8 
VAN NESS WATER GARDENS 
Star Lilies 
AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
These lilies are truly among the most satisfactory of them all. They seem to thrive 
wherever planted, and will often have ten or twelve blossoms at one time, and one can reason¬ 
ably expect from 100 to 150 blossoms in a season. The blossoms are star shaped, growing 
ten or twelve inches above the water and when cut will last for days. They have a 
wonderful fragrance. 
Star lilies are shipped as sprouted tubers, and in planting be sure to keep the sprouted end 
uppermost, covering with a half inch of soil. If planted early must be planted so it will be 
in at least 8 inches of water. Keep away from hardy lilies as they start earlier than Star 
lilies and will overshadow them and crowd them out. 
To carry them over the winter, the tuber should be removed and stored in a box of damp 
sand, in a place where it will not freeze. 
Blue Star. All the star lilies are very simi¬ 
lar in appearance except in color. The blue 
liley is a vivid blue and a free bloomer..$ 1.5 0 
Red Star. A rosy red and the nearest ap¬ 
proach to deep red among the day blooming 
Tropicals. The color becomes more brilliant 
in late summer. This lily is an exceptionally 
free bloomer.$2.00 
Pink Star. Satiny, silver pink blossoms, in¬ 
tensely fragrant. It is one of our very best 
bloomers...$ 1.50 
More Splendid 
Tropics 
Many satisfied customers testify to the 
splendid quality of our Tropic lilies, which 
we have shipped to points as far east as Flor¬ 
ida, arriving in good condition and blooming 
in a short time. 
Purple Zanzabar. This is the true royal 
purple waterlily of Africa and is one of the 
best dark blue lilies in cultivation. The sur¬ 
face of the leaves is dark green and they are 
very large. The flower measures from 5 to 8 
inches across. The petals are deep blue, 
stamens very numerous, dark crimson violet, 
flowers very fragrant.$2.00 
Zanzabar Rosea. A lily very similar in 
type to purple Zanzabar, differing only in 
color. This lily differs in color, some plants 
giving from light to deep rose colore d bl os- 
soms .$ 1.50 
Mrs. C. H. Ward. Deep pink flowers are 
borne on stout stems a foot above the water 
and are very fragrant. The deep green leaves 
are beautifully scalloped. A splendid lily for 
cutting .$ 1.50 
Stella Gurney. Soft orchid pink blossoms 
with long pointed petals and yellow stamens. 
Intensely fragrant and opens early in the 
morning, staying open all day. A very free 
bloomer with light green pads, ruffled at the 
edges .$ 1.50 
General Pershing. This lily is undoubtedly 
the finest of the pink day-blooming tropics. 
The flowers are 8 inches across and are very 
double. They open very early in the morn¬ 
ing and stay open until late in the evening. 
The color is a deep orchid pink, with pink 
stamens. Very fragrant.$2.50 
William Stone. This is a particularly at¬ 
tractive violet blue lily. The blossoms are 
star shaped and the stamens yellow at the 
base, tipped with blue. Opens early and is 
a good lily for cutting.$1.50 
PINK STAR 
Gracilis Azurea. A beautiful star shaped 
lily, rising above the water twelve to fifteen 
inches. It flowers profusely during the entire 
season . .$1.50 
Ovaliflora. Flowers are medium to large, 
on long stems carried well above the water. 
Of a creamy white color, the base o f the 
petals is light blue, deepening toward the tip 
to a deeper blue. A sweet scented, free 
flowering variety..$1.50 
Mrs. Geo. H. Pring. Immense, snow white 
flowers, opening early and staying open late 
in the afternoon. Blooms until frost comes. 
When given room makes a wonderful growth. 
However, it adapts itself to a small space 
and blooms continuously.$1.50 
Henry Shaw. A very popular, large blue 
lily, being of the Campanula shade of blue. 
Is an exact counterpart of Gen. Pershing in 
shape. A very free bloomer, even small plants 
having five or six open flowers. .$2.00 
