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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. 

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

 Alba Candidissima. A very \'igorous and desirable variety, requiring ample space; 



flowers large, pure white, SI -50 each. 

 Gladstoniana. Flowers pure dazzling white; cup-shaped and very massive, SI. 50 each. 

 James Brydon. Rich rosy crimson, reverse of petals having a 



silverj- sheen. S3. 00 each. 

 Laydekeri Purpurata. Rosy crimson, darker in the centre, outer 



petals and sepals light rose. Stamens reddish orange. S2.00 each. 

 Marliacea Chromatella. Petals and stamens bright 



yellow, 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. 



Odorata. The native ^\^ute Pond Lily. Very desirable 

 for planting in quantity in natural ponds for effect and 

 for cut flowers. 50 cts. each. 



Odorata Gigantea. The native White Lily of the 

 Southeastern 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 dainty and suitable for tubs and small pools. 50 

 cts. each. 



Odorata Sulphurea Grandiflora. The fragrant flowers are 



sulphur-yellow, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, and stand 3 to 4 inches 



out of the water. SI. 50 each. 

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



flowers of a rich, clear, rose pink. SI. 50 each. 



Nymph.^e-a Marli.^ce.\ 



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 Maxima. 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. 

 Xo variety in our Water Garden is admired more than this immense 

 snowball-hke flower, 8 inches in diameter. SI. 00 each. 



Tuberosa rosea. Flowers an exquisite shade of pink. A vigorous 

 grower, of the easiest culture. SI. 00 each. 



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

 good ruby tone through it. S5.00 each. 



NELUMBIUMS OR LOTUS 



Note— Nelumbiums can only be supplied in dormant tubers from 



May 1st to June 1st. 



Album Grandiflorum. A grand white variety, whose purity, 

 fragrance, size, majestic foliage and hardiness stamp it as one ol 

 the best. S3.00 each. 



Kermesinum. Deep rose-pink, the earliest to flower. $2.00 each. 



Luteum (American Lotus, Water Chinquepin). A superb variety 

 with yellow flowers; indigenious in the Western and Southern 

 States. S2.00 each. 



Pekinensis rubrum. Brilliant rosy-carmine, flowers very large. 

 S4.00 each. 



Pekinensis rubrum plenum. Immense giant brilliant rosy- 

 carmine double peony flowered blooms. S5.00 each. 



Roseum. Flowers uniform deep rose-pink. $3.00 each. 



Speciosum (Egyptian Lotus). The best known variety and the 

 easiest to grow, desirable for naturalizing in ponds where the mag- 

 nificent foliage and flowers produce a splendid subtropical effect. 

 Flowers deep rose color, creamy-white at base of petals. S2.00 each. 



Nehimbil"m or Lotus 



DREER'S WATER LILY LEAFLET gives complete directions for the cultivation of both hardy and tender 

 Water Lilies, Aquarium Plants and other Aquatics. Copies free on request. 



