There is no other class of 

 )laiits that is so rapidly grow_ 

 lug in public favor as Aquatics : and there are many good rea- 

 sons for their popularity. Th? ease ^th which they can be successfully grovm has been ably presented 

 of late by oui' excellent horticulrai'al joumals. and such long and severe droughts have jDrevailed during the past 

 few sunnners that the beauty of our old favorites of the garden and lawn has been sadly impaired. Aquatics not 

 only bid defiance to di'ought. but the hotter and brighter the weather the more profusely do they bloom. The 

 chief reason for their extended culnu'e is due doubtless to the gi'eat beauty and merit of the flowers themselves. 

 Everybody who sees them natm^ally wants them : for what can be more gi'and or stately than the Lotus, more 

 beautiful in structm-e. pm'er in color or refreshing in f ragi'ance than the Xymph«as. veritable water nymphs, or 

 more delicate and channing than tha TTater Hyacinth. 



The home cultui'e of Aquatics is exceedingly simple. G-rand results may of course be -secured by those 

 who have means to constmct large tanks, but these accommodating plants can also be gi'own. to much perfection 

 in tubs made of oil or molasses barrels out in two. These tubs can be grouped in a rockery or ai-ranged in a row, 

 sunk even with the garden or lawn. The tubs may 

 be prepai-ed about the middle of May by filling them ^ 

 half full with a mixtm-e of loam and manm'e: fe. - '/[^ f 



plant the roots in them and then cover with an inch . - 



or so of sand to give a neat fimsh. as the water soon 

 becomes perfectly pm-e and cleai\ made so by the 

 growing plants. If placed in gi'oups the Xelumbi- 

 ums. being the tallest, should occupy the centre, 

 and the Nymphjeas. etc.. aiTanged about the outside : 

 or the:>- can be planted on the margin of a lake or 

 pond, in water from one to thi'ee feet deep, where 

 they will gi'ow and bloom admii-ably without the 

 sUghest trouble or cai'e. 



NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM 

 ^Egyptian Lotus'. 



The true sacred Lotus. A magnificent and per- 

 fectly hai'dy water plant, producing leaves twenty 

 to thirty inches in diameter on stems five to sis: feet 

 high . The magnificent double blooms are frequently 

 over a foot across: of a lovely milk-white: shading 

 into clear bright pink at the edges. Easy to grow 

 and a most profuse bloomer. The tubers "should be 

 planted below the ice or frost line if they are to be 

 left out over winter. Plants wiUbe shipped last of 

 April or in May. as desired. Strong roots, ea.. oOc: 

 3 for $1.25: doz.. .^i O'l 



' ■ EGTPTIA^- LOTUS. 



HARDY WATER LILIES. 



Lily: flowei's six or more inches in diameter, pure 

 waxy-white, with broad petals. It begins to bloom 

 eai'her and continues- later than om* native sj^ecies. 

 All things considered — the exquisite beauty and size of 

 its flowers, the profusion with which they are produced, 

 its delightful fragrance, its ease of culture and long 

 period of blooming wirh the richness and beauty of its 

 foliage — this is the finest pure white hardy water lily 

 and one of the best iu cultivation. Ea., 50c; 3 for 

 ?1.::.; doz.. H.OO. 



Nymphsa odorata minor. A dwarf variety of X. 

 odorata. with the most exquisitely formed and frag- 

 rant httle blooms. This little gem blooms with the 

 greatest profusion and is especially adapted to culture 

 in tubs and tanks. Ea., 20c., 3 for 50c; doz., $1.50. 



Nymphsa alba candidisslma. An exceedingly large 

 and free-flowering variety of the Em-opean "Water 



