HAROY ISY:MPH^AS. 



( Continued,) 



Odorata minor. A miniature form, grow- 

 ing in some sections in shallow water, also 



where water recedes entirely in the summer. 



A dainty, fragrant, wliite flower, 2 to 3 



inches across. Can be grown in a tub. 20 



cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 

 Odorata rosea (y«- jy. rubra). Cape Cod 



Pond Lily; flowers 4 inches across; color, 



a beautiful rose-pink, deeper in the centre; 



stamens yellow; very fragrant and free- 

 flowering; leaves dark reddish on both 



sides when young, becoming green above. 



50 cts. each ; $-5 OQ per doz. 

 Odorata Luciana. An exquisite variety 



of vigorous growth ; leaves green above, 



reddish beneath ; flowers 3 to 5 inches 



across, of a pure rosy pink — not shaded or 



deeper at base of petals, as in N. o. rosea — 



and the self-color is retained throughout 



the season. §1.25 each. 

 Odorata SUlphurea. One of the very best 



hybrid Nymphceas. The greatly fragrant 



flowers are sulphur-yellow, 4 to 5 inches in 



diameter, and st.inding 3 to 4 inches out of 



the water; leaves floating, as in the type, 



but blotched reddish on the under side; 



distinct. 50 cts. each ; $5-00 per doz. 

 Sulphurea grandiflora. Vei-y similar to 



N. O. sulpiiui-ea. Plant more vigorous, 



wiih light-colored foliage. 75 cts. each ; 



$7.50 per doz. 

 FygniEea {syn. N. tetragona). A gem. The smallest species 



in cultivation; leave.s dark green above, with occasional 



brown blotching, reddish beneath ; flowers white with yellow 



stamens 1^ to 2-i- inches across; very free-flowering, and very 



useful for growing in tubs. 30 cts. each; $3.u0 per doz. 

 — Helvola {syn. .V. tetragona HelvoLi'). Similar to the pre- 

 ceding, but with sulphur-yellow flowers ; petals more pointed; 



leaves green, early stage reddish, blotched all over with brown; 



extremely free-flowering, and well adapted for growing in 



large aquariums or tubs. 30 cis. each ; $3.00 per doz. 

 Robinsoni. The large, floating flowers of this distinct and 



strilcing variety are difficult to describe, but may be said to 



have a ground color of yellow overlaid with purplish -red, the 



general efl^ect being dark oi'ange-red. The foliage is dark 

 • green, spotted with chestnut above, dark red on the under side. 



A tine variety and should be in every collection. $1.00 each. 



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NyMPHjEA TuBEROS.t RiCHARDSONI. 



Tuberosa {syn. N. reniformis). A native variety; the leaves, 

 which are deep green, frequently stand 8 to 10 inches out of 

 the water when crowded or grown in shallow water ; flowers 

 vary from 4 to 9 inches across, pure white; petals broad, 

 concave, and produced in moderate quantity. The plant is 

 a robust and luxuriant grower, spreading rapidly, and should 

 not be planted in the same pond with moderate-growing 

 varieties, or they may be crowded out. 20 cts. each; $2.00 

 per doz. 



Tuberosa maxima {N. odorata maxima of Gardens'). A 

 form with round leaves ; flowers medium to large, cup- 

 shaped, pure white, with the strong aromatic fjagrance of N. 

 odorata. Very free-flowering. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Tuberosa rosea. Flowers an exquisite shade of pink, stand- 

 ing above the water. A vigorous grower, but not so strong 

 as the type. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



Tuberosa Richardson!. This variety should be iucluded in 

 every collection. Flowers pure white and quite double, the 

 .stamens being converted into petals which are more or less 

 fluted in the centre. The flowers stand well above the water; 

 the sepals and outer petals drooping, forming a perfect globe. 

 No variety in our Water Garden was admired by visitors 

 more than this. The immense snowball-like flower, 8 inches 

 in diameter, was declared to be the finest white Water Lily 

 of all. (See cut.) 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Ny.mph.b.\ Robinsoni. 



We would call sjyecial attention 

 to the JV^eiv and Rare Hardy Water 

 Lilies offered on i>«<7e 116. Great 

 ^•eductions have been made in the 

 prices of niany of the finest sorts, 

 the superb variety, Jas. Brydon, 

 ivhich four years ayo sold at $25.00 

 each, being now priced at $2.50. 



THK "WATER G.4.KDEN. A splendid book on Water Lilies and Aquatics of all kinds. Price, 83.00, postpaid. 



