Fig. 51 Fig. 52 Fig. 53 
Fig. 51—Water Hyacinth. Fig. 52—Umbrella Plant 
Fig. 53—-Parrot’s Feather. 
WATER PLANTS 
PARROT’S FEATHER Myriophyllum proserpinacoides. 
A very beautiful fast growing, fine feathery water plant. 
Small, 15e; Med. 25c; Large, 50c. 
UMBRELLA PLANT Cyperus alternifolius. Always 
presents an attractive appearance as a pot plant or in 
the water garden. Small, 10c; Med. 25c; Large, 50c. 
WATER HYACINTH Piaropus crassipes. A beautiful 
tloading water plant with bright blue flowers borne in 
hyacinth like spikes. One of the very best water gar¬ 
den plants. Small, 15c; Med. 25c; Large, 50c. 
Fig. 54—-Air Pines and Spanish Moss growing on a limb 
of a Cypress Tree. 
AIR PLANTS 
Hang these plants fastened to rough bark in moss in 
the air above your other plants and sprinkle when water¬ 
ing your plants. 
BUTTERFLY ORCHIDS (EpitXendrum Tampense) 
These dainty and graceful little orchids are found grow¬ 
ing on the bark of trees in the dense jungles of Florida, 
where each Spring, they put forth great numbers of neat 
greenish brown flowers variously marked with bright 
rose purple. Each flower is about one inch across and 
lasts many days. The plants are very easily grown fast¬ 
ened to rough bark and sprinkled with water. 
Min'ature plants, 15c; Larger plants 25c-50c-$1.00. Small 
flowering sized plants established on cypress wood, 50c. 
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