. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : for the season of 1890. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. ., PASCO CO., FI>A. 13 The Water Hyacinth. yEirliliornin [I'ontfilerin'i iniijor.) One of the most remarkably ciirions aud beautiful plants we have ever grown. Instead of growing to soil it floats in the wntor whii'h it is enal)led to do by means of its curiously inflated leafstalks, which resemble bladders, or balloons, filled with air. A large mass of feathery/)/uw roots grow downw
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : for the season of 1890. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. ., PASCO CO., FI>A. 13 The Water Hyacinth. yEirliliornin [I'ontfilerin'i iniijor.) One of the most remarkably ciirions aud beautiful plants we have ever grown. Instead of growing to soil it floats in the wntor whii'h it is enal)led to do by means of its curiously inflated leafstalks, which resemble bladders, or balloons, filled with air. A large mass of feathery/)/uw roots grow downward, their ends entering the soil. It forms a lovely rosette of its curious, shining green leaves, and throws np spikes of the most e.\(iuisite flowers imaginable, resemi)ling, in form, a spike of Hyacinth bloom, hut as beautiful as of the choicest and most Orchids. Each flower is as large, or large , thiin a silver dollar, and has si.\ petals, instead of Ave as shown in tte cut; color a beautiful, soft lilac-rose, sparkling as if covered with diamond dust. The upper petal, which is the largest, has a .,irge metallic blue blotch in the center, aud in the center of that a small, deep, golden .yellow spot. Can be grown in the open air in summer and in the window in winter, in anything which will hold water. The most beautiful effect is produced by u-^ing a glass vessel of some sort, with shells and white sand so arranged in the bottom as to con- ceal a small amount of soil. It created a great sensation in Europe, where it has re- ceived unstinted praise, aud caiinot fail to delight everybody who gives it a trial. Fine plants 20c. each. Water Lettuce. tJ'mtia, Sirntiotes.) A Florida plant of the greatest beauty, and grows in just the same manner as the Water Hyafinth. Ittorms a rosette about six inches across, composed of the most exijuisite leaves, which are ribbed and feel and look as if cut out of greenish-yellow velvet, sprinkled with diamond dast. Its beauty ca
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