WATER HYACINTH 
FLOAVING WATER HYACINTH IS ONE OF THE BEST PLANTS FOR THE POOL AND GIVES 
MORE BLOCM THAN ANY WATER PLANTS IF PROPERLY CARED FOR 
THEY ARE SO EASY TO GROW: ONE, DOZEN PLANTS IF FLOATED IN A WARM SUNNY 
PLACH IN THE POOL, DUSIED WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FERTILIZER, WILL PRODUCE 
A LOT OF BLOOM AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PLANTS, ' 
Nothing is better ror the fish in sosawning, as the fine roots of water 
hyacinth suit the fish perfectly. 
When tl.e fish spawn and the eggs can be seen | 
on the hyacinth roots, remove these plants to a 
shallow part of the pool and surround with screen 
so the large fish oan not eat these eggs. 
Goldfish eggs hatch in about four. days in 
Summer, and the little fish need no feeding for 
several days. 
Water hyacinth are best cultivated by giving 
them vlenty of water for floating, and in a 
sunny place, Dust the plants once each week 
with fine grovid bone meal, this will not hurt 
the fish, if weather is very dry and hot, spray 
the plants late in the evening several times 
each weeke | | 

Water hyacinth are very tender and can hardly 
be Wintered if there is much ice. Flants are | 
not costly, so it is best to replace each seasons 
BE SURE TO PUT IN AT LEAST 25 GOOD HYACINTH PLANTS IN YOUR POOL EACH 
SEASON, SBE THEM BLOOM AND WATCH THE FISH THRIVE. THE FISH FIND THE 
SMALL TENDER ROOTS SO GOOD TO EAT THAT UNLESS THBRE IS A GOOD NUMBER OF 
PLANTS THEY WILL STRIP THE ROOTS OF A SMALL NUMBER AND CAUSE THEM TO TURN 
YELLOW. / 
WE WILL SEND YOU CLEAN WELL ROOTED PLANTS, AND IN LOTS OF 25 WILL 
INCLUDE A PACKAGE OF BONE MBAL FOR FERTILIZING. 
25 = NICE ROOTED HYACINTH PLANTS AND FERTILIZER +» « « « «© « » $1400 
100 - NICE HYACINTH PLANTS, No fertilizer » « « «+ + 6 4 © © $3,400 
HOWELLS WATER GARDEN, SHELLMAN, GEORGIA. 
