Forty-Third Year 
Lakeview Ponds, Mt. Airy, Cincinnati— 1892-1935 
7 
The Tub 
M AN\ Garden Lovers with limited facilities 
have solved their problem of what kind of a 
pool to build by creating an attractive and 
inexpensive small Tub Garden. A wooden tub or 
half-barrel well cleaned, or a watering trough, a 
tank or even an old bath tub from a junk yard have 
been used for this purpose with delightful results, 
as shown by the pictures on this page. 
When sunk in the ground, filled with 6 to 10 inches of 
soil and planted with a water lily and other aquatics these 
receptacles make a comfortable home for some Goldfish and 
attractive water plants. They will afford much interest and 
will beautify any spot. Tub gardens can be made on a roof, 
a balcony, in a small garden or in a back yard. If you pick 
a spot that gets sunshine part of the day you will be delighted 
with the results and need only add water as it evaporates so 
as to maintain the proper level. 
Frequently two or three 
tubs are grouped together and 
where there is room for this 
some very charming effects 
can be secured. If more per¬ 
manency is desired, a large 
clay sewer pipe 24 to 30 
inches in diameter with a 
concrete bottom, will make a 
satisfactory receptacle. 
This photograph at the left shows 
the remarkable plant growth 
achieved by Mr. Geo. A. Hoff¬ 
man, of St. Louis, Mo., in his 
Tub Garden. His water garden 
consists of a large square tank in 
the center and a tub on each of 
two sides. The plants shown 
were purchased from us and are 
Water Lilies, Water Poppies, Par¬ 
rot Feather, Umbrella Palms and 
Pickerel Plants. He says, “The 
picture shows how your plants 
have grown over the Summer. 
They are strong and healthy and 
surely do bloom.” Photographed 
Sept. 6, 1934. 
Plants and Other Items for Tub Gardens 
In order to assist you to select suitable plants, fish and 
scavengers for small tub gardens or pools, we list some here. 
Each item is fully described and priced on the page designated. 
WATER LILIES—Odorata, 
O d o r a t a Minor, Mexicana, 
Mary, Helen Fowler, Pink 
Opal, Page 8. Aurora, Paul 
Hariot, Gloriosa, Page 9. Blue 
Beauty, Dauben, Mrs. Pring, 
Mrs. Ward (use 5" pot only), 
Page 10. Frank Trelease (use 
5" pot), Page 11. 
GOLDFISH—Use any Gold¬ 
fish, size 2 to 3" or 3 to 4", 
listed on pages 14 and 15, but 
place only 6 fish in a 24" tub. 
Caution: Allow new tubs to 
soak filled with water and 
plants only for about five 
days. Drain off this first water, 
fill with fresh water, and then 
introduce the goldfish. This 
will remove most of the sol¬ 
uble impurities in new wood 
which might be harmful to 
fish. 
AQUATIC PLANTS—Any of 
the plants listed on pages 16, 
17 or 18, except creeping Water 
Hyacinth and Primrose Creep¬ 
er, page 18 (which need more 
room), will make satisfactory 
Tub Garden Plants. By all 
means use 1 or 2 floating 
Water Hyacinths (10c each), 
described on page 17. Water 
Poppy and Parrot Feather are 
also specially recommended, 
as well as Water Canna. 
SCAVENGERS—Any of the 
scavengers listed on page 19 
can be used. Japanese Snails, 
Black Ramshorn Snails and 
Tadpoles are specially recom¬ 
mended. 
TUB GARDEN COLLECTION 
1 Dwarf Water Lily, your choice of white, (Odorata 
Minor) ; yellow, (Mexicana) ; pink, (Helen Fowler or 
Mary) ; or blue, (Dauben). 
2 Floating Water Hyacinths 
4 Aquatic Plants to plant in the tub 
3 Japanese Live Bearing Snails 
6 Black Ramshorn Snails 
6 Assorted Iris to plant next to the tub. (If Iris is not 
wanted we will add 2 Water Cannas.) 
COLLECTION No. XI (without tub) 
Price F.O.B. Cincinnati, 
shipment by Express. 
$2.85 
A 24" WHITE CEDAR TUB which will last a good 
many years and which is excellent for this use will be 
shipped F.O.B. Cincinnati. Shipment by Express for 
$2.00 each. (Shipping weight, one tub, 15 lbs.) 
This is a sectional drawing of a Tub Garden showing one of our 
White Cedar Tubs sunk in the ground. Left to right the items shown 
are: Iris, Water Hyacinth, Goldfish, Water Lily, Sagittaria Plant, 
Indian Arrow Head Plant, Cat Tail, Baby Turtle on rock and Iris. 
Read below how satisfactory this plan works out and see the photo¬ 
graph taken by Mr. Winter. 
TEN WATER LILY FLOWERS 
RAISED IN A TUB GARDEN 
Cincinnati Garden Lover Enthusiastic About His Successful 
Miniature Water Garden and Proves it With a Picture! 
Among the many interesting letters received from our cus¬ 
tomers perhaps none is more timely than Mr. Winter’s letter 
telling of the enjoyment he and his family had from his very 
successful Tub Garden which was planned from our drawing 
and is shown in the photograph below. Mr. Winter writes 
as follows: 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1934. 
Mr. R. C. Dolle, Lakeview Ponds, Cincinnati, O. 
Dear Sir: 
The Catalogue you sent in the Spring has been used quite 
frequently by me. Like many others who are desirous of 
having a pool garden I did not have the space, nor care to 
spend the money necessary for a permanent concrete pool. 
In the Tub Garden which was stocked with your plants, 
I have found the answer to my wish. It has one Aurora Water 
Lily, a Giant Arrow Head, a Water Hyacinth and two strands 
of Cat Tail. In the border I have two clumps of Iris. The 
pool contains five fish, a Chinese Moor, several Shubunkins 
and Fantails. 
The pool has been colorful all Summer and at present THE 
TENTH BLOOM on the lily is about ready to open. I believe 
many more people would enjoy the hours of pleasure I have 
experienced with this small Tub Garden. I would suggest, 
however, that the Cat Tails be planted in a large flower pot 
with the bottom hole plugged so the roots are confined, and 
not allowed to spread over the whole tub. 
Yours truly, 
EDWIN E. WINTER. 
This photograph shows the very attractive Tub Garden at the home of 
Mr. Edwin E. Winter of Cincinnati. It was made according to the 
drawing at the top of this page and is described above. 
