. ElCHHORNiA (Water Hyacinth) Nelumbiums or Lotus Note —Nelumbiums can only be supplied in dormant tubers from May 1st to June 1st. Album Grandiflorum. A grand white variety, whose purity, fragrance, size, majestic foliage and hardiness stamp it as one of the best. $ each. Kermesinum. Deep rose-pink, the earliest to flower. $ each. Luteum (American Lotus, Water Chinquepin). A superb variety with yellow flowers; indigenious in the Western and Southern States. $ each. Speciosum {Egyptian Lotus). The best known variety and the easiest to grow, desirable for naturalizing in ponds where
. ElCHHORNiA (Water Hyacinth) Nelumbiums or Lotus Note —Nelumbiums can only be supplied in dormant tubers from May 1st to June 1st. Album Grandiflorum. A grand white variety, whose purity, fragrance, size, majestic foliage and hardiness stamp it as one of the best. $ each. Kermesinum. Deep rose-pink, the earliest to flower. $ each. Luteum (American Lotus, Water Chinquepin). A superb variety with yellow flowers; indigenious in the Western and Southern States. $ each. Speciosum {Egyptian Lotus). The best known variety and the easiest to grow, desirable for naturalizing in ponds where the magnificent foliage and flowers produce a splendid subtropical effect. Flowers deep rose color, creamy-white at base of petals. $ each. Miscellaneous Aquatics For marginal and shallow water planting. Acorus Japonicus VariegatUS {Variegated Sweet Flag). 25 cts. each. Cjrperus Alternifolius {Umbrella Flant). 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Cyperus Papyrus {Papyrus Antiquorum). The true Egyptian Paper Plant. 50 cts. each; specimen plants in 11 in. tubs. $ each. Eichhornia Azurea. Flowers a lovely shade of lavender-blue. This species of Water Hyacinth requires to be planted in soil in shallow water 4 to 8 inches deep. It makes long, trailing, floating stems, growing rapidly and flowering profusely all summer. Tender. 50 cts. each. Eichhornia crassipes Major {Water Hyacinth). Flowers deli- cate lilac rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Jussiaea longifolia. Flowers yellow in great profusion from June until frost. Grows 3 to 4 feet high. 50 cts. each. Limnanthemuin indicum {Water Snowflake). Flowers white, each petal being fringed like a miniature Ostrich Feather. 50 cts. each. Limnocharis Humboldti {Water Poppy). Flowers yellow, produced in the greatest profusion all summer. Leaves and flowers floating. One of the best plants for shallow water 6 to 8 inches deep or for tub cultivation. Requires greenhouse pro- tection during winter. 25 cts. each;
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