R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 153 



AQUATIC PLANTS. ~ 



NELUMBIUM. {Lotus.) Hardy. 

 Album Grandiflorum (-5i'«. A floribmida'). A grand white variety, whose purity, fragrance, noble form, size, 



majestic foliage and hardiness stamp it as one of the very best. $1.50 each. 

 LuTEUM. {^AmeriiCin Lotits.^ Superb yellow flowers and massive foliage. Height, six to eight feet. Each, $1.00. 

 Kermesinum. a distinct and beautiful variety with large crimson flowers. Each, $1.00. 

 Speciosum. (^Egyptian Lotiu.') Flowers often a foot in diameter, and standing well above the surface of the 



water, of a beautiful deep rose color and very fragrant. Flowering roots, each, .75 ; extra large roots, each, $1.50, 



NYMPH^^A. — Hardy Varieties. 



Alba. {^White English Water Lily.) Large; continuous bloomer. Each, .50. 



Candidissima. Flowers pure white; very numerous. Each, .50. 



Gladstoniana. Improved variety of N. Alba with glistening white flowers. Each, .50. 



James Brydox. {^Ncw.) Flowers five to six inches in diameter; petals very broad, concave, incurving; color 



rich rosy crimson, without purplish or magenta shading. Each, $2.50. 

 Laydekeri Lilacea. French hybrid, flowers hlac-rose, shaded bright carmine, tea-rose fragrance. Each, .75. 

 Laydekeri Purpurata. Flowers large, wine-red color, shaded crimson, stamens bright red. Each, .75. 

 Marllacea Chromatella. Hardy: flowers clear yellow. Each, .75 

 Marliacea Albida. Best white. Each, .50. 

 Maruacea Rosea. Rose; a gem. Each, $1.00. 

 Marliacea Carnea. Flesh tint. Each, .75. 

 Odorata. The fragrant pond lily. Each, .20. 

 Odorata Gigantea. Large, white, free-flowering, fragrant. Each, .20. 



The "Water Garden," a book 

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Tuberosa Maxima. Large, massive, cup-shaped flowers; the petals are broad and of the purest white, being so 

 numerous as to make the flowers appear double. The sepals are bright green. Each, .20. 



Odorata Rosea. (^The Hardy Cape Cod Pink Water Lily.) One of the most beautiful flowers; deep pink; 

 highly fragrant; shell-like. It is absolutely hardy and worthy of very wide cultivation. Each, .50. 



Odorata Sulphurea. Large yellow fragrant flowers, leaves mottled reddish purple. Each, .50. 



O. LuciANA. This variety is identical with ^V. O. Caroliniana, save in color, which is rosy carmine. Each, $1.25. 



Helvola {syn. N. pygmira Hclvola.) Sulphur-yellow flowers; leaves green, early stage reddish, blotched with 

 brown; adapted for growing in aquariums or tubs. Each, .30. 



RiCHARDSONll. Immense white flowers eight inches in diameter and quite double, standing well above the water. 

 The sepals and outer petals droop, giving the flowers a globular form. Each, .50. 



Robinsoni. The large, floating flowers of this distinct and striking variety are difficult to describe, but may be said 

 to have a ground color of yellow overlaid with purplish red, the general effect being dark orange red. The 

 foliage is dark green, spotted with chestnut above, dark red on the under side. Each, $1.00. 



Wm. Doogue. Flowers cup-shaped, shell-pink color, sepals royal pink. Each, $1.00. 



NYMPHy^A. — Tender Varieties. 



Capensis — Thunb. Flowers rich sky blue; sepals green outside, whitish within, flushed blue. Each, .75. 

 Ccerulea, or Stellata. Clear, light blue; delicately scented; blooms constantly till frost. Each, .75. 

 Devoniensis. Brilliant rosy red; very large; often ten to twelve inches across; magnificent. Each, .75. 

 Dentata. White, with long, pointed buds. Each, .75. 

 Frank Trelease. {Cnmscn Devoniensis.) This superb night-blooming Water Lily surp.asses all other red 



varieties by the brilliancy and depth of the rich, glowing dark crimson of its flowers, which are identical in form 



to N. Devoniensis, nine to ten inches in diameter; stamens reddish-bronze, crimson at the base; foliage fifteen 



inches across, dentated, and of a glossy, dark bronzy-red color. Each, $2.50. 

 Gracilis. Large white flowers, golden-yellow stamens, and a fragrance resembling Lily of the Valley. Each, $1.00. 

 Kewexsis. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy with a few brown blotches; young leaves more spotted on surface 



and purplish on underside. Flowers six to eight inches across; light pink; petals broadly ovate; sepals light 



brownish green outside, rosy red inside. Each, $1.50. 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Flowers from eight to ten inches in diameter, and borne on stout stems fifteen inches above 



the water. Color deep rosy-pink with golden-yellow stamens, a most desirable variety for cutting. Certificated 



at New York by the Society of American Florists, also by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Each, $2.50, 

 O'Marana. Leaves bronzy-green; flowers large rosy red ; stamens orange red. Each, $2.50. 

 Pennsylvania. A new hybrid variety that originated in the botanical department of the University of Pennsylvania 



and which is most aptly described as an improvement upon Nymphaea Pulcherrima, the flowers being of deeper 



color and larger size. Awarded Silver Medal, Newport, R.I., Horticultural Society. Each, $3.00. 

 Pulcherrima. Flowers ten to twelve inches in diameter, bright violet, stamens deep yellow; buds long, pointed, 



and striped with chocolate-red. Leaves bronzy-green, slightly blotched red. Each, $2.00. 

 Rubra. Brilliant crimson, large cup-shaped flowers; very free bloomer. Each, $1,00. 

 RUBRA-RoSEA. Splendid deep rosy-carmine flowers, ten to twelve inches in diameter. Each, $1.50. 

 Zanzibarensis. Flowers deep purple, sepals green outside, purple within, margined with red. Each, $1.50. 

 Zanzibarensis Azurea. Deep, rich, azure blue; one of the largest and best. Each, .75. 

 Zanzibarensis-Rosea. Beautiful deep rose; very choice. Each, .75. 



Lf ordered by mail, add ten cents each to above prices for postage. 



VARIOUS AQUATICS. 



Limnanthemum Indicum. ( Water Snowjlake.) A pretty floating species with roundish light green leaves and 



pure white beautifully fringed flowers. By mail, .30. Each, .20. 

 Water Hyacinth, or Water Orchid. {Pontederia.) Very interesting and beautiful; floats on the surface o< 



the water and produces fine spikes of light rosy lilac, orchid-like flowers. By mail, .25. Each, .15. 

 W./ITER Poppy. {Limnocharis Humholdtii.) Flowers beautiful, clear yellow with black stamens; must be grown 



in shallow water: does splendidly in a tub; very attractive. By mail, .30. Each, .15. 

 Cyperus Papyrus. {Egyptian Paper Plant.') Produces a number of slender stems, surmounted by dark-green, 



shining plumes. By mail, .30. Each, .25. 



