. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. parrot's feather. parrot's peatt^er. (Myriophyllum Proserpinacoides.) An aquatic hanging plant is a novelty indeed, and wo have it to perfection in this dainty little jewel. Its long trailing stems are clothed with whorls of the most ex- quisite foliage as finely cut as the leaves of the Cypress Vine and much more delicate. Planted in a water tight hanging basket so water can be kept standing on the surface of the soil, it will trail down ov
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. parrot's feather. parrot's peatt^er. (Myriophyllum Proserpinacoides.) An aquatic hanging plant is a novelty indeed, and wo have it to perfection in this dainty little jewel. Its long trailing stems are clothed with whorls of the most ex- quisite foliage as finely cut as the leaves of the Cypress Vine and much more delicate. Planted in a water tight hanging basket so water can be kept standing on the surface of the soil, it will trail down over the sides in a most charming manner. In a tank or lake It prefers shallow water and will runabout over the surface, the ends of the creeping stems standing erect, forming beau- tiful tufts or tassels. It can be grown in the tubs with other aquatics, and trained over the sides with beautiful effect. Price, lOc. each. "J have ParroVs Feather in a handsome glass bowl, over which it droops beautifully, while the center is full of short plumes-^—Mrs. M. D. WcMome, Yarmouth, Me. Water Poppy, (Limnocharis Humboldtii.) A charming and eusily cultivated plant, with small, oval, floating leaves, and the most exquisite tiowers of a bright lemon color, with black stamens, standing a few inches out of the water and produced freely all summer. Easily grown in a pool, tub, or any shallow water. Must be wintered away from frost. Price, 10c. each. "My Water Poppy has bloomed every day since a toeel after I planted it in the ivater.^'—Mrs. J. E. Clarhson, Mem- phis, WATER 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 Jessamine Gardens; Pike, Walter N; Ellsworth, W. J; Pike & Ellsworth; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Jessamine, F. L. : Jessamine Gardens
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