TROPICAL LILIES 
BLUE BEAUTY (or Pennsylvania). Deep blue flowers a foot 
across and produced very freely. The yellow stamens form 
a pleasing contrast to the petals. 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. Very choice but popularly priced. (See colored illus¬ 
tration page 9.) Our best seller. $2. 
MRS. EDWARDS WHITAKER (Pring 1917). (N. A. G. Gold 
Medal.) The largest and most striking of the day-bloom¬ 
ing tropical lilies, obtained by crossing Ovalifolia with Cas- 
talia. The blooms are frequently over a foot in diameter 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. In all our exhibitions we have 
found no nymphaea attracting greater admiration than ttie 
Whitaker. At its best in a large pool, but can be accom¬ 
modated in closer quarters. A bouquet which lasts all sum¬ 
mer. $2.25. 
MARMARATA. A splendid variation of Mrs. Edwards Whit¬ 
aker. The flowers are identical in color, being a beautiful 
lavender-blue, but they are of larger size and are produced 
very freely. The main difference is in the foliage. The at- 
tr- ctive green leaves are mottled and streaked with chestnut 
brown, making a striking contrast. $2.00. 
PINK 
♦INDEPENDENCE. The first novelty produced from Inde¬ 
pendence. Viviparous nymphaea of deep pink coloring in¬ 
stead of the regulation blue of that class. It has a gorgeous, 
full petaled flower that opens earlier and closes later than 
any other day-bloomers. The plant is vigorous in growth and 
free-flowering. In fact many of the leaves produce large buds 
and flowers when the tiny leaf plants have scarcely unfolded 
their leaves. (1927) $2.00. 
GENERAL PERSHING. (Pring 1920.) (S. A. F. Silver 
Medal.) This variety was named in honor of our great 
General, but on its own merits has gained wide distinction. 
Without doubt, it is the finest of all pink tender lilies, both 
in size and color. Being a hybrid from Mrs. Whitaker and 
Castaliflora. it has inherited its size from the former but is 
an improvement upon the color of the latter. The dark green 
buds are striped with purple. The flowers are of great sub¬ 
stance, delightfully fragrant, open early in the morning, and 
are indeed most distinct from any of the other pink day 
blooming water lilies. A most prolific bloomer; awarded 
silver medal of the Society of American Florists in 1923. 
(Illustrated in color on page 9.) Strong plants. $2.25. 
MARMARATA 
DAY BLOOMING 
SPECIAL 
(Collection No. T-12) 
$Q25 
Two lovely day-bloomers for your 
pool . 
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Their distinctive hues offer charming color contrast. 
PANAMA-PACIFIC. Bronzy green 
spotted with red- 
dish brown. 
INDEPENDENCE. Gorgeous, full petaled deep pink. 
Vigorous, free flowering. 
MRS. C. W. WARD. A most charming variety with petals of 
rich rose-pink illuminated by a mass of golden stamens. 
Flowers are borne well out of the water, with the profusion 
of the Gracilis type from which it is a descendant. $2.00. 
CASTALIFLOFA. (Pring 1915.) The flowers are very large 
and fragrant and colored a light pink. A day-bloomer of 
moderate growth. (Illustrated in color on page 4.) $1.75. 
♦PATRICIA. A wholly charming and marvelous free-bloom¬ 
ing lily. Beautiful crimson flowers. Buds are copper 
bronze, and the under leaf flecked with red. The Patricia is 
one of the true Independence hybrids in that it bears young 
plants from the center of the leaf. Being unusually prolific 
we are able to offer it at an unusually low price. Of moderate 
growth. It is admirable for tub culture or for use in small 
pools. $2. 
PINK PEARL. Beautiful pearly-pink flowers of large size. 
Produced abundantly. (Illustrated in color in page 5) 
$2.50. 
CLEVELAND. This is a new pink lily recently developed at 
Independence. It is named in honor of the largest city 
in Ohio, in a suburb of which our gardens are located. It 
is a most charming variety of rich, rose-pink. The fragrant 
flowers have slightly pointed petals, and make this lily un¬ 
usually distinctive among the pinks. It is very free flowering 
and hardier than most of the tropical lilies, making it desir¬ 
able for early planting. Its marked distinction, however, is 
in the foliage. The attractive green leaves are mottled and 
streaked with chestnut brown, a most striking contrast. This 
beautiful lily is considered one of the finest of recent contri¬ 
butions to the water lily field. $2.25. 
Saddle River Trio, $4.50 
(Collection No. T-7) 
Three regal beauties for daytime splendor and color. 
MRS. C. W. WARD. Rich, rose-pink; day-blooming. 
MRS. GEO. H. PRING. Fragrant pure white. Day-bloomer. 
BLUE BEAUTY. A rich deep blue. Favorite day-bloomer. 
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