AURAL COLLECTION—Aurora flowers ore amber-yellow the first day, red-orange the second, and a deep red 
the third, as this natural color photograph shows. Chrysantha, too, changes remarkably day after day, from a 
creamy yellow to a deep orange vermilion. Two varieties of semi-dwarf growing habit exceptionally 
suited to the small Pool or Tub-Garden. In Collection. 
AURORA (first day) 
CHRYSANTHA 
AURORA (third day) 
Water Gardening in Tiny Pool 
Enjoyment for Little 
You can enjoy gorgeous Water 
Lilies in your garden with simple 
construction and planting plan. 
I 
T is easy, economical and 
highly satisfactory to 
build a beautiful little 
Water Garden in and around a wooden 
tub. Though any good tub will serve 
we can supply a rot-resisting White 
A sunken tub will support a Water Lily 
and two or three other plants, and with a 
rock garden at its borders becomes a real 
beauty spot. 
Cedar tub with our Tub-Garden Collection of plants. Any nook or corner of the 
grounds—or even an apartment house roof—is suitable for a Tub-Garden pro¬ 
vided only that it gets a little sunshine. Then there are the fish! A Tub-Garden 
can be made a most interesting little fish pond, not only for the commoner kinds 
but also for the most fancy varieties of Goldfish and all types of Toy Tropical 
Fishes. Even young fishes may be raised very successfully in a Tub-Garden. 
Be sure to add a few Goldfish or Toy Tropicals to your Tub-Garden, not only 
for their attractiveness, but also for their practical value in destroying insect life 
in the Pool. 
IT IS EASY TO MAKE A FINE TUB-GARDEN 
The arrangement of the Tub-Garden is largely 
a matter of one’s own taste. The tub may 
even be left exposed on the lawn or in the 
garden, but we recommend that an excava¬ 
tion be made large enough to contain the tub 
and sink it about six inches below ground 
level (see sketch above). Stones placed about 
the edges provide for planting hardy border 
perennials. When the tub is set fill about half 
full of good garden soil firmed well down, 
cover over with a one-inch layer of clean sand, 
and fill with water. 
The Tub-Garden is ready now for planting. 
Press the Water Lily root well into the soil. 
Should there be a tendency for the root to 
float, weight with a flat stone until it has 
rooted in the new soil. However, if the soil 
is well firmed in the bottom of the tub before 
water is run in, roots will rarely float upon 
planting. Submerged Plants should be planted 
directly in the bottom of the tub; Floating 
Plants dropped on the surface of the water, 
and Shallow Water and Bog Plants planted 
directly in the bottom, or in pots which may 
be placed on top of the soil in the tub. After 
all planting is done, introduce the fish, snails, 
tadpoles, etc. 
A Tub-Garden may always be increased in 
size and attractiveness by adding one, two or 
even more tubs pleasingly arranged to form 
quite an extensive yet comparatively in¬ 
expensive Water Garden. 
HO OSIER AQUATIC GARDENS 
