..YOUR OWN POOL 
EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO BUILD . . . 
INTERESTING TO OWN AND CARE FOR 
U NLIKE most things of rare 
beauty, water lilies are inex¬ 
pensive. Many of the most 
beautiful varieties are hardy and with 
just a little care can be kept from year 
to year, and with the advent of spring 
they can be rearranged in your pool to 
bring new, exotic beauty each year. 
Many people are of the opinion that 
water gardens are expensive to build and that they require much special care 
and attention, thus limiting the enjoyment of a lily pool to the wealthy. That 
is erroneous, and just the reverse is true. No matter how small your plot of 
ground or how limited are your funds and time, you can enjoy the subtle charm 
and delicate profusion of loveliness that are characteristic of any water garden. 
Beauty cannot be bought; it must be created. In a water garden you can 
create with your own hands, and ideas, just the type of beauty that pleases 
you best. The enchantment and decorative value of your lily pool will not be 
measured by the amount of money you invest in it. Its charm will be the result 
of your taste, judgment and your arrangement of the lilies. 
You will find it easy to select from this catalog just the proper water lilies and 
various kinds of sub-aquatic plants that will make your Water Garden a gem 
of loveliness, because The W. B. Shaw Aquatic Gardens, at Kenilworth, are 
the oldest in the country and have over nine acres in propagation ponds and 
a large stock and variety of water lilies and sub-aquatics. 
The W. B. Shaw Aquatic Gardens were started many years ago by the father 
of its present owner, L. Helen Fowler, who has virtually lived her life among 
these lovely plants and is an outstanding authority on Water Lily culture and 
breeding. Mrs. Fowler has the distinction of having created many of the 
most popular and prize winning Water Lilies in existence. 
THE W. B. SHAW AQUATIC GARDENS 
KENILWORTH, WASHINGTON, D. C. 
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