BELDT’S AQUARIUM, St. Louis, Mo. 
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Tropical Water Lilies — Day Bloomer 
Caerulea Blue—Ancient Blue Lotus of the Nile, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson—A hybrid produced from 
flowers four to six inches across, carried well above Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Castaliiflora. A dark 
the water, each_ $1.00 lavender-blue flower, 8 to 10 inches across. Price 
each _____ $2.00 
General Pershing—A hybrid from Mrs. Whitaker and 
Castaliifolia. The pink flowers are delightfully *Mrs. Sawyer (Independence)—A new viviparous day 
fragrant and open early in the morning. Strong blooming lily, the leaves are shaded with brownish 
plants Price each _ $2.00 red and the flowers are very deep pink. Very 
vigorous and free flowering. Price each-$1.50 
Mrs. George H. Pring—A new water lily, pure white 
in color, flowers 8 to 10 inches across. Very fra¬ 
grant and prolific. Price each - $1.25 
Henry Shaw—Named in honor of the founder of the 
Missouri Botanical Gardens. Flowers beautifully 
blue. Delightfully fragrant. Price each-$2.00 
Zansibar Rosea—A delightful pink shaded day bloom¬ 
ing lily producing flowers about 6 to 8 inches 
across, very free flowering. Price each-$1.00 
William Stone—This is a beautiful and attractive 
deep blue purple lily. The flowers are 8 inches 
across and star shaped. Price each-$2.00 
Edward C. Elliot—This is another new lily, produced 
by the Missouri Botanical Gardens. The fragrant 
pink flowers are produced in abundance. Price 
* August Koch—Produced in the lily pools at Gar¬ 
field Park, Chicago, by Mr. August Koch. The 
flowers are purple lilac and the petals a pale violet 
color, 7 to 8 inches in diameter, open four to six 
days. Price each--- $1.50 
*Mrs. Edwards Whitaker—The largest flowering day¬ 
blooming hybrid from Ovalifola and Castaliiflora. 
Colors in shades of light blue or dark blue. Price 
*Dauben—A well-known viviparous day bloomer. The 
small light blue flowers are produced freely. A 
good plant for small pools and aquariums. Price 
each _ $1.00 
*Marmarata—This variety produces perhaps one of 
the most beautiful leaves of all tender nymphaeas. 
The leaves are medium green colored with large 
blotches and squares of brown. The flowers, which 
are 12 inches across, are blue on the first day they 
are open and gradually become lighter until they 
are almost white on the last day. Price each $1.50 
Rose Star (Mrs. Ward)—The flowers are carried well 
above water and get about 8 inches in diameter. 
They are of a beautiful rose-pink color with long 
golden stamens. Each-$1.50 
Blue Star—A beautiful deep blue variety about 7 
inches across, the flowers at times are carried 18 
inches above water. A very strong grower and 
prolific bloomer. Each-$1.50 
Colonel Lindbergh—A deep caerulean blue variety 
producing flowers up to 12 inches across which 
tower well above the water. The oval shaped 
leaves are blotched with brown. Each -$2.00 
Ovalifolia_A large flowering light blue water lily. 
The flower is about 10 inches across. A very 
strong and prolific bloomer. Each --$1.50 
*Panama-Pacific—A hybrid produced by William 
Tricker. The predominant color is reddish-purple 
and the stamens are yellow. Very fragrant and 
most prolific in blooms. Price each $2.00 
Blue Beauty—Deep blue, very fragrant flower, tender 
nymphaea producing flowers six inches across. Very 
strong and prolific. Does well in small pools or 
crowded conditions. Price each - 
Gracillis Rubra (Red Star)—This star lily has wine 
red flowers which like the other star lilies are car¬ 
ried well above water. Price each-$1.50 
Zansibar Azurea—A beautiful purple-blue shade 
flower is produced on strong stems. Good plant 
for small pools, can stand lots of shade, very 
fragrant. Price each $1.75 
