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HARDY WATER LILIES 
The most satisfactory Hardy Water Lilies with their descriptions and 
outstanding characteristics are listed below. We have tried to include a 
wide range of color and incorporate those varieties with special merit, 
such as si 2 ;e, long'blooming season, fragrance, etc. There is no hardy 
blue Water Lily. All varieties of that color will be found under Day 
Blooming Tender Nymphaeas. Delivery, April to June. 
Attraction. A rare, free-flowering variety, blooms 6 to 8 inches across. 
Rich deep crimson suffused amaranth-red, center bright orange, sepals 
white. $3.00 each. 
Aurora. Soft rosy yellow changing to deep red; stamens orange. Also 
good in tubs. $1.?0 each. 
Comanche. The largest and finest of the apricot tints. A wonderful 
combination of orange and glowing amber-red. A strong grower. 
The earliest and most continuous bloomer in this class. $2.50 each. 
Conqueror. Very large flowers, bright red with petals shading to white 
on the concave part and streaked with deep red on the convex sur¬ 
face; stamens yellow-orange. $3.00 each. 
Escarboucle. Very free-flowering, 4 to 6 inches across, brilliant crimson- 
carmine with bright orange center. $3.00 each. 
Gladstoniana. Cup-shaped, massive flowers, pure dazzling white. $2.00 
each. 
Gloriosa. A superb flower of a deep carmine-rose, becoming dark red 
late in the season. Very free and a continuous bloomer. $3.00 each. 
Helen Fowler. A natural cross of N. tuberosa type. Strong vigorous 
growth. Deep pink, very fragrant flowers borne on stout stems; use¬ 
ful for cut purposes. $1.75 each. 
James Brydon. Rich rosy crimson. The reverse of petals has a silvery 
sheen. $2.75 each. 
Marliacea albida. Large fragrant flowers of sparkling white, stamens 
light yellow. Blooms profusely. $1.25 each. 
Marliacea carnea. A delicate soft flesh-pink deepening towards the 
base of the petals. $1.50 each. 
Chromatella. Petals and stamens bright yellow, 4 to 6 inches across. 
A free and continuous bloomer. $1.75 each. 
Rosea. A splendid companion to the above which it resembles except 
in color; soft rose-pink. $2.50 each. 
Odorata. The native White Pond Lily. Very desirable for planting in 
quantity in natural ponds. 75c each. 
Minor. The native miniature White Water Lily. Very dainty and suit¬ 
able for tubs and small pools. 75c each. 
Rosea (Cape Cod Pink Pond Lily). Very fragrant, clear pink flowers, 
5 to 6 inches across. $1.25 each. 
Odorata, Rose Arey. Very large, fragrant flowers; deep cerise-pink. 
$2.00 each. 
Paul Hariot. A magnificent light yellow delicately shading to copper- 
red. Large and free-blooming. $2.50 each. 
Pink Opal. Medium-sized fragrant flowers of a deep coral-pink, held 
well above the water. Suitable for tub culture. $1.75 each. 
Sunrise. Large showy hardy yellow flowers 8 to 9 inches across, held 
well above the water. Blooms from early June to late October. The 
flowers expand early in the morning and remain open all day long. 
$3.00 each. 
Tuberosa sulphurea. A strong rampant grower, large sulphur-yellow, 
sweet-scented flowers. $1.00 each. 
TROPICAL or TENDER 
WATER LILIES 
We deliver after June 1st strong growing plants 
from pots. Warm weather is essential to success. 
The day-blooming types bloom from early morn¬ 
ing until afternoon. The night-blooming types 
open in the evening and remain so until morn¬ 
ing. Growers report as many as one hundred 
blooms a season from a single plant. 
Day Blooming Varieties 
These day-blooming tropical Water Lilies will 
add greatly to the beauty of your pool. The 
much desired blue varieties are found in this 
lovely class. Delivery of these is made after 
June 1, in strong growing plants from pots. 
Daubenyana. Small, fragrant, light blue flowers, 
valuable for winter blooming in aquariums or 
small pools. $1.50 each. 
Mrs. C. W. Ward. Deep rosy pink on long 
stems. $2.25 each. 
Mrs. Edwards Whitaker. Huge open flowers 
often exceeding 13 inches in diameter. Sky- 
blue, becoming lighter with age. A splendid 
specimen plant. $2.50 each. 
Mrs. Geo. H. Pring. Immense snow-white flow¬ 
ers freely borne through the entire summer. 
The young leaves are blotched with brown, 
the older ones plain green. The best day¬ 
blooming white tropical Water Lily, and a 
good contrast to the colored varieties. $2.50 
each. 
Pennsylvania. Rich blue flowers of largest size. 
Very free and continuous flowering. $2.50 
each. 
Zanzibariensis azurea. Clear azure-blue flowers. 
$1.25 each. 
Zanzibariensis rosea. Various shades of rose. 
$1.25 each. 
Prices quoted include packing charges. 
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