. Dreer's garden 1902 calendar . ng. ThisNymphasa was exhibited at the MassachusettsHorticultural Society in 1899, under the nameof N. Brydonacea elegans, and was awardedthe societys silver medal. $ Falconer. The largest and most brilliantdark hardy Water Lily in cultivation. Theflower is from 6 to 7 inches across, of an intensebright garnet color with a good ruby tone throughit, intensified by the rich golden centre; plantof moderate growth ; leaves red, changing todeep green with reddish veins. $ Doogue. A magnificent Lily of chaste and delicatecoloring, flowers 5
. Dreer's garden 1902 calendar . ng. ThisNymphasa was exhibited at the MassachusettsHorticultural Society in 1899, under the nameof N. Brydonacea elegans, and was awardedthe societys silver medal. $ Falconer. The largest and most brilliantdark hardy Water Lily in cultivation. Theflower is from 6 to 7 inches across, of an intensebright garnet color with a good ruby tone throughit, intensified by the rich golden centre; plantof moderate growth ; leaves red, changing todeep green with reddish veins. $ Doogue. A magnificent Lily of chaste and delicatecoloring, flowers 5J to 6 mches in diameter, benutifully cup-shaped, and of a pleasing shell-pink color, with sepals royalpink. A very symmetrical and distinct flower, of great sub-stance, with petals of an extraordinary width. $ Similar in habit \.o N. Jas. Brydon, but distinctin color, being a brilliant crimson pink, an improved Laydec-keri fidgetis, having larger flowers and stronger constitution ;free-flowering. $ New Hardy NvmphvEA, James Brydon Tuberosa rubra. This new hybrid may be called a glorifiedN. odorata rosea, with the color of N. Devoniensis. N. Brak-eleyi rosea was the seed parent and the tropical species the pollen parent. The flowers are 5 to 7 inches indiameter, and of an exquisite shade of soft rosy red withbright red stamens, and with the same rich fragrance as theseed parent. It is believed that this is the only variety havingrelationship to N. odorata which has red stamens. The plantis of vigorous habit. $ each. NEW AND RARE FRENCH HARDY NYMPH^AS. Andreana. Flowers cup-shaped, outer petals dull whitishat apex, red below; mner petals dull dark red, stamensbright orange, leaves blotched chocolate ; moderate grower.$ each. Aurora. A unique variety, flowers soft rosy yellow on firstday, changing to deep red on the third day; stamens orange.$ each. Chrysantha. A beautiful variety, of moderate growth, withmedium-sized flowers, wh
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