. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. V. Aqmatlo "—The long stems Whose floxvers the water, like a gentle nurse— Bears on its ; * * * * —N. P. Willis. ACORUS Calamus. The well-known Sweet Will grow to perfection in Florida. 25 cents each. EICHHORNIA crassipes. The Water Hyacinth. A very interesting plant, which floats on the surface of the water until
. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. V. Aqmatlo "—The long stems Whose floxvers the water, like a gentle nurse— Bears on its ; * * * * —N. P. Willis. ACORUS Calamus. The well-known Sweet Will grow to perfection in Florida. 25 cents each. EICHHORNIA crassipes. The Water Hyacinth. A very interesting plant, which floats on the surface of the water until nearly ready to bloom, when the roots enter the soil, if in shal- low water. The flowers are borne on spikes like a hyacinth, and are of a variety of shades (yellow center, lilac or blue petals), two inches across. The leaves form neat rosettes, and their petioles are curiously thickened and filled with air-cells, which enable the plant to float. 20 cents each, $2 per dozen. LIMNOCHARIS Hnmboldtii. The Water Poppy. South America. Flowers pale yellow, three- petalled, three inches in diameter. They open in the morning, and last all day. Continually in bloom, and succeeds anywhere, in pond or tub. 20 cents. _^ELUMBIUM speciosnm. The Sacred Lotus of the East. Succeeds well in a mud-bottomed pond or in a tub. Grows well in many Florida ponds and lakes. A hardy plant anywhere in the United States. Has lovely pink flowers ; scented. 50 cents each. NYMPHaiA alba odorata. The white fragrant Pond Lily. Succeeds universally. 30 cents each. N. Devoniensis. "This is one of the choicest, if /not the choicest. Water Lily in cultivation. Under the liberal treatment which we recom- mend for producing the finest specimens, in one /I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Palm Nurseries; Henry G. G
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