The Mrs. Edwards Whitaker Tropic Lily. These lilies measure lU/z inches across; the plant being in 
bloom all summer 
Tropic Lilies 
There is a splendor and majesty in Tropic lilies not found in any other flower. 
Their gorgeous blossoms stand well above the water, throwing off a perfume so sweet 
it penetrates the whole yard. The tropical splendor of the leaves and their immense 
flowers bring an air of superiority to the whole yard. Then they have the wonderful 
shades of blue and purple found in no other lily. There is a great variety of them and 
they easily adapt themselves to either large or small pools. We have several of the 
finest varieties. We ship only after the weather in your locality has reached a tempera¬ 
ture of 70°. 
Our lilies are hardened out-of-doors before shipping and will not have the set-back 
that greenhouse lilies always suffer when set out directly from the warm temperature 
that prevails there. Lilies shipped in bud wherever possible. 
Mrs. Edwards Whitaker. This lily is the largest in 
the day flowering class. The flowers are a laven¬ 
der-blue on first opening, getting paler as the 
flower ages, closing almost pure white. The flow¬ 
ers often measure 12 inches across and last sev¬ 
eral days. The leaves are almost round, beauti¬ 
fully mottled with dark red. One of the remark¬ 
able feature of this lily is that it is open almost 
all day ...........$2.00 
Marmorata. A lily similar in size and shape to 
Mrs. Whitaker, but has deeper blue flowers and 
the leaves are heavier blotched with dark red. 
The blossoms fade with age, but keep the blue 
tinge until blossom is gone _ _ _$2.00 
Blue Beauty. The color of this lily seems to reflect 
the blue of the sky; has stamens of gold, tipped 
with blue. The flowers are larger than many of 
the tropics, and bloom continuously during the 
whole summer_ ____$2.00 
Pennsylvania. A magnificent variety with rich blue 
flowers that are often ten and twelve inches 
across. The buds are speckled with maroon, the 
stamens are tipped with blue, the cup yellow, 
making a striking combination. The flowers have 
a spicy perfume such as no other tropic has. The 
plant is a vigorous and free bloomer..... $1.75 
Blue Triumph. This is all the name implies, as its 
huge blue flowers often reach the enormous size 
of a foot across. Commencing in June and con¬ 
tinuing throughout the entire summer, it often has 
four open flowers at the same time. Thrives in 
large or small pool ......— $2.00 
Henry Shaw. A very popular, large blue lily, be¬ 
ing very double, with numerous stamens of blue, 
blending into the blue of the petals, which are 
of the Campanula shade of blue. Is an exact 
counterpart of the General Pershing in shape. A 
very free bloomer, even small plants having five 
or six open flowers . _ __ $2.00 
Gracilis Azurea. A beautiful star-shaped lily, ris¬ 
ing above the water twelve or fifteen inches. It 
flowers profusely during the entire season . $1.50 
Wm. Stone. This is a particularly attractive violet 
blue lily. The blossoms are star-shaped and the 
stamens yellow, tipped with blue. Opens early and 
good for cutting .....$1.50 
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