SHALLOW WATER and BOG PLANTS 
Cat-tail 
Umbrella Palm 
Pickerel Rush 
The wise water garden enthusiast starts with Water Lilies, but he 
also adds Shallow Water and Bog Plants to lend variety and balance 
Some of these are oxygenating, absolutely essential for keeping the 
water from becoming stagnant. Others float on the surface and are 
adaptable to any depth of pool. By skillful planting it is possible to 
create a very naturalistic effect. 
Butterfly Lily. Tall, Cannadike 
plant, bearing 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 flow¬ 
ers of good size. 15c each; 3 
for 40c. 
Green Taro (Colocasia indica). 
A bright green ornamental 
pool-edge plant. 30c each; 3 
for 75c. 
Imperial Taro (Colocasia anti¬ 
quorum 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). Na¬ 
tive American species. 3 for 
65c; $1.75 per doz. 
Japanese Taro (Violet Stem Ta¬ 
ro). Beautiful blue-green leaf 
and violet stems. 50c each. 
Lobelia Cardin alis (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, at¬ 
taining height of from 5 to 8 
feet. 30c each; 3 for 75c. 
Parrot Feather. Excellent for 
trailing over fountain or plant¬ 
ing 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. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
Primrose Willow. Slim, graceful 
plants with bright yellow blos¬ 
soms. 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 Hyacinth-like 
spikes. 10c each; 3 for 25c. 
Water Poppy. Leaves float on 
water. Flowers resemble yel¬ 
low California Poppies. Al¬ 
most 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 rootlets make tender 
lunches for goldfish. 20c per 
portion. 
Salvinia. Small, soft green leaves, 
growing in chain. 25c per por¬ 
tion. 
Shell Flower (Water Lettuce). 
Blue-green fluted leaves grow¬ 
ing in rosette formation. 15c 
each; 4 for 50c; $1.10 per doz. 
Water Snowflake. Dainty white 
flowers. Leaf-propagating. 10c 
each; 3 for 25c. 
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