. Dreer's garden book : 1904. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. EiCHHORNiA Crassipes Major (Water Hyacinth). Scirpus Tabernaemontana Zebrina. A very ornamental rush, growing 3 to 4'feet high, producing leaves variegated, with alternate bands of green and pure white. It may be grown as an aquatic, or as a garden or winter plant. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. Sagittaria Japonica Fl. PI. Very similar to our native species, but producing immense spikes of pure white double flow
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. Dreer's garden book : 1904. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. EiCHHORNiA Crassipes Major (Water Hyacinth). Scirpus Tabernaemontana Zebrina. A very ornamental rush, growing 3 to 4'feet high, producing leaves variegated, with alternate bands of green and pure white. It may be grown as an aquatic, or as a garden or winter plant. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. Sagittaria Japonica Fl. PI. Very similar to our native species, but producing immense spikes of pure white double flowers. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. AQUARIUn PLANTS. Nothing is more interesting than to watch the development of aquatic plants in an aquarium. We grow large quantities of such varieties as we have found to succeed with the amateur. The following is a list of the best sorts : Azolla Filiculoides [Floating Moss). Teaves deep green, reddish on edges and under side, resembling moss. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. Cabomba Viridifolia ( Washington Grass). The most pleas- ing of all the submei'ged plants ; leaves brilliant, glo-sy green, fan-shaped, regularly cut and more beautiful than the most delicate fern. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.. Cabomba Viridifolia (Washington Grass) Cyperus. Various sorts. (See page 112.) Eichhornia [Water Hyacinth). (See page 112.) Limnobium Spongla [American Frog-Bit). Dark green, heart-shaped leaves, purplish underneath. 10 cts. each; $1 00 per doz. Limnocharis ( Water Poppy). (See page 112.) Ludwigia Mulerttii. A submerged plant with floating stems; the small ovate leaves are of a bright bronzy green : small yellow flowers produced above water. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. riyriophyllum [Parrot's Feather). (See page 112.) Pistia Stratiotes [Water Lettuce). A very ornamental aquarium plant ; forms a rosette of light green velvety leaves. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz Sagittaria Natans. This plant is indispensable for the aquarium ; its long strap-like g