WATER COLORS 
5 Real Beauties 
COLLECTION No. 12 
A glorious and colorful collec¬ 
tion of free blooming, brilliant 
water lilies. Each one a gem. 
clear cut and bright. 
VENUSTA. Pink 
AUGUST KOCH. Blue 
(Illustrated front cover) 
GONNERE. White 
(Illustrated page 7) 
WATER POPPY 
WATER HYACINTH 
$6 catalog value 
$^50 
WATER HYACINTH WATER POPPY 
VENUSTA 
Venusta is noted particularly for its delightful unmatched fragrance and handsome Camelia-like 
blossoms. A real beauty... 
GIoire-de-Temple-sur-Lot. Big, fully 
double, blush-pink blossoms with 
twilled petals like a chrysanthemum. 
One of the most beautiful Lilies. $3. 
•k SPLENDIDA. Turn to page 9 for colored picture. Rich geranium 
pink, the center of the flower fairly pulsates with color. A plant of 
this Lily in your pool will blaze with brightness all summer. In the 
fall when the nights become cooler the petals deepen to a rich red- 
pink, most attractive. The big round flowers are not easily forgotten. 
It will flower and flower until you wonder where the buds all come 
from. Does not grow too large even for a small pool. I can fully 
recommend this Lily to beginners as just the thing to put color in 
the pool. $1.50. 
Marliac Rose. Deep pink flowers opening early in the morning. The 
fragrant, waxy blossoms are quite cup-shaped. Very pretty and quite 
free blooming. $1.50. 
Odalisque. An intensely fragrant, deep cerise-pink flower of the 
Odorata group. It will greet you in the morning before the other 
flowers are awake. $1.50. 
•k NEPTUNE. On a patch of Neptune five feet square I counted 34 
open flowers! This was not at all unusual and the same box bloomed 
in like manner for many months. Beautiful pink petals flushed with 
darker red at the base, giving it a truly attractive appearance. $1.50. 
Pink Opal. A pretty, very deep pink and quite fragrant Lily. 75c. 
YELLOW 
Rose Arey. A big flower, deep cerise pink in color and deliciously 
fragrant. The flower has a very starry form and may reach 8 inches 
across with long pointed petals. You will be most enthusiastic when 
the first blossom opens for you. Very hardy and grows readily. $1.50. 
Wilfon Gonnere. Very double, pink flowers 
similar to Gonnere. The blossoms open into a 
tight ball of tender pink petals like a pompon. $3. 
Eugenia de Land. A charming sweet scented 
Lily which becomes very large. The long pointed 
petals are deep pink. $1.25. 
Esmeralda. A striking new introduction from 
Europe, unique in having its flowers variegated 
pink and white in a most unusual manner. 
ir CANDIDISSIMA ROSEA. I have always en¬ 
joyed its rich rose colored blossoms. In the 
morning its fresh blooms are open almost with 
the rising sun. They are sweet with the fra¬ 
grance of ripe fruits and are quite cup-shaped. 
The blossoms retail their color well. $1.50. 
Rene Gerard. This new French hybrid is a 
heavy bloomer and well able to care for itself, 
being a lusty grower with bronzy red leaves 
and will quickly fill its box with young plants. 
The flowers become 6 inches across. $1.50. 
Goliath. Goliath is differently shaped from 
most Water Lilies, being distinctly tulip formed. 
From the name you would know that it is a 
large blossom. $2.00. 
Colossea. An exquisite, blush-pink Lily that 
you will greatly enjoy. $1.00. 
BLOSSOMS ON XMAS DAY 
Dear Mr. Johnson: July 23, 1935. 
Enclosed a picture of my pools. I think you might 
like to see your lilies purchased by me in April 1934—12 
plants. The Panama Pacific is the most exquisite flower 
I have ever seen. Had blossoms on it last Christmas 
Day. My two pools are the show place of town. I have 
had 80 to 90 blooms in the pool at a time. 
MRS. FRED P. LAWRENCE. 
Montgomery, Alabama. 
TEN 
BEST LILIES 
COLLECTION No. 11 
1. Sunrise 
6. Comanche 
2. Gloriosa 
7. Colossea mm 
3. Gonnere 
8. Sioux * 1 y 
4. Splendida 
9. Conqueror 
5. Escarboucle 10. Marliac Yellow 
A LOVELY POOL 
The pleasing garden pool of Mrs. E. T 
of Warren, Indiana. You too can have Just as 
attractive a pool and with very small outlay. 
Young 
Marliac Yellow. (Chromatella.) I have always thought this one of 
the most cheerful of Water Lilies. The pert, sunny faces nestling 
among the green and maroon striped pads brighten even a dull day. 
Like the breast of a canary in color with a clustering of chrome yellow 
stamens leaning over the central cup. It will 
always hold a world of romance for us for it 
was introduced from Europe by the founder of 
our firm 60 years ago. It has been more widely 
planted than almost any other Lily. A vigorous, 
hardy plant, thriving in the smallest pool. $1.00. 
Yellow Pygmy. A tiny miniature Lily bearing 
bright yellow flowers the size of a dollar. A 
gem for the small water garden and no pool is 
complete without it. 75c. 
ir SUNRISE. The Giant Among Hardy Lilies. 
Illustrated in color on page 8. Like a huge 
yellow sun blazing on an August morning this 
largest of all hardy Lilies, reaching almost a 
foot across, shines in the pool. The flowers are 
truly graceful despite their large size, the 
pointed petals like softest crepe-de-chine. Even 
young plants bear large blossoms and in pro¬ 
fusion for it is a steady and persistent bloomer. 
It seems to grow and bloom freely even in small 
pools while, of course, given more room the 
blossoms are larger. A great Lily for the be¬ 
ginner as it is easy to grow and $0 
spectacularly beautiful. 
Moorei. A new yellow Lily from Australia with 
handsome large blooms. $2.50. 
PLENTY OF BLOOM 
September 5, 1935. 
Dear Sir: 
This picture of my pool was taken the middle of 
August. The bulbs were purchased from you and planted 
the early part of May. The four groups of blossoms 
from left to right are. Formosa, Escarboucle, Sunrise 
and Gonnere. All of the bulbs have been very proliflo 
and have exceeded my expectations. 
KENNETH C. LEONARD. 
Dedham, Massachusetts. 
lCpli«Wai L IAN TjfC.6l.CiRS 
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