..YOUR OWN POOL 



EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO BUILD . . . 

 INTERESTING TO OWN AND CARE FOR 



UNLIKE most things of rare 

 beauty, water lilies are inex- 

 pensive. Many of the most 

 beautiful varieties are hardy and with 

 just a little care can be kept from year 

 to year, and with the advent of spring 

 they can be rearranged in your pool to 

 bring new, exotic beauty each year. 



Many people are of the opinion that 

 water gardens are expensive to build and that they require much special care 

 and attention, thus limiting the enjoyment of a lily pool to the wealthy. That 

 is erroneous, and just the reverse is true. No matter how small your plot of 

 ground or how limited are your funds and time, you can enjoy the subtle charm 

 and delicate profusion of loveliness that are characteristic of any water garden. 



Beauty cannot be bought ; it must be created. In a water garden you can 

 create with your own hands, and ideas, just the type of beauty that pleases 

 you best. The enchantment and decorative value of your lily pool will not 

 be measured by the amount of money you invest in it. Its charm will be the 

 result of your taste, judgment and your arrangement of the lilies. 



You will find it easy to select from this catalog just the proper water lilies, 

 and various kinds of sub-aquatic plants that will make your Water Garden a 

 gem of loveliness, because The W. B. Shaw Aquatic Gardens are the largest in 

 the country and have over nine acres in propagation ponds and the largest 

 stock and variety of water lilies and sub-aquatics in America. 



The W. B. Shaw Aquatic Gardens were started many years ago by the 

 father of its present owner, L. Helen Fowler, who has virtually lived her 

 life among these lovely plants and is an outstanding authority on Water Lily 

 culture and breeding. Mrs. Fowler has the distinction of having created 

 many of the most popular and prize winning Water Lilies in existence. 



^•^THE W. B. SHAW AQUATIC GARDENS 



KENILWORTH, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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