. Manual of everything for the garden : 1894. z. Postage, 5 cts. poppy. THE WATER HYACINTH. (Eichhornia [Pontederia] Crassipes Major.)Veryunique and of greatbeauty; requires butlimited space ; easily grown ; floats on the waterby means of curious inflated leaves, a mass offeathery blue roots growing downward into thewater. The flowers, as large as a silver dollar,ai-e borne on spikes 6 to 8 inches long resemblinghyacinths, and are as handsome as an orchid,of a beautiful, sparkling, rosy lilac color. It canbe grown in the summer in the water-lily tub orpond. In the winter it is
. Manual of everything for the garden : 1894. z. Postage, 5 cts. poppy. THE WATER HYACINTH. (Eichhornia [Pontederia] Crassipes Major.)Veryunique and of greatbeauty; requires butlimited space ; easily grown ; floats on the waterby means of curious inflated leaves, a mass offeathery blue roots growing downward into thewater. The flowers, as large as a silver dollar,ai-e borne on spikes 6 to 8 inches long resemblinghyacinths, and are as handsome as an orchid,of a beautiful, sparkling, rosy lilac color. It canbe grown in the summer in the water-lily tub orpond. In the winter it is beautiful and effectivewhen grown in a glass vessel of some sort. It isa free bloomer. Price, 25 cts. each, $ perdoz. Postage, 5 cts. each extra. The Blue Water Hyacinth. (Eichhornia Azurea.)A rare novelty, similar in all respects to theabove, excepting the flowers, which are delicate-ly fringed and of lovely lavender blue with acentre of rich indigo with a bright yellow , 60 cts. each, $ per doz. Postage, 6
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