. Dreer's mid-summer list : strawberry, celery and other seasonable plants, seeds etc. July 1894 August. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. 14 DREER'S MID-SUMMER AQUATieS. (WATER LILIES, Etc.) The following varieties of tender Nymphaeas can be supplied during the entire season grown in large pots in strong fioweriug plants, and may be (lowered successfully by submerging the pots in tubs of water in any warm sunny position. Nymphaea. Tender Varieties. These can be wintered in a cellar, if ke
. Dreer's mid-summer list : strawberry, celery and other seasonable plants, seeds etc. July 1894 August. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. 14 DREER'S MID-SUMMER AQUATieS. (WATER LILIES, Etc.) The following varieties of tender Nymphaeas can be supplied during the entire season grown in large pots in strong fioweriug plants, and may be (lowered successfully by submerging the pots in tubs of water in any warm sunny position. Nymphaea. Tender Varieties. These can be wintered in a cellar, if kept in water at a temperature of not less than 55 degress. Nymplia?a Dentata. A white floweriug species, with petals expanding horizontally, making them star-shaped. They have an agreeable perfume, but not as strong as our native Lilly: the leaves are dark green, with serrated edges. First size, $ each ; second size, § each. JJyniphsea Coerulea, (Scutifolia.) Thisspecies is a native of Egypt. It has bright green leaves and lavender blue flowers, about 4 inches in diame- ter; they are very fragrant, the perfume being entirely distinct from N. Odorata. It is very easily cultivated in a tub or tank, or it may be planted in a pond where the water is still and warm and the mud is rich. § each. Xyinphsea Devoniensis. This is the choicest Water Lily in cultivation. Under liberal treat- ment it produces flowers 10 to 12 inches in diame- ter, and leaves 2 feet across, the plant having a spread of 20 feet. If confined iu pans, tubs or boxes, the flowers are smaller, but otherwise just as fine ; the color is a brilliant red, glowing by lamp-light with indescribable brightness. $ each. Xyniplisea Rubra. This species is a native of India, with flowers of a brilliant rosy red, stamens scarlet. The flowers ore somewhat smaller than N. Devoniensis, measure from 6 to 8 inches, and are a trifle more cup-shaped. The leaves are of a rich brown, and when they fade, turn to a gold a
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