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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. AQUATIC PLANTS. 
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AQUATIC PLANTS. 
NELUMBIUM. (Lotus.) 
t Nelumbiums are perfectly hardy provided the tubers are kept free from frost. 
Album grandiflorum. (Syn. A. floribunda.) A grand white variety, 
whose purity, fragrance, noble form, size, majestic foliage and hardiness stamp 
it as one of the very best. $2.00 each. 
Luteum. (American Lotus.) Superb yellow flowers and massive foliage. 
Height, 6 to 8 fet. $1.50 each. 
Kermesinum. A distinct and beautiful variety with large crimson flowers. 
$1.50 each. 
Speciosum. (Egyptian Lotus.) Flowers often a foot in diameter, of a beau- 
tiful deep rose color and very fragrant. $1.50 each. 
Album striatum. The flowers of this exquisite variety are pure white, the 
edge of the petals irregularly striped and tipped rosy carmine; their fragrance 
resembling that of Magnolia. $2.50 each. 
Kinshiren. Flowers white shaded pink; comes into bloom early and con- 
tinues throughout the season. $2.50 each. 
The prices quoted on Nelumbiums are for dormant tubers and can only be shipped from May First to June First. 
Osiris. A beautiful globular flower of a pure, deep rose, very rich and pleasing. 
$2.50 each. 
Pekinensis rubrum. This is the best dark-colored variety in cultivation; 
the flowers are brilliant, rosy-carmine, 10 to 12 inches across, outer petals well 
reflexed, foliage large and handsome. $3.00 each. 
Pekinensis rubrum plenum. Identical with the preceding, but with 
immense double blooms. $5.00 each. 
Roseum.. Flowers of a uniform deep rose-pink. $2.00 each. 
Roseum plenum. A magnificent variety, with large, full double bright 
rose flowers. $2.50 each. 
Shiroman. This superb variety is unquestionably the grandest ever intro- 
duced; the enormous flowers are snowy white, exceedingly double, and borne 
on stout stalks well above the foliage. $3.00 each. 
Growing plants in 
10-inch tubs can be supplied after June Fifteenth at an advance of $1.00 per plant above catalogue prices. 
NYMPHA:A—Hardy Varieties. 
Alba. 
Aurora. 
deep red on third day; stamens orange. 
Alba. (Candidissima.) 
Gladstoniana. 
75 cts. each. © 
James Brydon. Flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter; petals very broaa, 
concave, incurving; color rich rosy-crimson, without purplish or magenta 
shading. $2.00 each. : 
Marliacea chromatella. Hardy; flowers clear yellow. 
Marliacea albida. Best white. 75 cts. each. 
Marliacea rosea. Rose;a gem. $1.50 each. 
Marliacea carnea. Flesh tint. $1.00 each. 
Odorata. The fragrant Pond Lily. 25 cts. each. 
Odorata gigantea. Large, white, free-flowering, fragrant. 25 cts. each. 
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. 25 cts. each. 
(White English Water Lily.) Large; continuous bloomer. 50 cts. each. 
A unique variety, flowers soft rosy-yellow on first day, changing to 
$1.00 each. 
Flowers pure white; very numerous. 50 cts. each. 
Improved variety of N. Alba with glistening white flowers. 
$1.00 each. 
Odorata rosea. (The Hardy Cape Cod Pink Water Lily.) 
beautiful flowers; deep pink; highly fragrant. 50 cts. each. 
Odorata sulphurea. Large yellow fragrant flowers, leaves mottled red- 
dish purple. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
Pygmaea. (syn. N. tetragona.) A gem. The smallest species in cultivation; 
leaves dark green above, with occasional brown blotching, reddish beneath; flow- 
ers white with yellow stamens. 14 to 24 inches across; very free-flowering and 
very useful for growing in tubs. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
Richardsonii. Immense white flowers 8 inches in diameter and quite 
double. The sepals and outer petals droop, giving the flowers a globular form. 
50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Robinsoni. The large, floating flowers 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. $2.50 each. 
W.B. Shaw. The finest pink of the odorata section, the color being a rich 
rosy-pink with clear yellow stamens. 75 cts. each. 
Wm. Doogue. Flowers cup-shaped, shell-pink color, sepals royal pink. 
$1.50 each. 
One of the most 
NYMPHAA—Tender Varieties. 
The Tender Varieties are supplied in strong pot-grown plants after May First but should not be planted in open pools before the First of June. 
Bissetii. Flowers of the largest size, of a beautiful glowing rosy-pink, cup- 
shaped leaves deep bronzy red, very large and ornamental. $2.00 each. 
Capensis. Flowers rich sky blue; sepals green outside, whitish within, flushed 
blue. $1.00 each. 
Coerulea or stellata. Clear, light blue; delicately scented; blooms con- 
stantly till frost. $1.00 each. 
