as the acid is not good for the fish. Use pine, which will last for years in water. 
Planting . ■ . Hardy lilies should be planted HORIZONTALLY and with the crown just 
out of the sand. Tropic lilies should be planted upright and at the same depth as before; 
being shipped as potted plants. Be very careful that leaves do not become dry on 
Tropics or they may not recover. 
Lotus tubers should be planted horizontally, care being taken to not break the 
crown off. A space should be bricked off for Lotus, as they crowd other plants out if 
allowed to grow freely in the pool. 
In wild planting, to fill the pool for the first time it is a good plan to wet the soil with 
a fine spray from the hose after the lilies are set, then lay a burlap sack down and place 
hose on this and fill very slowly; this does not disturbing the planting and you will have 
a nice clear pool. 
A pool 4x6 feet will accommodate three or four lilies and several water plants. 
When receiving lilies or water plants do not allow them to become dry before plant¬ 
ing; place in tub of water or cover with a burlap sack which has been moistened. 
Tropic lilies are shipped as 4-inch pot plants, and should not be planted in fresh 
water. Fill pool a few days before and allow water to become warm before planting 
Tropics. 
If planning to plant Tropic lilies in boxes, it is a good plan, if planting hardy lilies 
in the early spring, to place the boxes for Tropic lilies in pool at that time and when 
weather permits the planting of Tropics, take a four-inch pot and push down in the soil, 
remove pot and place lily in hole thus made and you will not muddy the pool. 
Planting Time . . • Hardy lilies may be planted at any time in mild climates. In Cali¬ 
fornia they begin growing early in January, and we can ship at any time suited to 
your locality. We advise planting after April 1st in eastern and middle western States, 
and even later in the northern States and Canada. 
Tropic lilies should not be planted until an average temperature of 70° is main¬ 
tained. Planting earlier may cause them to go dormant. They will come again, but you 
will have lost six weeks of bloom, so a later date is safer. 
Winter Care . . . Hardy lilies can be safely wintered over right in the pool, provided 
the roots do not freeze. Just leave the water in and do not allow it to become low. In 
extremely cold climates cover with boards and give an extra covering of straw. In that 
case it is wise to remove fish, keeping them in tubs until warm weather arrives. Should 
it seem advisable to lift lilies before cold weather arrives, they may be stored in a cool 
cellar, being careful that they do not dry out, as dry rot will be sure to attack them and 
they will be lost. 
Spring Cleaning . . . Early in the spring, before the lilies begin to grow, all debris 
should be cleaned out of the pool. It is not necessary to remove the soil or drain the 
pool oftener than once in two years, if lilies have been planted directly in the pool. 
If boxes have been used the lilies will have used all the strength from the soil and will 
have to be re-planted. In this case the lilies should be emptied from the box and new 
fertilizer and soil used, re-planting as previously directed. 
All cleaning and re-planting should be done early in the spring or fish spawn will 
be destroyed. 
Insect Enemies . . . Water lilies are practically free from pests, Aphis being the most 
troublesome. This may be kept off the lilies by spraying with the hose; then the fish 
will eat them. The main thing is to begin spraying at the first sign of Aphis. 
Muddy Pools . . . The water in a new pool often becomes muddy looking. This will 
clear up in a short time if a quantity of oxygenating plants are used, such as Anacha- 
ris, Sagittaria, Vallisneria and Parrots-feather. All submerged plants gain nourishment 
from the water and will soon absorb the excess of fertilizer which may be in the water; 
this often being the cause of the discoloration. Place a hose or drip in the pool which 
will also help to overcome this condition. It is wise to have a good supply of snails in 
the pool to help clean up Algea and keep the water pure. 
Large fish are apt to burrow in the mud and keep a pool stirred up, and are a 
nuisance. 
Mosquitos . - There will be no annoyance from mosquitos if you have a dozen fish 
for each six feet of pool. They very effectively keep out mosquito larva. 
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