Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 98 DREER'S SELECT LIST. Tender Water Lilies—Night Blooming Varieties—(Continued. Nymphaea Rubra. Very similar to N. Devoniensis, save the petals are not so pointed; The flower is a trifle cupped and a shade or two lighter, is equally as free in blooming and a strong grower. Native of East India. $ each. Nymphaea Rubra-Rosea. One of the very best red Water Lilies in cultivation. The flowers which are produced very freely are 10 to 12 inches in diameter, are deep rosy-carmine, much superior to the much-admired N. Devoniens
Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 98 DREER'S SELECT LIST. Tender Water Lilies—Night Blooming Varieties—(Continued. Nymphaea Rubra. Very similar to N. Devoniensis, save the petals are not so pointed; The flower is a trifle cupped and a shade or two lighter, is equally as free in blooming and a strong grower. Native of East India. $ each. Nymphaea Rubra-Rosea. One of the very best red Water Lilies in cultivation. The flowers which are produced very freely are 10 to 12 inches in diameter, are deep rosy-carmine, much superior to the much-admired N. Devoniensis. $ each. Nymphaea Smithiana. The flowers of this beautiful variety are perfectly cup-shaped, the broad and massive inner petals creamy white, the outer ones striped with green and suffused with delicate pink, and the stamens a golden-yellow, which gives an indescribably beautiful illuminating effect to the interior of the fragrant chalice ; garden hybrid of American origin. § each. Nymphaea Sturtevantii. A superb variety. The flowers are of the largest size, and more cup-shaped than N. Rubra. Color bright rosy-red, distinct and very choice variety, requires to be started early. Garden hybrid of American origin. § each ; extra sized §5-00 each. TENDER WATER LILIES-Day Blooming Varieties. ^— Nymph.«a Siellata, Nymphaea Mexicana. A valuable addition to this class of NymphcCas, closely resembling N. Flava. The flowers are rich golden-yellow, 5 inches in diameter ; produced freely through the season until frost. New Mexico. 30 cts. each. Nymphaea Pulcherrima. The flowers of this handsome variety are of the largest size—10 to 12 inches in diam- eter—-of a bright violet hue, resembling in color those of N. Gigantea, excepting the bases of the petals and the stamens, which are deep yellow. The buds are long, pointed and irregularly striped, with chocolate red. Leaves bronzy-green, slightly blotched red. § each. Nymphaea Scutifolia. ( Versicolor, Rad
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