Stella Gurney. Soft, orchid pink blossoms, with 
long, pointed petals and yellow stamens. In¬ 
tensely fragrant, and opens early in the morning, 
staying open all day. A very free bloomer with 
light green pads, ruffled at the edges.... $1.50 
General Pershing. This Lily is undoubtedly the 
finest of the pink day blooming tropics. The flow¬ 
ers are eight inches across and are very double. 
They open very early in the morning and stay 
open all day. The color is a deep orchid pink, 
with pink stamens. One of the most tender of 
the tropics, so should not be planted out until 
later than some of the other varieties_ $2.50 
Mrs. Sawyer. This Lily is different in color to any 
tropic Lily we have seen, being a deep, dull rose. 
It is very similar to the Henry Shaw and Gen. 
Pershing in shape, being very double, and has 
many stamens which are also dull rose. The 
leaves are dark green, red on underside_ $2.50 
Independence. Very large, bright pink flowers. 
Plant begins to bloom when very small, and 
blooms continually until frost comes. When given 
room makes a wonderful growth. However it will 
do well in a tub... .....$1.50 
Zanzabar Rosea. A Lily similar in size and shape 
to the Purple Zanzabar which is well known, dif¬ 
fering only in color. This Lily differs in color, 
having both light and dark blossoms_ $1.50 
Zanzabar Purple. A splendid day blooming tropic. 
Rich blue-purple blossoms, on long stems. Sta¬ 
mens very numerous, dark crimson......$1.50 
Mrs. George H. Pring. Immense white flowers, 
opening early and staying open until late in the 
afternoon. Blooms until frost comes. When given 
room makes a wonderful growth. However it 
adapts itself to small space and blooms contin¬ 
ually--------.- $1.50 
BLOOMS WONDERFUL 
Dear Mr. Van Ness: 
I am sending for another collection of Tropic 
Lilies like you sent me last spring. They are cer¬ 
tainly wonderful blooming Lilies, all of them. Such 
large blooms ,and they do so well in Iowa. 
Everyone thinks they are wonderful ,and last 
summer we gave each church around 50 or 60 
blooms for their pulpits, besides sending to several 
sick people and to several friends. 
You ought to drive out this summer and see 
how nice we can grow the Lilies from California. 
Very sincerely, 
M. W. CREAGAN, Centerville, Iowa. 
Pool illustrated below. 
Pool at the Plant of the Centerville (Iowa) Water Co., a Short Time After Being 
Planted with Lilies from Our Gardens 
SPECIAL REMINDER 
As stated under Tropic Lily heading, we do not 
ship Tropic Lilies until the weather is suitable for 
planting tender Lilies. Shipping earlier may mean 
the loss of the Lilies. 
We keep in touch with the weather conditions 
throughout the United States and will ship as soon 
as it is safe to do so. 
Special Hints for Care of 
Tropic Lilies 
The size of the blossoms of Tropic Lilies depends 
on the soil and fertilizer. Should the blossoms get 
small toward the end of the season, take squares 
of soft paper, put one tablespoonful of blood meal 
in paper, push down well into the soil near the 
plant; tear paper open. Allow four or five to each 
Lily. 
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