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PETER HENDERS'ON A CO 
IMEW YORK- 
WATER LILIES AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 
W ATER is always an important feature in garden and landscape effects, especially so when the margins are suitably 
treated with plants and the surface embellished with beautiful Water Lilies. The great diversity in size, color and 
other features among the Water Lilies gives to Water Gardening a fascination, interest and charm not experi¬ 
enced in any other style of gardening. 
A Water Garden may be enjoyed in a sunny back yard as well as in large gardens or pretentious grounds. When natural 
conditions of water or soil are not found, artificial ponds, basins, tanks or tubs may be utilized and the results will be equally 
satisfactory, often more so. Water gardening is exceedingly .simple, the requirements being a water-holding receptacle 
2 to 3 feet deep, of shape and area desired, a warm sunny location, some rich soil, an available supply of water to make good 
the loss from evaporation, and a suitable selection of Water Lilies and Aquatic Plants. This is primarily all there is to it. 
&i)'We do not, unless specially ordered, send out Water Lily roots or plants until warm weather, about the middle of May. m= v& 
HARDY NYMPHAEAS. 
Alba Candidissima. Large-flowering, white English Water Lily, early. . . .$0.50 
Aurora. Rosy-yellow, deepening to red on third day. 1.00 
Fulva. Yellow shaded pink, changing to orange-red. 1.00 
Gladstoniana. The finest white, magnificent flowers, G to 8 inches across. . .50 
Gioriosa. Large, carmine-rose flowers, shaded white; continuous bloomer. 5.00 
Tames Brydon. Rich crimson; full double; extra fine.. 2.50 
Laydekeri rosea. Small flowers, profuse, delicate pink, deenening with age. 2.50 
-lilacea. Rosy-lilac, shaded bright carmine, tea-rose fragrance. 1.50 
-purpurata. Large flowers of rosy-crimson, tinged with ruby. 1.50 
Lucida. Rosy-vermilion, with darker center; outer petals rosy-white ... 2.00 
Marliacea albida. Sparkling, white, fragrant, free bloomer. 50 
-carnea. Exquisite rosy-flesh color, vanilla-scented.75 
-chromatella. Large, clear yellow, fragrant, free bloomer. 75 
-ignea. Deep carmine flowers; 4 to 5 inches across. 5.00 
-rosea. Large, deep rosy-pink; one of the best. 1.00 
Odorata alba. Our native white Pond Lily (doz., $2.50) .25 
-Caroliniana. Rosy flesh-colored flowers; 7 inches across.85 
-gigantea. Giant-flowering white Pond Lily. .25 
-minor. Small white Pond Lily, very profuse, fine for tubs .25 
-rosea. Cape Cod Pink Pond Lily. 50 
-sulphurea grandiflora. Large yellow fragrant flowers.. ..75 
Pygmsea. Miniature Chinese Water Lily. Leaves 2 to 3 inches across, 
white flowers l to 1> 2 in. across; free bloomer, fine for tubs. 85 
Pygmeea helveola. Miniature Water Lily, with sulphur-yellow flowers 
no larger than a silver half-dollar; leaves only 2 to 3 inches across .85 
Robinsoniana. Very large flowers of dark orange-red effect; a fine sort. . 1.50 
Seignoureti. Pale yellow, shaded pink and carmine . 2.00 
Tuberosa maxima. Northwestern white Pond Lily, free bloomer. 25 
-rosea. Exquisite shade of pink . 50 
-Richardsoni. Immense double snow-white flowers, 8 inches across ... .50 
-rubra. Rosy-red flowers, 5 to 7 inches across; red stamens . 2.00 
Win. Doogue. Shell-pink, tinged rose-pink; exquisite. 1.00 
William Falconer. Brilliant garnet-red; immense flowers. 5.00 
W. B. Shaw. New and distinct; deep flesh pink. 1.00 
HARDY NELUMBIUMS, or LOTUS. 
Noble, hardy aquatics, bearing immense double and semi-double 
flowers and gigantic leaves, both carried from 3 to 6 feet above the sur¬ 
face. The flowers are frequently a foot across; easily cultivated in either 
ponds or tubs. 
Album gr^ndiflorum. White Lotus. Pure white exceedingly beautiful. .$2.50 
Kermesinum. Bright rosy-pink; early-flowering. 1.50 
Luteum. American Yellow Lotus. Bright sulphur-yellow. 1.00 
Osoris. Early and free; globular flower of deep rose. 2.50 
Pekinensis rubrum pi. Brilliant rose-carmine, immense double. 5.00 
Roseum Plenum. Large, full, double, bright rose-colored flowers. 2.50 
Shiroman. Enormous, very double, snow-white flowers. 3.00 
Speciosum. Egyptian Lotus. Rose, shading to white, extra strong. 1.50 
VICTORIAS. 
