. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON AQUATIC PLANTS. 879 planting in very small ponds or tanks, unless the roots are confined to restricted limits. IV. t. rosea is a very desirable variety of the preceding, the colour of the flowers being of a. Fig, 581.—Nymph.^a tuberosa. pleasing tint of pale rose; it is, however, not so vigorous in growth as the type. Group II.—JSF. caroliniana ?iivea has large, fragrant, white flowers, with numerous long, narrow petals, and is a very desirable hybrid. N. c. perfecta is similar to the preceding, but the flowers ar
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON AQUATIC PLANTS. 879 planting in very small ponds or tanks, unless the roots are confined to restricted limits. IV. t. rosea is a very desirable variety of the preceding, the colour of the flowers being of a. Fig, 581.—Nymph.^a tuberosa. pleasing tint of pale rose; it is, however, not so vigorous in growth as the type. Group II.—JSF. caroliniana ?iivea has large, fragrant, white flowers, with numerous long, narrow petals, and is a very desirable hybrid. N. c. perfecta is similar to the preceding, but the flowers are of a charming soft pink or flesh-colour. N. Laydekeri fulgeiis is a very fine hybrid, having flowers ot a brilliant purplish rose, with bright orange stamens. N. L. Ulacea is a hybrid of slender habit, but exceedingly pretty; the flowers are of medium size, very freely produced, and are of a rosy-lilac, with orange stamens N. L. purpiirata is more vigorous in habit than the preceding, and a very attractive and free-flowering hybrid; the blossoms are of medium size, purplish- red, with deep orange stamens, and very fragrant. N. L. rosea is one of the most effective of the small-growing hybrids. It produces with remarkable freedom its charming rosy-pink flowers, which with age deepen considerably in tone of colour, and it is one of the earliest to 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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