. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. " DeVON1EN?T5. Kewensis. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy,with a few brown blotches; young leaves more spotted on surface. Light pink flowers 6 to 8 inches J. icross. SL50 each. yj Lotus (M tkeymalis ). The White Lotus, leaves dark, glossy green, 12 to 20 inches in diameter. Flowers white, the broid outer petals suffused pink ; petals concave ; flowers vary from 5 to 10 inches in diameier; a
. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. " DeVON1EN?T5. Kewensis. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy,with a few brown blotches; young leaves more spotted on surface. Light pink flowers 6 to 8 inches J. icross. SL50 each. yj Lotus (M tkeymalis ). The White Lotus, leaves dark, glossy green, 12 to 20 inches in diameter. Flowers white, the broid outer petals suffused pink ; petals concave ; flowers vary from 5 to 10 inches in diameier; a robust spe- cies. $ each. O'Marana. Leaves bronzy- green, deeply dentated ; margin occasionally crum- pled. Flowers of the largest size, 10 to 12 inches in diameter; petals pink- ish red, with a nearly white streak up the mid- dle; stamens orange. A. vigorous grower and very free- flowering. $ each ; Rubra. Somewhat similar to /V. Devoniensis, but petals less pointed; flowers 6 to 10 inches across, of deep purplish red; stamens cinnabar red, becoming brownish; foliage reddish bronze, turning to gre-jn. §100 each; § per doz. Rubra=rosea. O le of the best red Water Lilies in cultivation ; leaves bronzy-green, blotched brown. Flowers large and massive, 8 to 10 inches across, rosy-carmine; petals broad at base, pointed; tips of stamens orange-brown. $ each. Sturtevanti. Leaves light bronzy-green. Flowers 8 to 12 inches across, quite double ; color pure pink to bright red ; petals very broad ; stamens light brownish-orange. A huge, massive flower, varying greaily in color of leaf and bloom, according to culture ; should be started early in a tempera- ture of 80° to 85°, and given liberal treatment. $ each ; Night=Blooming Tender Nymphseas. This class is equally as beautiful as the day-flowering sorts, and are especially desirable for cutting, opening as thev do soon after sunset, and remaining open until near noon next day. I'he flowers open and close 3 or
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