. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. IHBiRTADRKR -PhllADELPHIAM'^W^tR LI LI E5'"» AQUATICS- \ 10 123 Aquatic Plants for Aquariums. There is a rapidly growing interest in tlie culture ol fancy fish and aquatic plants in aquariums, and it is doubtful if anything is more fascinating to the young as well as to the older members of the household than to watch the â development of animal and plant life in the Aquaria. It is absolutely essential fo
. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. IHBiRTADRKR -PhllADELPHIAM'^W^tR LI LI E5'"» AQUATICS- \ 10 123 Aquatic Plants for Aquariums. There is a rapidly growing interest in tlie culture ol fancy fish and aquatic plants in aquariums, and it is doubtful if anything is more fascinating to the young as well as to the older members of the household than to watch the â development of animal and plant life in the Aquaria. It is absolutely essential for the welfare of the fish that sufficient plants be grown in the Aquarium to supply them with air. The list of plants offered below are the best known oxygenators, and there should be at least one plant â¢to every two gallons of water. For full details of management we recommend the book, The Amateur Aquai ist, a very practical work. Price, $100, postpaid. Anacharis Canadensis Qigantea {Giant Water Weed). A beautiful sub- merged plant with dark green ovate leaves and light stems, of quick growth. The best oxygenator and a splendid aquarium plant. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz. Cabomba Viridifolia ( Washington Grass). A pretty and popular sub- merged plant; leaves brilliant, glossy green, fan-shaped, regularly cut and more beautiful than the most deldcate fern. 10 cts. per bunch ; $ per doz. Pot plants, 25 cts. each. Cyperus Alternifolius. An excellent plant for growing in water or damp places; will thrive in any good soil, and always presents a green and attractive appearance. 15 cts. and 25 cts. each; $ and |2 50 per doz. Eichhornia Crassipes Hajor ( Water Hyacinth). A very showy floating aquatic, bearing flowers of a delicate lilac-rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. 15 cts. each ; $ per doz. Limnobium Spongia {Ameri- can Frog-Bit). Dark green, heart-shaped leaves, purplish underneath. 10 cts. each ; $ per doz. Limnocharis Humboldt! (The Water Poppy). A prett
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