. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Frank Tkelease. Kewensis. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy,with a few brown blotches; young leaves more spotted on surface. Light pink flowers 6 to 8 inches across. $LoO each. Lotus (-V. (keymails ). The White Lotus, leaves , glossy green, 12 to 20 inches in diameter. Flowers white, the broad outer petals suffused pink ; petals concave; flowers vary from 5 to 10 inches in diameter; a robust spe- cies
. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Frank Tkelease. Kewensis. Leaves dark green, slightly bronzy,with a few brown blotches; young leaves more spotted on surface. Light pink flowers 6 to 8 inches across. $LoO each. Lotus (-V. (keymails ). The White Lotus, leaves , glossy green, 12 to 20 inches in diameter. Flowers white, the broad outer petals suffused pink ; petals concave; flowers vary from 5 to 10 inches in diameter; a robust spe- cies. $ each. O'Marana. Leaves bronzy- green, deeply denlated ; margin occasionally crum- pled. Flowers of the largest size, 10 to 12 inches in diameter; petals pink- ish red, with a nearly white streak up the mid- dle; stamens orange. A vigorous grower and very free- flowering. $ each ; extra size, $. each. Rubra. Somewhat similar to ^V. Devoniensis, but petals less pomted; flowers 6 to 10 inches across, of deep purplish red: stamens cinnabar red, becoming brownish; foliage reddish bronze, turning to green. § each; SIOOO per doz. Rubra=rosea. O le of the best red Water Lilies in cultivation ; leaves br mzy-green, blotched brown. Flowers large and massive, 8 to 10 inches across, rosy-carmine; petals broad at base, pointed; tips of stamens orange brown. § each. Sturtevanti. Leaves light bronzy-green. Flowers 8 to 12 inches across, quite double ; color pure pink to 'bright red ; petals very broad; stamens light brownish-orange. A huge, massive flower, varying greatly in color of leaf and bloom, according to culture; should be started early in a tempera- ture of 80° to 85°, and given liberal treatment. § each ; extra size, § 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. T
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