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GLADSTONE'S (N. Gladstone ana). White. Hardy, day bloomer. 

 Scentless; 8 inches in diamteer. Petals forming a glistening 

 sphere from early morning till 3 P.M. Enduring four days. Not 

 very free flowering, but quite hardy and strong growing. Must 

 have three or four shoots for continuous bloom. I to 2 feet of 

 water. 



GRACILIS (N. flavo-virens). The N. gracilis of the American trade, 

 but differing from the plant of that name in the European trade. 

 Dull white, star-shaped; narrow pointed petals. Sepals pure 

 green. Sweetly scented, opening three successive days from early 

 morning till six at night. I foot above the water. Easily raised 

 by seeds or tubers. The commonest and best tender white day 

 bloomer. 



HUSTER'S (N. George Huster). Best very dark red night-blooming. 

 Tender. Deeper flower than the Devon lily; 8 to 10 inches across. 

 Otherwise like O'Mara's. Strong growing. Free bloomer. 



LAYDEKER'S (N. Laydekeri varieties). For small spaces, 2 to 4 feet 



square, and for very shallow water. (var. fulgens). Magenta. 



(var. lilaced). Rosy lilac. (var. purpurea). Purplish. 



opening after nine o'clock. (var. rosea). Pink; most flori- 



ferous small pink. None of this class produces seed. 



MARLIAC LILIES (N. Marliacea varieties). : (var. albida). White, 

 similar to Gladstone's lily; rank growing. Leaves and flowers 



often carried above the water. (var. earned). Light pearly 



pink and var. rosea, deep rose, are both of identical habit. 



(var. ignea). Flowers deep red with cardinal stamens, floating, 



leaves blotched brown, deepest coloured hardy red. (var. 



chromatella). Most floriferous yellow, hardy, very double; early 

 flowering. All these are good for small water gardens. Chroma- 

 tella is the hardiest and most satisfactory of all the hardy lilies. 

 June till frost. Leaves and flowers grow above water if crowded. 

 Also good for cut flowers. 



O'MARA'S (N. Omar ana). Brilliant purple red. Glowing in the sun- 

 shine. Narrow white stripe in each petal. Flowers I foot across. 

 Stamens brownish red. Blooms July till frost. Leaves bronzy red. 

 The most splendid night-blooming water lily. Flowers I foot 

 above the surface. Good for cutting. 



