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T HE spell of the Nile still hovers around the blos¬ 
soms of the Sacred Lotus even when this strik¬ 
ingly beautiful plant is grown in our twentieth 
century gardens. Four thousand years ago in the 
sacred gardens of Egypt, where dwelt the priests and 
where the people came to worship, there were pools 
of granite porphyry in which the Sacred Lotus grew, 
dedicated to the ancient deities. The Lotus, spring¬ 
ing from the mud, lifting its golden-headed blossoms 
high over the water and opening pure and spotless to 
the sun, was symbolic of the rise of the soul of man. 
There is perfect beauty in the leaf, bud and opened 
flower of the Lotus. The great concave, shield-like 
leaves, often 2 feet in diameter, and many petaled 
flowers, like gigantic roses with delightful fra¬ 
grance, form a striking picture of great artistic 
quality. Cultural directions on Insert Page H. 
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Lotus gives an exotic touch to your pool 
JAPANESE LOTUS (Album Grandiflorum or Magnolia). 
A splendid white Lotus of gorgeous beauty. The 
flower is a fine, pure white of large size and delicate 
fragrance. The leaves are large and deep green color. 
One of the best white Lotus. Tubers, $1.50. 
AMERICAN LOTUS (Nelumbium Lutea). The perfect 
yellow flowers of this variety attain a diameter of 
8 to 10 inches. Sometimes this is known as the Water 
Chinquapin, especially in those parts of the country 
where it grows in the wild. Tubers, $1.50. 
Prices are for tubers. The potted plants of each variety are 
available at an additional cost of $1 each. 
Special Collection 
Prompt Attention 
“My order of flowers came 
and they were the most beauti¬ 
ful I ever saw and are growing 
beautifully. I thank you for 
your information and for giv¬ 
ing so small orders your prompt 
attention.” S i n c e r e ly yours, 
Mrs. Lillie J. Davis, Shelbyville, 
Tenn. 
The Egyptian Lotus is 
almost as interesting 
for its associations as 
for its beauty 
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Nelumbium Shiroman 
“Arrived in Good Condition” 
“The fish and the plants which I or¬ 
dered from you arrived in good con¬ 
dition, and I have never seen such 
lively fish. I am expecting great things 
from my lily pool this summer, espe¬ 
cially with the pretty tropical fish to 
add color to the pool.’’Yours very truly 
Mrs. R. P. Coleman, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 
EGYPTIAN LOTUS (Nelumbium Speciosum). This is 
the true flower of the Egyptians and possesses a 
strange haunting fragrance. The blossoms are an at¬ 
tractive pink. An excellent variety that grows very 
hardy and freely in the latitude of Cleveland. Tubers, 
$1.50. 
FLAVESCENS. All of the Nelumbi- 
ums (Lotus) are so strikingly 
beautiful that it is difficult to select 
one variety more beautiful than the 
others. However, Flavescens is a 
most welcome newcomer that has 
pleasing cream-colored flowers. It is 
very free blooming. Tubers, $2. 
SHIROMAN. This is the rare and 
beautiful double white Lotus and 
has magnificent, large flowers massed 
with petals. On first opening, the 
flowers are cream with a few of the 
petals tinted light green, which later 
fades to pure white as the flower 
gets older. Often the blooms are a 
foot in diameter. This is a strong, 
robust plant which flowers very free¬ 
ly. The blossoms will last well in 
the cut state. Tubers, $2.50. 
NELUMBIUM ROSEUM PLENUM 
(Double Flowering Rose Lotus). 
Deep rose pink. Beautiful globular 
flowers which are very double. Dou¬ 
ble-flowering Nelumbiums are very 
rare. Tubers, $2.50. 
Special Offer 
(Collection No. L-2) 
One each of the above three, Flav¬ 
escens, Shiroman and the rare 
Double - Flowering Rose <T 
Lotus (Value $7.00),^ 
for only . 
(Collection No. L-l) 
One each of the above three, Egyptian, Jap¬ 
anese and American Lotus 
for. 
(Value $4.50), 
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