. The book of water gardening; giving in full detail all the practical information necessary to the selection, grouping and successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water garden and its surroundings, and covering all conditions from that of the amateur with a few plants in tubs to the large estate or park. Water gardens. THE BOOK OF WATER HARDENING Nymphaea rubra is very similar to the last mentioned. The petals are less pointed than in Nymphaea Devonietfsis, while the sepals are wider at the base. The leaves arc mottled purplish brown on the under side, r
. The book of water gardening; giving in full detail all the practical information necessary to the selection, grouping and successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water garden and its surroundings, and covering all conditions from that of the amateur with a few plants in tubs to the large estate or park. Water gardens. THE BOOK OF WATER HARDENING Nymphaea rubra is very similar to the last mentioned. The petals are less pointed than in Nymphaea Devonietfsis, while the sepals are wider at the base. The leaves arc mottled purplish brown on the under side, reddish bronzy brown on the surface, from twelve to eighteen inches in diameter. The flowers measure from six to ten inches across. There is little doubt that the true Nymphaea rubra has been lost to cultivation, and that what is here described as rubra is only a garden NYMPHAEA DEVONIENSIS Tender Night Flowering Nymphaea rubra rosea is a fine water lily, producing blooms from six to ten inches across, of a deep brilliant rosy carmine color. The petals are wide at the base, tapering to the point; the stamens are reddish brown at the tips and orange brown at the base. The leaves are deep green above faintly spotted brown with a slightly dentate margin. Nymphaea O'Marana (Bisset) gives flowers from eight to twelve inches across, of a beautiful rosy red shade with a faint tinge of white down the center of [84]. 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 Bisset, Peter, 1869-. New York : A. T. De La Mare printing and Pub. Co. , ltd.
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