. The book of water gardening;. Aquatic plants. [from old catalog]. THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING In Nymphsea Pennsylvania we have the best of the light blue water lilies. The flowers are of large size, from eight to twelve inches across, of a rich blue color; the stamens are yellow tipped blue; the sepals striped and spotted with purplish black. The leaves are green with dark brown spots. This plant is very free in growth and flower, several blooms being on the plant at one time. It flowers continuously from early in the season until frost. Nymphrea gracilis, from Mexico, gives beautiful star s
. The book of water gardening;. Aquatic plants. [from old catalog]. THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING In Nymphsea Pennsylvania we have the best of the light blue water lilies. The flowers are of large size, from eight to twelve inches across, of a rich blue color; the stamens are yellow tipped blue; the sepals striped and spotted with purplish black. The leaves are green with dark brown spots. This plant is very free in growth and flower, several blooms being on the plant at one time. It flowers continuously from early in the season until frost. Nymphrea gracilis, from Mexico, gives beautiful star shaped flowers, on. NYMPHAEA PENNSYLVANIA Tender Day Flo^verinfi strong stems, rising above the water from twelve to fifteen inches. The blooms are pure white, with deep yellow stamens, and are slightly fragrant. It flowers through the season very profusely, and is specially interesting as being the only white flower in the day blooming tender water lilies. A number of seedlings have been raised from Nymphgea gracilis, with the Nymphasa Zanzibarensis types as the other parent. The results of these crosses are a number of beautiful blue and pink varieties, all resembling Nymphsea gracilis in the form of flower, stem and habit of growth. [78]. 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. [from old catalog]. New York, A. T. De La Mare printing and publishing co. , ltd.
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