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Nymph/Ea Frank Trelease. 



Marliacea flainniea. Flowers ' large, amaranth-red, 

 shaded white, stamens deep orange, foliage blotched dark 

 chestnut. $10 00 each. 



3Iarliacea Ig'Iiea. A distinct variety of great merit. 

 The flower is of great substance, 4 to 5 inches across ; petals 

 broad, concave; color deep carmine, stamens cardinal, leaves 

 bronzy red changing to deep green with dark blotches. $10 00 

 each. 



Sulplmrea graudiflora. Very similar to N. O. sulphurea. 

 Plant more vigorous, with lighter colored foliage. §1.00 each. 



NEW FRENCH HARDY 

 NYMPH^EAS. 



Andreana. Flowers cup-shaped, outer petals dull 

 whitish at apex, red below ; inner petals dull dark red, 

 stamens bright orange, leaves blotched chocolate ; 

 moderate grower. $6.00 each. 



Aurora. A unique variety, flowers soft rosy yellow 

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

 stamens orange. $5.00 each. 



Fulva. Flowers yellow, shaded pink on first day,, 

 changing to orange red; stamens orange; leaves 

 blotched chestnut, resembling iVI Robinsnni, but lighter 

 in color and a smaller flower. $5.00 each. 



Gloriosa. A superb variety, flowers 4 to 6 inches 

 across, of perfect form, petals concave ; deep carmine 

 rose, shaded white during the hot summer months, but 

 becoming a very dark red later in the season ; a very 

 free and continuous bloomer ; one of the verj' best. 

 $2000 e.ach. 



Marliacea rubra-punctata. Flowers deep 



rosy-purple, spotted carmine, stamens orange-red. A 

 very choice variety and a free, continuous bloomer. 

 viT.SO each. 



Laydekeri rosea prolifera. The well-known 

 N. Laydekeri rosea is a gem among hardy Nymphreas, 

 and indispensable in a general collection, especially 

 where cultivated in tubs, the greatest drawback to its 

 general cultivation being its sterility, producing neither seed 

 nor offshonts nor division, while the variety here offered 

 possesses all the good qualities of the former, with the added 

 advantage that it can be readily propagated by division. The 

 flower is a delicate ]unk on opening, changing to rose and 

 deep carmine-rose the succeeding days. $5.00 each. 

 Lilicida. Flowei's large, star-shaped, rosy vermilion, darker 

 centre, outer petals and sepals rosy wliite, stamens orange, 

 leaves blotched reddish brown; a magnificent variety, dis- 

 tinct and desirable. $5 00 each. 



NEW TROPICAE NYIUFH^EAS. 



Frank Trelease {Crimson Devoniensis). This superb tender night-blooming Water Lily was raised by Mr. James Gurney, 

 Supt. of Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Mo., where, during the past season, as also in our own aquatic gardens at River- 

 ton, N. J., it was the central attraction and admiration of all. It surpasses all other red Water Lilies by the brilliancy and depth 

 of the rich glowing dark crimson of its flowers, which are identical in form to N. Devoniensis 9 to 10 inches in diameter ; stamens 

 reddish-bronze, crimson at the base ; foliage 15 inches across, dentated, of a glossy dark brunzv-red, resembling in color the 

 foliage of Black Beauty C.anna. $500 each. 



Geo. Hu.Ster The most notable addition to the 

 tropical W.iter Lilies since that grand sort IV. C Alat- 

 ana was introduced. This variety may be described 

 as a decidedly improved O'Marana. It has the same 

 vigorous growth and free-flowering qualities, but the 

 flowers are much finer, the color being a particu- 

 larly brilliant crimson. Very showy and desirable in 

 any collection. Certificated by the Massachusetts 

 Hrirticultural Society. $3.50 each. 



Mr.S. C W. Ward. There has been but few recent 

 additions to the day-blooming tender Nymphsas, and 

 it is with pleasure that we offer this charming new 

 hybrid, feeling sure that it will meet with a good recep- 

 tion. It is a hybrid of N. gracilis, possessing all the 

 goo'd qualities of that variety, but is a stronger grower, 

 flowers much larger, being from 8 to 10 inches in 

 diameter, and bcirne on stout stems fifteen inches above 

 the water. Color deep rosy-pink with golden yellow 

 stamens, a most desirable variety for cutting. Cer- 

 tificated at New York by the Society of American 

 Florists. $5 00 each. 



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

 tractive 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 pur- 

 ple with deep yellow centre. It has long pointed buds 

 WVt N. pulckerrima ; it also stands well out of the 

 water, and is of vigorous, spreading habit. Unlike .\'. 

 Zanzibariensis the flowers open early in the day and 



remain open until late evening. $3.00 each. „ ,,, _ 



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