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lEMRTADREER -PHIlADElPHIA'fA- lif WATER LILIfS-" 



AQUATICS- Dtil 



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 lender 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, requiring the same treatment as other hardy Water Lilies, which is fully given on pages 2G4 and 265. 



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. 



Nelumhiums can only be supplied in dor- 

 mant tubers from May 1st to June loth, 

 after which date only such varieties as we 

 can furnish in pots should be planted. 



Album Qrandiflorum (Syn. A- Jloribun- 



da). 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. Another distinct and charm- 

 ing variety, bearing flowers resembling the 



Hermosa 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, v2..50 each; pot plants, $3.50 each. 

 Luteum {American Lotus Water Chinque- 



pin). A superb variety with yellow flowers; 



indigenous 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 rosv- 

 caimine, 10 to 12 inches across, outer petals well reflexed, 

 having the graceful form of JV. SpecioS'/m; foliage large 

 and handsome; vigorous and free-flowering. Dormant tubers, 

 $3.00 each; pot plants, $4.00 each. 



Pekinensis rubrum plenum. Identical with the preceding, 

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

 mant tubers, $5.00 each; pot plants, 'f6. 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, 

 doul)le bright rose flowers. Dormant tubers, $2.50 each; 

 pot plants, $3.50 each. 



Nelumbiums. 



Shiroman. This superb variety is unquestionably the grand- 

 est ever introduced; the enormous flowers are snow-white, 

 exceedingly double, and borne on stout stalks well above the 

 foliage; it is a vigorous grower and very free-flowering, and 

 equally as hardv as the well-known N. Speciosum. Dormant 

 tubers', $3.00 each; pot plants, $4.00 each. 



Speciosum (Er/ypfian Lotus). The well-known species. 

 Its superb flowers and magnificent foliage produce a splendid 

 sub-tropical efi'ect, The flowers, which are about a foot 

 across when fully opened, are of a deep rose color, creamy- 

 white at base of petals; exquisitely fragrant. Dormant tubers, 

 $1.50 each; pot plants, $2.50 each. 



We are large Kcowen of Aquarium Planti. See lut on page 274. 



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