. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Nymphaea Hardy Water Lilies A select list of the most suitable varieties for all hardy water garden purposes. Ready April 15th to June 1st. There is no hardy blue Water Lily. All varieties of that color will be found under Day Blooming Tender Nymphaeas. Alba candidissima. A very vigorous and desirable variety, requiring ample space; large pure white flowers. $ each. Attraction. A rare, free-flowering variety with blooms 6 to 8 inches across. Rich deep crimson suffused with amaranth red, center bright orange, sepals white. $ ea
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Nymphaea Hardy Water Lilies A select list of the most suitable varieties for all hardy water garden purposes. Ready April 15th to June 1st. There is no hardy blue Water Lily. All varieties of that color will be found under Day Blooming Tender Nymphaeas. Alba candidissima. A very vigorous and desirable variety, requiring ample space; large pure white flowers. $ each. Attraction. A rare, free-flowering variety with blooms 6 to 8 inches across. Rich deep crimson suffused with amaranth red, center bright orange, sepals white. $ each. Aurora. Soft rosy yellow changing to deep red on the third day. Stamens orange, also good in tubs. $ each. Comanche. The largest and finest of the apricot tints. The flowers are a wonderful combination of orange and glowing amber red. A strong grower. It is the earliest and most con- tinuous bloomer in the hardy class. $ each. Conqueror. Very large flowers of a bright red with the petals shading to white on the concave part and streaked with deep red on the convex surface; stamens yellow-orange. One of the showiest. $ each. Escarboucle. Very free flowering, 4 to 6 inches across, of a brilliant crimson-carmine with bright orange center. $ each. Gladstoniana. Cup-shaped, massive flowers of a pure dazzling white. $ each. Gloriosa. A superb large flower of a deep carmine-rose, becom- ing a dark red late in the season. Very free and a continuous bloomer. $ each. Helen Fowler. A natural cross of N. luberosa type. Strong vigorous growth. Deep pink, very fragrant flowers borne on stout stems making it useful for cut purposes. $ each. James Brydon. Rich rosy crimson. The reverse of petals have a silvery sheen. $ each. Laydekeri purpurata. Pleasing carmine-rose flowers borne in constant succession. The plant is moderate in growth and suitable for medium-sized pools. The leaves are oval and prettily spotted; a dependable variety. $ each. Marliacea a
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