WAYSIDE GARDENS 
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NYMPHAEA (Water Lilies) 
Water Lilies and Lotus 
Their modest requirements are sun, water and rich soil. Almost every¬ 
body can have built or can themselves construct an artificial pool. Any 
location that is available would be satisfactory, provided it is exposed 
to the full sun. Rather than have no water garden at all, the interested 
party can grow many of the varieties in tubs or half-barrels sunk in 
the ground. 
Soil. An excellent soil for use in tubs or artificial pools is made by 
mixing three parts of rotted sod, compost, or good top soil with one 
part of cow manure or good barnyard manure. All manure used must 
be thoroughly decomposed, to prevent fermentation when covered with 
water. Ground bone or bone meal may be used if necessary, at the rate 
of one quart to one bushel of soil. 
Size of Pool. The larger the water surface the better the results. A 
tub or halt-barrel 2 feet in diameter will furnish a miniature pool. An 
artificial pool should be made as large as possible, and 2 feet deep. 
Water. One foot of water over the soil is the most desirable depth in 
artificial pools. Some will thrive in shallower water, but few will stand 
a depth exceeding two feet. After the pool is once filled it is only 
necessary to replenish that which evaporates. Do not attempt planting 
until warm weather has come to stay. 
HARDY VARIETIES 
Marliacea Chromatella 
Tuberosa rosea Each $1.00 
Flowers an exquisite shade of pink. A vigorous grower, of the easiest 
culture. 
Gloriosa Each $2.50 
This can well be called the most satisfactory Water Lily. It is the earliest 
to bloom and continues to flower until late summer, producing more 
blossoms than any other sort. In the spring the flower is a bright 
carmine which becomes darker as the season lengthens. The blooms are 
perfect in form and 4 to 6 inches across. 
Marliacea alba Each $1.25 
A vigorous variety, flowers large, of sparkling whiteness; stamens light 
yellow, sepals flushed pink; fragrant and produced freely and con¬ 
tinuously through the season. Desirable and handsome. 
Marliacea chromatella Each $1.50 
Medium sized flowers usually 4 to 6 inches across. Color of the bloom 
is bright yellow, with stamens somewhat deeper in color. The leaves 
are green, mottled with brown. 
Odorata Each $0.75 
The American Water Lily of the northeastern United States. Flowers 
white. Splendidly adapted to quantity planting in natural pools. 
Paul Hariot Each $2.00 
The blooms are quite large, of lasting quality, and are borne in abun¬ 
dance all season. The petals are clear yellow the first day, orange-pink 
the second day, and this deepens almost to a red on the following days. 
Flowers of different ages present an appearance quite unique and 
decidedly attractive. 
Pink Opal Each $1.50 
A new variety. The color is a deep pink. The buds are almost round, 
opening into a flower with comparatively short petals, but because of 
its substance it has a distinct value for cutting. 
Rose Arey Each $1.75 
A wonderful variety of the Odorata type; very free flowering, and 
strong growing. The flowers are very large, and are sweetly scented. 
The color is clear cerise-pink and does not lighten toward the center 
of the flower. 
Rose Magnolia Each $1.25 
The blooms are borne well out of the water, which makes them desirable 
for cutting. They are usually 4 to 5 inches across and of a delightful 
shade of pink. Strong, vigorous grower. 
Tuberosa Richardsoni Each $1.00 
Flowers white and quite double. No variety in our Water Garden is 
admired more than this immense snowball-like flower. 8 inches in 
diameter. 
Nymphaea, Frank Trelease 
Tuberosa sulphurea Each $1.00 
A strong, rampant grower with large sulphur-yellow, sweet-scented 
flowers. 
DAY-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
Dauben Each $1.00 
The best known viviparous Lily. Produces small blue flowers in great 
profusion. The small leaf-plants frequently bloom while still attached 
to parent plant. Fine for tub or aquarium culture. A continuous 
bloomer. 
General Pershing Each $3.00 
One of the finest novelties of recent years. Very large, fragrant flowers 
of pure, warm pink, unlike any other Day-blooming Water Lily. Very 
free-flowering and one of the most highly prized. 
Mrs. Edward Whitaker Each $2.50 
The largest and most striking of the day-blooming tropical Lilies. Its 
blooms are frequently over a foot in diometer and are produced in 
quantity. The color is lavender-blue, which becomes paler as the 
bloom ages. Petals slightly rounded at the tips and quite numerous. 
Mrs. George H. Pring Each $1.50 
A new and novel type that produces numbers of large, fragrant, white 
flowers with pointed petals. 
Panama-Pacific Each $2.50 
Flowers deep royal purple, with yellow stamens. The buds are green- 
bronze flaked with red-brown, and the petals edged with red. Like 
the other viviparous Lilies, it blooms freely and perpetually in the 
proper environment. One of the best conservatory types. 
Pennsylvania Each $2.50 
Deep blue flowers a foot across and produced freely; sepals marked 
with purple lines and dots. The leaves are slightly speckled with brown 
above; beneath, the ground-color is red-purple at the edge, shading 
to pale green centers. Desirable in a small pool or tub. 
Zanzibariensis azurea Each $1.50 
Lovely, clear azure-blue flowers, freely produced. 
NIGHT-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
Dentata Each $1.00 
Flowers pure white, with golden yellow stamens. They are large and 
open out flat. 
Devoniensis Each $1.50 
Bright rosy red. Several flowers, from 8 to 10 inches in diameter, are 
produced at one time, and carried on stems well above the foliage. 
Frank Trelease Each $1.50 
Dark crimson, with deep reddish brown stems. Flowers are from 8 to 
10 inches in diameter. 
NELUMBIUMS - Lotus 
Culture. Same as for Water Lilies. 
For the center of pools, the varieties of Lotus are especially desirable 
as they contrast well with the low-growing Water Lilies. If space is 
limited, they may be used as specimens in a large tub. They are not 
common, and therefore are always interesting. 
Album grandiflorum Each $2.00 
(Magnolia Lotus I. Pure white flower with delicate fragrance. Extra 
large foliage. 
Luteum Each $2.00 
This variety, native to some of the states in the South and West, is 
commonly known as the Water Chinquapin or American Lotus. Flowers 
rich yellow. 
Pekinensis rubrum plenum Each $4.00 
The full double flowers are bright rosy carmine and carried well above 
the foliage. 
Speciosum Each $2.00 
The Sacred Lotus of the Nile. It grows well under almost all conditions. 
Both flowers and leaves stand well above the water. The rosy pink 
blooms are always large and fragrant. 
