CLARKSVILLE. TENN. 
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German Carp in the Lily Garden, it will be necessary to place whole pieces ol 
roofing slate or large pebbles on the soil around the crowns of the tender Nym- 
phceas. 
Nymphcea Rubra. This species is a 
native of India, with (lowers of a bril- 
liant rosy red. stumens scarlet; the 
tlowers are somewhat smaller than De- 
voniensis, measuring from six to eight 
inches, and are a triHe more cup shap- 
ed; the loaves are of a rich brown, and 
when they fade turn to a gold and 
crimson color, like Autumn leaves. 
$1.00 each. 
Nympluea Alba Candidissima. This 
is a large (lowered variety of the Water 
Lily of England; when naturalized in 
still water, witha very rich soil, it pro- 
duces leaves thirteen inches wide and 
flowers six inches in diameter, with 
very broad petals of a pure white color. 
75 cents each. 
Pontederla Crassipes. The Water Hy- 
acinth. A very. showy aquatic, bearing 
very .freely flowers of a delicate lilac: 
rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. The 
individual blooms are two inches in 
diameter; it should be grown in uhout 
three inches of water, so that the ends 
of the roots can enter the soil. 25 cents 
each. 
Nymphren Zauzlbarensis Azurea. We 
offer under this name strong flowering 
bulbs, raised from seed of the true Zan- 
zibarensis, which they are like in every 
respect, except that the color of the 
flowers is a shade lighter, being of the 
richest deep azure blue, far surpassing 
Coeruleu or any other blue Lily except 
the true Zanziharensis: they are of the 
largest size and freely produced the 
entire year if the proper temperature 
is maintained: no collection is com- 
plete without this variety. $1.50 each. 
Nympluea Tuberosa Superbn. This is 
by odds the best Nympluea for the 
masses, as being so cheap it is within 
the reach of all: this is a decided im- 
provement on the old Tuberosa: the 
flowers are larger, mure fragrant, and 
more abundantly produced: broad pe- 
tals of a pure white color: it blooms 
until frost, and lasts longer as a cut 
flower, than any other Water Lily; it 
is also good in fish culture, and as an 
absorbent of malaria; it may be grown 
in tubs, cement basins or natural 
ponds. 40 cents each. 
Pyperus Alternlfollns. Another well 
known greenhouse plant, which is 
really an aquatic or bog grass; planted 
out near the margin of the tank, or in 
pots submerged m the tank, it makes 
large growth, and is very ornamental 
and useful for cutting. 25 cents each. 
Nymphte a Zanziharlensis. It is un- 
questionably the deepest colored and 
finest of all blue Water Lilies known, 
and some European horticulturists de- 
clare it to be the finest of the whole 
family; it is of a shade of blue so deep 
that it is not unreasonably called pur- 
ple; it lias the same fragrance as Cooru- 
lea. and even when grown in small 
tubs or pans, produces larger dowers 
titan that variety: under the treatment 
given it in our Water Lily garden they 
attain a diameter of twelve inches, and 
the leaves a diameter of two feet. $2.50 
each. 
Pontederla Crassipes Major. The Or- 
chid Pond Lily. This is an interesting 
and beautiful aquatic: naturally a 
floating plant, the leaves having curi- 
ous swoolen stems, forming bulbs at 
the base, which are tilled with air cells; 
the flowers arc produced on very large 
spikes, like a Hyacinth, but are much 
larger: each flower is two inches across, 
and very chaste and delicate, color of 
a soft rosy lilac; often mistaken for an 
Orchid: it flowers best in shallow wa- 
ter. where the roots can take hold of 
the soil; will also do well in the green- 
house. or as a window plant. 25 cents 
each. 
Nelumbinm Luteum. The American 
Lotus; though a native of this country 
it is not common; there is scarcely a in- 
difference between thisand Speciosum 
except in the color of the flowers, 
winch are of a rich sulphur yellow: 
they are as large as a quart howl, and 
have a strong fragrance, entirely un- 
like that of a Nymph am; still, warm 
water and very rich soil are the condi- 
tions tor success with these truly noble 
plants: a large patch of them, with 
hundreds of flowers and buds, is a 
sight never to he forgotten. Strong 
tubers. $1.00 each. 
Nympluea Ccerulea. This speeies is a 
native of Egypt: it has bright green 
leaves and lavender blue flowers, about 
four inches in diameter; they are very 
fragrant, the perfume being entirely 
distinct from Uderata; it is easily culti- 
vated in a tub or tank, or it may be 
planted in a pond where the water is 
still and warm and the mud rich. $1.50 
each. 
Nympluea Devoniensis. This is the 
choicest Water Lily in cultivation: 
under liberal treatment it produces 
flowers ten to twelve inches in diame- 
ter, and leaves two feet across, the plant 
having a spread of twenty feet; if con- 
fined in pans, tubs, or boxes, the flowers 
are smaller, but otherwise just as tine: 
the color is a brilliant red. glowing by 
lamplight with indescribable bright- 
ness. $1.50 each. 
Nymphtea Odorata Rosea. This is the 
famous Water Lily of Cape Cod; it pos- 
sesses all the desirable qualities of 
Odorata: the tlowers are of large size, 
cup-shaped: a lovely deep pink in 
color; ot delicious fragrance and a free 
bloomer; a most desirable variety. 
Strong flowering roots. $1.00 each. 
Nymphtea Odorara. Our native Water 
Lily: flowers pure white and verv fra- 
grant; when grown in rich mud it will 
produce flowers six inches and leaves 
thirteen inches across. 30 cents each. 
Nelumbinm Speciosum. This is the 
true Lotus of Egypt, and is one of the 
lovhest of the \\ ater Lilies: tin: flowers 
when just expandingareof 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 lias been an 
immense success everywhere. Strong 
tubers, $1.00 each. 
