ 
cinths 
Cat-tails 
Shell Flowers 
Floating 
Hearts 
Water Pop¬ 
pies 
Oxygenating 
Plants 
Duck Weed 
Salvinia 
Water Fern 
Water Hyacinth 
Umbrella Palm 
Variegated Sweet Flag. A long, grace¬ 
ful, swordlike leaf. 2 feet high. 35c 
each; 3 for 90c. 
Water Hyacinth (Creeping). Plant in 
mud; it will grow to surface, then 
creep among Water Lily pads. Pro¬ 
duces spikes of pale blue flowers. 
40c each; 3 for $1.00. 
Water Hyacinth (Floating). A floating 
plant bearing pale blue flowers on 
Hyacinth-like spikes. 10c each; 3 
for 25c. 
Water Plantain. Pretty heart-shaped 
leaves about a foot out of water. 
10c each; 3 for 25c. 
Water Poppy. Leaves float on water. 
Flowers resemble yellow California 
Poppies. Almost everblooming. 10c 
each; 3 for 25c. 
FLOATING PLANTS 
These plants add greatly to the interest of a 
pool. Some of them produce beautiful flowers. 
Duck Weed. A small hardy plant; the root' 
lets make tender lunches for goldfish. 20c per 
portion. 
Salvinia. Small, soft green leaves, growing in 
chain. 25c per portion. 
Shell Flower (Water Lettuce). Blue-green fluted 
leaves growing in rosette formation. 15c each; 
4 for 50c; #1.10 per doz. 
Water Fern. A real fern with foliage resem¬ 
bling garden lettuce. Leaf-propagating. 5 for 
50c; #1.10 per doz. 
Water Snowflake. Dainty white flowers. Leaf- 
propagating. 3 for 50c; #1.50 per doz. 
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