. Catalogue of rare water lilies and other choice aquatic plants with careful directions for their culture. Water lilies, Catalogs; Aquatic plants, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), New Jersey, Bordentown, Catalogs. Rare Water Lilies. 23. NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM. pronounce this the most lovely and desirable of all the hardy Water Lilies, and are happy to offer good roots this season at a reduced price. $2 each ; six for f , twelve for $20. NYMPHAEA ALBA. The native Water Lily of England, possessing the same early and late blooming qual
. Catalogue of rare water lilies and other choice aquatic plants with careful directions for their culture. Water lilies, Catalogs; Aquatic plants, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), New Jersey, Bordentown, Catalogs. Rare Water Lilies. 23. NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM. pronounce this the most lovely and desirable of all the hardy Water Lilies, and are happy to offer good roots this season at a reduced price. $2 each ; six for f , twelve for $20. NYMPHAEA ALBA. The native Water Lily of England, possessing the same early and late blooming qualities as " candidis- sima," but with smaller flowers. $1 each. NYMPHAEA ALBA CANDIDISSIMA. This is a large-flowered variety of the Water Lily of England and other parts of Europe. Though not a tropical species, it does not object to a warm climate, and does finely under the same conditions as the tender ones. When naturalized in still water, with a very rich soil, it will produce leaves thirteen inches wide, and flowers six inches in diameter. The latter are pure white, the petals being very broad and much more waxy than those of IV. odorata. It begins to flower earlier, and continues in bloom for a much longer time than that species, It is a great favorite with us, and the universal testimony of our customers goes to prove everything we have said in its favor. $3 each. NYMPHAEA FLAVA. (The Yellow Water Lily.) A charming addition to any collection, having leaves variegated with brown, and flowers nearly as large as. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sturtevant, Edmund D; Edmund D. Sturtevant (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Bordentown, N. J. : Edmund D. Sturtevant
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