PLANTS AND HOW 70 HANDLED. ON ARRIVAL a 
In planting an aquarium, tall plants are ‘usilelly placed. in the Ser cin 
with the shorter plants in front. 
Vallisnerias ‘as,'well ” as some types of 
Sagittarias are usually used in the background. ‘We offer many decorative 
plants to be used as center plants. 
the aquariun. 
The type” used depends on the Bize of 
Bunched plants consist of several sprigs tied together with a piece of- 
lead. Remove, the lead and push cach sprig into the sand where it will 
root. Plants sold as cuttings also root when planted in the aquarium 
PLOATING PLANTS such as Salvinia, Floating Valentines, Water Hyacinths, 
Water Lottuce, > Floating Woter Fern, otc., should be allowed to Ploat 
oven though they have roots. They should not be planted! 
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Lack of sunlight is one of the greatest causes of plant spoilage. With 4 
a few exceptions, Aquarium Plants require from 3 to 5 hours of sunlight 
per day, or the equivalent in strong cloectric light in which the light f 
bulb is placed directly over the surface of tho aquarium water. Plants 
kept without some direct sunlight or artificial light usually deteriorate. 
Sunshine is also necessary for the good health of fish. Some varieties 
contract the disease known as “Rickets" because of the lack of sunlight. 
Fish with this disease look caved=-in and scom to have hollow stomachs. 
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BUI CHED D PLANTS - Giant Anacharis 
Myriophyllum 
“Ludwigia .. | Parrotsfeathor 
_ Bacopa Cabomba 
ALL OF THE ABOVE ARD 15¢ FOR DICH BUNCH OR 12 BUNCHDS OF A KIND FOR $1.50 
DCH 
Corkscrow Vallisneria Torta 706 
Vallisneria Spiralis 
. Long, Narrow, Tough Leaf +06 
Jtalion Vallisneria, Aque Grown.05 
Leopard Vallisncria, Rare 220 
Rubra Vallisnoria, Wine Red 025 
Giant Tropical Vallisneria 02D 
Sagittarin Sinonsis 4" to 7". 15 
ROOTED ‘PLANTS 
DOZ 
60: 
»60 
250 
2 200 
26d0 
2250 
1.90 
BACH . DOZ. 
Sagittaria Sublata 4" to 7" 12". $1320 
Sagittaria Natans 8" to 15". .12° ‘Wego 
Sagittaria Pusilla, Pigmy 13". 3".06 .60 
Sag. Microfolia "Carpet Sag" .07 «70 
(about 2" high) 
Grass Leaf Sag. “Dwarf .Sub." .05 050 
Sagittaria Lorata, Many Leaved .50 = 
Giont Sage Grandi 12" to 20" 275 - 
DECORATIVE, RARE & NOVELTY PLWITS | i 
Lucky Justralien 4 Leaf Clovor .25 
Underwater Banana «15 
squatic Pignuy Violots -10 
Green Wator Rose - Pretty 100 
Water Lottuce = Lquarium Size 015 
Woter Eyoacinths 13 e15 
Floating Vator Forn (ustralia).20 
Southern ' "Capo Foar" Spattordock .25 2.50 
Round Leaf Spattordock Pits) 
Needle Grass 208 
Water Toadstools “Ponnywort" .10 
Nadagascar Blue Aquarium Lily 4.50 
Saururus lucidus eco 
Brazillian Underwater, Fern > @d5 
Truo Water Orchid 2 005 
Poor Man's Lace Plant 920 
Guayanensis (Ech.e radicans) 1,00 
Dxtroa Largo 250: 
Water Poppy, Blooms in aque Py) 
$2 .50 
1.50 
1.00 
2.50 
1.50 
1.50 
2.00 
3250 
230 
1.00 
2000 
3250 
350 
2 200 
2.50 
” 
fponogeton Crispus, from Ceylon 
Bolongs to Lace Plant Fanily 
Young Plants 260 
Mother " $4.00 
Wide OR Narrow Loaf fmazon Sword Plants 
~ Young 035 = $3.50 
liedium ; 1.00 
Extra Largo Mother Plts.4.50 
Honduras Cellophanc, Meds. . 60 
Show 1.425 
Water Sprito (Cera. Sil.) 050 
: cryptocoryne Willisii 050 3.00 
Cordata ~~" s40 4.00 
R Griffithii . 1.00 
* Bockotti 250 3.00 
Hote Zostorofolia 15¢ Por Cutting 
fmbulia Hote(India)15¢ " . 
Didiplis"Wator Hodge" 15¢ por cutting 
