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foliage. 
CABOMBA 
FLOATING PLANTS 
Water Hyacinth. A very showy, interesting floating 
plant. Glossy green leaves. Flowers are borne on a stem 
Six to eight flowers in a spike. 
Killed by frost and should be 
treated as an annual. Price, 75c for 3; $2.25 per dozen. 
about one foot high. 
Flowers are pale blue. 
Water Poppy. <A very small plant producing large yellow 
Its roots should be planted in the soil. 
50c for 3; $1.50 per dozen. 
poppy flowers. 
Water Lettuce (Shell Flower). 
aquatic plant. 
A very ornamental 
Floats on the surface and is four to six 
inches across. It likes the shade. It has blue green fluted 
Killed by frost. 50c for 3; $1.50 per dozen. 
leaves. 
OXYGENATING PLANTS 
Cabomba. A splendid oxygenating plant; a rapid grower, 
roots easily and splendid for fish to spawn on. 
Price, 75c per half dozen bunches. 
Myriophyllum. We sell only the red-stemmed. This 
is probably the best of all for goldfish spawning. 
Price, 75c per half dozen bunches. 
Under this heading are included Floating 
plants, which float on the water; submerged 
plants, which grow in the water but send up 
stems and leaves above the water surface. 
Every pool needs these plants. They are orna- 
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WATER HYACINTH 
SHALLOW WATER PLANTS 
Arrow-Head (Giant). 
but we have yet to see any so large and thrifty as grow 
in our gardens. A hardy plant from 1 to 3 feet producing 
We have seen many of these, 
large spikes of white flowers. 
2 for 50c; 5 for $1.00; $2.00 per dozen. 
A favorite native swamp plant. Easy 
Hardy. 
4 for 85c; $1.50 per dozen. 
Common Cattail. 
to grow and ornamental. 
Parrot Feather. A rapid grower with feathery green 
Hardy. 6 for 85c; $1.60 per dozen. 
Water Plantain. A plant along the edge in shallow water 
Has tall branching spikes of 
4 for 60c; $1.50 per dozen. 
Pickerel Rush. This is a fine native aquatic plant. The 
flowers are blue, borne on a close set spike. It is free 
blooming, and is a very useful plant in shallow water at 
the edge of the pond, one of the best shallow water plants. 
Hardy. 2 for 60c; $2.25 per dozen. 
stems. 
with heart-shaped leaves. 
white flowers. Hardy. 
Sagittaria. This is a very valuable plant. The leaves are 
broad sagittate. The flowers are pure white. It has a 
luxuriant growth at the margin of ponds or streams. It is 
also used in the aquarium. Hardy. 
6 for 75c; $1.25 per dozen. 
Marsh Marigold. This plant is especially adapted for 
moist, wet ground or around the edge of the pool. It has 
clusters of large bright yellow flowers which are borne freely 
early in the spring. It is one of the most attractive of our 
native plants. Hardy. 4 for $1.25; $2.75 per dozen. 
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