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WATER LILIES AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 



WATER is always an important feature in garden and landscape effects, especially so when the margins are suitably 

 treated with plants and the surface embellished with beautiful Water Lilies. The great diversity in size, color and 

 other features among the Water Lilies gives to Water Gardening a fascination, interest and charm not experi- 

 enced in any other style of gardening. 



A Water Garden may be enjoyed in a sunny back yard as well as in large gardens or pretentious grounds. When natural 

 conditions of water or soil are not found, artificial ponds, basins, tanks or tubs may be utilized and the results will be equally 

 satisfactory, often more so. Water gardening is exceedingly simple, the requirements being a water-holding receptacle 

 2 to 3 feet deep, of shape and area desired, a warm sunny location, some rich soil, an available supply of water to make good 

 the loss from evaporation, and a suitable selection of Water Lilies and Aquatic Plants. This is primarily all there is to it. 

 JG3"We do not, unless specially ordered, send out Water Lily roots or plants until warm weather, about the middle of May.°&X 



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HARDY NYMPHAEAS. 



Alba Candidissima. Large-flowering, white English Water Lily, early, 



Aurora. Rosy-yellow, deepening to red on third day 



Fulva. Yellow shaded pink, changing to orange-red 



Gladstoniana. The finest white, magnificent flowers, 6 to 8 inches across . 

 Gloriosa. Large, carmine-rose flowers, shaded white; continuous bloomer, 



James Brydon. Rich crimson; full double; extra fine 



Laydekeri rosea. Small flowers, profuse, delicate pink, deepening with age, 



lilacea. Rosy-lilac, shaded bright carmine, tea-rose fragrance 



purpurata. Large flowers of rosy -crimson, tinged with ruby 



Lucida. Rosy-vermilion, with darker center; outer petals rosy-white. . . 



Marliacea alblda. Sparkling, white, fragrant, free bloomer 



camea. Exquisite rosy-flesh color, vanilla-scented 



chromatella. Large, clear yellow, fragrant, free bloomer 



ignea. Deep carmine flowers; 4 to 5 inches across 



rosea. Large, deep rosy -pink; one of the best 



Odorata alba. Our native white Pond Lily (doz., $2.50) 



Caroliniana. Rosy flesh-colored flowers; 7 inches across 



gigantea. Giant-flowering white Pond Lily 



minor. Small white Pond Lily, very profuse, fine for tubs 



rosea. Cape Cod Pink Pond Lily 



SUlphurea grandifl ora. Large yellow fragrant flowers 



Fygmaea. Miniature Chinese Water Lily. Leaves 2 to .3 inches across, 



white flowers 1 to 1J in. across; free bloomer, fine for tubs 



Pygmaea helveola. Miniature Water Lily, with sulphur-yellow flowers 



no larger than a silver half-dollar; leaves only 2 to 3 inches across .... 

 Robinsoniana. Very large flowers of dark orange-red effect; a fine sort, 



Selgnoureti. Pale yellow, shaded pink and carmine 



Tuberosa maxima. Northwestern white Pond Lily free bloomer 



rosea. Exquisite shade of pink 



Richardsoni. Immense double snow-white flowers, 8 inches across, 



rubra. Rosy-red flowers, 5 to 7 inches across; red stamens 



Wm. Doogue. Shell-pink, tinged rose-pink; exquisite 



William Falconer. Brilliant garnet-red; immense flowers 



W. B. Shaw. New and distinct; deep flesh pink 



HARDY NELUMBIUMS, or LOTUS. 



Noble, hardy aquatics, bearing immense double and semi-double 

 flowers and gigantic leaves, both carried from 3 to 6 feet above _the_ sur- 

 face. The flowers are frequently a foot across; easily cultivated in either 

 ponds or tubs. 

 Album grandiflorum. White Lotus. Pure white; exceedingly beautiful. $2 . 50 



Kermesinum. Bright rosy-pink; early-flowering 1 . 50 



Luteum. American Yellow Lotus. Bright sulphur-yellow 1.00 



Osoris. Early and free; globular flower of deep rose 2.50 



FekinensiS rubrum pi. Brilliant rose-carmine, immense double... 5.00 



Roseurn Plenum. Large, full, double, bright rose-colored flowers 2.50 



Shiroman. Enormous, very double, snow-white flowers 3.00 



SpeciOSUm. Egyptian Lotus. Rose, shading to white, extra strong. . . 1.50 



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VICTORIAS. 



