—Small flowers, produced in continuous profusion, borne above water, of deep, dusky pink, with the fragrance of crushed almonds. Excellent for cutting, and good for tub culture.

—Large, of classic form, delicate, even shade of pink. Small grower.

—Small, star-shaped blooms of rich, glowing rose. Sweet scented. Small grower. Floats the first year, thrusts blooms above the water after it becomes established.

—An old and loved American variety, usually known as the Mill Pond Lily. Half to a quarter as large as the average lily, with blooms 2 to 3 inches across and leaves 3 to 5 inches. A rapid grower and prolific bloomer in shallow or deep water. Good for tub culture. Flowers are pure white, dainty and very fragrant. Leaves are soft green, with reddish undersurface.
floribus roseus—Similar to above except that the outside of petals and sepals is tinged pink. Medium grower.

—The Cape Cod Pond Lily, intense pink, deepening toward the center. Has one of the most pleasant scents of all water-lilies. Foliage purplish-green.

rosea prolifera—Fragrant with delicate pink blooms, deepening to rich rose and later to carmine in the center. Medium grower.

A pretty hybrid of N. odorata and N. mexicana. Blooms are sulfur-yellow and fragrant. As the plant ages, long, slender stems thrust the flowers higher and higher above the water. Foliage is green, with chocolate markings. Free blooming and prolific within a small pond space.

Quite similar to the above, but with larger blooms and foliage. Also confines itself to small pond space.

— Soft-rose, medium-sized blooms with a sweet scent. Medium grower.

Medium-sized bloom of soft rose, changing to shell-pink with age. Golden stamens. Thrusts blooms above water.

. A small plant with large, interesting blooms that open about the color of a Talisman rose, turn orange-pink the next day, and finally darken to deep red. Shows more color range than any other Changeable water-lily. Blooms are held erect. Foliage dark green, spotted maroon. Fine for tubs. Almost all dealers carry it.

. Another good Changeable, somewhat larger, but still good for tubs. Blooms open yellow, striped red, with fiery-orange stamens. Within a few days the hue deepens to coppery red. Foliage rich green, mottled brown.

Small, bright-red blooms streaked white. Compact grower.