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Nymph^a Gracilis. 



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Nymplisea Mexicana. 



Floating leaves, dark green 

 above, beautifully mottled 

 wilh brown ; under surface 

 dark crimson-brown, with 

 Small blackish dots. Flow- 

 ers 4 to 5 inches across, 

 raised 4 to 5 inches above 

 the water ; bright canary 

 yellow, petals 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. 



Nyiiipliaea p u 1 clier- 

 rinia. A beautiful hybrid 



of jV. capensis ; under sur- 

 face of leaves green, densely 



blolched with purplish black, margin purplish red. 

 Flowers light blue, 10 to 12 inches across; stamens 

 yellow, buds sharply conical, sepals marked with black 

 lines and dots. This variety flowers continuously winter 

 and summer, and is the best for furnishing flowers early 

 and late in the season. $2.00 each. 

 Nyinphaea Zanzibariensis. A superb Water Lily, 



and the darkest 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. $2.00 each. 



Nymplijea Zanzibariensis aznrea. Similar to 

 the type, but flowers opening wider and of a lighter blue 

 color. 50 cts. each ; %h 00 per doz. 



NympUaea Zanzibariensis rosea. Flowers rose 

 of various shades, otherwise like the type, but opening 

 earlier in the morning. .'iO cts. each ; $5 00 per doz. 



XynilJbaea Elegans. A pretty Mexican species of moderate 

 growth ; leaves 7 inches in diameter, under surface reddish 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. $1.00 each. 



Nyniphsea flava. The well-known Water Lily of Florida. 

 Flowers 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. Mexicana. 25 els. each ; 

 §2.50 per doz. 



Nyinplisea gracilis. A Mexican species of great merit, and 

 the only white day-flowering tropical species in cultivation. Leaves 

 green, 15 to 17 inches across, deeply and irregularly sinuate, angles 

 of lobes rounded ; flowers white, 6 to 8 inches across ; petals numer- 

 ous, lanceolate; stamens deep yellow, distinct, and free-flowering. 

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

 ing a delicate fragrance resembling Lily of the Valley. Desirable 

 for cutting. $1.00 each. 



Nymph se g-igantea. 



Leaves 18 inches across, ellip- 

 tic or ovate, maigin strongly 

 dentate, under surface brown- 

 ish pink, becoming royal pur- 

 ple. Flowers satiny-blue to 

 violet; petals very many, 

 dark blue at tips, shading to 

 nearly white at base ; sta- 

 mens numerous, bright yellow. 

 The plant is very impatient of 

 root disturbance, and a check 

 will often result in the plant 

 forming a tuber and resting 

 for an indefinite period. §2 50 

 each ; extra size, §5.00 each. 



XVMI'H.^A Pl'I-CHFRRIMA. 



The " Water Garden " gives 

 full cultured directions for 

 the making of artificial 

 ponds, etc. Price, SS.OO per 

 copy> postpaid. 



Tlie new Hardy Nymphceas offered on pages 



105 and 106 are wortli)/ the attention 



of all lovers of Aquatics. 



NYMrH/t.\ Zanzidakiensis. 



