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Oldest and Largest 
WATER LILY GARDENS 
IN AMERICA 
We want you to visit 
the world's largest 
WATER GARDENS 
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This is a personal in¬ 
vitation from Charles L. 
Tricker, President of 
William Tricker, Inc., to 
every reader of this cat¬ 
alog to visit Trickers— 
the world’s lai'gest water 
gardens. You will find 
that a trip to Trickers 
is a miniature trip 
around the world. Here 
you see a breath-taking 
array of exquisite water 
lilies and lotus. Their 
haunting fragrance calls 
forth visions of an an¬ 
cient garden of the Nile. You will see novel aquatic 
plants from Brazil, Egypt and Japan. The rare orna¬ 
mental fishes in Tricker’s extensive collection come from 
This view shows the entrance to our grounds at 
Saddle River, N.J., and our new Tropical Fish dis- 
the waters of far-off Ceylon, Australia, China, India and 
the Malabar Coast. Here is truly a world-wide selection 
of everything for the water garden. The Tricker plant 
at Saddle River, N. J., comprises 17 acres devoted to 
modern greenhouses and pools—a glorious sight when 
the lilies bloom. At Independence, Ohio, we have an 
outstanding display of ornamental fishes; also green¬ 
houses and pools. Stop at our water gardens any time; 
many come on Saturdays and Sundays. We hope you 
will pay us a visit. 
HOW TO REACH US 
Maps and instructions showing just how to reach our 
water gardens are shown in the back of the order blank 
opposite page 16. You should have no difficulty in locat¬ 
ing either plant. 
play house. 
Above: This is an aeroplane view of the water gar¬ 
dens at Saddle River, N. J. Points of interest are: 
A—Main Office. B—Greenhouses and tropical lily 
display rooms. C—Goldfish pools. D—Lily propa¬ 
gating ponds. E—Fish pond, native lilies and 
aquatics. F—Perennials and rock plants. G—Main 
highway from New York City. H—Highway from 
Ridgewood, Paterson, and Newark. J—Display pools 
and parking space. 
Left: This is an aeroplane view of the Tricker Water 
Gardens at Independence, Ohio. Points of interest 
are: a—E ntrance Court. B—Greenhouses and tropi¬ 
cal lily display rooms. C—Tropical Fish Exhibit, 
and office. D—Propagating ponds and display pools. 
E—Plant nursery. G—Lotus beds. 
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