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Nymphaea (Tender Varieties). 
These can be wintered in a cellar if kept in water at a temperature of not less than fifty-five degrees. 
Nymphaea Dentata. A white flowering species, with petals 
expanding horizontally, making them star-shaped. They have an 
agreeable perfume, but not as strong as our native Lily ; the leaves 
are dark-green, with serrated edges. First size, $2.50 each ; second 
size, $1.50 each. 
N. Devoniensis. This is the choicest Water-Lily in cultivation. 
Under liberal treatment it produces flowers ten to twelve inches in 
diameter, and leaves two feet across, the plant having a spread of 
twenty feet. If confined in pans, tubs, or boxes, the flowers are 
smaller, but otherwise just as fine ; the color is a brilliant red, glow¬ 
ing by lamplight with indescribable brightness. First size, $2.50 
each; second size, $1-50 each. 
N. Ccerulea (Scutifolia). This species 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 N. Odorata. It is very easily cultivated in a tub or tank, or it 
may be planted in a pond where the water is still and warm and the 
mud is rich. $3 each. 
N. Rubra. This species is a native of India, with flowers of a 
brilliant rosy red, stamens scarlet. The flowers are somewhat smallei 
than N. Devoniensis, measure from six to eight inches, and are a 
trifle more cup-shaped. The leaves are of a rich brown, and, when 
they fade, turn to a gold and crimson color, like autumn leaves. First 
size, $2.50 each ; second size, $1.50 each. 
N. Zanzibariensis (The Royal Purple Water-Lily). It is un¬ 
questionably the deepest-colored and finest of all blue Water-Lilies 
known, and some European horticulturists declare it to be the finest 
of the whole family. It is of a shade of blue so deep that it is not 
unreasonably called purple. Some parts of the flower are of the 
color of Lasiattdra Macrantha (a green-house plant). It has the same 
fragrance as N. Corruh'a y and even when grown in small tubs or pans, 
produces larger flowers than 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. 
N. Zanzibariensis Azurea. The deepest-colored and finest of 
all the blue Water-Lilies, under good cultivation producing flowers 
twelve inches in diameter. First size, $5 each ; second size, $3.50 
each. 
Nymphaea (Hardy Varieties). 
By speaking of Water-Lilies as hardy, we do not mean that they will stand actual freezing, but that they will endure 
the winter when placed in water beyond the reach of frost. 
N. Alba Candidissima. This is a large-flowered variety of the 
Water-Lily of England ; when naturalized in still water, with a 
very rich soil, it produces leaves thirteen inches wide and flowers 
six inches in diameter, with very broad petals of a pure white color. 
$3 each. 
N. Alba. The native Water-Lily of England, possessing the 
same qualities as Candidissima, but with smaller flowers. $1 
each. 
N. Flava. This is a true Water-Lily, with yellow flowers and a 
delicate perfume. Its leaves arc beautifully variegated with brown. 
It is a very desirable variety either for pond, tub, or aquarium. $1 
each. 
N. Odorata Rosea (Cape Cod Water-Lily). This is the famous 
pink Water-Lily of Cape Cod, and is a grand acquisition to our list of 
hardy Lilies. It possesses all the desirable qualities of the white- 
flowered species, hardiness, freedom of bloom, and delicious fragrance, 
with the added charm of a deep pink color. $2.50 each ; $25 per 
dozen. 
N. Marliacea Chromatella. A new variety, with fragrant 
flowers as large as N. Odorata. having broad petals of a beautiful 
yellow color. The habit of the plant is like N. Candidissima, a 
robust grower, flowering freely the entire season. Perfectly hardy 
and of easy culture. $3.50 each. 
N. Pygmaea. A little gem, producing leaves from two to three 
inches across, and deliciously scented white flowers no larger than a 
silver half-dollar, which open at noon and close at sunset. It has the 
additional merit of being hardy. It blooms both early and late, and 
is the smallest flowered species in cultivation. $2.50 each. 
Aquatics. 
Limnocharis Humboldti. A pretty little aquatic, with oval 
leaves and yellow, poppy-like flowers standing out of the water. It 
should be grown in partial shade. It is a good plant for growing in 
shallow water or an aquarium. 50 cents each. 
Limnanthemum Nymphseoides. The flowers of this are simi¬ 
lar to the above, but the leaf is larger, resembling a small Water-Lily 
leaf, and is very pretty. It may be grown the same as the Limnc- 
charis, and is perfectly hardy. 30 cems each. 
Pontederia Crassipes Major. A very showy aquatic, bearing 
very freely flowers of a delicate tilac rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. 
The individual blooms are two'inches in diameter. It should be 
grown in about three inches of water, so that the ends of the roots cau 
enter the soil. 50 cents each. 
Pontederia Azurea (Eichornia Azurea). This new species or 
“ Water Hyacinth ” produces large spikes of flowers similar to thosr 
of Pontederia Crassipes Major, but of a lovely shade of lavender blue, 
with a rich purple center, petals delicately fringed. It should be 
grown in a tub or in shallow water, and wintered in a warm green¬ 
house 75 cents each. 
Papyrus Antiquorum. This is the true Egyptian Paper Plant. 
From the snow-white pith of its triangular stalks the first paper was 
made. They are five or six feet high, and support at the top a tuft 
of long thread-like leaves, which give the plant a graceful and strik¬ 
ing appearance. It grows finely in shallow water with rich soil or 
mud, and makes a splendid companion for flowering aquatics. It will 
also flourish and make a fine clump in the garden, with no more water 
than Cannas require o make them do well. 75 cents each. 
Pistia Stratiotes. A very curious plant, which floats upon the 
water, with its long fibrous roots extending downwards, but having no 
connection with the soil. It forms a rosette of light-green velvety 
leaves, about six inches across ; likes plenty of heat and must be 
shaded from the direct rays of the sun. It does finely in a tub of 
water placed in a vinery or greenhouse in summer, or in the open air 
under a tree. It is sometimes called the Water Lettuce. 25 cents 
each, $2 per dozen. 
Salvinia Braziliensis. A very pretty floating plant, something 
like our native “ Duck-meat,” but very much larger. Its leaves hav-; 
a delicate hairy surface. Tender. 25 cents each. 
