Water-lilies and Other Plants for the Garden Pool 
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Water Garden : 
Hardy Water-lilies 
WHITE 
Gladstone. Largest of white Water-lilies, 
requiring considerable space for best 
development. Flowers are pure white, cup- 
shaped, 6 to 8 inches across with golden 
ca stamens. Leaves dark green. Each 
Hopatcong. Very large, pure_ white, very 
fragrant. Flowers often 6 inches across. A 
free bloomer. Each $1.25. 
PINK 
Helen Fowler. Deep pink with lighter cen- 
ter, borne well above the water. Flowers 
are not so large but are produced con- 
tinuously. Each $1.75. 
Marliac Carnea. Large, soft flesh-pink, 
deeper toward center. Free flowering, wit 
large purplish red leaves changing to deep 
green. Each $2.50 
Rose Arey. Considered the most desirable 
of the fragrant Water-lilies. Brilliant pink. 
Petals are pointed and imecurved, with 
golden yellow stamens. Excellent bloomer, 
producing very large flowers often 7 to 
8 inches in diameter. Each $3.00. 
YELLOW 
Marliac Chromatella. Charming canary- 
yellow, 4 to 6 inches across. Leaves green 
mottled with brown. Each $2.50 
Sunrise. One of the first to open in the morn- 
ing. Free bloomer, 7 to 10 inches in diam- 
eter, and stands well above the water. 
Clear sulphur-yellow color. Each $3.50. 
RED 
Attraction. One of the most beautiful, 
often 8 to 10 inches across. On opening It 
is garnet-red with almost white sepals and 
stamens of rich mahogany, tipped with 
yellow. No pool is complete without it. 
Each $3.25. 
James Brydon. Cup-shaped flower of rich 
rose-crimson, 5 to 6 inches across. Early 
bloomer and rapid grower. Adapted to 
either tub or pool culture. Each $3.50. 
Tropical Day-Bloomers 
WHITE 
Mrs. G. H. Pring. Best pure white tropical 
Water-lily, producing large, fragrant, white 
flowers. Each $2.75. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
PINK 
General Pershing. The flowers are delight- 
fully fragrant, and are of a fine bright pink 
color. One of the best of the pinks. Each 
$3.50. 
Zanzibariensis Rosea. Fragrant, deep 
pink, 6 to 8 inches across. Opens earlier in 
ae oming than other varieties. Each 
BLUE 
August Koch. Flowers are 7 to 8 inches in 
diameter and rise from 8 to 10 inches out 
of the water. Petals are pale wistaria- 
violet. An excellent variety, blooming 
freely. Each $3.00. 
Henry Shaw. A very popular sweet-scented 
blue with chrome-colored stamens. A very 
free bloomer. One plant alone may have 
from five to six blooms at one time. Each 
$2.75. 
Pennsylvania (Blue Beauty). This is one 
of the most popular blue varieties. The 
flowers are large and bloom continuously 
from spring until frost. Each $3.00. 
Tropical Night-Bloomers 
Bissett. Petals extremely wide, beautiful 
pink. One of the best growers. Each $2.50. 
Dentata Superba (Juno). Pure white, 10 
to 12 inches across, with yellow stamens. 
Leaves are large, deep glossy green. 
Flowers very freely throughout summer. 
Stands well above water. Very noticeable 
at night. Each $2.50. 
Devonshire. Deep red, about 6 to 8 inches 
across. Open from 7 or 8 p.m. until 10 
A.M. Each $2.50. 
Omarana. Flowers from 8 to 12 inches 
across, beautiful rosy pink. Stamens deep 
orange-red. One of the best and most free 
flowering of all night-bloomers. Each $2.50. 
Aquatic Plants 
HARDY 
PONTEDERIA cordata. Pickerel Rush. 
Blue flowers produced freely. Total growth 
about 2 feet. 3 for $1.35. 
SAGITTARIA sagittifolia. Giant Arrow- 
head. Long strap-like green leaves 1 to 
3 feet above water. 3 for $1.35. 
TROPICAL 
CYPERUS alternifolius. Umbrella Plant. 
Will grow 4 feet high. Successful in small 
pools or in moist ground. 3 for $1.50. 
HYDROCLEIS nymphoides. Water- 
Poppy. Floating yellow flowers all sum- 
mer. Not hardy. 3 for $1.00. 
MYRIOPHYLLUM proserpinacoides. 
Parrot’s Feather. Rises about 6 inches out 
of the water. 3 for $1.00. 
Floating Plants 
EICHHORNIA crassipes major. Water 
Hyacinth. Lilac-rose flowers. 3 for $1.00. 
PISTIA Stratiotes. Shell Flower; Water 
Lettuce. A rosette of fluted blue-green vel- 
vety leaves. Grows best in a shady pool. 
3 for $1.25. 
SALVINIA braziliensis. Salvinia. Dainty 
soft green leaves covered with a velvety nap 
of tiny hairs. The growth forms an attrac- 
tive chain of these leaves which are about 
Y inch in diameter. Each 50c. 
Oxygenating Plants 
ANACHARIS canadensis gigantea. Giant 
Water Weed. A_ beautiful submerged 
plant with dark green ovate leaves and 
light stems. 3 for $1.00. 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
SPECIAL PLANT COLLECTION A-1. 
Consisting of nine plants of our own 
_ selection to balance a ten-gallon aquarium. 
$2.50. 
SPECIAL PLANT COLLECTION A-2 
A splendid group of plants, to balance a 
15 or 20-gallon aquarium, more than double 
the above collection and tmcluding some 
rare and very choice varieties. $4.00. 
Herbs 
Chive. Very popular in salads. Cut fairly 
close to the ground, from one plant at a 
time. The new growth will be more tender 
than the preceding. 
Lemon Verbena; Herb Louisa. Requires a 
warm sunny location. Shrubby habit, 
producing leaves in whorls of three or four, 
with odor of lemon. In northern states, 
take it indoors for the winter. Use the 
leaves in finger bowls. Combined with 
peppermint it makes a refreshing tea. 
Peppermint. Leaves and tender tops 
may be infused in cooling drinks. In de- 
mand for use as a tea either by itself or 
combined with lemon verbena. 
Spearmint; Lambs Mint; Julep Mint. 
The popular Mint with light green leaves. 
No herb garden is complete without it. 
Rosemary. A very fragrant herb, first in- 
troduced in 1548 and still a general favor- 
ite. Likes a sunny location and ordinary 
soil. 
Sage. The dried leaves are used to season 
meats, dressings, cheese. 
Sweet Marjoram. The hardy Marjoram 
used for seasoning. Flowers are picked for 
pot-pourri and mature flower heads are 
used to flavor cooking. 
Tarragon; Estragon. This plant loves a 
dry soil in a warm sunny situation. Height 
2 feet. Tarragon vinegar is much used in 
fine cooking. 
Thymus citriodorus. Lemon Thyme. 
Delicious Iemon scent. May be used as a 
flavoring for drinks. 
T. vulgaris. Common Thyme. A favorite 
kitchen herb widely used as a flavoring for 
many kinds of dishes. Gather the shoots 
when blooms appear and dry for winter use. 
Winter Savory. Quite hardy; more pungent 
than Summer Savory, the annual variety. 
A useful plant for edging the herb border 
or for use in a knot garden. Used as a 
seasoning. Grows in poor, stony soil. 
All Herbs, each 60c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $5.00 
Peppermint Sage 
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