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liymphcea Odorata Mmor. — A variety of our native 

 Water Lily, possessing the same qualities of hardiness 

 and fragrance, but producing flowers only one and a half 

 or two inches across. Color, white, tinted with pink on 

 the outside. 



Nymphcea Odorata Rosea (Cape Cod Water Lily). — 

 This is the famous Pink Water Lily of Cape Cod, and is 

 the grandest acquisition ever made to our list of hardy 

 IS^ymphaeas. It possesses all the desirable qualities of 

 the white-flowered species, hardiness, freedom of bloom, 

 and delicious fragrance, with the added charm of a deep 

 pink color, a shade somewhat like the Eose called "Her- 

 mosa." The flowers average a larger size than the white, 

 and are in great demand in the large cities and at water- 

 ing-places during their season. We unhesitatingly pro- 

 nounce this the most lovely and desirable of all the hardy 

 Water Lilies. It is yet scarce, roots costing from three to 

 five dollars each ; but as it becomes more grown it will 

 be sold much lower. 



Kymjylicea Tuber osa. — This is quite distinct from N. 

 odorata, having flowers from four to seven inches in 

 diameter, pure white, with a faint odor like that of ripe 

 apples. The petals are broader and less pointed than 

 those of N. odorata. The leaves are sometimes fifteen 

 inches wide. 



NyrtiphcBa Alia. — The native Water Lily of Eng- 

 land, possessing the same early and late blooming 

 qualities as N. candidissima, but with smaller flowers. 



Nymphma Alba v. Candidissima. — This is a large-flow- 

 ered variety of the Water Lily of England and other 

 parts of Europe. Though not a troj^ical species, it does 

 not object to a warm climate, and does finely under the 

 same conditions as the tender ones. When naturalized 

 in still water, with a very rich soil, it will produce leaves 

 thirteen inches wide and flowers six inches in diameter. 



