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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



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Water Lilies can be grown in a very simple yet effective way by the use of oil barrels cut in two. The tubs can be 

 arranged in a row, each one a little higher than the one next to it. The tubs may be connected with abort pieces of 

 hose ; a small stream of water can be kept constantly 

 running into the highest tub, the overflow of which 

 will run from tub to tub, thereby changing the water 

 in all. They can also be arranged in groups, in rook- 

 eries, etc. About the middle of May the tubs should 

 be placed in position and filled to half their depth 

 with a mixture of loam and well-decayed manure, 

 which should be covered with two inches of sand 

 after the roots are planted to prevent the manure 

 from rising to the top. 



If placed in groups the centre tub can be filled 

 with Nelumbium Speciosum, and the surrounding 

 ones with Nymphseas and other aquatic plants. 

 The space between the tubs can be filled with good 

 compost, and planted with Tuberous Begonias, Se- 

 dums, Palms, and other suitable stuff, which will 

 give a beautiful and tropical effect. 



NELUMBIUM. 



These wonderful 



plants, though mostly 



coming from tropical 



and semi-tropical re- 

 gions, have proven to be 



entirely hardy in this 



country, enduring any 



degree of cold short of 



actual freezing. They 



may be grown and flow- 

 ered in a large tub, nr in 



a cement basin sunk in 



the ground, where the 



wnter is 12 or 15 inches 



deep. 



N. Luteuin. Though a 

 native of this country, 

 it is not common. The 

 flowers are a rich sul- 

 phur-yellow, as large 

 as a quart bowl, and 

 have a strong fra- 

 grance. This will be 

 found one of the most 

 effective, and should 

 be in every collection. 

 50 cts. each. 



>'. Nuciferum Album 

 Striatum. The flow- 

 ers of this are white, 

 the edge of each petal 

 irregularly marked 

 and splashed with 

 crimson. $4.00 each. 



S. Nuciferum Ro- 

 seum. Flowers of a 

 uniform deep rose pink 

 color, much darker 

 than Speciosum. First 

 size, $3.00 each ; sec- 

 ond size, $2.00 each. 



N. Speciosum 



Nelumbium Speciosum. 

 This is the true Lotus of Egypt, and is I N. Ccerulea (Scutifolia). This species is a native of 



Egypt. It has bright green leaves and lavender-blue 



flowers, about 4 inches in diameter ; they are very fra- 



entirelv distinct from X. 



one of the loveliest of the Water Lilies. The flowers 

 when just expanding are of a beautiful rosy pink 

 color ; when open they are of a creamy white and pink, 

 and are very fragrant — they open in the morning and 

 close in the afternoon. It is a very interesting plant 

 and has been an immense success everywhere. 

 First size, $4.00; second size. $2.50. 



NYMPHyEA. 

 (Tender Varieties.) 

 These can be wintered in a cellar, if kept in water at a 

 temperature of not less than 55 degrees. 

 Nymphsca Dentata. A white flowering species, with 

 petals expanding horizontally, making them star- 

 shaped. Thev have an agreeable perfume, but not as 

 strong as our native Lily; the leaves are dark green, 

 with serrated edges. $2.50 each. 



grant, the perfume being 

 odorata. It is very easily cultivated in a tub or tank, 

 or it may be planted in a pond where the water is still 

 and warm and the mud is rich. $2.00 each. 



Pi. Rubra. This species is a native of India, with flow- 

 ers of a brilliant rosy red, stamens scarlet. The flow- 

 ers are somewhat smaller than N. Devoniensis, meas- 

 ure from 6 to 8 inches, and are a trifle more cup-shaped. 

 The leaves are of a rich brown, and when they fade 

 turn to a gold and crimson color, like autumn leaves. 

 $3X0 each. 



X. Zanzibariensis Azurea. The deepest colored and 

 finest of all the blue Water Lilies ; under good cultiva- 

 tion producing flowers 12 inches in diameter. $5.00 each. 



