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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



June 3, 1900. 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



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Mrs. E. Young voices the sentiments of 

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THE VATER GARDEN. 



[Continued from pag:e 18.] 



'water lily. Another one of odorata par- 

 entage, of recent introduction, is Nym- 

 phaea William B. Shaw, a fine flower of a 

 delicate rose-flesh color, that should be 

 freely planted for its many fine qualities. 

 Nymphsea alba candidissima is a large, 

 free flowering white variety of strong, 

 vigorous growth. 



Nymphsea Marliacea albida, one of 

 Marliac's first hybrids, gives us pure 

 white flowers, of large size, with yellow 

 stamens. Nymphsea Marliacea rosea is 

 still one of the best of the deep pink 

 hardy lilies. In Nymphsea Marliacea 

 carnea wo have a lily similar to the last 

 named in flower, leaf and growth of 

 plant; the color is a soft flesh pink. 

 Nympheea Marliacea chromatella has 

 charming yellow flowers; the leaves are 

 beautifully mottled with brown. Nym- 

 pheea Gladstoniana is a fine lily, of beau- 

 tiful form and strong, robust growth. The 

 flowers are of the purest white, cup- 

 shaped, with golden yellow stamens, and 

 very large. Nymphsea gloriosa is a mag- 

 nificent variety, with flowers from four 

 to six inches across, of beautiful form, 

 which float on the water. They are of 

 a deep, carmine rose color, becoming deep 

 red with age. Nymphsea Robinsoni gives 

 a flower of a unique coloring; the ground 

 color is yellow, with an overlay of pur- 

 plish red, the general tone being a dark 

 orange red. Nymphsea William Doogue 

 is an American seedling, of fine form 

 and delicate, light pink color. 



Nelumbiums. 



Nelumbiums, or sacred lotuses, as they 

 are commonly named, form one of the 

 most interesting classes of plants in the 

 vegetable kingdom. They always com- 

 mand interest and admiration because of 

 the plant's sacred history and its beau- 

 tiful, large flowers, which are borne on 

 tall stems, towering above the stately, 

 silvery, bluish green leaves, which often 



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measure from two to two feet six inches 

 in diameter, and from three to eight feet 

 in height. The grand foliage, aside from 

 its magnificent flowers, well repays one 

 for growing the lotus. 



The nelumbiums begin to bloom toward 

 the end of June and continue in flower 

 well into August. The flowers, like those 

 of the nymphsea, open for three suc- 

 cessive days. The first day they never 

 open fully, but just enough to give one a 

 glimpse of their beautiful, silky stamens. 

 The blooms quickly close, opening again 

 the following morning quite fully and 

 remaining open for several hours; then 

 they close, to open out quite flat the next 

 day. The nelumbiums are of quick 

 growth, and if good-sized roots are 

 planted they will flower the first season, 

 if the location is congenial. In planting 

 the roots, care should be taken not to 

 break the growing point of the rhizome, 

 which would render the root useless un- 



less there is another growing point on 

 the root. 



Day and Night Classes. 



Of the tender or tropical water lilies 

 there are two distinct classes — one flow- 

 ering during the day, the other during 

 the night. The day flowering ones open 

 their blossoms in the early morning hours 

 and they remain open until afternoon. 

 To this section belongs Nymphsea gigan- 

 tea, from Australia, the finest of all the 

 day blooming blue lilies. The flowers are 

 of the largest size and delicate in color. 

 Next in order of merit is the Nymphsea 

 Zanzibariensis. This is the tnie royal 

 purple water lily of Africa, and still 

 ranks as the best dark blue water lily in 

 cultivation. In Nymphsea Pennsylvania 

 we have one of the best of the light blue 

 water lilies. Nymphsea Mrs. C. W. Ward 

 and Nymphsea Zanzibariensis rosea give 

 flowers of a deep rosy pink color. The 



