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DIGGS & BEADLES SEED CO., INC., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
D. & B. WATER LILIES 
HOW TO GROW WATER LILIES 
Most of your questions are answered here. By 
following these directions you are sure to succeed. 
A pond can be made by lining a hole in ordi¬ 
nary ground with the proper kind of clay. Con¬ 
crete or clay pools l 1 /-* to 2 feet deep are entirely 
satisfactory. A tub may be about 2 feet in di¬ 
ameter, but a pool should not be less than 6 feet 
long and 3 feet wide. 
Soil—The soil for water lilies and all aquatics 
that root in the soil is preferably a mixture of 
rich garden soil and 25% well-rotted cow-manure. 
In concrete pools 18 inches or more deep the soil 
should be put into boxes which are set on the 
bottom of the pool. About 2 cubic feet of soil 
should be provided for each plant for best results. 
When provided with plenty of soil, the leaf- 
spread of a water lily will be 3 to 5 feet in di¬ 
ameter, hence a pool 10 by 15 feet should ac¬ 
commodate 8 to 10 lilies. 
Planting—Set all plants so that the crown, from 
which the leaves grow, is just beneath the surface 
of the soil. Sand or gravel should be sprinkled 
over the soil to prevent fouling the water, and to 
keep fish from bothering the plants. New water 
lily plants should be started in shallow water 
but will later thrive at any depth from 4 to 30 
inches. The best depth seems to be 8 to 10 inches. 
Running water is neither necessary nor desirable 
as it tends to keep the temperature too low. 
THE THREE CARDINAL RULES OF 
LANDSCAPING 
The mind is at peace, if the eye be caught and 
held by this well designed garden which exem¬ 
plifies the three cardinal rules of landscaping. 
Preserve open lawn center. 
Avoid straight lines. 
Plant in masses, not isolated. 
Hardy VC^ater Lilies 
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WHITE 
MARLIAC ALBIDA—Pure white flowers of large size with 
yellow stamens and quite fragrant. A free grower and 
blooms continuously the whole season. Sepals are tinted 
with pink, leaves deep green above and red beneath. 
Price, $1.00 each. 
ODORATA GIGANTEA—\ 7 ery large, pure white, and very 
fragrant. Flowers are often 6 inches across. A free bloomer. 
The only thing cheap about it is the price. 
Price, 50c each. 
PINK 
ROSE AREY—We consider this the most desirable of any of 
the fragrant Lilies. No collection is complete without this 
flower. It has a brilliant pink color. The petals are pointed 
and incurved. It has golden yellow stamen. One of the 
very best bloomers, producing very large flowers, often 7 to 
8 inches in diameter. IT IS BY FAR TFIE FINEST OF 
THE PINKS. ASIDE FROM THE MRS. C. W. THOMAS 
IT HAS NO EQUAL. 
Price, $1.50 each. 
MARLIAC FLESH—A vigorous variety; flowers large, of soft 
flesh-pink, deepening toward base of petals; fragrant and 
produced freely and continuously through the season. De¬ 
sirable and handsome. 
Price, $1.25 each. 
W. B. SHAW—Flowers large, of rich rose-pink and very fra¬ 
grant. A strong grower and continuous bloomer of N. odo- 
rata type. 
Price, $1.25 each. 
YELLOW 
CHROMATELLA—Broad petals are canary yellow; stamens 
are a deeper shade. Leaves beautifully marbled in deep green 
and brown. Its clear, clean color makes it the best of the 
yellows. 
Price, $1.00 each. 
ODORATA SULPHUREA GRANDIFLORA—A very popular 
fragrant yellow lily. 
Price, $2.00 each. 
YELLOW PYGMY—A tiny Lily that is ideal for tub culture. 
Flowers from one to two inches across are a rich golden 
yellow. Leaves are pleasingly mottled with chocolate. 
Price, 75c each. 
RED 
GLORIOSA—Just what its name implies. A truly glorious red 
flower, perfect in form and rather double. Perfume is simi¬ 
lar to'apple blossoms. Ideal for tub culture. 
Price, $2.00 each. 
JAMES BRYDON —A superb, free-growing variety. Rosy 
crimson flowers with broad, massive petals which form a 
double blossom that is decidedly cup-shaped. Leaves are 
rich, dark red with bronze tints when in sunlight. A de¬ 
lightful Lily. 
Price, $2.00 each. 
Tropica I 'Water Lilies 
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PINK 
MRS. C. W. WARD—This is a deep rosy pink flower with 
golden yellow stamens tipped with pink. The flowers are 
from 8 to 10 inches across. It is a very strong plant and a 
very desirable variety. 
Price, $1.50 each. 
BLUE 
PENNSYLVANIA (Blue Beauty) —This is one of the most 
popular of the Blue Lilies. The flowers are large and well 
borne above the water. The leaves are slightly speckled with 
brown. It can be used for tub or pool. It blooms contin¬ 
uously from early in the summer until frost. It has yellow 
stamens tipped with blue. 
Price, $1.50 each. 
