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JAMES HUDSON-Marliac.
Large, stellate flowers, purplish-crimson. Outer sepals are white stained
with rose. JO ANNE PRING -Pring. A pygmy with deep-pink blooms shading to faint
pink at the center. Stamens are unusual, the outer circles deep pink,
the inner yellow-orange. Dark-green leaves 2 to 3 inches in diameter. N. lactea-Marliac .
Medium-sized flowers of pale pink passing to milky white with age, contrasting
prettily with bright-green outer sepals. Fragrant. Medium grower. N. Laydekeri HYBRIDS -All the red and pink water-lilies which make up
Marliac's Laydekeri group are on the small side, have small foliage
of uniform green, and require very little pond space, making them ideal
for tubs. Parentage of these hybrids, like that of Marliac's other issues,
is a mystery. One parent of the hybrids which follow, however, is thought
to have been N. tetragona. fulgens -A rich amaranth bloom with rosy-white sepals and fiery-red stamens.
Becomes a deeper crimson-magenta as it gets older, and glows like a
jewel in the sunshine. Stamens are bright red. Very free flowering. lilacea-Soft pink passing with age to rose-lilac. Yellow stamens. Exquisite
fragrance, like that of a tea rose. purpurata -Somewhat larger than other hybrids of the group and by far
the most profuse bloomer. As many as a dozen blooms may open at one
time if planted with room to expand. Blooms are large, rose-crimson,
often flecked white, and with brilliant orange-red stamens. rosea -Considered by many to be the loveliest of the group. Blossoms
are deep rose-pink, cup-shaped, and have a pretty way of bobbing about
on the water. Good fragrance. Comparatively weak grower, however, so
inexperienced water gardeners wisely omit it. LEVIATHAN-Marliac.
Strong, extensive grower with large, soft-pink blossoms. LIVINGSTONE-Marliac.
Long-petaled, tulip-shaped flowers, bright red, flecked white. Stamens
are mahogany-red. Fragrant. Small grower. LOOSE-Large American variety resembling a tropical in that it is star-shaped
with a stout stem which holds it as much as a foot above water. Snow-white,
with a nice fragrance. LUCIDA-Marliac. Large, free-growing plant
with rose-vermilion blooms, shading darker toward the center. Foliage
variegated green and purple. LUSITANIA-Marliac.
Flowers of deep rose, with bright, mahogany-colored stamens. New foliage
purple, changing to green with age. Extensive grower. LUSTROUS-American hybrid with shimmering, satiny-pink blooms. Sepals
pink inside, brown outside. Cluster of thick yellow stamens. Strong
grower, but short leaf stems hold it to a small area. MME. BORY LATOUR MARLIAC-Marliac.
Comparatively new variety, on the small side, with pale-pink blooms.
MME. DE BONSEIGNEUR-Marliac.
Also new, not yet cultivated widely. Small pink blooms, streaked darker
pink and red. MME. JULIEN CHIFFLOT-Marliac.
A friend describes this as a "veritable Betty Grable of a lily."
And it is. Huge star-shaped, rich-pink blooms, sometimes up to 10 inches
across. A thick cluster of rich-yellow stamens sets off the flower beautifully.
Medium grower.
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