. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. WATER LILIES AND AQUATICS. Victoria Leaf in Corner of one of four Pools of Water Lilies for which we were awarded the Gold Medal at the Atlantic City Flower and Garden Pageant, September, 1931. Victorias, or Royal Water Lilies Victoria Cruziana. Leaves not quite as large as Regia but deeper cupped and somewhat hardier. Victoria Regia. The great Water-Lily of the Amazon. Price. Either variety. 3 seeds for $; plants, $ each. Tropical or Tender Water Lilies We make delivery of Tropical or Tender Water Lilies of both the Day and
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. WATER LILIES AND AQUATICS. Victoria Leaf in Corner of one of four Pools of Water Lilies for which we were awarded the Gold Medal at the Atlantic City Flower and Garden Pageant, September, 1931. Victorias, or Royal Water Lilies Victoria Cruziana. Leaves not quite as large as Regia but deeper cupped and somewhat hardier. Victoria Regia. The great Water-Lily of the Amazon. Price. Either variety. 3 seeds for $; plants, $ each. Tropical or Tender Water Lilies We make delivery of Tropical or Tender Water Lilies of both the Day and Night Blooming types at the proper planting time which is usually after the first of June, in strong growing plants from pots; they must not be planted until the weather becomes warm and settled. Orders from the warmer Southern States and from the Pacific Coast are filled earlier with tubers. Day-Blooming Tender Nymphaeas Daubenyana. Small, fragrant, light blue flowers, valuable for winter blooming in aquariums or small pools. $ each. Grossherzog Ernst Ludwig. A free-flowering variety of a true violet blue with a golden yellow centre. $ each. Mrs. C. W. Ward. Deep rosy pink on long stems. $ each. Mrs. Edwards Whitaker. One of the largest flowered vari eties, the huge open flowers often exceeding 13 inches in di- ameter. Sky blue in color becoming lighter with age. The plant is very accommodating, flowering when dwarfed from lack of room, or exuberantly filling a 15 feet basin. A splendid specimen plant that should be in every pool. $ each. Mrs. Geo. H. Pring. Immense snow white flowers 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. $ each. Ovalifolia (Tabora Water Lily). Of African origin; flowers of the largest size. Upon opening the flowers are almost white, but as they mature, a shade of blue suffuse
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