Devoniensis. Brilliant rosy red; very large; often 10 to 12 inches across; 
magnificent. $1.00 each. 
Dentata. White, with long pointed buds. $1.00 each. 
Dentata magnifica. Flowers very large, cup-shaped, creamy-white, of 
vigorous growth and very free-flowering. Awarded Certificate of Merit, New- 
port Horticultural Society. $2.50 each. 
Dentata superba. The largest white Water Lily; flowers pure white, ten 
to fourteen inches in diameter. $3.00 each. 
Frank Trelease. (Crimson Devoniensis.) This superb night-blooming 
Water Lily surpasses all other red varieties by the brilliancy and depth of the 
rich, glowing dark crimson of its flowers, which are 9 to 10 inches in diameter; 
stamens reddish-bronze, crimson at the base; foliage 15 inches across, dentated 
and of a glossy, dark bronzy-red color. $1.50 each. 
Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig. (New Violet-blue Water Lily.) Day-bloom- 
ing. This new variety of German origin has proved with us to be one of the 
freest and most continuous flowering of the day-blooming sorts, frequently 
having six open flowers at one time. These are held from 12 to 18 inches above 
the water, open early in the morning and remain open until late afternoon. The 
color is a true violet-blue, the golden-yellow stamens and centre forming a pleas- 
ing color combination; leaves large shining green, tinted purple beneath, a 
robust, vigorous grower. $2.50 each. 
Kewensis. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy with a few brown blotches; 
young leaves more spotted on surface and purplish on underside. Flowers 6 
to 8 inches across; light pink. $1.50 each. 
Mrs. C. W. Ward. Flowers from 8 to 10 inches in diameter, and borne on 
stout stems 15 inches above the water. Color deep rosy-pink with golden- 
yellow stamens, a most desirable variety for cutting. $2.00 each. 
O’Marana. Leaves bronzy green; flowers large rosy-red; stamens, orange- 
red. $1.50 each. 
Pennsylvania. An improvement upon N. pulcherrima, the flowers being of 
deeper color and larger size. $2.50 each. 
Puleherrima. Flowers 10 to 12 inches in diameter, bright violet, stamens 
deep yellow; buds long, pointed, and striped with chocolate-red. Leaves 
bronzy-green slightly blotched red. $2.00 each. 
Rubra-rosea. Splendid deep rosy-carmine flowers, 10 to* 12 inches in 
diameter. $1.50 each. 
Zanzibarensis. Flowers deep purple, sepals green outside, purple witl in, 
margined with red. $1.50 each. 
Zanzibarensis azurea. 
best. $1.00 each. 
Zanzibarensis rosea. 
Deep, rich, azure blue; one of the largest and 
Beautiful deep rose; very choice. $1.00 each. 
If Nympheas are ordered by mail, add ten cents each to above prices for postage. 
VARIOUS AQUATICS. 
Acorus japonica variegata. (Variegated Sweet Flag.) One of the 
finest variegated plants in cultivation. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Aponogeton distachyon. (Cape Pond Weed.) A very pleasing aquatic. 
The fork-shaped spikes of pure-white flowers are freely produced and have 
the fragrance of Hawthorn. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Cyperus adenophorus. A species from Brazil, growing 2 feet high and 
producing large umbels of whitish-green flowers. 25 cts. each. 
Cyperus alternifolius. An excellent plant for growing in water or damp 
places. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Cyperus Papyrus. (Egyptian Paper Plant.) 
by dark green, shining plumes. 25 cts. each. 
Eichornia erassipes major. (Water Hyacinth, or Water Orchid.) Very 
interesting and beautiful; floats on the surface of the’ water and produces 
&ne spikes of light rosy lilac, orchid-like flowers, 15 cts.each. By mail, 20 cts. 
Slender stems, surmounted 
Jussiz#a longifolia. A desirable aquatie growing about 3 feet high; 
flowers golden-yellow. 25 ets. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Limnanthemum indicum. (Water Snowflake.) A 
species with roundish light green leaves and pure white beautifully fringed 
flowers. 25 cts.each. By mail, 30 ets. 
Limnocharis Humboldtii. (Water Poppy.) 
yellow with black stamens; must be grown in shallow water; does splendidly in 
a tub; very attractive. 25 cts. each. 
Myriophyllum proserpinacoides. = (Parrot’s Feather.) 
stems, clothed with whorls of the most exquisite foliage, as delicate as the 
Cypress Vine. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Sagittaria japonica, fl. pl. (The 
desirable for planting in tubs or on margins of ponds and streams. 
each; $5.00 per doz. 
pretty floating 
Flowers beautiful, clear 
Long trailing 
Very 
50 ects, 
Double-Flowering Arrowhead.) 
