WATER LILIES AND AQUATICS. 



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Hardy Water Lilies. 



Nelumblum Speclosum (Reproduced from a Photograph). 



NELUMBIUMS. 



No flowering plants, acquatic 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 every one. 

 Their enormous leaves, of tender bluish-green, held aloft on tall flexible stalks, sway and wave in the lightest winds. 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 amongst aquatics. 



Nelumbiums are perfectly hardy when established, and withstand the rigors of winter in the Northern States. They 

 may be grown under same conditions as the hardy Nymphseas, but should not be planted as early as the latter ; the 

 middle to the latter end of May is early enough in Northern sections ; pot-grown plants are preferable. 



NELUMBIUM ALBUM GRANDIFLORUM. 



An exceedingly beautiful variety, producing immense 

 flowers of pure ivory whiteness, very scarce. $2.00 each. 



NELUriBIUn ALBUfl STRIATUfl. 



The flowers of this exquisite variety are pure white, 

 the edges of the petals are irregularly striped and tipped 

 with rosy carmine. Their fragrance is quite distinct from 

 the other varieties, somewhat resembling that of Magnolia. 

 The plant is very vigorous and rivals in stately growth that 

 of the N. Speciosum. $2.00 each. 



NELUriBIUn KERHESINUfl. 



Another distinct and charming variety, bearing flowers 

 resembling the Hermosa Rose in color. It received the 

 award of a first-class certificate of merit from the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society. $2.00 each. 



NELUriBIUn ROSEUn. 



Flowers of a uniform deep rose pink color, much 

 darker than Speciosum. $1.50 each, $15.00 per doz. 



NELUMBIUM LUTEUM. 



(American Lotus.) 

 This grand Lotus is indigenous in several sections of 

 the United States, but is nevertheless little known generally. 

 It thrives under the same conditions as N. Speciosum, from 

 which it differs only in the color of its flowers, which are 

 of a rich, sulphur yellow tint. 75 cts. and $1.50 each, $7.50> 

 per doz. 



NELUMBIUfl SPECIOSUM. 



(Egyptian Lotus.) 

 The well-known and far famed species. Its superb- 

 flowers and magnificent foliage produce a splendid sub- 

 tropical effect. The flowers, which are about a foot across 

 when fully opened, are of a deep rose color, with a soft 

 creamy white at bases of the petals ; exquisitely fragrant. 

 Flowering tubers or plants 75 cts. and $1.50 each, $7.50 

 per doz. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— The set of 6 Nelumbiums (one of each) for $7.50. 



The prices quoted are for tubers; pot-grown plants of N. Luteum and N. Speciosum, can be supplied after June 1st at $1.00 each 



