. Childs rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Fruit Varieties United States Catalogs; Flowers Varieties United States Catalogs; Vegetables Varieties United States Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Fruit; Flowers; Vegetables. The Water Hyaciptl). Thp translucent delicacy of the Water Hyacinth's tints, and Its sparkling, frost-like crystallization of texture can not be caught by the artist's brush or pict ured to the reader's imagination by "cold type. In every sense it. is a peculiar and beautiful plant. Each plant is a rosette-like cluster of smooth, round green leaves, to each of whic
. Childs rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Fruit Varieties United States Catalogs; Flowers Varieties United States Catalogs; Vegetables Varieties United States Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Fruit; Flowers; Vegetables. The Water Hyaciptl). Thp translucent delicacy of the Water Hyacinth's tints, and Its sparkling, frost-like crystallization of texture can not be caught by the artist's brush or pict ured to the reader's imagination by "cold type. In every sense it. is a peculiar and beautiful plant. Each plant is a rosette-like cluster of smooth, round green leaves, to each of which is attached a singular puffed bladder like petiole or leaf-stalk that enables the plant to float like a boat, until the mass at feathery indigo-blue rootsâthemselves a notable feature in this plant âfind to their notion and send anchoring roots into the soil below. When the long full spikes of superlatively beautiful flowers appear, no praise can he too high for them. Each flower in the spike is the size of a silverdollar. ablend- ' lng of lilac-rose and azure blue tints, with the upper and I slightly hooded petal blotched a deep metallic, blue, with golden spot in the center, and sparkling in the sun as though | sprinkled with diamond dust. Grows well in small vessels i in the window, or in tubs, or pools out of doors. Bloomsbest in full sun. no matter how hot it may be. It is an odd. curi- i ons, and wonderfully beautiful plant, and all lovers of rare flowers should have it. Fine plants for blooming soon. 20c. each : 3 for 50c.: 7 for $ Xyioplvca. Lowly Pond Lilies of which everyone is so fond. Many of the new foreign variet ies grow and bloom from seed the first year, and among them there Is a great vaxiel >â of colors. white, yellow, blue, purple, etc. Seed should be sown in a pan or saucer of mud. just covered wilb water. In a warm temperature they will germinate quickly. Zanzibarensls. The grand day-blooming African Water Lily, with enormous incurved
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