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handsome results the same season they are planted, the magnificent flowers 
of great variety of form and color, their delicate perfume and the great fascina= 
tion in growing them, is making the water garden widely popular. All of 
the varieties may be grown in half-barrels or tubs two-thirds full of well-enriched 
soil covered with an inch or two of sand, filled with water and placed in a sunny 
: a Soe : : position én the law or a fountain basin, though the cultivator generally becomes so 
ne ANTI \ i A SS enthusiastic in a season or two that an artificial pond is created, which is easily done 
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HARD Y NYMI HALAS. EACH. Noble aquatics, immense double flowers and gigan- 
. eee i i tic leaves, both borne from 38 to 6 feet above the sur- 
Ny.alba Candidissima. Large-flowering, pure white English _. | face. The flowers are frequently a foow across; easily 
Water Lily, early se eereseerseeees seeeeeeaee seeeareseusenecerceceetceeeccsceserens (eo) cultivated in either ponds or tubs. (See cut.) 
—- flava. Florida yellow Lily : .30 INGE 
—— Laydekeri rosea. Small flowers, profuse, delicate pink, vee N. speciosum. Egyptian or Sacred Lotus. e 
Geepeninetwithlaeereenersccstnsercersscstcnssstcassncccsscseagassscaslaceons sens 2.50 White, shading to deep pink at the edges........ 75 
NY. MARLIACEA VARIETIES. Hardy as rocks; strong | N. album grandiflorum. White Lotus. Pure 
growers, flowering very freely throughout the season; the earliest white; exceedingly beautiful; scarce................ 2.00 
and the latest in bloom; fine broad-petaled double flowers, about 5 | N. album striatum. Striped Lotus. White, 
inches across.’ - ; ; striped at the edges with carmine.................... 2.00 
Ny. Marliacea albida. Sparkling white, fragrant............... 1.25 | N.roseum. Rose Lotus. Uniform deep rose.. 1.50 
— —carnea. Rosy flesh, vanilla-scented.........-....::00ecrees 1.25 | N. Kermesinum. Pink Lotus. Bright rosy 
— —chromatella. Large, clear yellow, iragrant. (See cut.) _.50 pink..... wecossucestenceessntcernestesserceceececensee 2600) 
— — rosea. Largé, rosy pink................cccsecseececeeree eet) 1.50 | N. luteum. American Yellow Lotus, 
— odorata alba. Our native white Pond Lily-(doz., $2.00 .20 Bright sulphur yellow............... .60 
a! é EACH. s - a 
a. pa Siete ee Immense flowers jn i! 
of salmon pink...-............)..... Moe aeas 50 t let 
—— exquisita. Rich carmine rose 1.50 § Yprmampblet, 
—— gigantea. Giant-flowerirg ; or WATER 
Wwinite PO nawuiliyersessaecccn coesioerncccones 25 9 LAiLies) AND’ 
—— maxima. Newgiant-flowering, 
white; the finest of the odorata type... 1.00 
minor. Small white Pond Lily, 1 
AQUATICS,” 
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Justrated, 
very protuse, fine for tubs..............0.... .20 § j irece 
— rosea. Cape Cod pink Pond Fone ie es 
Lily anauOusesdahccaadat suscsmtan ev ccagcccss condenses sal ees 50 J paring arti- 
——-sulphurea. Large yellow fra- ficial ponds 
grant flowers....... mes eintes a einetteneeseensestenns 50 \; etec., and ner 
—pygmeza. Chinese miniature white TSR =o ing over the 
Water Lily; flowers no larger than a : é Aa Z Z p aaa isn OWT 
silver half-dollar; leaves only 2to3 P ; Ss if ] WN Wh, : seeds ep Saeed 
{NCHES ACTOSS,.........00..-sseeeeeserneeee 50 MYA, = ey 
allvarieties, etc. Price, 
25 cents, or given free, 
if requested, with a. $2.00 order. 
TENDER NYMPHAEAS. 
These grand varietiesshould be grown in tubs 
or boxes sunk belowthesurface. Forthe winter, 
after the foliage has died off, remove them to a 
cellar or under a greenhouse bench. — (Those 
— tuberosaImproved. Strong- 
growing Northwestern white 
Pond Lily........2....cseecsssveeeeees 50 
NYMPHEA ZANZIBARENSIS. 3 _@ marked “N” bloom at night; “ D,’’ day-bloom- 
ing.) EACH. 
Ny.ccerulea. (Stellata.) (D.) Large light blue, fragrant..........0......cccseeeceeceesee eee 1.00 
—delicatissima. (N.) Large, delicate blush pink........... .. 1.50 
— dentata. (N.) Immense white flowers. (See cut.).. err GO 
Devoniensis. (N.) Grand rosy crimson flowers...... .60 
— elegans. (D.) White, tinged with blue, fragrant.................. 1.00 
— Mexicana. (D.) Mexican Golden Water Lily. Free-blooming... so IO 
—— O’Marana. (Ne) eGrandwlarge) rosy, NedyilOwelsserscr.eeccdesesetenestee bees cecsestconececeterseemseenrane 3.00 
Ny.rubra. (N.) Cup-shaped flowers of dark rose....... 85 | Ny. Sturtevanti. (V.) Superb, large, bright rosy red 2.50 
NY. ZANZIBARENSIS VARIETIES. The flowers, 4 to 6 inches across, are produced in continuous abundance 
throughout the season; enchantingly fragrant. Splendid for growing in tubs or tanks. (See cut.) 
Ny 2anzibarensis. (2) Lurple)Zanzibar i Wilyans ccc ercer caret e cee ere een ctee sos bese neche tee e seen ebes ence neLaa asad tre saneeeeenretensasae 2.00 
——-azurea. (D.) Blue Zanzibar Lily........ 2 dO) 
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~te—AQUATIC PLANTS. <ai> 
Water Hyacinth. (Hichornia crassipes major.) Floats; in- Water Snowflake. (Limnanthemum indicum.) Beautiful 
flated leaves, spikes of rosy lilac flowers. 20c.each, $2.00 doz. white fringed flowers. 25c. each, $2.50 doz. 
Blue Water Hyacinth. (Hichornia azurea.) Lavender Parrot’s Feather. (Myriophyllum.) ‘Trailing, green, 
and purple.- 50c. each. chenille-like stems. 15c. each, $1.50 doz. 
Water Poppy. (Limnocharis Humboldtii.) Yellow, poppy- Ploating Lettuce. (Pistia stratiotes.) Forms rosettes of 
like flowers. 20c. each, $2.00 doz. green leaves, 25c. each, $2.50 doz. 
