. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds, & c : February 1st, 1886. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. THE WHITE WATER LILY. Nymphaea Odorato. The hardy, sweet-scented, white flowered species. Very common ^ in New England ponds and water courses, where its white flowers float like cups of snow, symbolical of coolness under an August sun, and each I bearing a fragrant California in its bosom. The flowers grow very ^ large under proper cultivation. Treatment same as directed for the ) pink variety. Price
. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds, & c : February 1st, 1886. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. THE WHITE WATER LILY. Nymphaea Odorato. The hardy, sweet-scented, white flowered species. Very common ^ in New England ponds and water courses, where its white flowers float like cups of snow, symbolical of coolness under an August sun, and each I bearing a fragrant California in its bosom. The flowers grow very ^ large under proper cultivation. Treatment same as directed for the ) pink variety. Price, 35 cts. each; $ per doz. NEW WHITE TIGER FLOWER. Tigridia Grandiflora Alba. Flowers large of a pearly white color, marked at the base of each division with large chestnut spots on a yellowish ground, contrasting beautifully with the white of the petals. "A lovely plant in its own deliciously fugitive way, reminding one of those pearl-toothed Eastern beau- ties, who laugh at you one moment and then closely veil their faces the next, as if blushing repentant of so bold a sin, ' Creamy white, marked with chestnut- red, on a yellowish ground '; yes, that sounds pretty enough, and having obtained a few of its bulbs, I am on the tiptoe of expectancy, seeing that its congeners are so strikingly lovely in the Summer ;—The Garden. Each, 25 cts. Per doz., $ 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 Joseph Breck & Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Boston, Mass. : Joseph Breck & Sons
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