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SUNSHINE 
LILIES 
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SIRIUS 
MRS. RICHMOND. For years this magnificent water lily has been 
so scarce that we have not dared to say much about it as our stocks 
were too limited. Now, however, we can supply a number for this 
season. The blossoms are large and massive in appearance, being 
filled with petals and exhaling a pleasing fragrance. The color is a 
rich satisfying pink and looking down into the flower it seems to fairly 
glow, with warmth. It blooms abundantly 
throughout a long season. To get the largest, 
most colorful flowers, give it a handful ^ _ 
of commercial fertilizer in mid-season $ ^ 
and then watch the results. 
METEOR. A splendid carmine red blossom 
that grows and blooms freely. The color is 
very intense and bright and shines like a 
meteor in the pool. The sepals are of a lighter 
color and serve by contrast to intensify the 
brilliant carmine of the petals. Luxu- q.f. 
riant green pads are the foil among byOU 
which the flowers float. A real treasure « 
Our Lilies Bloom Freely 
May 17, 1934, 
Dear Sirs: New Haven, Mich. 
'The water lilies you sent me are lovely. 
The tenth of last June my 20-foot pool had 60 
blooms." MRS. ETTA PEKHAM. 
MARY PATRICIA. Some years back this 
charming flower appeared among a group of 
red lilies in one of our pools apparently as a 
sport. Peach blossom pink the dainty blooms 
are exquisite. The plant is a small grower, 
just the thing for the odd place in your pool. 
I can really recommend it as a very graceful 
little plant and an extremely free bloomer. 
Such little gems add just the touch cn 
of finish that lift your pool above Jp | OU 
PAUL HARIOT, See page 9 for description. 
the ordinary.. 
MARY PATRICIA 
TWO GEMS 
COLLECTION No. 6 
A pair of lilies to give your pool real 
distinction. They are both moderate 
growers and heavy bloomers./ 
GLORIOSA 
PAUL HARIOT. 
SIRIUS. One is always attracted to this colorful lily for it is one 
of the deepest reds—almost a velvety black. The blossoms are quite 
large, too, and are to be seen all summer long. Even if it bore no 
flowers it would still be welcome in my pools because of its hand¬ 
some foliage. Each leaf is richly colored like the wines of Burgundy 
held to the sun. They keep their bright color even when mature; the 
... deep maroon blotches covering the leaf becom¬ 
ing more conspicuous. When you plant this 
you can be assured that no other lily m ^ 
has a deeper red nor a more vividly H* < 
colored cluster of pads. ^ 
VIRGINALIS. This exquisitely chaste white 
lily bears a wealth of its large floating blos¬ 
soms from earliest spring till the frosts of 
autumn. The roots seldom divide but throw all 
their strength into one large crown which pro¬ 
duces a startling number of flowers. They open 
widely with snowy white petals circling a fairy 
nest of rich yellow stamens. In size they are 
tar above the average and fragrant with the 
breath of tea roses. The petals have a waxy 
whiteness about them that remind one of the 
old fashioned tube rose. This is one a 
of the rarest of all lilies and the Pi |j 
finest white flowered one. 
38 FLOWERS OPEN 
Dear Sir: July 5, 1934. 
"Enclosed you will find a snapshot of the 
lilies I bought of you last year and this spring. 
I have two pools connected by a canal and 
birch bridge. There were 38 flowers out when 
this picture was taken. People for miles around 
have been here to see my pool and you surely 
have been well advertised. My Yellow Marliac 
bloomed three weeks after we received it and 
is lovely. Thank you for such hardy and large 
plants. We are most proud of them." 
MRS. J. PEER, Closter, N. J. 
$275 
ALADDIN COLLECTION 
COLLECTION No. 5 
Aladdin's Genii could not conjure up 
a more brilliant collection of lilies than 
this fine group. Just the right number 
for a grand pool. Red, white, blue, 
yellow and pink, all the best of their 
respective colors and at a collecfion 
price not equaled elsewhere. No one 
could regret planting these five plants. 
5 Fine Water Lilies 
A $12 Value 
Pennsylvania. A two-year-old plant. 
Gloriosa. Bright red. 
Gonnere. Huge double white. 
Independence. 2-year-old pink Tropical 
Sunrise. The giant yellow lily 
A GLORIOUS POOL 
SPECIAL FOR . 
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WE HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF WATER LILIES IN THE WORLD 
