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NEW AND RARE HARDY NYMPH/EAS 



The following sorts are the very choicest of the latest 

 introductions of both American and European origin, and 

 as we are now able to offer most of them at reasonable 

 prices, they should be included in all collections of Hardy 

 Water Lilies. 



Attraction. This novelty is the most valuable ac- 

 quisition to Hardy Water Lilies of recent 

 years. The plant is of strong vigorous 

 growth and exceedingly early, continuous 

 and free blooming. Flowers of the largest 

 size, 6 to 8 inches across, cup-shaped, 

 petals deep garnet-red, slightly suffused 

 with rose. Stamens dark mahogany; sepals 

 white, lightly touched with garnet. The 

 white sepals serve to intensify the highly 

 colored petals, making this one of the most 

 beautiful and distinct Water Lilies yet in- 

 troduced. $15.00 each. 

 Aurora. A unique variety, flowers soft rosy yellow 

 on first day, changing to deep red on the third day; 

 stamens orange; useful for growing in tubs. 75 cts.each. 

 Escarboucle. A new variety of exceptional merit. Flowers, which 

 are quite double, of good size, are a uniform vivid vermilion through- 

 out. An entirely new color in hardy Water Lilies, which is sure to 

 be appreciated. The plant is of vigorous growth and a free and con- 

 tinuous bloomer. $15.00 each. 

 Fulva. Flower yellow, shaded pink on first day, changing to orange- 

 red; stamens orange; leaves blotched chestnut. $1.00 each. 

 Gloriosa. A superb variety, flowers 4 to 6 inches across, of 

 perfect form, petals concave; deep carmine-rose, becoming a 

 very dark red late in the season; a very free and continuous 

 bloomer. $2.50 each. 

 Helen Fo.wler. In this new Water Lily we have a refined and 

 improved Tuberosa Rosea, being a more profuse and continu- 

 ous bloomer. Color delicate soft pink. Flowers slightly cup- 

 shaped and very fragrant. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per dozen. 



Nymph/EA 

 William Falconer. 



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James Brydon. 



James Brydon. Beautiful cup-shaped flowers, 5 to 6 inches 

 in diameter; in color a rich rosy crimson; reverse of petals 

 having a silvery sheen. A strong vigorous grower and free and 

 continuous bloomer. No collection of Hardy Water Lilies is 

 complete without this splendid variety. $1.50 each. 

 Lucida. A free grower and a good bloomer. Flowers large, star- 

 shaped, rosy vermilion, darker centre, stamens orange, leaves 

 blotched reddish brown; a magnificent variety. $1.50 each, 

 Marliacea Ignea. Flowers of great substance, 4 to 5 inches across; color 

 deep carmine, stamens cardinal, leaves bronzy-red, changing to deep green 

 with dark blotches. $2.00 each. 

 Marliacea rubra=punctata. Flowers deep rosy- 

 purple, spotted carmine, stamens orange-red. A 

 very choice variety, and a free, continuous bloomer. 

 $2.00 each. 

 Odorata W. B. Shaw. Undoubtedly one of the 

 best hardy Water Lilies under cultivation and the 

 finest pink of the odorata section, the color being a 

 rich rose pink with clear yellow stamens. A 

 variety that should be in every collection. 75 cts. 

 each. 

 Wm. Doogue. A magnificent Lily of chaste 

 and delicate coloring, flowers 5i to 6 inches in 

 diameter, beautifully cup-shaped and of a pleas- 

 ing shell-pink color, with royal pink sepals. A very 

 symmetrical and distinct flower of great substance, 

 with petals of an extraordinary width; of free growth 

 and flowering continuously throughout the season. 

 $1.00 each. 

 Wm. Falconer. The largest and most brilliant dark 

 red hardy Water Lily in cultivation. The flower is from 

 6 to 7 inches across, of an intense bright garnet color, 

 with a good ruby tone through it, intensified by the rich 

 golden centre; leaves red, changing to deep green with 

 reddish veins. $2.50 each. 



A new book on Water Lilies and Aquatics, entitled WATER GARDENING, by Peter Bisset, a practical grower. Price, $2.50, postpaid. 



