SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1891 
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Water plants. 
The time has now come when moat cultivators of llowera 
must havo a few water plants to gratify their taste for odd 
and beautiful plants and add to the beauty of their collec- 
tion of noral treasures. We have for two years been pre¬ 
paring to supply some of the best of these on a large scale, 
and at a price which is so low as to bring these gems iuto 
K neral cultivation. We can now Hill orders for the follow¬ 
er, all of which can be easily grown in small tubs of water, 
or in pools, streams or ponds. Of course most people, for 
lack of other facilities, must grow them in pans or tubs of 
water, either In the window or out of doors. All these here 
offered are admirably adapted to that purpose and will 
bloom freely, requiring but little care aud attention. 
Melumblum •peclosum — This is the grand and ancient 
Egyptian Lotus, a water lily of great size and surpassing 
beauty. It should bo planted in rich mud, with one or 
two feet of water. It llowera the first season, its flower 
stems risinj.**' # '* 1 * - ' * ‘ 1 - J 
8urmountc_ 
foot or more 
over two feet across. Either in ponds or tubs tills plant 
Is in bloom from July to Oct., and Is an object of unsur- 
passed beauty. 81.50 each, 4 for 85. Heady iu May. 
Kelumbrlum Luteum— Exactly like N. Speciosum, except 
in the color of its (lowers, which area flue snlphuryellow 
and extremely beautiful. Of this sort we can only offer 
seed, but it will bloom the first summer, especially if 
started early, l-argo fresh seeds, 30c. per pkt. of 3. 
Water Poppy ( Limnoeharis HumlxMtiih—A charming and 
easily cultivated plant, with small, oval leaves, and large, 
showy flowors of a bright lemon color, standing a few 
inches out of the water and produced freely all summer. 
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Easily grown in a shallow tub or pun, and will prove a 
great attraction. 20c. each. 
npheea Zanzlbareusls (Blue Water Lilly)—It is impossi¬ 
ble to impress upon anyone the beauty of this grand 
blue African Water Lily, the flowers of which ore a foot 
across. Its rapidity of growth and profusion of bloom 
is marvelous. The first of July a little tuber tlie size of 
a poa was planted in a tiny tub, and In less than one 
month it commenced blooming and every day since it 
has had from one to three flowers open, of enormous 
size and tho loveliest shade of blue, wit h yellow stamens. 
The leaves are also very handsome, of a rich, shining 
E n and covered with brown spots. It will grow and 
m profusely in a small tub of mud and water, but 
the more room it can have the larger it will be Start 
the tubers in a small dish of mud and water aud trans¬ 
plant to a larger vessel when necessary. This wonderful 
water lily has always sold at $5 each, but we can offer 
first-class flowering roots at 75c. each. 
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Nympheea Flava (Golden M ater Lily)—This Is like the com- 
J pon ' 1 h , ly ’ c ?.‘?'P, t "s flowers arc golden yellow 
? nl fcawey are beautifully variegated with brown. It 
is perfectly hardy and a f roe grower. 11 is very fragrant 
and succeeds admirably in tubs. It blooms all summer 
and can be wintered in a cellar. 50c. each. 
Nympheea Odorata Minor A dwarf form of our common 
white pond lily, particularly well a.lapted to growing in 
tubs or small pools, whore it will bloom freely all sum¬ 
mer. &>c. each, 82 per dozen 
The Water Hyacinth (Eichhomia [Pontederia] erasstpes 
major )~ One of tlic most remarkably curious and beauti- 
Plants we have ever grown. Instead of growing in 
soil it floats in the water which it is enabled to do by 
means of us curiously inflated leaf stalks, which resem¬ 
ble bladders, or balloons, filled with air. A large mass of 
feathery Wwe roots grow downward, t.lieir ends entering 
the soil. It forms a lovely rosette of its curious, shining 
green leaves, and throws up spikes of the most exquisite 
flowers imaginable, resembling, in form, a spike ot Hya¬ 
cinth bloom, but as beautiful as many of the choicest 
and most costly Orchids. Each flower is ns largo, or 
larger, than a silver dollar; color a beautiful, soft lilac 
rose, sparkling as if covered with diamond dust. The 
upper petal, which is the largest, has a largo metallic 
blue blotch in the center, and in the center of that a. 
small, deep, golden yellow spot. Can be grown In the 
open air in summer and in the window in winter, in any¬ 
thing which will hold water. The most beautiful effect 
is produced by using a glass vessel of some sort, with 
shells and white sand so arranged In the bottom as to 
conceal a small umount of soil. 3Uc. each, 4 for $ 1 . 
SPECIAL OFFER.— Fur S3 we will send these 7 rare water 
plants. The seed of Nelumbrlum Luteum will be sent when or¬ 
dered, but- most of the plant s should not be sent until May 1st, 
and we shall book all full collections tor shipping then. 
