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HARDY NYMPHAEAS OR WATER LILIES 



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A select list of the most suitable varieties for all Hardy Water garden purposes. Ready April 15th 

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

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



flowers large, pure white, SI. 50 each. 

 Gladstoniana. Flowers pure dazzling white; cup-shaped and very massive 

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



shee.i. 83.00 each. 



Laydekeri Lilacea. Soft rosy-lilac shaded bright carmine, $2.00 each. 

 Marliacea Chromatella. Petals and stamens bright 



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



bloomer, S2.00 eich, 

 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 White 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, $1.50 each. 

 Odorata W. B. Shaw. This magnificent Lily has large fra-'rant 



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

 Pygmaea. jMiniature white flowers, a gem for tubs, aquariums or 



shallow pooh. SI. 00 each. 



to June 1st. There is no Hardy 



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Nelujibium or Lotus 



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

 from 4 to 9 inches across, produced in moderate quantitj'. 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. 

 No variety in our Water Garden is admired more than this immense 

 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. 



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 of 

 the best. S3. 00 each. 



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



Luteum (American Lotus, Water Ckinquepin). 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. $5.00 each. 



Roseum. Flowers uniform deep rose-pink. S3.00 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. $2.00 each. 



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. 



