Tender Water Lilies. 
NIGHT BLOOMING VARIETIES. 
Victoria Regia. One of those marvels of nature that 
must be seen to gain a fair conception of its wonderous 
beauty and fascination. The flowers open with such 
speed that one can see the petals reflect, and the devel¬ 
opment of the foliage is almost magical, expanding with¬ 
in a few days from small brown bur-like rolls into enor¬ 
mous floating leaves 6 feet in diameter. The flowers are 
12 inches in diameter. The first night they open the 
color is clear, pure white, which changes through suc¬ 
cessive shades into a bright, rosy pink by the second 
night. The leaves are very thick and "buoyant, the 
largest ones being strong enough to sustain the weight 
of a man. At the South, and even as high as this lati¬ 
tude, they may be grown with great success in the open 
air, but farther North it is safer to provide artificial heat 
in the tank during the spring and early summer. They 
are annual and must be tarted from seed each year. 
Price, $5.00 to $10 each. Seed 25 cents each. 
Victoria Randi. Very similar to Victoria regia, ex¬ 
cept in color of flower, which changes from pure white the 
first day to a deep crimson the second day. The whole plant 
is more rubust, the leaves are somewhat darker, and the 
vertical edges turn up higher than in the other variety. 
Price $5.00 and $ 10.00 each. Seed 25 cents each. 
Victoria Trickeri. Resembles V. Regia, is more vig¬ 
orous, and will flourish in several degrees of colder tem¬ 
perature than the Regia ; has been flowered for several 
years in open air without artificial heat, in fact does bet¬ 
ter when given the same treatment as the tender Nym- 
phaeas. Prices $5.00 to $10.00 each. Seed 25c each 
THE VICTORIAS AND OTHER TROPICAL LILIES. 
