Wayside j^L 
Gardens 
Blue, Lavender, Purple, Red, White, and Pink NIGHT-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
Tropical Waterlilies, or Nymphaeas, have many desirable 
qualities. Although they are set out late in the season, 
usually June, they make such remarkable growth that 
within several weeks blossoms appear, and continue in¬ 
creasing in size and numbers until heavy frosts destroy 
the foliage. 
DAY-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
August Koch Each $2.00 
Viviparous blue with lilac-purple shading. 
Danben Each $1.00 
The best known viviparous Lily. Produces small blue 
flowers in great profusion. The small leaf-plants fre¬ 
quently bloom while still attached to parent plant. 
Fine for tub or aquarium culture. A continuous 
bloome r . 
General Pershing Each $3.00 
One of the finest novelties of recent years. Very large, 
fragrant flowers of pure, warm pink, unlike any other 
Day-blooming Waterlily. Very free-flowering and one 
of the most highly prized. 
Mrs, C. W. Ward Each $2.00 
Petals rich rose-pink, illuminated by a mass of golden 
stamens. Flowers are borne well out of the water. 
Mrs. Edward Whitaker Each $2.50 
The largest and most striking of the day-blooming 
tropical Lilies. Its blooms are frequently over a foot 
in diameter and are produced in quantity. The color is 
lavender-blue, which becomes paler as the bloom ages. 
Petals slightly rounded at the tips and quite numerous. 
Mrs. George H. Fring Each $1.50 
A new and novel type that produces numbers of large, 
fragrant, white flowers with pointed petals. 
The Night-blooming or, more accurately, night-opening 
Nymphaeas, are derived from very ancient parentage. 
To the Egyptians, they were known as the Lotus, and 
from the records remaining to us we may trace the 
important part they played in the life and religion of 
this mystic race. Opening at dusk, these flowers are 
the guardians of the night, not closing again until the 
sun is high in the heavens: and if the sky be overcast, 
the vigil continues through the whole day, perhaps, and 
the following night until the wayward sun returns, or 
the bloom’s allotted span of life (five days) has passed. 
Dentata Each $1.00 
Flowers pure white, with golden yellow stamens. They 
are large and open out flat. 
Devoniensls Each $1.50 
Bright rosy red. Several flowers, from 8 to 10 inches 
in diameter, are produced at one time, and carried on 
stems well above the foliage. 
Prank Trelease Each $1.50 
Dark crimson, with deep reddish brown stems. Flowers 
are from 8 to 10 inches in diameter. 
Rubra rosea Each $1.50 
Brilliant rosy carmine, with reddish brown stamens. 
Sturtevant Each $2.00 
Bright pink, flushed with red. A valuable variety for 
large pools and ponds. 
NELUMBIUMS—Lotus 
Culture. Same as for Waterlilies. 
For the center of pools, the varieties of Lotus are -espe¬ 
cially desirable as they contrast well with the lower- 
growing Waterlilies. If space is limited, they may be 
used as specimens in a large tub. They are not com¬ 
mon, and therefore are always interesting. 
Album grandiflorum Each $2.00 
(Magnolia Lotus). Pure white flower with delicate 
fragrance. Extra large foliage. 
Panama-Pacific Each $2.50 
Flowers deep royal purple, wi+h yellw stamens. The 
buds are green-bronze flaked with red-brown, and the 
petals edged with red. Like the other viviparous Lilies, 
it blooms.freely and perpetually in the proper environ¬ 
ment. One of the best conservatory types. 
Pennsylvania Each $2.50 
Deep blue flowers a foot across and produced freely; 
sepals marked with purple lines and dots. The leaves 
are slightly speckled with brown above; beneath, the 
ground-color is red-purple at the edge, shading to pale 
green centers. Desirable in a small pool or tub. 
Euteurn Each $2.00 
This variety, native to some of the states in the South 
and West, is commonly known as the Water Chinqua¬ 
pin or American Lotus. Flowers rich yellow. 
Fekinensls rubrum plenum Each $4.00 
The full double flowers are bright rosy carmine and 
carried well above the foliage. 
Speclosum Each $2.00 
The Sacred Lotus of the Nile. It grows well under 
almost all conditions. Both flowers and leaves stand 
well above the water. The rosy pink blooms are 
always large and fragrant. 
William Stone 
Rich violet-blue, shaded amaranth. 
Each $2.00 
Zanzibariensls azurea Each $1.50 
Lovely, clear azure-blue flowers, freely produced. 
Zanzibariensls rosea Each $1.50 
General characteristics of this plant are the same as 
the above, with the exception of the' colors, which are 
various shades of rose. Opens earlier in the morning 
than other sorts. 
