. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Ni^ht=Blooming Tender Nymphseas. This class is equally as beautiful as the day-flowering sorts, and are especially desirable for cutting, opening as they do soon after sunset, and remaining open until near noon next day. The flowers open and close 3 or 4 days in succession, as do the Hardy Nymphseas. Deaniana. A strong and vigorous grower; leaves dark gieen, nearly bronze ; much crumpled at margin. Flow- ers pu
. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Ni^ht=Blooming Tender Nymphseas. This class is equally as beautiful as the day-flowering sorts, and are especially desirable for cutting, opening as they do soon after sunset, and remaining open until near noon next day. The flowers open and close 3 or 4 days in succession, as do the Hardy Nymphseas. Deaniana. A strong and vigorous grower; leaves dark gieen, nearly bronze ; much crumpled at margin. Flow- ers pure, light pink; sepals deep rose-pink; stamens red. $ each. DevonienSJg. This variety was the first hybrid of note ; leaves 18 inches across, of dark bronzy green ; under sur- face greenish brown; flowers pure red, 6 to 10 inches in diameter; a universal favorite. 75 cts. each ; § per doz. Dentata {A. oitigicsiana Planch). The largest flower- ing and best white night-blooming Nymphrea. Flowers measure from 8 to 12 inches in diameter, opening out horizontally; leaves dark glossy green, heavily den- tated. 75 cts. each ; $ per doz. Frank Trelease {Crimson Bevoniensis). This superb tender night-blooming Water Lily surpasses all other red varieties by the brilliancy and depth of the rich, glowing dark crimson of its flowers, which are identical in form to A'. Devoniensis, 9 to 10 inches in diameter; stamens reddish-bronze, crimson at the base; foliage 15 inches across, dentated, of a glossy dark bronzy-red, resembling in color the foliage of Black Beauty Canna. § each. Geo. Huster. This vari- ety may be described as a decidedly improved O'Marana. It has the same vigorous growth and free-flowering quali- ties, but the flowers are much finer, the color be- ing a particularly brilliant crimson. § each. Jubilee. Flowers 6 to 8- inches across, of glisten- ing white, with delicate flush of pink at the base of the petals and sepals; leaves blotched with brown and cr
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