Regia. The Giant Water Lily of the Amazon; leaves 6 feet across, flowers white. 

 Trickerl. (Cruziana.) Smaller than Regia, requiring less heat. 



Prices for either above $7.50 and $10.00 each, according to size. 



Prices for seeds of either of above Victorias 30e. each, $3.00 per doz. seeds. 



TENDER NYMPHAEAS. 



These should be grown in tubs or boxes sunk below the surface. For 

 the winter, after the foliage has died off, remove them to a cellar or under 

 a greenhouse bench, and keep them moist. * Night bloomers. 

 *BiSSetii. Grand new hybrid; immense flowers of glowing rose-pink 



CapensiS. Rich sky-blue flowers, 6 to 8 inches across 



Coerulea. Light blue flowers, 3 to 6 inches across; free bloomer 



*Deaniana. Rose and pink flowers; stamens red 



*Dentata. The largest and best white night-flowering variety 



*Dentata Magnifica. Creamy-white cup-shaped 10 inch flowers .... 



*DevoniensiS. Pure red flowers, 6 to 10 inches across 



*Frank Trelease. Glowing dark crimson flowers, 9 to 10 inches across. . 

 *George Huster. Brilliant crimson; vigorous and free flowering 



Gracilis. Fragrant white flowers, 6 to 8 inches across; free bloomer. . . 

 *Jubilee. Flowers 6 to 8 inches across; glistening white, flushed pink. . 

 *Kewensis. Light pink, deepening to rosy-red inside; 6 to 8 inches across 



Mrs. C. W. Ward. Deep rose-pink flowers, 8 to 10 inches across 



*0'Marana. 10 to 12 inch flowers; pinkish-red, with light streaks 



Pennsylvania. Large flowers of rich deep blue, free and continuous. 



Pulcherrima. Light blue flowers, 10 to 12 inches across 



*Rubra. Deep purplish-red flowers, 6 to 10 inches across 



* rosea. Massive flowers, 8 to 10 inches across; rosy-carmine 



*Sturtevanti. Huge flowers, 8 to 12 inches across; pure pink to bright red, 



Win. Stone. Rich violet-blue flowers, shaded amaranth 



Zanzibariensis Purple. Deep purple-blue flowers, 6 to 10 inches across, 



azurea. Light azure-blue 



rosea. Rose and pink, of varying shades 



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AQUATIC PLANTS. 



Cape Pond Weed. (Apononeton distachyon.) Fragrant white flowers. . $0.50 



Cat-Tail Flag. (Typha latifolia.) Our well-known native 20 



Cyperus papyrus. The true Egyptian paper plant 50 



alternifoliUS. The Umbrella Plant 25 



Marsh Marigold. (Caltha palustris.) Golden yellow flowers 20 



Floating Heart. (Limnanthemum nymphceoides.) Yellow flowers 20 



Floating Lettuce. (Pistia stratiotes.) Forms rosettes of green leaves. . . .20 

 Giant Arrowhead. (Sagittaria monlividensis.) Grows 4 to 5 feet high. . .25 

 Parrot's Feather. (Myriophyllum.) Trailing, t ten, chenille-like stems, .15 

 Pickerel Weed. (Pontederia cordata.) Spikes oi blue flowers; 2 feet . . .20 

 Water Chestnut. (Trapa natans.) A rosette of floating leaves; white 



flowers 25 



Water Hyacinth. (Eichornia crassipes major.) Floats; inflated leaves, 



spikes of rosy-lilac flowers 20 



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Water Hyacinth, Blue. (Eichornia azurea.) Lavender and purple. 

 Water Poppy. (Limnocharis Humboldlii.) Yellow, poppy-like flowers. . 

 Water Snowriake. (Limnanthemum indicum.) White fringed flowers. . . 

 Wild Rice. (Zizania aquatica.) Very ornamental for the water garden, 

 growing 5 to 10 feet high, with graceful panicles of bloom. . .doz., $1.00, 



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Our booklet, "The Culture of Water Lilies and Aquatics,' 



illustrated, gives directions for preparing artificial ponds and tanks, wintering over the 

 roots, growing in tubs, etc. Price, 50c, or given free, if requested, with a $5.00 order 