Regia. The Giant Water Lily of the Amazon; leaves 6 feet across, flowers white. 
Trickeri. (Cruziana.) Smaller than Regia, requiring less heat. 
Prices for either above $7.50 and $10.00 each, according to size. 
Prices for seeds of either of above Victorias 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. seeds. 
TENDER NYMPHAEAS. 
These should be grown in tubs or boxes sunk below the surface. For 
the winter, after the foliage has died off, remove them to a cellar or under 
a greenhouse bench, and keep them moist. *Night bloomers. each 
♦Bissetii. Grand new hybrid; immense flowers of glowing rose-pink.$2.50 
Capensis. Rich sky-blue flowers, 6 to 8 inches across. 1.00 
Coerulea. Light blue flowers, 3 to 6 inches across; free bloomer . 1.00 
♦Deaniana. Rose and pink flowers; stamens red . 1.50 
♦Dentata. The largest and best white night-flowering variety . 85 
♦Dentata Magnifica. Creamy-white cup-shaped 10 inch flowers. 2.50 
♦Devoniensis. Pure red flowers, 6 to 10 inches across.85 
♦Frank Trelease. Glowing dark crimson flowers, 9 to 10 inches across. . . 2.50 
*George Huster. Brilliant crimson; vigorous and free flowering . 2.50 
Gracilis. Fragrant white flowers, 6 to 8 inches across; free bloomer.... 1.00 
♦Jubilee. Flowers 6 to 8 inches across; glistening white, flushed pink ... 1.50 
♦Kewensis. Light pink, deepening to rosy-red inside; 6 to 8 inches across. 1.50 
Mrs. C. W. Ward. Deep rose-pink flowers, 8 to 10 inches across. 2.50 
♦O’Marana. 10 to 12 inch flowers; pinkish-red, with light streaks . 2.50 
Pennsylvania. Large flowers of rich deep blue, free and continuous ... . 2.50 
| Pulcherrima. Light blue flowers, 10 to 12 inches across. 2.00 
! *Rubra. Deep purplish-red flowers, 6 to 10 inches across. 1.00 
*- rosea. Massive flowers, 8 to 10 inches across; rosy-carmine. 1.00 
♦Sturtevanti. Huge flowers, 8 to 12 inches across; pure pink to bright red, 2.50 
Wm. Stone. Rich violet-blue flowers, shaded amaranth. 2.50 
Zanzibariensis Purple. Deep purple-blue flowers, 6 to 10 inches across. . 1.50 
- azurea. Light azure-blue . 75 
- rosea. Rose and pink, of varying shades . 75 
AQUATIC PLANTS. 
Cape Pond Weed. (Aponogeton distachyon.) Fragrant white flowers* . . .$0.50 
Cat-Tail Flag. (Typha latifolia.) Our well-known native . 20 
Cyperus papyrus. The true Egyptian paper plant . 50 
-alternifolius. The Umbrella Plant.25 
Marsh Marigold. (Caltha palustris.) Golden yellow flowers . 20 
Floating Heart. (Limnanthemum nymphceoides.) Yellow flowers . 20 
Floating Lettuce. (Pistia stratiotes.) Forms rosettes of green leaves . 20 
Giant Arrowhead. (Sagittaria montividensis.) Grows 4 to 5 feet high. . . .25 
Parrot’s Feather. ( Myriophyllum.) Trailing, green, chenille-like stems . .15 
Pickerel Weed. (Pontederia cor data.) Spikes of blue flowers; 2 feet . 20 
Water Chestnut. (Trapa natans.) A rosette of floating leaves; white 
flowers . 25 
Water Hyacinth. (Eichornia crassipes major.) Floats; inflated leaves, 
spikes of rosy-lilac flowers.20 
Water Hyacinth, Blue. (Eichornia azurea.) Lavender and purple . 25 
Water Poppy. (Limnocharis Humboldtii.) Yellow, poppy-like flowers .. .15 
Water Snowflake. (Limnanthemum indicum.) White fringed flowers.. . .25 
Wild Rice. (Zizania aquatica.) Very ornamental for the water garden, 
growing 5 to 10 feet high, with graceful panicles of bloom, doz., $1.00, .10 
Our booklet, "The Culture of Water Lilies and Aquatics,’ 
illustrated, gives directions for preparing artificial ponds and tanks, wintering over the 
roots, growing in tubs, etc. Price, 50c., or given free, if requested, with a $5.00 order. 
