TROPICAL WATER LILIES 
PINK VARIETIES 
BISSET. A night bloomer of unusually 
free-blooming habit. The flowers are 
of a beautiful rose-pink color, 8 to 10 
inches across; the petals are broad and 
slightly concave, giving the bloom a cup¬ 
shaped form. $1.50. 
EMILY GRANT HUTCHINGS. A new 
night-blooming water lily of great 
merit produced at Tower Grove Park, St. 
Louis, Missouri. It produces exceedingly 
large cup-shaped flowers of an amaranth- 
pink color. This is certainly a splendid 
variety and a valuable addition to the list 
of night bloomers. $2.50. 
MRS. GEORGE C. HITCHCOCK. (Pring 
1926.) Mr. Pring of the Missouri 
Botanical Gardens at St. Louis had al¬ 
ways done most of his work with the 
tropical day bloomers. However, in 1928 
he raised a seedling of Omarana, one of 
the most popular night bloomers. This 
seedling has been named Mrs. George C. 
Hitchcock and is a valuable new addition 
to the pink flowering night bloomers. The 
flowers are a much darker rose-pink than 
those of Omarana, and are very much 
larger. $2.50. 
OMARANA. A lily quite deserving of its 
popularity. Its general effect is a 
pleasing, variegated pink produced by 
deep shading on the outer edges of the petals that fades into a white stripe through the 
center line. Flowers are quite large. $1.50. 
KEW. This night-blooming lily is not really a new variety but it has not been offered 
for a long time, due to its scarcity. We have worked up a good stock of this which 
originally came from Kew Botanical Gardens in England. It is not so rampant a grower 
as most of the night bloomers, but it blooms freely. The delicate pink flowers are quite 
large ; the leaves are green, streaked and mottled. $1.50. 
STURTEVANT. This exceedingly beautiful night-blooming lily is a splendid hybrid 
variety. The flowers are 8 to 12 inches across and a bright red. This variety pro¬ 
duces a striking effect when several of the immense flowers open in a group. It requires 
liberal treatment and a hot summer to bring it to its greatest perfection. One of the 
Very best Nymphaeas, making an ideal center piece for a large pool. $2. 
Night-Blooming Collection 
The Finest Four 
We are recommending a few out¬ 
standing varieties that are of excep¬ 
tional quality and beauty. Their flow¬ 
ers are of magnificent size and gorge¬ 
ous colors. 
MRS. GEO. HITCHCOCK, Pink. 
H. C. HAARSTICK. Red shade. 
JUNO. Magnificent white. 
EMILY GRANT HUTCHINGS. Ama¬ 
ranth-pink. 
One each, value $9.50. 
Special Offer (j*ry nr 
(Collection No. 1) Delivered for *P • • ■ & 
For aquatic plants to be used in the 
pool that will carry these lilies see 
No. 22, page 19. 
Victoria leaf shown is 56 inches across. 
A cardboard was used to distribute the 
child’s weight over the brittle surface of 
the Victoria leaf. 
VICTORIAS 
(V. Trickeri). An interesting aquatic plant 
characterized by enormous leaves, often 6 feet 
across, with the edges turned stifly erect to 
the height of 3 to 8 inches. The weight of 
a child is easily supported by the leaves. 
Victorias thrive under the same conditions as 
the tender lilies but for full development re¬ 
quire plenty of space. 
A variety which does well with proper care 
in the latitude of Cleveland. The flowers are 
enormous, 15 to 18 inches in diameter, open¬ 
ing white on the evening of the first day, and 
closing the middle of the following morning. 
On the second day the flower opens about four 
o’clock in the afternoon and is colored a deep 
pink. The fragrant flowers smell very much 
like a ripe pineapple. Adapted only to very 
large pools or natural ponds where they are 
very showy. $10. 
“PLEASED WITH EVERY PLANT” 
“Wm. Tricker, Inc., Independence, O., Gentlemen: We are 
pleased with every plant we bought from you. The Lotus is 
especially pretty. We have received more enjoyment from the 
pool than from any other part of the garden, and hardly a 
day passes without someone coming to see it. Yours very 
truly, Mrs. M. J. Klontz, Morton, Kansas.” 
“Wm Tricker, Inc., Saddle River, N. J. Gentlemen: In 
June, 1932 I purchased some water lily bulbs from you. One 
of the four, Marliac Flesh, I kept for myself and put it in 
a small cement vat 30x30 in., formerly used to put milk cans 
in. During the summer of 1932 it gave me 5 lovely blooms. 
This summer that one root, starting June 5, has developed 21 
b.autiful flowers and one, the largest and finest of all, re¬ 
mained open (or rather re-opened) 9 consecutive days. All 
the others remained open from 3 to 6 days. The actual days 
of bloom from one root were 89 days, but on two occasions I 
had 4 blooms open at once. I am highly pleased with Tricker’s 
water lilies. Very truly yours, Mrs. Robert H. Wood, Elm¬ 
wood Farms, Little Falls, N. Y.” 
ABOVE: We like to get letters and pictures of pools like this 
sent in by Mr. W. W. McFarland to whom we express our apprecia¬ 
tion. 
“Gentlemen: I am enclosing photograph and partial view of my 
pond and rock garden which shows the results of an order placed 
with you last spring. 
“I wish to compliment you on the manner in which they were 
packed and the good condition upon arrival. Very truly yours, W. W. 
McFarland, 643 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, Ill.” 
LEFT: How an introduction of a tub garden led to the creating 
of this attractive garden is told in this interesting letter: 
“Enclosed are two pictures of our pool with your ten dollar col¬ 
lection in it. (See back cover.) 
“You might be interested to know that two years ago I saw an 
advertisement in the Nature Magazine about your tub garden col¬ 
lection and gave it to the family for Easter. They were so enthus¬ 
iastic about it that they sent for a much larger collection the next 
year and built a pool. Both this year and last year the goldfish 
have had young. This is all due to your fine plants and fish. Very 
truly yours, R. B. Brown, Jr., 806 Rosewood Ave., Winnetka, Ill.” 
NOTE: All Tricker lilies are sent prepaid. Buy from Tricker and save. 
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