Cat-Tail 
Umbrella Palm 
Pickerel Rush 
Water Hyacinth 
SHALLOW WATER oW BOG PLANTS 
A NATURAL POND contains many other aquatic plants besides Water Lilies. Wise gardeners imitate Nature, 
combining Shallow Water and Bog Plants with their Water Lilies to give variety and beauty of effect. Floating 
Plants have an especially wide range. They may be used in the shallowest and deepest pools. 
Butterfly Lily. Tall, canna-like plant, bear¬ 
ing large white or yellow flowers. 25c 
each. 
Cat-tail. A favorite native swamp plant. 
15c each; ^1.00 per doz. 
Floating Heart. Leaves resemble miniature 
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. 
Giant Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia). 
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 illus- 
tris). Violet and blotched brown leaves. 
30c each. 
Iris Pseudacorus (Yellow Flag). Very 
hardy. 3 for 65c; ^1.75 per doz. 
Iris Versicolor (Blue Flag). Native Amer¬ 
ican species. 3 for 65c; ^1.75 per doz. 
Japanese Taro (Violet Stem Taro). Beau¬ 
tiful 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 (Egyptian 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 pret¬ 
ty flowers. Height 2 feet. 25c each; 3 
for 65c. 
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 fragrant flow¬ 
ers. 30c each; 3 for 75c. 
Spiral Palm. A plant somewhat like the 
LImbrella Palm from Brazil. 30c each; 
3 for 75c. 
Umbrella Palm. Shallow pools or bogs. 
Very distinctive. 25c each; 3 for 65c. 
Variegated Sweet Flag. A long, graceful, 
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. Produces spikes 
of pale blue flowers. 40c each; 3 for 
^ 1 . 00 . 
Water Hyacinth (Floating). A floating 
plant bearing pale blue flowers on Hya¬ 
cinth-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. Flow¬ 
ers 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 beauti¬ 
ful flowers. 
Duck Weed. A small hardy plant; the 
rootlets make tender lunches for gold¬ 
fish. 20c per portion. 
Salvinia. Small, soft green leaves, grow¬ 
ing in chain. 25c per portion. 
Shell Flower (Water Lettuce). Blue-green 
fluted leaves growing in rosette forma¬ 
tion. 15c each; 4 for 50c; ^1.10 per doz. 
Water Fern. A real fern with foliage re¬ 
sembling garden lettuce. Leaf-propagat¬ 
ing. 5 for 50c; ^1.10 per doz. 
Water Snowflake. Dainty white flowers. 
Leaf-propagating. 3 for 50c; ^1.50 per 
doz. 
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 
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No. 2—FOR SMALL POOL 
4x6 
LJmbrella Palms 
Green Taro 
Pickerel Rush 
Cat-tail 
Papyrus 
Arrowhead 
ft., ^2.75 
3 Water Hyacinths 
1 Shell Flower 
2 Oxygenating 
Plants 
4 Iris Versicolor 
2 Yellow Flag 
No. 3—FOR POOL OF MEDIUM 
SIZE 
6 X 9 or 7 X 10 ft., ^4.50 
Imperial Taro 
Umbrella Palms 
Papyrus 
Iris Pseudacorus 
Green Taro 
Arrowheads 
Pickerel Rush 
Water Hyacinths 
2 Cat-tails 
3 Shell Flowers 
2 Floating Hearts 
2 Water Poppies 
5 Oxygenating Plant 
1 Duck Weed 
1 Salvinia 
1 Water Fern 
Aquatic Plants for the Outdoor Pool and Indoor Aquarium 
All lOc Plants 3 for 25c; 90 c per dozen 
The plants listed below may be used either in the outdoor pool or the indoor aquarium. Many of these, marked 
with an asterisk (*), are Oxygenating Plants. This group is indispensable to the balanced water garden or indoor 
aquarium. Oxygenating Plants absorb impurities from the water and liberate life-sustaining oxygen. It is not nec¬ 
essary to change the water if the pool contains a proper percentage of Oxygenating Plants. 
. Green Ludwigia . 
‘‘‘Sagittaria Sinensis. 
. . .^0.05 
Cryptocoryne Willisi. Large pointed 
"'Giant Anacharis. 
‘‘‘Sagittaria, Broadleaf. 
... .05 
leaves. 
.$0.25 
‘^‘English Pigmy Anacharis 
.10 
‘“‘Spatterdock, American. 
... .10 
Cryptocoryne Griffith!. 
Broad red 
Bacopia . 
‘‘‘Spatterdock, Japanese . 
... .10 
and green leaves . . . . 
.50 
Bacopia Minor . 
Creeping Charlie Moneywort 
... .10 
Water sprite . 
.10 
"Cabomba. 
Banana Plants . 
... .10 
Green Myriophyllum . . . 
.10 
Cryptocoryne Cordata. Wide 
red 
Plants marked with 
asterisk (‘‘‘J 
are 
"‘Italian Vallisneria. 
Doz., 25c 
and blue leaves . 
... .75 
Oxygenating Plants. 
LOTUS • M<ut the jUlUeA, 
From the dawn of civilization, the Lotus has been looked upon with awe and admiration. There is historic 
charm and romance as well as present-day beauty in’the Lotus. 
Egyptian Lotus. The sacred flower of story and legend. Beautiful large, pink flowers, borne on long stems. 
Unique seed pods. Flowers and leaves are thrust far out of the water. Fragrant. Each, ^1.50. 
American Lotus. Grows wild in some sections of America. The brilliant yellow flowers measure from 8 to 10 
inches across. Good for contrast with the Sacred Lotus of Egypt. Each, ^1.50. 
Japanese Lotus. The best white Lotus, carrying the traditions of old Japan. The flowers are large and deli¬ 
ciously fragrant. Easily grown. Very beautiful. Each, ^1,50. 
Pnicje /IIL jHotud. $ 3.75 
RAMAPO WATER CARD 
