PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Water Lilies 3? 
Hardy Water Lilies 
The growing of Water Lilies has always seenjed 
to average small-lot gardeners, as something too 
exotic and mysterious for them to attempt, or too 
expensive for their budgeted investments. Have no 
fear. The pond, pool or tub is not really expensive; 
construction, planting and maintenance are actu¬ 
ally simple; prices of choice stock are now greatly 
reduced; and the plants are practically self-sup¬ 
porting and safely hardy. After it is all set and 
the glorious flowers have burst forth, you can 
smile at previous fears and worries, and settle 
down to days upon days of intense enjoyment—well 
worth the cost. 
General Rules for Guidance 
IiOcatiOn Sunshine and unchilled, undisturbed 
' water are essential. 
Soil Should be mellow clay loam, fertilized with 
' one-fourth well-rotted cow manure, about 12 
inches deep. Horse and sheep manures are danger¬ 
ous to use. Of commercial fertilizers, Vigoro is 
probably as good as any. 
Gladstone. 
Water Any clean water will do, not in strong 
motion; its depth above soil not arbi¬ 
trary, but 12 inches is best. It needs no re¬ 
placement except to counteract evaporation. An 
ice coating is protection and no menace to the 
. plants ; but might crack the frost-tender walls 
or container. If doubtful about this, drain the 
pool and fill up with straw for the winter. 
Comanche. 
Chromatella 
Marliac Rose. 
NYMPHAEAS 
Alba Candidissima 
Fragrant; waxy white. 
$1.50 each. 
Attraction ^ superb red 
Mxxracxion Lily, capable 
of an 8-inch spread. Gar¬ 
net, tipped rose, maturing 
to deep red; the sepals 
white, with rosy streaks 
maturing to garnet-red. 
$3.50 each. 
The one 
dlis ttinct, 
popular yellow. $1.50 each. 
Comanche stem uniquely upheld above the water. 
cin««ne apricot, maturing coppery bronze with ruddy 
shadows in the depths; conspicuous orange stamens. $2.00 each. 
Alarfletono (True). 6 to 8 inches across; pure white. Of several 
u ciu»iune excellent whites, this is the best, and scarce. $1.60 each. 
Gloriosa l producing up to 200 glorious blooms with apple- 
blossom fragrance; not large, but perfect, and excep¬ 
tionally double. Brilliant carmine-red. The vivid color, freedom 
and small leaf-spread, popularize it for tubs. $2.50 each. 
I am AC Voluptuous rosy carmine to crimson-red; cup- 
james Dryuon shaped, with enriching red-gold stamens. $3.00. 
LavrlAkari Lilacina gracious form, size and development; 
^•*y'**^"*'^* * soft lilac warming to deeper tone; sweetly 
fragrant; rare. $2.50 each. 
Ililai*lia<« RrkCA Good size, fragrant, long lasting, choice cut flow- 
maniac noac Distinct coloring; deep pink, graduating to 
delicate rose at tips. $1.60 each. 
, Delicious coloring; progressing from creamy yellow 
'the first day, orange-pink the second to deepening 
reds successively with every day hinting at tones to come or past. A 
lovely cup-shaped bloom of good size; abundant all season. $2.60each. 
U pinks; brilliant cerise-pink with velvet shadows. Flow- 
Mrey gj,g spread to eight inches, with pointed petals and curling edge ; 
scented. $1.75. 
CiAiiv Distinctly star-shaped; rich coppery yellow, maturing Indian red with 
SIOUA amber shading. $2.60. 
Sunrise largest hardy Lily in flower, leaf and root, requiring a 4-foot space. 
®**“*^**® Salmon-olive-brown buds burst forth, in wide-flung rays with tints of 
primrose, gold and opal. Full 
Planting ^e longer roots should be firmed 
into the dirt slanting or flat, buii; 
set all shapes, so that the crown is even with 
the surface of soil. In case the pull of spread¬ 
ing leaves, or other disturbance loosens the 
root-hold, poke them back and refirm the soil 
or further bind them down with stones. 
The average space to allow for plants is 
about 2 feet square. 
Original propagation is slow; S. & H. Lily 
roots are two or more years old, and ready to 
bloom. Shipping may commence about April 
first, and is practical up to the first of June. 
Established pools with a good assortment, be¬ 
gin showing flowers in May, each of an aver¬ 
age five-day existence, with unbroken con¬ 
tinuance and varying extravagance, until 
late fall. 
PRICES are postpaid, except orders of 1«) 
or more, are forwarded at your expense, by 
express. 
REWARD: An “Alba Candidissima” FREE 
with each order of $10.00 or more. 
Paul Harlot; 
Paul Hariot. 
The Pool of Splendor 
Attraction .Garnet .$3.50 
Comanche .Apricot .2.00 
Gladstone.White . 1.50 
Gloriosa .Carmine . 2.50 
Paul Hariot ... .Flame .2.60 
Rose Arey .Cerise . 1.75 
Sunrise .Yellow .3.00 
and 1 “Reward” - 
One each as 
above by mail, 
postpaid. 
$16.75 
•OO 
its immense flowers re¬ 
chrysanthemums, clear 
with lemon-chrome sta- 
Earliest, largest, most 
unique, fragrant. $3.00 each. 
blown, 
semble 
yellow 
mens. 
NELUMBIUM 
Egyptian Lotus 
loved of the ancients ; rose-like 
flowers—pink and beautiful, 
upheld above mammoth shields 
of leaves. $1.60 each. 
Egyptian Lotus. 
One Each [14] on This Page by Express Collect for $ 2 S.OO 
