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a diameter of twelve inches, and the leaves a diameter of 

 two feet. It blooms constantly until frosty weather, and 

 requires the same culture and treatment as other blue 

 Lilies. 



NymphcBa Zanzibar ensis Azurea. Strong flowering 

 bulbs of this variety, raised from seed of the true N. Zan- 

 zibarensis, are like the species in every respect, except 

 that the color of the flowers is a shade lighter, being of 

 the richest deep azure blue, far surpassing N. cwrulea or 

 any other blue Lily except the true N. Zanzibar ensis. 



Nymphcea Zanzibarensis Rosea. This is like N. Zan- 

 zibarensis in every respect, except that the flowers are of 

 a deep rosy pink color. 



Limnocharis Humboldlii (the Water Poppy). A 

 charming and easily cultivated plant, with oval floating 

 leaves and flowers of a bright lemon color with black 

 stamens. The flowers stand a few inches out of water, 

 and are produced freely during the entire season. Easily 

 grown in a tub, but better still in the Water Lily garden, 

 planted in a box or a tub, which must be elevated so that 

 the plants may grow in shallow water. Wintered in the 

 greenhouse. 



Limnocharis Plumieri. An erect-growing plant, 

 standing one to two feet out of the water, with ellip- 

 tical leaves four to six inches long, and of a rich velvety 

 green. .Flowers straw color. 



Sagittaria Montevidiensis. This new plant has re- 

 cently been introduced into this country. It is a giant 

 compared with our native Arrowheads, which it resembles 

 in the form of its foliage and flowers. It grows to a 

 hight of four feet, with leaves fifteen inches long. The 

 flowers are produced abundantly on spikes three feet high, 

 each bloom being two inches across, pure white, with a 

 purple spot at the base of each petal. It should be win- 

 tered in the warmest greenhouse. 



