HENRTADRffiR-PHIlADELPHIAMW/ WATER LILIES-^ AQUATICS- H n3 



TENDER DAY-BLOOMING 



N YMPH JEAS— ( Continued). 



Elegans. A pretty Mexican species of moderate growth ; 

 leaves 7 inches in diameter, under surface reddisli 

 purple; flowers 3 to 5 inches across, pale violet-blue 

 above, lower half white ; stamens yellow, tipped blue; 

 sepals marked with black lines. Very desirable for tub 

 culture. 11.00 each. 



Flava. The well-known Water Lily of Florida. Flow- 

 ers pale yellow, 3 to 4 inches across and standing 3 to 

 4 inches out of the water ; leaves dark green, blotched 

 brown ; shy bloomer. Probably a variety of N. Mexi- 

 cana. 25 cts. each ; ^2.50 per doz. 



Gracilis. A Mexican species of great merit, and the 

 only white day-flowering tropical species in cultivation 

 Leaves green, L5 to 17 inches across, deeply and ir- 

 regularly smuate, angles of lobes rounded; flowers 

 white, 6 to 8 inches across ; petals numerous, lanceo- 

 late ; stamens deep yellow, distinct, and free-flowering. 

 The flowers standing a foot or more out of the water, and 

 possessing a delicate fragrance resembling Lily of the 

 Valley. Desirable for cutting. Plants, $100 each: 

 Seed, 15 cts. per pkt. 



firs. C. W. Ward. There have 

 been but few recent addi- 

 tions to the day - blooming ten- 

 der Nymphseas, and it is witli 

 pleasure that we off"er this charm- 

 ing new hybrid, feeling sure that 

 it will meet with a good reception. 

 It is a hybrid of N. gracilis, pos- 

 sessing all the good qualities of 

 that variety, but is a stronger 

 grower, flowers much larger, being 

 from 8 to 10 inches in diameter, 

 and borne on stout stems fifteen 

 inches above the water. Color 

 deep rosy-pink with golden yellow 

 stamens, a most desirable variety 

 for cutting. Certificated at New 

 York by the Society of American 

 Florists. $2.50 each. 



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Gracilis; 



Zanzibakiensis. 



Wm, Stone. 



Hexicana. Floating leaves, 

 dark green above, beautifully 

 moltled with brown ; under 

 surface dark crimson-brown, 

 with small blackish dots. 

 Flowers 4 to 5 inches across, 

 raised 4 to 5 inches above 

 the water ; bright canary- 

 yellow, petrds- grading in 

 size and shape insensibly 

 into the stamens, which are 

 golden yellow ; rhizome 

 erect, producing numerous 

 runners, forming young 

 plants which produce flowers 

 in a few weeks. Mexico. 

 30 cts. each. 

 Pulcherrima. A beautiful 

 hybrid of N. ccerulea ; under 

 surface of leaves green, 

 densely blotched with pur- 

 plish-black, margin purplish- 

 led. Flowers light blue, 10 to 12 inches across; sta- 

 mens yellow, buds sharply conical, sepals marked with 

 black lines and dots. This variety flowers contin- 

 uously winter and summer, and is the best for furnish- 

 ing flowers early and late in the season. $2 00 each. 

 Wm. Stone. No color in Water Lilies is more at- 

 li active than blue, and in this variety we have one of 

 the most distinct and pleasing of this shade, the color 

 being a rich violet-blue shaded amaranth ; stamens 

 purple with deep yellow centre. It has long pointed 

 buds like A'. pulcJierrima ; it also stands well out' of 

 the water, and is of vigorous, spreading habit. Unlike 

 N. Zanzibarieiisis, the flowers open early in the day 

 and remain open until late evening. $2. 50 each. 

 Zanzibariensis. A superb Water Lily, and the dark- 

 est blue or purple of the genus ; leaves deep green 

 above, under surface suffused violet, 8 to 15 inches 

 across. Flowers 6 to 10 inches in diameter ; petals 

 numerous deep blue; sepals green outside, deep pur- 

 plish-blue within ; back of anthers dark crimson-violet ; 

 very free-flowering and exquisitely fragrant. Plants, 

 $2.00 each ; seed, 15 cts. per pkt. 

 Zanzibariensis azurea. Similiar to the type, but 

 flowers opening wider and of a lighter blue color. 

 Plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz ; seed, 15 cts. per pkt. 

 Zanzibariensis rosea. Flowers rose of various 

 shades, otherwise like the type, but opening earlier in 

 the morning. Plants, 50 cts. each ; $5 00 per doz.; 



seed, 15 cts. per pkt. 



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