JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation). 
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AQUATIC PLANTS. 
The hardy varieties may be planted as soon as vegetation commences in the spring. They may be 
grown in tubs. A warm, sheltered position, yet with full exposure and sunshine should be selected. Kill 
the tubs two-thirds full of turfy soil enriched with decomposed hot bed or farmyard manure; cover with 
two inches of sand and fill with water. The crowns of the plants should be placed just under the surface 
of the soil. 
The tender varieties should not be planted until from the ist until the ioth of June. Nelumbiums, 
though hardy when established, should not be planted as early as the hardy Nymphaeas. 
HARDY VARIETIES. 
NELUMBIUM. Speciosum. (Egyptian Lotus) The flowers are 
about a foot across, of a deep rose color, with a soft, creamy 
white at bases of the petals ; exquisitely fragrant. Flowering 
tubers, 75 cts. and #1.50 each. 
—Luteum. (American Lotus.) This differs from N. Speciosum 
only in the color of its flowers; they are of a rich, sulphur 
yellow tint. 75 cts. and $1.50 each ; $7.50 per doz. 
—Kermesinum. Another distinct variety, bearing flowers resem¬ 
bling the Hermosa Rose in color. $1.50 each. 
Album Grandiflorum. Immense flowers of pure ivory whiteness, 
very scarce. $ 2.00 each. 
—Album Striatum. Pure white, the edges of the petals are irreg¬ 
ularly striped and tipped with rosy carmine. Their fragrance 
is quite distinct. #1.50 each. 
NYMPHiEA. Alba Candidissima. Flowers six inches in diame¬ 
ter ; pure white with broad petals ; the earliest flowering varie¬ 
ty- 75 cts. each ; #7.50 per doz. 
—Odorata. Its lovely, pure white flowers, so common in some lo¬ 
cations, is worthy of a place among the choicest varieties. 20 
cts. each ; $ 2.00 per doz. 
Odorata Gigantea. Similar in all respects to N. Odorata. but the 
flower is very large and full. 20 cts. each ; $ 2.00 per doz. 
Odorata Rosea. (The popular pink Cape Cod water lily). The flowers are of large size, cup-shaped ; 
a lovely deep pink in color ; delicious fragrance and free bloomer. 50 cts. each ; S5.C0 per doz. 
Odorata Sulphurea. Large, yellow, fragrant flowers, standing a few inches out of the water. The leaves 
are deep green, beautifully mottled with reddish yellow or brown spots. 50 cts. each; #5.00 per doz. 
Odorata Caroliniana. The flowers on well-grown specimen plants are very large, measuring 7 inches in 
diameter ; the color is of the clearest rosy pink, the faintest tint at the points deepening to the centre 
of the flower, the golden stamens reflecting a lovely salmon shade ; deliciously fragrant. #1.50 each. 
TENDER VARIETIES. 
NYMPH 51 A. Ccerulea. (Stellata.) The flowers are a clear light blue, very delicately scented ; six to 
eight inches across. Known as the Blue Lotus. $ 1.00 each. 
—Dentata The largest and best white, night-blooming variety; long, pointed buds, on strong stalks, 
opening horizontally; leaves deep green, with serrated edges. 50 cts. each. 
— Devoiiiensis. The flowers are a brilliant rosy red, and are from ten inches to twelve inches across. 50 
cts. each. 
- Zanzibar ensis Azurea. This is similar to the true Zanzibarensis except in color, being deep, rich, azure 
blue. 50 cts. each. 
-Zanzibarensis Rosea. Similar to the preceding, save in color, which is a beautiful deep rose. 50 cts. 
each. 
EICHHORNIA. Crassipes Major. (Water Hyacinth.) A very showy aquatic, bearing very freely 
flowers of a delicate lilac rose in trusses like a hyacinth. It should be grown in about three inches 
of water, so that the ends of the roots can enter the soil. 15 cts. each ; $r.5o per doz. 
LYMNANTHEMUM. Indicum. (Water Snowflake.) A very pretty floating species, with light green, 
roundish leaves and pure white flowers most beautifully fringed. 15 cts. each. 
LIMNOCHARIS. Humboldti. (The Water Poppy.) Oval leaves and yellow, poppy-like flowers, stand¬ 
ing out of the water. A good plant for growing in shallow water. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 
MYRIOPHYLLUM. Proserpinacoides. (Parrot’s Feather.) An aquatic hanging plant. Its long trail¬ 
ing stems are clothed with whorls of the most exquisite foliage, as finely cut as the leaves of the 
Cypress Vine, and much more delicate. Planted in a water-tight hanging-basket, so water can be 
kept standing on the surface, it will trail finely. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 
CYPERUS. Papyrus. This is the true Egyptian Paper Plant. It grows finely in shallow water with 
rich soil, and makes a splendid companion for flowering aquatics. It will also flourish ami make a 
fine clump in the garden, with 110 more water than Cannas require to make them do well. 25 cts. each. 
ZIZANIA. Aquatica. Wild Rice. This native aquatic annual is very ornamental in the Water Garden ; 
its graceful panicles of bloom are produced on stalks five to ten feet high ; should be grown in shallow 
water. 10 cts. each ; 75 cts. per doz. 
Those interested in Acquatic Plants and their cultivation will find Mr. Tricker’s book, “The Water 
Garden,” attractive reading and a valuable guide in all matters connected with the subject. $2.00 by mail. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
