. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS. , . Xyi^pfyaea DeVoqiei^sis. A brilliant rosy red Night-Blooming Water Lily of the greatest beauty, and should be grown by every lover of flow- ers. Planted out in a large tank of rich soil in one summer a single plant will cover a circle 20 feet across, with leaves 25 inches in diameter, and flowers a foot aci'oss. If confined in pans tubs or boxos the flowers will be smaller but other- wise just as fine. Leaves deep green with r
. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS. , . Xyi^pfyaea DeVoqiei^sis. A brilliant rosy red Night-Blooming Water Lily of the greatest beauty, and should be grown by every lover of flow- ers. Planted out in a large tank of rich soil in one summer a single plant will cover a circle 20 feet across, with leaves 25 inches in diameter, and flowers a foot aci'oss. If confined in pans tubs or boxos the flowers will be smaller but other- wise just as fine. Leaves deep green with reddish shade, and serrated edges. The rosy red flowers have scarlet stamens, and by lamplight glow with an indescribable color. They stand on strong foot-stalks 10 or 13 incheb above the surface of the water, begin to open about 8 o'clock in the evening and remain expanded until about 10 the next morning, each flower opening three nights in succession. An exceedingly free bloomer and if started early in spring begins flowering soon after putting outside. Winter in cellar pit or some other place free from frost. Price, 50c. TUB-GROWN HARDY H^rdy W^ter lilies. The following species are perfectly hardy everywhere in the soil, beneath the water, where the frost cannot reach them, no matter how thick the ice forms on the surface of the water. Once established in a pond, lake, or any still body of water, they will spread from year to year and furn- ish quantities of their exquisite flowers. They can also be grown with perfect success in ordinary tubs in the yard, and bloom all summer. In tubs they should have the same soil as recommended for the preceding varieties. In planting the roots do not tie them to a stone and sink them, but push the ! roots carefully into the mud, after which they will take care j of themselves. Nyiijpi^sea Qdorata. Our native Water or Pond Lily, the praises of which can never be too highly sung. Its lovely white and deli- riously fragrant
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