. Dreer's 1909 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. fjJtr^HiHKrA-PRBRâ¢â PHIIAPHiPHIA'-PA-^^WATER LILIES⢠AQUATICS- j 241 NIQHT-BLOOM1NQ Tender Nymphseas-contmued Frank Trelease (Crimson Devonieusis). This superb ten- der night-blooming Water Lily surpasses all other red varie ties by the brilliancy and depth of the rich, glowing dark crimson of its flowers, which are identical in form to JV. Devonieusis, 9 to 10 inches in diameter ; stamens red- dish-bronze, cri
. Dreer's 1909 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. fjJtr^HiHKrA-PRBRâ¢â PHIIAPHiPHIA'-PA-^^WATER LILIES⢠AQUATICS- j 241 NIQHT-BLOOM1NQ Tender Nymphseas-contmued Frank Trelease (Crimson Devonieusis). This superb ten- der night-blooming Water Lily surpasses all other red varie ties by the brilliancy and depth of the rich, glowing dark crimson of its flowers, which are identical in form to JV. Devonieusis, 9 to 10 inches in diameter ; stamens red- dish-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 variety may be described as an intense colored O'Marana, the color being a particularly brilliant crimson; a vigorous grower and very free-flowering. § each. Jubilee. Flowers 6 to 8 inches across, of glistening white, with delicate flush of pink at the base of the petals and sepals; leaves blotched with brown and crumpled at margin § each. 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. § each. Lotus (N thermalisD. C). The White Lotus, leaves dark glossy green, 12 to 20 inches in diameter. Flowers white, the broad outer petals suf- fused pink; petals concave; flowers vary from 5 to 10 inches in diameter; a robust species. § each. O'Marana. Leaves bronzy- green, deeply dentated; mar- gin occasionally crumpled. Flowers of the largest size, 10 to 12 inches in diameter; petals pinkish red, with a nearly white streak up the middle; stamens orange. A vigorous grower and very free - flowering. .50 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 pe
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