The CULTURE of WATER LILIES 
- Very Important - 
If you will follow carefully the directions as 
indicated below, success in the culture of 
Water Lillies will be assured. 
Location—The pool or water garden should be 
exposed to the sun at least half of the day. The 
depth should be from 18 inches to three feet; the 
best depth for all purposes is 30 inches. 
Preparation—Any good garden soil mixed with 
about one-fifth of well rotted cow manure; spread 
over the floor of the small pools to a depth of 10 to 
12 inches; cover the top with one inch of sand and 
level off well. 
Planting—The iily tubers should be planted so 
that the crown or growing point is just out of the 
soi I. If the growing point seems to come out to one 
side, plant the tuber so that the tips of the new 
leaves are looking up. Most shallow water plants 
like water from two to six inches in depth. Bog 
plants should be planted in wet ground. 
Planting Time—We prefer to ship the different 
varieties at the proper time for planting in each 
locality. Hardy lilies may be shipped as early as 
April or May. Tender varieties should not be set 
out before the middle of June. 
In large pools where it is desired to place the 
plants in boxes, the boxes should be two by two 
feet square and one foot deep, made of Oregon 
pine, allowing one box for each lily. However, the 
lilies will grow more vigorously and bloom more 
freely if placed in soil spread over the bottom of the 
pool. Caution:—Do not use Redwood lumber. 
Where group planting is desired in large pools, 
boxes can be made any desired size, allowing about 
two feet each way for the number of plants to the 
box. 
In wild planting, to fill the pool for the first 
time with water, it is a good plan to wet the bed 
first with a spray from the hose after the lilies are « 
set and then lay the hose on a burlap sack and fill 
very slowly; this will not disturb the planting and 
will give you a nice clear pool. 
Ali sub-aquatics for best results, should be planted 
in shallow water not over an inch or so in depth. 
Do not run too much fresh water in the pool; 
just fill up the evaporation. 
To destroy the wigglers that hatch into mos¬ 
quitoes and larvae of other insects, a few gold fish 
will keep the water pure. 
Winter care for hardy water lilies and of pools 
consists of draining artificial pools and covering the 
