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RARE HARDY NYMPH/EAS. 



Nymph^a James Bkydon. 

 James Brydon. Among the later in 



troductions none are so positive 



distinct as this superb variety. 



Beautiful cup-shaped flowers 



5 to 6 inches in diameter; 



petals very broad, con 



cave, incurving, 



color rich rosy 



crimson, reverse of 



petals having a sil 



very sheen. A free and 



continuous bloomer, and 



just as desirable for growing 



in tubs as in the pond, $2.50 



each. 

 riarliacea 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. 



$2.50 each. 

 riarliacea rubra=punctata. Flowers deep rosy-pur 



pie, spotted carmine, stamens orange-red. A very 



choice variety, and a free, continuous bloomer. 



$2 50 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. $5.00 each. 

 Wm. Doogue. A magnificent Lily of chaste and delicate color- 

 ing, flowers 5j to 6 inches in diameter, beautifully cup-shaped 



and of a pleasing shell-pink color, with royal pink sepals. Avery 



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. 



e 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. , 



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. (See cut.) 75 cts. 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, becom- 

 ing a very dark red late in the season; a very free 

 and continuous bloomer. $5.00 each, 



Lucida. A free grower and a good bloomer. 

 Flowers large, star-shaped, rosy ver- 

 milion, darker centre, stamens orange, 

 leaves blotched reddish brown; a 

 magnificent variety. $2.00 each. 

 Odorata W. B. Shaw. Un 



doubtedly one of the best hardy 

 Water Lilies under cultiva- 

 tion and the finest pink 

 the odorata section, 

 the color being a rich 

 rose pink with 

 clear yellow sta- 

 mens. A variety that 

 should be in every 

 collection. 75 cts. each. 



CULTURAL NOTES, 



Written by our Water Lily ex- 

 pert, are given on pages 264 and 

 265. 



NVMPH.EA 



W. B. Shaw. 



During the past season we exhibit-d collections of Water 

 Lily blooms at a number of Horticultural Shows. They were 

 invariably the centre of attraction, and we were awarded many 

 prizes, including a silver medal bv the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society at the show held in Boston, September 23d. 



NVMPH.EA Aurora. 



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



Price, $2.50, postpaid. 



