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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



WATER LILIES AND AaUATICS. 



Aquatic gardens are fast becoming quite as popular as are 

 our so-called flower gardens. In every town almost, throughout 

 the country, may be found ponds in the parks or on the private 

 grounds of our citizens, specially constructed for the cultivation 

 of aquatic plants, in which may be seen growing in rich lux- 

 uriance, our beautiful native Pond Lilies side by side with the 

 gorgeous exotic species and the stately Egyptian Lotus, all ap- 

 parently as miich at home as in their native waters. A pond or 

 tank in a sheltered sunny nook is all thej' require. During the 

 warm months of midsummer the beautiful foreign varieties pre- 

 sent a most enchanting picture and our own native sorts are 

 scarcely less attractive. All are beautiful beyond description 

 and fully repay the little trouble attending their cidture. In 

 the place of a pond an ordinar}* wash tub is a very good substi- 

 tute in which to grow a few of them. 



Hardy Sorts. 



Nympliaea Alba — English white pond Lily. Price, each, §1.00. 

 ^ymphaea Odorata — Our well-known fragrant white pond 

 Lily. Price, each, 25 cts. 



Nymphaea Flava — Native yellow pond Lily. Each, 40 cts. 



Tender Sorts. 



Nymphaea Devoniensis— A singularly beautiful exotic va- 

 riety, very easily managed. Flowers rosy red, from 6 to 9 

 inches in diameter. Price, each, S2.50. 



Nympliaea Zanzibarensis — 



(Eoyal purple Water Lily)— A 

 native of Africa; another grand 

 species. Flowers deep blue 

 and very large, often attaining 

 a diameter of 12 inches. 

 Price, each, §2.50. 



\y inpliaea Dentata — A native 



of Sierra Leone and a beauti- 

 ful species. Flowers pure white 

 and star shaped, about 7 inches 

 in diameter. 



Price, each, 12.50. 

 Nelnmbiuin Speciosiun — The 

 NYMPHAEA zi.NziBABENsis. famous sacrecl Egyptian Lotus, 



a plant of great beauty, which never fails to arrest the attention 

 of the most unobserving. It is a luxuriant grower, usually at- 

 taining a height above the water of 5 feet. Its leaves are borne 

 on long foot stalks and measure about 20 inches in diameter. 

 The flowers, which are very freely produced, are of immense 

 size, and borne on long, stout stems. The petals are a delicate 

 cream white, shading oif towards the points into a most exquisite 

 rose color. Price, each, $2.00. 



Water Poppy. 



(Limnocharis Humboldtii.) 



A most interesting and re- 

 ally charming water plant. 

 Grows freely and produces 

 great numbers of its bright 

 lemon colored. Poppy-like 

 blossoms all summer long. 



Price, each, 50 cts. ; per doz., 



$5.00. WATER POPPY. 



WATEP. HYACINTH— (PONTEDEEIA.) 



THE WATER HYACINTH. 

 Eichhornia Crassipes Major. 



One of the most beautiful and highly interesting agnatic 

 plants yet discovered. It grows most luxuriantly and blooms 

 in great profusion. It is very appropriately named, as the 

 flower very closely resembles that of the Hyacinth. The color 

 of the flower is a beautiful rosj' lilac. 



Price, each, 35 cts. ; per doz., .?o.-50. 



BLUE WATER HYACINTH. 



Eichhornia Azurea. 



Very similar to the above, but the flower is a beautiful, 

 delicate, lavender blue; the center of the flower being a deep 

 indigo blue with a bright spot of yellow upon it. 



Price, each, 75 cts.; per doz. 87.50. 



CHINESE NARCISSUS. 

 Sacred Chinese Lily. 



This deservedly pop- 

 ular bulb should'find a 

 place in every home 

 where plants are 

 grown. It is of the 

 easiest culture, simply 

 requiring to be put in 

 a bowl or dish filled 

 with pebbles, setting 

 the bulb so it will be 

 held firmly in place, 

 then fill with water and 

 place m a warm, sunny 

 window, where it will 

 grow up rapidly and 

 produce an abundance 

 of deliciously fragrant 

 white blossoms, with 

 a yellow center, in two 

 or three weeks from 

 time of planting. Its 

 growth may be hast- 

 ened very much bj' 

 keeping the water 

 warm . Fresh w a t e r 

 should be added once 

 a week. The bulb may 

 also be planted in the 

 open ground, but it 

 ^ives the greatest satis- 

 laction "rown as de- 

 scribed above, in water. 

 Plant from October to 

 March. Extra 

 bulbs 

 bulb. 



large 

 15c each; §1.7o a dozen. 



CHINESE NARCISSUS. 



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