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Nymphsa, Wm. Stone 



Nymphsea, Mrs. C. W. Ward. I 



A hybrid of N: gracilis, possessing 

 all the good qualities of that 

 variety, but is a stronger grower, 

 flowers much larger, being from 

 8 to 10 inches in diameter, and 

 borne on stout stems fifteen 

 inches above the water. Color 

 deep rosy-pink with golden-yel- 

 low stamens ; a most desirable 

 variety for cutting. Certificated 

 at New York by the Society of 

 American Florists. $2.50 each. 



— Pulcherrlraa. A beautiful 

 hybrid of N. ccerulea ; under 

 surface of leaves green, dense- 

 ly blotched 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. 



— Wm. Stone. No color in Water Lilies is more attrac- 

 tive 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 purple with 

 deep yellow centre. It has long, pointed buds like N. 

 pulcherrivia ; it also stands well out of the water, and 

 is of vigorous, spreading habit. The flowers open early 

 in the day and remain open until late evening. $2.00 

 each. 



— 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. Plants, 

 $2.00 each. Seed, 15 cts. per pkt. 



azurea. Similiar to the type, but flowers opening 



wider and of a lighter blue color. Plants, 50 cts. each ; 



$5.00 per doz. Seeds, 15 cts. per pkt. 

 rosea. Flowers rose of various shades, otherwise 



like the type, but opening earlier in the morning. 



Plants, 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. Seed, 15 cts. 



per pkt. 



Tender Day=blooming 

 Water Lilies. 



Euryale ferox. This was the noblest aquatic plant in 

 cultivation prior to the introduction of the Victoria. The 

 circular leaves are from 2 to 3 feet in diameter, upper 

 side olive-green, curiously puckered and spiny ; the under 

 side a rich purple with prominent spiny veins. Flowers 

 small, deep violet. Plants, $1.50 each. 

 Seeds, 3 seeds for 50 cts.; $2.00 per doz. 

 Nympha^a capensis — Thunb. (syn. N. scutifolia, D. C; 

 N. Carulea, B. M. 552, and American Gardens). Cape 

 Blue Water Lily ; flowers rich sky-blue, 6 to 8 inches 

 across; sepals green outside, whitish within, flushed 

 blue. A very desirable species and useful for cutting. 

 $1.00 each. Seed, 15 cts. per pkt. 

 — coerulea— Savigny. {syn. N. stellata Willd., N. scuti- 

 folia of gardens') . Blue Lotus of Egypt. Leaves oval, 

 12 to 16 inches across, under surface green with dark 

 purple blotches, purplish at margin. Flowers 3 to 6 

 inches across; buds conical-pointed; sepals thickly 

 marked with black lines and 

 dots; petals 14 to 20, lanceolate, 

 acute, light blue above, lower 

 half dull white; stamens yellow. 

 Free grower and bloomer. 

 Plants, 50 cts. each. Seed, 15 

 cts. per pkt. 

 - 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 ir- 

 regularly sinuate, angles of lobes 

 rounded ; flowers white, 6 to 8 

 inches across; petals numerous, 

 lanceolate; stamens deep yellow, 

 distinct and free-flowering. The 

 flowers standing a foot or more 

 out of the water, and possessing 

 a delicate fragrance. Desirable 

 for cutting. Plants, $1.00 each. 

 Seed, 15 cts. per pkt. 



Nymph/EA Zanzibariensis. 



THE WATER GARDEN, a beautifully illustrated book on Aquatics, gives full cultural directions. Price, $2.00, postpaid. 



