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NELUMBIUMS. 



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No flowering plants, aquatic or others, are more worthy of cultivation than the Nelumbiums, and none can be cultivated more 

 easily. If they never bloomed, their foliage alone would be enough to win the admiration of everyone. Their enormous leaves, 

 of tender bluish green, held aloft on tall, flexible stalks, sway and wave in the slightest wind. But when this is crowned with a 

 wealth of beautiful flowers, gigantic in size, exquisitely tinted, perfect in form, and with a perfume strong, yet delicate, it is easily 

 understood why they hold the foremost place among aquatics. 



Nelumbiums are perfectly hardy, and will withstand the rigors of winter in the Northern States. They mny be grown under 

 same conditions as the hardy Nymphss.is, but should not be planted as early as the latter. The middle to the latter end of May is 



early enough in northern section^ ; when 



planting is unavoidably delayed until June 

 or July, established plants in pots are pre- 

 ferable. 



Some varieties are slow in growth after 

 transplanting, and it m ly be the second year 

 before they (lower; but the second and ti)ird 

 se.rsons generally repay for any extra care 

 or patience expen led. 



All Nelumbiu;ns are suitable for tub cul- 

 ture. 



Ntlumbiums can onlv ht supplied in dor- 

 mant tubers from M iv Vst to Jane Voih, after 

 which we supply pjt-grjw i plants. 



Album QrantJiflarum (.^j'^ A. flori- 

 buiid.i)_ ."V grand wliue variety, whose 

 purity, fragrance, size, mijeslic foliage 

 and hardiness stamp, it as one of the best. 

 Dormant tubers, $2.50 each ; pot plants, 

 $3.50 e.ach. 

 Albii'm StrJatuira. The flowers of this 

 exquisite variety are pare white, the edge 

 of the petals irregularly striped and tipped 

 rosy-carmine. Their fragranc* is quite 

 [distinct, resembling that of Magnolia. 

 j The plant is very vig irous. Dormint 

 I tubers, .'52.00 each; pot pl.rnts, $3 00 each. 

 s^ermJiill'Jll. Another distinct and 

 chai'uiin.^ variety, bearing flowers resem- 

 bling the Hirmosa Rose in color ; the 

 earliest flowering variety, blooming end of 

 June in this section. Dormrnt tubers, 

 $1.50 each ; pot plants, $2.50 each. 

 Kinshiren. Flowers white shaded' pink; 

 very free-fl()wering, coming into bloom 

 early and continuing throughout the sea- 

 son. Dormant tubers, $2 50 each; pot 

 planis, $:1,5) each. 

 Luteum {^American Lotus, Water Chinqite- 

 pin). A superb varietv with yellow flow- 

 ers; indigenous in the Western and South- 

 ern States. It has been introduced into 

 \ the Eastern States, where, as a rule, it 

 \ grows as freely as any native plant. Dor- 

 \mant tubers, $100 each ; pot plants, $2.00 

 each. 

 NQsirls. A beautiful globular flower of a 

 1 pure, deep rose, very rich and pleasing; 

 I early and free-flowering. Dormant tubers, 

 I $2.50 each ; pot (ilants, $3.50 each. Nelumbiums. 



, Peklnensis rubrum. This is the best dark colored variety in cultivation; the flowers are brilliant rosy-carmine, 10 to 12 

 V inches across, outer petals well reflexed, having the graceful form of N. Speciosum ; foliage large and handsome; vigorous and 



free-floweiing. Dormant tubers, $4.00 each; pot plants, $5.00 each. 

 "Pekinensis rubrum plenum. Identical with the preceding, but with immense giant double paeony-flowered blooms. Dor- 

 mant tubers, $5.00 each; |iot plants, $6.00 each. 

 •><J{oseum. Flowers of a uniform deep rose-pink. Dormant tubers, $2.50 each ; pot planis, $350 each. 

 __Jtoseum plenum. A magnificent variety, with large, full, double bright rose flowers. Dormant tubers, $2.50 each; pot plants, 

 $.3 50. each. 

 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 ; it is a vigorous grower and very free-flowering, and equally as 

 . Jilordy as the well-known N. Speci^suvi. Dormant tubers, $300 each ; pot [ilants, $4.00 each. 

 /Speciosum ( £'^I';>//V7« Lotu^). The well-known species. Its superb flowers and magnificent foliage produce a splendid sub- 

 tropical effect. The flowers, which are about a foot across when fully opened, are ol a deep rose color, creamy-white at base of 

 petals; exquisitely fragrant. Dormant tubers, $1.50 each; pot plants, $2.50 each. 



For Seeds of Nelumbiums and Nymphzas see page 123- 



