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WATER LiLlK«» AQUATICS' 



"NVMPH.CA DeVON1EN?T5. 



Kewensis. Leaves dark 

 green, slightly bronzy, with 

 a few brown blotches ; 

 young leaves more spotted 

 on surface. Light pink 

 flowers 6 to 8 inches 

 J. icross. SL50 each. 



yj Lotus ( M tkeymalis D.C.). 

 The White Lotus, leaves 

 dark, glossy green, 12 to 

 20 inches in diameter. 

 Flowers white, the broid 

 outer petals suffused pink ; 

 petals concave ; flowers 

 vary from 5 to 10 inches 

 in diameier; a robust spe- 

 cies. $1..50 each. 

 O'Marana. Leaves bronzy- 

 green, deeply dentated ; 

 margin occasionally crum- 

 pled. Flowers of the 

 largest size, 10 to 12 inches 

 in diameter; petals pink- 

 ish red, with a nearly 

 white streak up the mid- 

 dle ; stamens orange. A. vigorous grower and very free- 

 flowering. $2.50 each ; 

 Rubra. Somewhat similar to /V. Devoniensis, but petals less 

 pointed; flowers 6 to 10 inches across, of deep purplish red; 

 stamens cinnabar red, becoming brownish; foliage reddish 

 bronze, turning to gre-jn. §100 each; §10.00 per doz. 

 Rubra=rosea. O le of the best red Water Lilies in cultivation ; 

 leaves bronzy-green, blotched brown. Flowers large and 

 massive, 8 to 10 inches across, rosy-carmine; petals broad at 

 base, pointed; tips of stamens orange-brown. $1.50 each. 

 Sturtevanti. Leaves light bronzy-green. Flowers 8 to 12 

 inches across, quite double ; color pure pink to bright red ; 

 petals very broad ; stamens light brownish-orange. A huge, 

 massive flower, varying greaily in color of leaf and bloom, 

 according to culture ; should be started early in a tempera- 

 ture of 80° to 85°, and given liberal treatment. $2.50 each ; 



Night=Blooming 



Tender Nymphseas. 



This class is equally as beautiful as the day-flowering 

 sorts, and are especially desirable for cutting, opening as 

 thev do soon after sunset, and remaining open until near 

 noon next day. I'he flowers open and close 3 or 4 days in 

 succession, as do the Hardy Nymphseas. 

 Deaniana. A strong and vigorous grower ; leaves dark 

 gi een, nearly bronze ; much crumpled at margin. Flow- 

 ers pure, light pink; sepals deep rose-pink; stamens 

 red. $1.50 each. 

 Devoniensis. This variety was the first hybrid of note j 

 leaves 18 inches across, of dark bronzy green ; under sur- 

 lace greenish brown ; flowers pure red, 6 to 10 inches in 

 diameter; a universal favorite. 75 cts. each ; §7.50 per doz. 

 Dentata {K. oitigiesiana PlancJi). The largest flower- 

 ing and best white night-blooming Nymphrea. Flowers 

 measure from 8 to 12 inches in diameier, opening out 

 horizontally; leaves dark glossy green, heavily den- 

 tated. 75 cts. each; §7.50 per doz. 

 Frank Tre lease (^Oimson I)evo7iiensis). This superb 

 tender night-blooming Water Lily surpasses all other red 

 varieties by the brilliancy and depth of the rich, glowing 

 dark crimson of its flowers, which are identical in form 

 to N. Devoniensis, 9 to 10 inches in diameter; stamens 

 reddish-bronze, crimson at the 

 base; foliage 15 inches 

 across, dentated, of a 

 glossy dark bronzy-red, 

 resembling in color the 

 foliage of Black Beauty 

 Canna. §2.50 each. 

 Geo. Huster. This vari- 

 eiy may be described as a 

 decidedly improved 

 O'Marana. It has the 

 same vigorous growth 

 and free-flowering quali- 

 ties, but the flowers are 

 much finer, the color be- 

 ing a particularly brilliant 

 crimson. §2. 50 each. 

 Jubilee. Flowers 6 to 8 

 inches across, of glisten- 

 ing white, with delicate 

 flush of pink at the base 

 of the petals and sepals; 

 leaves blotched with 

 brown and crumpled at 

 margin. §1.50 each. 



Nymph^a O'Marana. 



■We call special attention to the 



THREE GRAND NEW NIGHT-BLOOMING 



TENDER NYMPH/EAS 



offered on page 117. 



SEEDS of most of the Tender Nymphseas can be supplied. 

 See list on page 101. 



Nv.MPH.E.\ KUBKA-RoSEA. 



