. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HmRT A DRKR -PHI [ADftPHIA' fk WW WATER LI LI E5'"° AQUATia^ IJl 117. Group of Nvmi>h«\ Marliacea Varieties. General Collection of Hardy Nymphseas. Alba. The well-known white European Water Lily. Strong flowering roots, 50 cts. each; $ per doz. Alba candldissima. A very vigorous and desirable variety, mugh stronger than the type, requiring ample space ; flowers large, pure white, sepals occasionally


. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. HmRT A DRKR -PHI [ADftPHIA' fk WW WATER LI LI E5'"° AQUATia^ IJl 117. Group of Nvmi>h«\ Marliacea Varieties. General Collection of Hardy Nymphseas. Alba. The well-known white European Water Lily. Strong flowering roots, 50 cts. each; $ per doz. Alba candldissima. A very vigorous and desirable variety, mugh stronger than the type, requiring ample space ; flowers large, pure white, sepals occasionally flushed wilh pink. An early and continuous bloomer. 50 cts. each; $ per doz. Flava. The well-known Water Lily of Florida. Flowers pale yellow, 3 to 4 inches across, and standing 3 to 4 inches out of the water; leaves dark green, blotched brown. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz. tiladstoniana. An extraordinary fine form of JV. alba, pro- ducing flowers 6 to 8 inches in diameter, of dazzling white- ness ; petals concave, broad and spreading, stamens yellow. The plant is very robust, and requires plenty of space. 50 cts. each; $ per doz. Laydekeri purpurata. A most interesting variety of French origin ; the flowers are of a rosy crimson, darker in the centre, outer petals and sepals light rose, stamens reddish-orange. 75 cts. each ; $ per 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 Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer


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