R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. AQUATIC PLANTS. 
AQUATIC 
PLANTS. 
NELUMBIUM.:. (Lotus.) 
Nelumbiums are perfectly hardy provided the tubers are kept free from frost. 
Album Grandiflorum. (Sym. A. floribunda.) <A grand white 
variety, whose purity, fragrance, noble form, size, majestic 
foliage and hardiness stamp it as one of the very best. Each, 
2.00 
Luteum. (American Lotus.) Superb yellow flowers and massive 
foliage. Height, six to eight feet. Each, 1.00. 
Kermesinum. A distinct and beautiful variety with large crim- 
son flowers. Each, 1.50. 
Speciosum. (Egyptian Lotus.) Flowers often a foot in diameter, 
of a beautiful deep rose color and very fragrant. Each, 1.50. 
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. Each, 
2.50. 
Kinshiren. 
and continues throughout the season. 
Flowers white shaded pink; comes into bloom early 
Each, 2.50. 
The prices quoted on Nelumbiums are jor dormant tubers and can only be shipped from May 1st to June Ist. 
Osiris. A beautiful globular flower of a pure, deep rose, very rich 
and pleasing. Each, 2.50. 
Pekinensis rubrum. This is the best dark-colored variety in 
cultivation; the flowers are brilliant rosy-carmine, ten to twelve 
inches across, outer petals well reflexed, foliage large and hand- 
some. Each, 3.00. 
Pekinensis rubrum plenum. Identical with the preceding, 
but with immense double blooms. Each, 5.00. 
Roseum. Flowers of a uniform deep rose-pink. Each, 2.00. 
Roseum plenum. A magnificent variety, with large, full double 
bright rose flowers. Each, 2.50. 
Shiroman. This superb variety is unquestionably the grandest 
ever introduced; the enormous flowers are snow white, exceed— 
ingly double, and borne on stout stalks well above the foliage- 
Each, 3.00. 
Growing plants in 
10 inch tubs can be supplied ajter June 15th at an advance of $1.00 per plant above catalogue prices. 
NYMPHAA.—Hardy Varieties. 
Alba (White English Water Lily.) Large; continuous bloomer. 
ach, .50. 
Aurora. A unique variety, flowers soft rosy yellow on first day, 
changing to deep red on third day; stamens orange. Each, .75. 
Candidissima. Flowers pure white; very numerous. Each, .50. 
Gladstoniana. Improved variety of N. Alba with glistening 
white flowers. Each, .50. 
James Brydon. Flowers five to six inches in diameter; petals 
very broad, concave, incurving; color rich rosy crimson, with- 
out purplish or magenta shading. Each, 2.50. 
Marliacea Chromatella. Hardy; flowers clear yellow. Each, 
15. 
Marliacea Albida. Best white. Each, .50. 
Marliacea Rosea. Rose; agem. 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. 
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. 
(The Hardy Cape Cod Pink Water Lily.) One 
Each, 
Odorata Rosea. 
of the most beautiful flowers; deep pink; highly fragrant. 
50. 
Odorata Sulphurea. Large yellow fragrant flowers, leaves 
mottled reddish purple. Each, .50. 
0. Lueiana. This variety is identical with NV. O. Caroliniana, save 
in color, which is rosy carmine. Each, 1.00. 
Helvola. (Syn. N. pygmea Helvola). Sulphur-yellow flowers; leaves 
green, early stage reddish, blotched with brown; adapted for grow- 
ing in aquariums or tubs. Each, .75. 
Richardsonii. Immense white flowers eight inches in diameter 
and quite double. The sepals and outer petals droop, giving the 
flowers a globular form. Each, .50. 
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. Each, 1.50. 
W. B. Shaw. The finest pink of the odorata section, the color 
being a rich rosy-pink with clear yellow stamens. Each, .75. 
Wm. Doogue. Flowers cup-shaped, shell-pink color, sepals royal 
-pink. Each, 1.00. 
NYMPHAZA.—Tender Varieties. 
Each, .20. 
Bissetii. Flowers of the largest size, of a beautiful glowing rosy 
pink, cup-shaped leaves deep bronzy red, very large and orna- 
mental. Each, 2.50. 
Capensis. Flowers rich sky blue; sepals green outside, whitish 
within, flushed blue. Each, 1.00. 
Coerulea or Stellata. Clear, light blue; delicately scented; 
blooms constantly till frost. Each, 1.00. 
Devoniensis. Brilliant rosy red; very large; often ten to twelve 
inches across; magnificent. Each, .75. 
Dentata. White, with long pointed buds. , Each, .75. 
Dentata Magnifiea. Flowers very large, cup-shaped, creamy 
white, of vigorous growth and very free-flowering. Awarded 
Certificate of Merit, Newport Horticultural Society. Each, 3.00. 
Dentata superba. The largest white Water Lily, flowers pure 
white, ten to fourteen inches in diameter. Each, 2.00. 
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 erimson of its 
flowers, which are nine to ten inches in diameter; stamens red- 
dish-bronze, crimson at the base; foliage fifteen inches across, 
dentated, and of a glossy, dark bronzy-red color. Each, 2.00 
Kewensis. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy with a few brown 
blotches; young leaves more spotted on surface and purplish on 
ee Flowers six to eight inches across; light pink. 
ach, 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. Each, 2.50. 
O’Marana. Leaves bronzy green; flowers large rosy red; stamens 
orange red. Each, 2.00. 
Pennsylvania. An improvement upon Nymphea Pulcherrima, 
the flowers being of deeper color and larger size. Each, 2.50 
Puleherrima. 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; 
bloomer. Each, 1.00. 
Rubra-Rosea. Splendid deep rosy-carmine flowers, ten to twelve 
inches in diameter. Each, 1.00. 
Zanzibarensis. Flowers deep purple, sepals green outside, purple 
within, margined with red. Each, 1.50. 
very free 
Zanzibarensis Azurea. Deep, rich, azure blue; one of the largest 
and best. Each, .75. 
Zanzibarensis-Rosea. Beautiful deep rose; very choice. Each 
75. 
Ij Nympeas are ordered by mail, add ten cents each to above prices for postage. 
VARIOUS AQUATICS. 
Limnanthemum Indieum. (Water Snowflake.) A pretty float- 
ing species with roundish light green leaves and pure white 
beautifully fringed flowers. Each, .25. By mail, .35. 
Water Hyacinth, or Water Orchid. (Lichornia crassipes ma- 
jor.) Very interesting and beautiful; floats on the surface of the 
water and produces fine spikes of light rosy lilac, orchid-like 
flowers. Each, .25. By mail, .35. 
Water Poppy. (Limnocharis Humboldtii.) Flowers beautiful, 
clear yellow with black stamens; must be grown in shallow 
water; does splendidly in a tub; very attractive. Each, .165. 
By mail, .30. 
Cyperus Papyrus. (Egyptian Paper Plant.) Produces a number 
of slender stems, surmounted by dark green, shining plumes. 
Each, .25. By mail, .30. 
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