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Day=Blooming Tender Nymphaeas 



Capensis (Cape Blue Water Lily). Flowers rich sky-blue. 

 Very desirable a-id useful for cutting. $1.00 each. 



Coerulea (Blue Lotus of Egypt). Flowers light blue, suf- 

 fused with white ; yellow centre. $1.00 each. 



Daubenyana. Small, fragrant, light blue flowers, valuable 

 for winter blooming in aquariums or small pools and very in- 

 teresting because it produces young plants at petiole of each 

 leaf, which during the summer months flower freely. $1.00 

 each. 



Gracilis. The only white flowering day-blooming tropical 

 Water Lily. Flowers of medium size, six to eight inches 

 across, produced freely on long stems. $1.50 each. 



Qrossherzog Ernst Ludwig. An extremely free-flowering 

 variety, producing flowers of the largest size of a true violet 

 blue with a golden yellow centre, forming a charming blue 

 and gold combination. $2.50 each. 



Mrs. C. W. Ward. One of the very best of the day-bloom- 

 ing varieties. Deep rosy-pink flowers produced on long 

 stems. A free and continuous bloomer. $2.00 each. 



Ovalifolia, A new variety from East Africa, which is entirely 

 distinct from all others. The flowers are of large size, 8 to 

 10 inches. across, held well above the foliage and of a deep 

 creamy white ; the base of each petal being faintly suffused 

 with blue, which gradually deepens until the tips of each 

 petal are a decided light corn-flower blue, stamens sulphur 

 yellow, making a novel and charming color combination. 

 The petals are rather long and narrow, giving the flower a 

 pretty star shape. Very fragrant and a strong grower and 

 free-flowering. Awarded several certificates of merit. $10.00 

 each. 



Pennsylvania. A hybrid that originated in the botanicai 

 department of the University of Pennsylvania, and which is 

 most aptly described as an improved _ZV. pulchei-rima, flow- 

 ers being larger in size and of a deeper, richer blue ; other- 

 wise it possesses all the many good points of that grand, free 

 and continuous flowering Nymphasa. $2.50 each. 



Pulcherrima. This variety flowers continuously winter and 

 summer, making it the best for furnishing blooms early and 

 late in the season. Flowers large, ten to twelve inches 

 across. Of a fine light blue with yellow centre. $2.00 each. 



Wm. Stone. Rich violet blue shaded amaranth ; stamens 

 purple with deep yellow centre. It stands well out of the 

 water, and is of vigorous spreading habit. The flowers open 

 early in the day and remain open until late in the afternoon. 

 $2.00 each. 



Zanzibariensis. A superb Water Lily, and the darkest 

 blue or purple of the genus. Flowers six to ten inches in 

 diameter ; very free-flowering and exquisitely fragrant. $1.50 

 each. 



Zanzibariensis azurea. Similar to the type, but flowers 

 opening wider and of a clear azure-blue color. $1.00 each. 



Zanzibariensis rosea. Flowers of various shades of rose, 

 otherwise like the type, but opening earlier in the morning 

 $1.00 each. 



Victorias, or Royal Water Lilies 



Victorias have long been grown in the public parks and gardens of the United States, and are now well known to all lovers of 

 aquatics. 



They should not be shipped until the weather becomes warm and settled, generally after June 10th. Place your orders for these 

 plants early, and we will reserve them for you until proper time to plant. 



Victoria Regia. The well-known original species. Plants, $7.50 and $10.00 each, according to size. Seeds, 3 seeds for 

 75 cts.; $3. 00 per doz. 



Victoria Trickeri. A remarkable variety of vigorous and rapid growth, leaves 4 J to 5 \ feet across, a single plant frequently 

 having from twelve to fifteen leaves in good condition, and producing three and four flowers in a single week during the height of 

 the season. Flowers white on opening, changing to deep rose-pink, and having a strong fragrance not unlike that of * ripe pine- 

 apple. Plants, $7.50 to $10.00 each, according to size. Seeds : 3 seeds for 75 cts. ; $3.00 per doz. 



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