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NELUMBIUMS 



No flowering plants, aquatic or others, are more worthy of cultivation than the Nelumbiums, and none can be cultivated more 

 easily. If they never bloomed, their foliage alone would be enough to win the admiration of every one. Their enormous leaves, 

 of tender bluish-green, held aloft on tall, flexible stalks, sway and wave in the slightest wind. But when this is crowned with a 

 wealth of beautiful flowers, gigantic in size, exquisitely tinted, perfect in form, and with a perfume strong, yet delicate, it is easily 

 understood why they hold the foremost place among aquatics. 



Their culture is quite simple, and is fully given in our Water Lily Book. Copies free on request. 



Some varieties are slow in growth after transplanting, and it may be the second year before they flower; but the second and 

 third seasons generally repay for any extra care or patience expended. All Nelumbiums are suitable for tub culture. 



NOTE. — Nelumbiums can only be supplied i?i dormant tubers from 3/w" 1st to June 1st, after which date only 

 such varieties as we can furnish in pots should be planted. 



Album Grandiflorum (Syn. A. flori. 

 bunda). A grand white variety, whose 

 purity, fragrance, size, majestic foliage and 

 hardiness stamp it as one of the best. Dor- 

 mant tubers, $2.00 each; pot plants, $3. 00 

 each. 



Album Striatum. The flowers of this ex- 

 quisite variety are pure white, the edge of the 

 petals irregularly striped and tipped rosy- 

 carmine, with distinct magnolia fragrance. 

 Strong, vigorous grower. Dormant tubers, 

 $2.50 each; pot plants, $3.50 each. 



Kermesinum, A distinct and charming va- 

 riety, bearing flowers resembling the Her- 

 mosa Rose in color; the earliest flowering 

 variety, blooming end of June in this section. 

 Dormant tubers, $1.50 each; pot plants, 

 $2.50 each. 



Kinshiren. Flowers white, shaded pink; very 

 free-flowering, coming into bloom early and 

 continuing throughout the season. Dormant 

 tubers, $2.50 each. 



Luteum [American Lotus, Water Ghin- 



quepin). A superb variety with yellow 



flowers; indigenous in the Western and 



Southern States. It has been introduced into 



the Eastern States, where, as a rule, it grows 



as freely as any native plant. Dormant tubers, 



$1.50 each. 

 Osiris. A beautiful globular flower of a pure 



deep rose, very rich and pleasing; early and 



free-flowering. Dormant tubers, $2.50 each; 



pot plants, $3.50 each. 



Pekinensis rubrum. This is the best dark 

 colored variety in cultivation; the flowers are 

 brilliant rosy carmine, 10 to 12 inches across, 

 outer petals well reflexed, having the graceful 

 form of N. Speciosum; foliage large and 

 handsome; vigorous and free flowering. Dor- 

 mant tubers, $3.00 each; pot plants, $4.00 

 each. 



Pekinensis rubrum plenum. Identical with the preceding, 

 but with immense giant double paeony-flowered blooms. Dor- 

 mant tubers, $5.00 each; pot plants, $6.00 each. 



Roseum, Flowers of a uniform deep rose-pink. Dormant 

 tubers, $2. 00 each; pot plants, $3.00 each. 



Roseum plenum. A magnificent variety, with large, full, 

 double bright rose flowers. Dormant tubers, $2-50 each; 

 pot plants, $3.50 each. 



Nelumbiums 



Shiroman. This superb variety has enormous double snow- 

 white flowers borne on stalks well above the foliage; a vigor- 

 ous grower, free-flowering and equally as hardy as the well- 

 known N. Speciosum. Dormant tubers, $3.00 each; pot 

 plants, $4.00 each. 



Speciosum (Egyptian Lotus). The best known variety and 

 the easiest to grow, desirable for naturalizing in ponds where 

 the magnificent foliage and superb flowers produce a splendid 

 sub-tropical effect. Flowers 8 to 12 inches across, of a deep 

 rose color, creamy-white at base of petals, exquisite for cut- 

 ting. Dormant tubers, $1.50 each; pot rlants, $2.50 each. 



DREER'S WATER LILY BOOK give* full cultural directions. Copies free on application 



