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BELDT'S AQUARIUM, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 
TROPICAL WATER LILIES—DAY BLOOMER 
BLUE COLORS 
Caerulea Blue—Ancient Blue Lotus of the Nile, flowers 
four to six inches across, carried well above the water. 
Each $1.00 
Henry Shaw—Named in honor of the founder of the 
Missouri Botanical Gardens. Flowers beautifully blue. Delight¬ 
fully fragrant. Price each $2.00 
William Stone—This is a beautiful and attractive deep 
blue purple lily. The flowers are 8 inches across and star 
shaped. Price each $1.50 
*Mrs. Edwards Whitaker—The largest flowering day 
blooming hybrid from Ovalifola and Castaliiflora. Colors in 
shades of light blue or dark blue. Price each.$1.25 
Blue Beauty—Deep blue, very fragrant flower, tender 
nymphaea, producing flowers six inches across. Very strong 
and prolific. Does well in small pools or crowded conditions. 
Price each .$2.00 
*Dauben—A well-known viviparous day bloomer. The 
small light blue flowers are produced freely. A good plant for 
small pools and aquariums. Price each $0.75 
: ‘ : Marmorata—This variety produces perhaps one of the 
most beautiful leaves of all tender nymphaeas. The leaves are 
medium green colored with large blotches and squares of 
brown. The flowers, which are 12 inches across, are blue on 
the first day they are open and gradually become lighter until 
they are almost white on the last day. Price each $1.75 
Blue Star—A beautiful deep blue variety about 7 inches 
across, the flowers at times are carried 18 inches above water. 
A very strong grower and prolific bloomer. Each.$1.25 
Colonel Lindbergh-—A deep caerulean blue variety pro¬ 
ducing flowers up to 12 inches across which tower well above 
the water. The oval shaped leaves are blotched with brown. 
Each.$2.00 
Ovalifolia—A large flowering light blue water lily. The 
flower is about 10 inches across. A very strong and prolific 
bloomer. Each.$1.50 
*Mrs. Woodrow Wilson—A hybrid produced from Mrs. 
Woodrow Wilson and Castaliiflora. A dark lavender-blue 
flower, 8 to 10 inches across. Price each.$1.50 
PURPLE SHADES 
*August Koch—Produced in the lily pools at Garfield 
Park, Chicago, by Mr. August Koch. The flowers are purple 
lilac and the petals a pale violet color, 7 to 8 inches in diam¬ 
eter, open four to six days. Price each .$1.50 
Royal Purple—A hybrid produced by A. S. Buskirk. A 
very deep red purple and a strong grower. Flowers 5-6 inches 
across. Very fragrant. An outstanding recent introduction. 
Price each. $2.50 
General Pershing 
*Panama-Pacific—A hybrid produced by William Tricker. 
The predominant color is reddish-purple and the stamens are 
yellow. Very fragrant and most prolific in blooms. 
Price each. $1.50 
Zansibar Azurea—A beautiful purple-blue shade flower 
is produced on strong stems. Good plant for small pools, can 
stand lots of shade, very fragrant. Price each .$1.75 
WHITE 
Mrs. George H. Pring—A new water lily, pure white in 
color, flowers 8 to 10 inches across. Very fragrant and pro¬ 
lific. Price each $1.00 
PINK SHADES TO RED 
General Pershing—A hybrid from Mrs. Whitaker and 
Castaliifolia. The pink flowers are delightfully fragrant and 
open early in the morning. Strong plants. Price each $1.25 
Violet—A hybrid produced by George Pring. This plant 
produces distinct curly-edged leaves. Flowers up to 8 inches 
across are produced in abundance. Colors violet pink. Fra¬ 
grant. An outstanding recent introduction. Price each $2.50 
Zansibar Rosea—A delightfully pink shaded day bloom¬ 
ing lily producing flowers about 6 to 8 inches across, very 
free flowering. Price each $1.00 
Edward C. Elliot—This is another new lily, produced by 
the Missouri Botanical Gardens. The fragrant pink flowers 
are produced in abundance. Price each $1.00 
*Mrs. Sawyer (Independence)—A new viviparous day 
blooming lily, the leaves are shaded with brownish red and the 
flowers are very deep pink. Very vigorous and free flowering. 
Price each $1.00 
Rose Star (Mrs. Ward)—The flowers are carried well 
above water and get about 8 inches in diameter. They are of a 
beautiful rose-pink color with long golden stamens. Each . $1.50 
Gracillis Rubra (Red Star)—This star lily has wine red 
flowers which like the other star lilies are carried well above 
water. Price each $1.50 
*A11 lilies with star in front of name are viviparous, which means that young plants are produced from center of leaves. 
Tropical lilies should not be planted until latter part of May, or early June, and they should only be planted about 4 or 5 inches 
below water surface. 
