BELDT’S AQUARIUM SAINT LOUIS, MO. 
Water Lettuce Water Fern Banana Plant Dwarf Anacharis Hairgrass Water Sprite Southern Spatterdock 
TRY BELDT’S GREENHOUSE-GROWN PLANTS IN YOUR AQUARIUM 
Water Sprite 
A fern-like plant of light green 
foliage which is of recent intro¬ 
duction and has made many 
friends. 
Each.$0.25 3 for.$0.60 
Dwarf anacharis 
A dwarf variety of elodea es¬ 
pecially suited to smaller tanks 
but equally effective in larger 
aquariums. 
Per bunch, $0.15. 3 for $0.40 
Southern spatterdock 
A beautiful foliage plant which 
lias a delicate light green color. 
Each.$0.20 3 for.$0.50 
Round leaf spatterdock 
A smaller variety with round 
leaves. 
Each.$0.15 3 for.$0.40 
Dozen.$1.25 
Hairgrass 
A well-liked small dense grow¬ 
ing grass which forms small 
leaves about 4 inches long. 
Per portion.$0.25 
Banana plant 
A novelty plant which is very 
popular. Grows from the seeds of 
the snowflake lily, the seed for¬ 
mation growth resembling a min¬ 
iature bunch of bananas from 
which the leaves sprout. 
Each.$0.15 4 for.$0.50 
Echinoderus Radicans 
Formerly known as sagitteria 
guyanensis. Broad green leaves, 
5 inches long, are produced from 
a single root growth. 
Each .$0.50 
Water Snowflake 
A lily-like aquatic plant; the 
leaves float on the water surface; 
requires sufficient sunlight. 
Each .$0.35 
Aponogeton fenestralis 
Madagascar lace plant, the fin¬ 
est and rarest of all aquatic 
plants. The thick leaves form a 
lacy perforated growth. 
Each .$10.00 
Aponogeton Ulvaceum 
A beautiful aquatic plant of re¬ 
cent introduction belonging to 
the Madagascar Lace Leaf fam¬ 
ily. Beautiful light green leaves 
about 5 inches long, forming a 
rosette. 
Each .$1.50 
Aponogeton Crispum 
Also of recent introduction, 
produces medium green, curly 
edged leaves, all of which grow 
from a center root. A very at¬ 
tractive plant. 
Each .$1.00 
Under Water Palm 
An aquatic plant which pro¬ 
duces palm-shaped spikes which 
grow similar to the Umbrella 
palm. 
Per portion.$0.25 
Amazon Sword Plant 
The foliage is similar to sagit¬ 
teria sinensis only stronger and 
the growth is more symmetrical 
and many more leaves are pro¬ 
duced. 
Each.—$0.35 3 for.-$1.00 
Brazilian Under Water Fern 
This plant of recent introduc¬ 
tion produces waxy green leaves 
about 4 inches long. 
Each ..$0.50 
Potomogeton Crispus 
A plant similar in growth to 
Ludwigia, except the leaves are 
long. much like cryptecoryne 
willisi but the plants grow more 
compact. 
Per bunch.—$0.15 3 for.—$0.40 
Fanciers’ Special 
Collections 
Collection No. 1 
A 5-gallon aquarium collection 
of assorted plants, postpaid $0.65 
Collection No. 2 
A fine collection of aquarium 
plants for 10-gallon aquarium. 
Postpaid .$1.25 
BOG PLANTS 
Plants which grow above the 
water, but roots must be sub¬ 
merged in flower pots. All suit¬ 
able for aquariums indoors. 
Umbrella Palm 
The most popular of these va¬ 
rieties. 
Each .$0.25 
Spiral Palm 
Similar to Umbrella Palm, ex¬ 
cept that the leaves grow in per¬ 
fect spiral shape. 
Each .$0.25 
Hedychium coronarium 
A beautiful foliage plant simi¬ 
lar to water canna; easily grown 
if pot is kept in water. This 
feature applies to all of these bog 
plants. Try some of them. 
Each.$0.35 3 for.$1.00 
Supreme Collection 
Three Cryptecoryne willisi, 3 
Cryptecoryne cordatum, 3 Crypte¬ 
coryne griffithi, 2 Japanese Spat¬ 
terdock, $1.50. 
Rarity Collection 
One each of following plants: 
Madagascar Dwarf Aquarium 
Lily, Water Violet, Australian 
Aquatic Four-leaf Clover, Egyp¬ 
tian Dwarf Red Deaf Under Wa¬ 
ter Lily, one Cryptecoryne grif¬ 
fithi. Special for.$2.00 
Fanciers’ Special 
Fanciers, get our nice selection 
of plants to balance 15-gallon 
aquariums: Vallisneria, Elodea, 
Round Leaf Japanese Spatter- 
dock, Sagitteria, etc. Enough 
plants for ornamental, and prac¬ 
tical planting of your aquarium. 
Including one Cryptecoryne grif¬ 
fithi, free. For only $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
African four leaf clover 
A nice aquatic plant resembling 
four leaf clover. Each leaf is 
produced on a single stem. 
Each.$0.20 3 for.$0.50 
Water violet 
A plant similar to Spatterdock, 
except that the oblong leaves are 
produced on longer stems. 
Each.$0.20 . 3 for.$0.50 
FLOATING PLANTS 
Water Lettuce 
A floating plant requiring sev¬ 
eral hours’ direct sunlight daily 
to bring to perfection. 
Each.$0.10 3 for.$0.25 
Floating Fern 
The most popular floating 
plant does not require very much 
sunlight. Ideal for baby fish to 
hide over partly submerged 
leaves; young plants grow right 
from the leaves. 
Each.$0.10 6 for.$0.40 
Dozen.$0.75 
Salvinia 
Small leaves, y 2 inch across, 
are formed in clusters. 
Per portion.$0.35 
Duck Weed 
A well-known small floating 
plant. 
Per portion.$0.25 
Water Hyacinth 
A floating plant which is very 
popular for spawning, as the 
roots, which are dense and bushy, 
afford a lot of protection to the 
eggs. Used extensively in gold¬ 
fish pools and for spawning tropi¬ 
cals. 
Each.$0.10 Dozen .$0.75 
Parrotsfeather 
A trailing plant of light green 
foliage which grows above water 
level. 
Per bunch—.$0.10 Dozen....$1.00 
Floating Plant Collection 
Six varieties. $1.00 postpaid. 
Water poppy 
A well-liked plant. The waxy 
green leaves reach the water sur¬ 
face and give a decided lily-like 
effect. 
Each.$0.15 6 for.$0.75 
Utricularia minor 
Common name, Bladderwort. A 
dense growing floating plant, 
ideal for breeding purpose. 
Per portion.$0.35 
Crystalwort 
Another well-liked floating 
plant with a light green foliage 
of fine crystal-like threads. 
Per portion.$0.35 
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