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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 everyone. 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 p".ice among aquatics. 



Their culture is quite simple, requiring the same treatment as other hardy Water Lilies. See opposite page. 



Some varieties are slovir 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 cr patience expended. All Nelumbiums are suitable for tub culture. 



NOTE. — Nelambiums can, only he supplied in dormant tubers from May 1st to Jane 15th, after which date only 

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

 Album Grandiforum. {Syn. A. flori- 



bunda.) A grand white variety, whose 



purity, fragrance, size, majestic foliage and 



hardiness stamp it as one of the best. 



Dormant 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. 

 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; pot plants, $3.50 each. 

 Luteum. (American Lotus, Witter Chinque- 



pin.) A superb variety with yellow flowers; 



indigenious in the Western and Southern 



States. It has been introduced into the East- 

 ern States, where, as a rule, it grows as freely 



as any native plant. Dormant tubers, $1.00 



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 iV! Speciosuin ; 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 pseony- 



flowered blooms. Dormant tubers, $5.00 each; pot plants, 



$6.00 each. 



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

 tubers, $2.C0 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. 



We are large growers of Aquarium Plants. See list on page 244. 



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 iV. Spcciosum. Dormant tuliers, 5~3.00 each; pot 

 plants, $4.00 each. 



Speciosum (fHi/yptian Lotus). The best known variety and 

 the easiest to grow, desirable for naturalizing in ponds where 

 the magnificent foliage and superb flowers produce a ,-plendid 

 sub-tropical effect. Flowers 8 to 12 inches acro.«s, of a deep 

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

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



