M E NTOR , Ohio WAYSIDE GARDENS 
WATER LILIES AND LOTUS—Continued. 
Tnberosa rosea. Each $0.75 
Flowers an exquisite shade of pink. A vigorous grower, of the 
easiest culture. 
Tuberosa sulphurea. Each $0.75 
A strong, rampant grower with large sulphur-yellow sweet- 
scented flowers. 
DAY-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
Dauben Each $0.75 
The best known viviparous Lily. Produces small blue flowers 
in great profusion. The small leaf-plants frequently bloom 
while still attached to parent plant. Fine for tub or aquarium 
culture. A continuous bloomer. 
General Pershing. Each $2.25 
One of the finest novelties of recent years. Very large, fra¬ 
grant flowers of pure, warm pink, unlike any other Day¬ 
blooming Waterlily. Very free-flowering and one of the most 
highly prized. 
Mrs. Edward Whittaker Each $1.85 
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. Pring Each $1.15 
A new and novel type that produces numbers of large fra¬ 
grant, white flowers with pointed petals. 
Panama-Pacific Each $1.85 
Flowers deep royal purple, with yellow 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 environment. One of the best 
conservatory types. 
Pennsylvania Each $2.00 
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. 
Zanzibarlensis azurea Each $1.15 
Lovely, clear azure-blue flowers, freely produced. 
NIGHT-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
Dentata. Each $1.15 
Flowers pure white, with golden yellow stamens. They are 
large and open out flat. 
Devoniensis. Each $1.15 
Bright rosy red. Several flowers, from 8 to 10 inches in diam¬ 
eter, are produced at one time, and carried on stems well 
above above the foliage. 
Prank Trelease. Each $1.15 
Dark crimson, with deep reddish brown stems. Flowers are 
from 8 to 10 inches in diameter. 
NELUMBIUMS - Lotus 
Culture. Same as for Waterlilies. 
For the center of pools, the varieties of Lotus are especially 
desirable as they contrast well with the lower-growing 
Waterlilies. If space is limited, they may be used as speci¬ 
mens in a large tub. They are not common, and therefore are 
always interesting. 
Album grandiflorum. Bach $1.50 
(Magnolia Lotus). Pure white flower with delicate fragrance. 
Extra large foliage. 
Euteum. Each $1.50 
This variety, native to some of the states in the South and 
West, is commonly known as the Water Chinquapin or 
American Lotus. Flowers rich yellow. 
Pekinensis rubrum plenum. Each $3.50 
The full double flowers are bright rosy carmine and carried 
well above the foliage. 
Speciosum. Each $1.50 
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 blossoms are always large and fragrant. 
Rose Magnolia. 
Tropical Waterlily. 
Lotus. 
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