. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. O'Marana. Nymphsea Dentata. The largest and best white, night-blooming variety; flowers of the largest size ; long, pointed buds, on strong stalks, opening horizontally ; leaves deep green, with ser- rated edges. Native of Sierra Leone. (See cut.) 50 cts. each. So 00 per doz. Nymphaea Lotus (ThermaHs). This plant grows in vast quantities in the plains of lo\rer Egypt during the time the land is under water. The flow- ers are white, sepals re
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. O'Marana. Nymphsea Dentata. The largest and best white, night-blooming variety; flowers of the largest size ; long, pointed buds, on strong stalks, opening horizontally ; leaves deep green, with ser- rated edges. Native of Sierra Leone. (See cut.) 50 cts. each. So 00 per doz. Nymphaea Lotus (ThermaHs). This plant grows in vast quantities in the plains of lo\rer Egypt during the time the land is under water. The flow- ers are white, sepals red at the margins ; cup-shaped, with broad petals; leaves serrated as in N. Dentata. §100 each. Nymphaea O'Marana. This hybrid Kynipha.'a is of the Dentata ty]ie, a vigorous orower and free-flowering; the leaves are bronzy-green, deeply dentated ; the flowers are of the largest size, opening horizontally ; color rosy-red ; stamens orange-red ; a most attractive flower. (See cut.) ? each; extra size § each. Nymphaea Rubra. Very 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. SI 00 each. 'Render Water J ilies. (Day-Blooming A'arieties.) Euryale Ferox. This was the noblest aquatic in cultivation be- fore the introduction of Victoria Regia. Large circular leaves, about two feet in diameter, with prominent spiny veins on the rich purple under side, the upper side being olive-green, puckered and spiny. Flowers deep violet. § each, Nymphaea Coerulea. (Stellata.) One of the choicest of all Nymphseas. The flowers are a clear light blue, very delicately Nvmph^a Dentata. scented; produced in abundance through the season until frost; 6 to 8 inches across. Native of Egypt and other parts of Africa. Also known as the Blue Lotus. $L00 each. Nymphaea Elegans. A pretty species, producing fragrant flowers. The size of our common Water L
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