jjjfgiii 



WATER LILIES % AQUATICS 



I 



199 



HARDY NYMPHAEAS OR WATER LILIES 



A select list of the most suitable varieties for all Hardy Water garden purposes. Ready April 15th to June 1st. 

 Blue Water Lily. All varieties of that color will be found under Day Blooming Tender Nymphaeas. 



Alba Candidissima. A very vigorous and desirable variety, requiring ample space 



flowers large, pure white. $1.50 each. 

 Attraction. A rare free-flowering variety, blooms 6 to 8 inches across, 



of a rich deep crimson suffused with amaranth red, center bright 



orange, sepals white. $7.50 each. 

 Aurora. Soft rosy yellow on first day changing to deep red on 



third day. Stamens orange, also useful for growing in tubs 



$2.00 each. 

 Comanche. The largest and finest of the apricot 



tints. The flowers have a wonderful combination 



of orange and glowing amber red. A strong grower 



and the earliest and most continuous bloomer in 



the hardy class. $5.00 each. 

 Conqueror. Very large flowers of a bright red 



with the petals shading to white on the concave 



part and streaked with deep red on the convex sur- 

 face, stamens yellow orange, one of the showiest. 



$5.00 each. 

 Escarboucle. Very free flowering, 4 to 6 inches 



across, of a brilliant crimson-carmine with bright 



orange center, one of the most brilliant. $7.50 each. 

 Gladstoniana. Flowers pure dazzling white; 



cup-shaped and very massive. $1.50 each. 

 Gloriosa. A superb large flower of a deep carmine-rose, becom- 

 ing a dark red late in the season. Very free and continuous 



bloomer. $5.00 each. 

 Helen Fowler. A natural cross of N. Tuberosa type; strong 



vigorous growth, flowers borne on stout stems making it useful 



for cut purposes. Deep pink and very fragrant. $1.00 each. 

 James Brydon. Rich rosy crimson, reverse of petals having 



a silvery sheen. $3.00 each. 

 Laydekeri purpurata. Pleasing carmine rose flowers borne 



in constant succession. The plant is moderate in growth and 



suitable for medium-sized pools. The leaves are oval and 



prettily spotted; a well tried variety. $2.00 each. 

 Marliacea Albida. Large, of sparkling whiteness, stamens 



light yellow. Fragrant and free. $1.50 each. 

 Marliacea Carnea. A delicate soft flesh pink deepening 



towards the base of the petals. $1.50 each. 

 Marliacea Chromatella. Petals and stamens bright yellow, 



4 to 6 inches across. A free and continuous bloomer. $2.00 each. 

 Marliacea Rosea. A splendid companion to the above, which 



it resembles in all particulars except color, flowers soft rose- 

 pink. $5.00 each. 



There is no Hardy 



Odorata. The native White Pond Lily. Very desirable for 

 planting in quantity in natural ponds for effect and for cut 

 flowers. 50 cts. each. 



Odorata Gigantea. The native White Lily of the Southeast- 

 ern States. Flowers pure white, 5 to 7 inches across. A very 

 strong vigorous grower. 75 cts. each. 



Odorata Minor. The miniature White Water Lily. Very 

 dainty and suitable for tubs and small pools. 50 cts. each. 



Eichhornia (Water Hyacinth) (Offered on page 200) 



Odorata Rosea (Cape Cod Pink Pond Lily). Clear pink, very fragrant, flowers 



5 to 6 inches across. $1.50 each. 

 Odorata W. B. Shaw. This magnificent Lily has large fragrant flowers of a 



rich, clear, rose pink. $1.50 each. 

 Paul Hariot. A large magnificent light yellow delicately shading to copper- 

 red. Foliage spotted with brownish red, a free bloomer. $3.00 each. m-J 

 Pygmaea. The smallest species in cultivation with white flowers, 1J to 2\ 



inches across, extremely free-flowering, and well adapted for growing in large 



aquariums or tubs. $1.00 each. 

 Pygmaea Helvola. Identical to the above excepting that the flowers are 



sulphur yellow. $1.00 each. 

 Tuberosa. A native white variety of very strong growth, flowers from 4 to 9 



inches across, produced in moderate quantity. The various varieties of 



Tuberosa are suitable for planting in deep water, and should have plenty of 



room to spread. 50 cts. each. 

 Tuberosa Maxima. A free-flowering variety of the above; 4 to 8 inches 



across, pure white, fragrant. 50 cts. each. 

 Tuberosa Richardsoni. Flowers pure white and quite double. No variety 



in our Water Garden is admired more than this immense snowball-like flower, 



8 inches in diameter. $1.00 each. 

 Tuberosa rosea. Flowers an exquisite shade of pink. A vigorous grower, of 



the easiest culture. $1.00 each. 

 William Doogue. Beautiful cup-shaped flowers of a delicate pleasing shade 



of shell pink. $2.50 each. 

 Wm. Falconer. Flowers of an intense bright garnet color, with a good ruby 



tone through it. $5.00 each. 



