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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. There is no Hardy 

 Blue Water Lily. All varieties ot 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, 



centre bright orange, sepals white. $6.00 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 con- 

 tinuous bloomer in the hardy class. $4.00 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 surface, stamens yellow orange, one of the 



showiest. $4.00 each. 

 Escarboucle. Very free flowering, 4 to 6 inches across, of a 



brilliant crimson-carmine with bright orange centre, one of the 



most brilliant. $5.00 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. $4.00 each. 

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



vigorous growth, flowers borne on stout stem? making it useful 



for cut purposes. Deep pink and very fragrant. $1.25 each. 

 James Brydon. Rich rosy crimson, reverse of petals having 



a silvery sheen. $4.00 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 splenaid companion to the above, which 

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

 pink. $3.00 each. 



New Hardy Nymphaea, Sunrise 



N ymph ae a Marliacea Chromatella 



Odorata. The native White Pond Lily. Very desirable for 



planting in quantity in natural ponds. 50 cts. each. 

 Odorata Gigantea. The native White Lily of the Southeastern 

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

 vigorous grower. 50 cts. each. 

 Odorata Minor. The miniature White Water Lily. Very 



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

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



fragrant, flowers 5 to 6 inches across. $1.50 each. 

 Odorata Rose Arey. Deep cerise pink, very large, fragrant 



flowers. $2.00 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 shad- 

 ing to copper-red. A free bloomer. $3.00 each. 

 Pink Opal. Medium sized fragrant flowers of a deep coral pink, 



held well above the water, suitable for tub culture. $2.00 each. 

 Pygmaea. A little gem with small tea scented white flowers, 



suitable for tub and aquarium culture. J3>1.50 each. 

 Pygmaea Helvola. A charming miniature yellow from Japan, 



very desirable for small pools or tubs. $1.50 each. 

 Sunrise. A large showy new hardy yellow, flowers 8 to 9 inches 

 across, held well above the water, the flowers are produced very 

 freely from early June to late October; they expand early in the 

 morning and remain open all day. $5.00 each. 

 Tuberosa. A native white of very strong growth, flowers 

 4 to 9 inches across, produced in moderate quantity. The vari- 

 ous 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 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 vigor- 

 ous grower, of the easiest culture. $1.50 each. 

 Tuberosa Sulphurea. A strong rampant grower with large 



sulphur yellow, sweet-scented flowers. $1.00 each. 

 William Doogue. Beautiful cup-shaped flowers of a delkatf 



pleasing shade of shell pink. $4.00 each. 

 William Palconer. A warm brilliant red, intensified by the 

 bright yellow stamens. $5.00 each. 



DREER'S WATER LILY LEAFLET gives complete directions for the cultivation of both hardy and tender 

 Water Lilies, Aquarium Plants and other Aquatics. Copies free on request 



