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HARDY NYMPHAEAS OR WATER LILIES 



A select list of the most suitable varieties for all Hardy Water garden purposes. Ready April 15th to June 1st. There is no Hardy 

 Blue Water Lily. AH varieties of that color will be found under Day Blooming Tender Nymphaeas. 



Alba Candidissima. A very vigorous and desirable variety, requiring ample space; 



large, pure white, $1.50 each. 

 Attraction. A rare free-flowering variety, blooms 6 to 8 inches across, of a rich deep ' 



suffused with amaranth red, center bright orange, sepals white. 



SIO.OO each. 

 Comanche. The largest and finest of the apricot tints. The 



flowers have a wonderful combination of orange and glowing amber 



red. A strong grower and the earliest and most continuous bloomer 



in the hardy class. $7.50 each. 

 Conqueror.. Very large flowers of a bright red with 



the petals shading to white on the concave part and 



streaked with deep red on the convex surface, stamens 



yellow orange, one of the showiest. §7.50 each. 

 Escarboucle. Very free flowering, 4 to 6 inches across, 



of a brilliant crimson-carmine with bright orange center, 



one of the most brilliant. $10.00 each. 

 Gladstoniana. Flowers pure dazzling white; cup- 

 shaped and very massive. $1.50 each. 

 James Brydon. Rich rosy crimson, reverse of petals 



having a silvery sheen. $3.00 each. 

 Marliacea Carnea. A delicate soft flesh pink deepening 



towards the base of the petals. $1.50 each. 

 Marliacea Chromatella. Petals and stamens bright 



yeUow, 4 to 6 inches across. A free and continuous 



bloomer. $2.00 each. 

 Marliacea Rosea. A splendid companion to the above, which it 



resembles in all particulars except color, flowers soft rose-pink. 



§2.50 each. 



Nelumbium or Lotvs 

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Odorata. The native WTiite Pond Lily. Very desirable for 

 planting in quantity in natural ponds for effect and for cut 

 flowers. 50 cents each. 



Odorata Gigantea. The native White Lily of the Southeast- 

 ern states. Flowers pure white, 5 to 7 inches across. A very 

 strong vigorous grower. 75 cts. each. 



Odorata Minor. The miniature White Water Lily. Very 

 damty and suitable for tubs and small pools. 50 cts. each. 



Odorata W. B. Shaw. This magnificent Lily has large fragrant 

 flowers of a rich, clear, rose pink. $1.50 each. 



Paul Hariot. A large magnificent light yellow delicately shad- 

 ing to copper-red. Foliage spotted with brownish red, a free 

 bloomer. $4.00 each. 



Pygmaea Helvola. The smallest species in cultivation with 

 sulphur-yellow flowers, li to 2j inches across, extremely free- 

 flowering, and well adapted for growing in large aquariums or 

 tubs. $1.00 each. 



Robinsoni. Very free, large flowers, color yellow overlaid with 

 purplish red, giving the effect of being dark orange red. §4.00 

 each. 



Tuberosa. A native white variety of very strong growth, flowers 

 from 4 to 9 inches across, produced in moderate quantity. The 

 various varieties of Tuberosa are suitable for planting in deep 

 water, and should have plenty of room to spread. 50 cts. each. 



Tuberosa Masima. A free-flowering variety of the above; 4 to 

 8 inches across, pure white, fragrant. 50 cts. each. 



Tuberosa Richardsoni. Flowers pure white and quite double. 

 No variety in our Water Garden is admired more than this im- 

 mense snowball-like flower, 8 inches in diameter. $1.00 each. 



Tuberosa rosea. Flowers an exquisite shade of pink. A vigor- 

 ous grower, of the easiest culture. $1.00 each. 



William Doogue. Beautiful cup-shaped flowers of a delicate 

 pleasing shade of shell pink. $2.50 each. 



Wm. Falconer. Flowers of an intense bright garnet color, with 

 a good ruby tone through it. $5.00 each. 



