RARE HARDY NYMPH-ZEAS. 
The following sorts are the very choicest of the latest introductions of both 
American and European origin, and, as we are now able to offer most 
of them at reasonable prices, they should be included in all collections 
of Hardy Water Lilies. 
SY WATER LILIES > AQUATICN- f/f 
Aurora, A unique variety, flowers soft rosy yellow on first day, 
changing to deep red on the third day; stamens orange; useful 
for growing in tubs. (See cut.) $1.00 each. 
Fulva. Flower yellow, shaded pink on first day, changing to 
orange-red ; stamens orange; leaves blotched chestnut. $1.00 
each. 
Gloriosa, A superb variety, flowers 4 to 6 inches across, of 
perfect form, petals concave; deep carmine-rose, becoming a 
very dark red late in the season; a very free and continuous 
bloomer. $5.00 each. 
Lucida. A free grower and a good bloomer. Flowers 
large, star-shaped, rosy vermilion, darker centre, 
stamens orange, leaves blotched reddish brown; a 
magnificent variety. $2.00 each. 
Signoureti. Bears an abundance of pale 
yellow flowers, shaded pink and carmine, 
orange-yellow stamens, foliage spotted 
chestnut brown. $2.00 each. 
' Odorata W. B. Shaw. Un- 
doubtedly one of the best hardy 
Water Lilies under cultiva- 
tion and the finest pink 
of the odorata section, 
the color being a rich 
rose pink with clear 
yellow stamens. A 
variety that should be 
in every collection. $1.00 
each. 
NymMpPH#A JAMES BryDON. 
James Brydon. Among the later in- 
troductions none are so positively 
distinct as this superb variety. 
Beautiful cup-shaped flowers 
5 to 6 inches in diameter ; : 
petals very broad, con- 
cave, incurving, . 
color rich rosy 
‘crimson, reverse of 
petals having a sil- 
very sheen. <A free and 
continuous bloomer, and 
just as desirable for growing 
in tubs as in the pond. $2.50 
CULTURAL NOTES. 
Written by our Water Lily ex- 
pert.are given on pages 233 and 
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each. 
Marliacea Ignea. Flowers of great 
substance, 4 to 5 inches across ; color deep 
carmine, stamens cardinal, leaves bronzy-red, 
changing to deep green with dark blotches. $5.00 
tach. 
IMarliacea rubra-punctata, Flowers deep rosy-pur- 
ple, spotted carmine, stamens orange-red. A very 
choice variety, and a free, continuous bloomer. NATED 
$5.00 each. W. B. SHaw. 
Tuberosa rubra, <A new hybrid with flowers 5 to 7 
3 inches in diameter, of an exquisite shade of soft rosy-red with 
- ‘bright red stamens and with the same rich fragrance as V. 
odorata. The plant is of vigorous habit. $2.00 each. 
Wm, Falconer. The largest and most brilliant dark red 
hardy Water Lily in cultivation. The flower is from 6 to 7 
inches across, of an intense bright garnet color, with a good 
ruby tone through it, intensified by the rich golden centre ; 
leaves red, changing to deep green with reddish veins. $5.00 each. 
Wm. Doogue. A magnificent Lily of chaste and delicate color- 
ing, flowers 5} to 6 inches in diameter, beautifully cup-shaped and 
eof a pleasing shell-pink color, with royal-pink sepals. A very 
Symmetrical and distinct flower of great substance, with petals of an 
extraordinary width; of free growth and flowering continuously throughout 
the season. $1.00 each. Nympu#a AuRorA, 
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A new book on Water Lilies and Aquatics, entitled, WATER GARDENING, by Peter Bisset, a practical grower. 
Price, $2.50, postpaid. 
