Title: Dreer's 1908 autumn catalogue
Identifier: dreers1908autumn1908henr (find matches)
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Aquatic Plants for Aquariums. There is a rapidly growing interest in the culture of 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 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 to every two gallons of water. Anacharis Canadensis Gig:antea ((7;2/ Wa/^r We^,i). A beautiful submerged plant with dark green ovate leaves and light stems; of quick growth. The best oxygenator and a splendid Aquarium plant. 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. Cabomba WrXCAtoWa (IVashington Grass). A pretty and popular submerged plant; leaves brilliant, glossy green, fan- shaped, regularly cut and more beautiful than the most deli- cate fern. 10 cts. per bunch ; ^l.QO 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 alway.s presents a green and attractive appearance. 15 cts. and 25 cls. each ; $1..50 and §2.50 per doz. Elchhornia Crasslpes Major ( Wnter Hyacinth). A very showy floating aquatic, bearing flowers of a delicate lilac-rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. Ludwigia Mulerttii. One of the prettiest of the submerged plants. The small, ovate leaves, green above and pink on the under side, are very attractive and entirely distinct from all other Aquarium plants. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. Myriophyllum Proserpinacoldes (Parroft Feathtr). Long, trailing stems, clothed wiih whorls of the most exqui- site foliage, as delicate as the Cypress Vine. Planted in water-tight hanging-basket, so water can be kept standing on the surface, it will trail finely. 10 cts. each ; ;1.00 per doz. Sagittaria Natans. This plant is indispensable for the Aquarium; its long strap-like green leaves resemble the well-known Vallisneria. 15 cts each ; $1.50 per doz. Sagittaria Sinensis ( Giant Sagittaria). Leaves dark green ; broader and stronger than 5. Xatans, and a freer grower ; the best form for the Aquarium. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Salvinia Braziliensis. This pretty little floating aquatic is suitable for all Aquaria. The leaves are a soft green, covered with a delicate hairy surface. 15 cts. per bunch; $1.50 per doz. Vallisneria Spiralis Qigantea (Giant Ed Grass). A submerged plant with ribbon like leaves, i inch wide and from 1 to 2 feet long; a free grower and a good oxygenator. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz THE AMATEUR AQUARIST. A valuable book giving fall directions for the management of the Aquarium. Price, Sl.OO, postpaid.

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