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THE LOVETT COMPANY. 



Nymphsa CCfulea (Stellata.) One of the most beauti- 

 ful of flowers. Clear, light blue, six to eight inches 

 across, deliciously fragrant. Blooms very profusely 

 and may be flowered throughout the year if kept in a 

 moderately warm temperature. Large, light-green 

 leaves. Ea., 75c; 3 for 82.00; doz., 86.00. 



Scutifolio. Distinct, large, bright-blue flowers, white 

 at base of petals; leaves somewhat pm-jDle and spotted. 

 A strong grower and free bloomer ; fragrance exceed- 

 ingly rich, , pleasing and distinct from other TTater 

 lilies. Ea., Toe: 3 for 82.00: doz.. 86.00. 



One each of the four j^^^eceding TropicaJ Water 

 Lilies, all of xchich are clay-blooming, for 62.50: three 

 of each for $6.00. 



NIGHT-BLOOMING NYMPHAEAS. 



The following lovely "Water Lilies, unlike the preced- 

 ing varieties, open their flowei's at night, beginning in 

 the afternoon, and remaining expandeduntil ten o'clock 

 next morning (on cloudy days remaining open all day), 

 each flower opening three or f om- nights in succession. 

 They are borne on strong stems, a foot or more above 

 the water. If given good treatment and congenial con- 

 ditions they will bloom within six weeks from time of 

 planting. Their culture is very simple. The tubers 

 when received should be planted in small pots of good, 

 ordinary soil and immersed in water kept at a tempera- 

 ture of nearly eighty degi^ees to start them gi'owing. 

 They can be tui'ned out later into tubs or tanks for the 

 simamer. The hotter the season and the more roomy 

 their quai'ters, the larger theii' beaiitiful flowers will 

 be. 



Nj mphsa Devonieosis. This is considered the choicest 

 of all Water Lilies. When given room to develop, a 

 single plant will in one season cover a cii'cle. twenty 

 feet across with leaves o^'er two feet in diameter and 

 flowers twelve inches across. WTien grown in limited 

 quarters, such as tubs, the effect will be just as good, 

 except that the flowers and leaves will be correspond- 

 ingly diminished in size, but otherwise as perfect and 

 as freely produced: The flower? are gorgeous in the 

 extreme. They are rich, rosy-red, with scar let stamens 

 glowing by lampUght with indescribable fii'e and bril- 

 Uancv, and the foliage is also very beautiful. Ea., 

 81.25; 3 for 82.50. 

 Nymphsea dentata. Grandest of all the white Water 

 Lilies, with the single 

 exception of the famous ■ 

 Victoria Regia (which 

 can be flowered only in 

 a house constructed es- 

 : ; ^ pecially for it.) Flow- 

 ^ ers pearly- white and of 



_^ - ' J, antic size, specimens 



i.^asm'ing twelve to 

 foraleen inches across 

 being nothing imusual. 

 The stamens are deep 

 yellow. In fragrance 

 it is peculiarh^ agree- 

 ^=-==;^^^=^ able. Leaves large, 

 deep-green, with toothed or serrated edges. Ea., 81.25; 

 3 for 82. '0. 



One each of Devoniensis and Dentata for Sr<.00; 

 three each for $5.00. 



OUR GRAND OFFER : 

 For only $6.oo we will send one each 

 of the Nymphaes offered and one 

 Egyptian Lotus. 



WATER OR FLOATING 

 HYACINTH. 



Euchornia crassipes major. 



An interesting and beautiful aquatic plant of the 

 most distinct character. Cm^ious. inflated, bladder- 

 like foliage floating in the water, and connected 

 with the soil by a mass of feathery blue roots. 

 The bea Litif 111 flowei*s are borne in spikes resembling the 

 Hyacinth, but the individual flowers are much larger, 

 each one being the size of a silver dollar. The color is 

 a clear, soft Mlac-rose, sparkling like crystals. The 

 large, upper petal of each flower has a bright blue 

 blotch, in the center of which is a golden-yellow spot. 

 So delicate in structiu'e and charming in color are the 

 flowers of the Water Hyacinth, as often to be mistaken 

 for Orchids when gathered. The plant is of the easiest 

 cultai-e, needing only a small vessel of water with a few 

 inches of rich soil and a sunny position. Planted in a 

 brook or pond it will adhere to the soil in shoal water 

 or float upon its sm-f ace and bloom with great freedom 

 during the whole of summer. When planted either in 

 the Aquatic Gai'den or used for window decoration in a 

 vase or bowl it shoidd be exposed to full sunlight as 

 sun and heat is v»iiat it enjoys most. As the plants 

 increase rapidly they shotikl be thinned out if they be- 

 come matted or they "will not bloom so well. It is a 

 wonderfully odd. curious and beautiful flower, and so 

 easily grov.-n that everybody should possess it. Ea., 

 20c: 3 for 50c: doz.. 81.25. 



