. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. l 2,2 THE CENTURY BOOK OF WATER-LILIES AT WISLEY. The flowers are wonderfully brilliant, especially fulgens, its cupped petals intense crimson, shaded magenta, with deep garnet stamens ; lilacea, rose lilac, very delicate colour ; purpurata, carmine rose and orange red stamens ; Rosea, a strong-growing kind, the flowers opening soft pink, which deepens to quite a rose shade ; and lucida, vermilion tinged with rose. N. Odorata is SO named because of its deli ate yet powerful fragrance. Th
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. l 2,2 THE CENTURY BOOK OF WATER-LILIES AT WISLEY. The flowers are wonderfully brilliant, especially fulgens, its cupped petals intense crimson, shaded magenta, with deep garnet stamens ; lilacea, rose lilac, very delicate colour ; purpurata, carmine rose and orange red stamens ; Rosea, a strong-growing kind, the flowers opening soft pink, which deepens to quite a rose shade ; and lucida, vermilion tinged with rose. N. Odorata is SO named because of its deli ate yet powerful fragrance. This is worth planting in every lake, the flowers large and pure white, with a pink tinge upon the tips of the petals. Of this species there are several varieties, such as Exquisita, very deep colour, an intense rose carmine ; gigantea, while, but scentless ; rosea, pink and fragrant ; rubra, deep rose purple ; and sulphurea, deep sulphur yellow, sweetly scented, and a noble Water-lily, which bears its flowers about 6in. above the water, the leav es w ith brow nish mottlings; grandiflora is a large form of it. Hybrid Water-lilies are now numerous, and the set to which Marliac has given his name is as beautiful a; any. The most splendid to make a beginning withâ but the lake must be fairly large, because their growth is very vigorousâare N. Marliacea albida, a noble, fragrant flower, fully loin, across, and dazzling white ; Carnea, very vigorous, soft pink in colour, Vanilla scented, very free and bold, a counterpart of the former except in colour ; Chromatella, a beautiful canary yellow flower, very sweetâno hardy Nymphsea is more beautiful than this, and its big handsome blooms appear for many weeks ; Flammea is of a reddish purple tone, and Ignea extremely brilliant, red magenta against orange red stamens. Very beautiful Water-lilies are N. Robinsoni, a splendid hybrid for colour, yellow and purple mingling, a rich effect in the summer ; N. spha;rocarpa, carmine, orange stam
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