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| Lists of "Bests" |
List of "Bests"
Hardly a day goes by at Three Springs Fisheries when we do not
answer at least one letter from a customer who wants a water-lily with
some specific and outstanding characteristic-the tallest, the widest, the
reddest, the most fragrant, and so on. Here are recommendations in
some of these groups.
Earliest
Nymphaea Gladstoniana, W. B. Shaw, N. Marliacea chromatella,
James Brydon, N. somptuosa, N. colossea, Comanche, and N. gloriosa
can be depended upon, just about anywhere in the country, to be
among the first to bloom each season.
Largest
Nymphaea Gladstoniana, Escarboucle, William Doogue, N. Andreana, Mme. Julien Chifflot, and Sunrise among the hardies, N. gigantea,
N. capensis zanzibariensis, Aviator Pring, Peach Blow, Pink Platter,
Shell Pink, Talisman, and Wild Rose among the day-blooming tropicals, N. dentata magnifica, N. Omarana, Missouri, James Gurney, and
B. C. Berry among night-blooming tropicals, with the latter two producing the very largest blooms.
Most Prolific
Nymphaea alba candidissima, W. B. Shaw, James Brydon, N. Laydekeri rosea, purpurata and fulgens, and N. Marliacea chromatella and
carnea for the hardies; the day-blooming N. flavovirens, William Stone,
Mrs. C. W. Ward, August Koch, Director Moore, Henry Shaw, and
Pink Pearl; and the night-blooming N. dentata magnifica and N.
Omarana among the tropicals are free blooming with a fine, long succession of flowers.
Most Fragrant
The most fragrant hardies are Nymphaea odorata and N. tetragona
and their varieties, and I give a special personal recommendation for
James Brydon, Helen Fowler, and Rose Arey. All the day-blooming
tropicals are fragrant, most of them very fragrant.
With Double Blossoms
The double-flowered water-lilies with the most distinctive forms, in
my opinion, include among hardies Nymphaea tuberosa Richardsonii,
James Brydon, Gloire de Temple sur Lot, Gonnere, and N. Marliacea
chromatella; and among tropicals, those of N. capensis zanzibariensis,
a day bloomer, and the night-blooming N. dentata magnified, Missouri,
James Gurney, and Sturtevant.
For Deep or Shallow Pools
Water-lilies that flourish in deeper than ordinary pools include the
Nymphaea alba candidissima, N. odorata gigantea, N. tuberosa and N.
Marliacea albida, rosea and carnea, all hardies.
Hardies which do well in shallow pools, say a foot or even less of
water, include N. odorata minor, N. tetragona and helvola and varieties, and Jo Anne Pring, N. mexicana, N. Laydekeri rosea and fulgens,
N. pygmaea and varieties.
Practically all day- and night-blooming tropicals do well in shallow
water.
For Tubs and Miniature Pools
The shallow water hardies listed above are all fine for tub culture
and very small pools.
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