NIGHT BLOOMING 
TROPICAL WATER LILIES 
MOST ENJOYABLE OF ALL 
YOUR pool will put on evening dress every night if you plant these 
majestic varieties of night-blooming lilies. There is something fanci¬ 
ful about the way the dazzling blooms open as the others are closing 
in sleep, and remain open all night, reluctantly closing the next 
morning when the sun again gets bright. On cloudy days they some¬ 
times remain open all day as well. Night-blooming lilies will surely 
make your pool a show place during the hours when the grounds are 
most usually enjoyed by family and guests. Vigorous, five-inch pot 
plants, guaranteed to grow. Read our liberal guarantee, page 2. 
RED 
H. C HAARSTICK. If you like red lilies we know this delightful new night-bloom¬ 
er is sure to please. A conspicuous variety owing to its large well-shaped flowers 
and copper-colored leaves. The flowers are a brilliant red that will contrast beauti¬ 
fully with other lilies. Illustrated in color on page 4. $2. 
FRANK TRELEASE. The most popular lily of its type because of its rich color. The 
flowers are a dark crimson with mahogany colored stamens. The petals are long, 
narrow and rounded at the ends. The mottled, dark red and green of the young 
leaves merge to a bronze red in the matured plants. $1.65. 
DEVONSHIRE. The bright rosy red flowers of this lily bloom well out of the water. 
This plant is one of the most desirable of the night-bloomers. $1.25. 
PINK 
EMILY GRANT HUTCHINGS. A new night-blooming water lily of great merit pro¬ 
duced at Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri. It produces exceedingly large 
cup-shaped flowers of an amaranth-pink color. This is certainly a splendid variety 
and a valuable addition to the list of night bloomers. $2. 
MRS. GEORGE C. HITCHCOCK. (Pring 1926) This valuable new addition to the 
pink flowering night-bloomers resembles Omarana, of which it is a seedling, 
but the flowers are much darker rose-pink and very much larger. Very lovely. $2. 
STUItTEVANT. This exceedingly beautiful night-blooming lily is a splendid hybrid 
variety. The flowers are 8 to 12 inches across and a bright pink. This variety 
produces a striking effect when several of the immense flowers open in a group. It 
requires liberal treatment and a hot dimmer to bring it to its greatest perfection. 
One of the very best Nymphaeas, making an ideal center piece for a large pool. $1.75. 
Victoria leaf shown is 56 inches across. A 
cardboard was used to distribute the child’s 
weight over the brittle surface of the 
Victoria leaf. 
VICTORIAS 
(V. Trickeri.) An interesting aquatic plant 
characterized by enormous leaves, often 6 
feet across, with the edges turned stiffly erect 
to the height of 3 to 8 inches. The weight 
of a child is easily supported by the leaves. 
Victorias thrive under the same conditions 
as the tender lilies but for full development 
require plenty of space. 
A variety which does well with proper 
care in the latitude of Cleveland. The flowers 
are enormous, 15 to 18 inches in diameter 
opening white on the evening of the first 
day, and closing the middle of the following 
morning. On the second day the flower 
opens about four o’clock in the afternoon 
and is colored a deep pink. The fragrant 
flowers smell very much like a ripe pine¬ 
apple. Adapted only to very large pools or 
natural ponds where they are very showy. 
$ 10 . 
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EVENING STAR COLLECTION 
Our Three Finest 
Night-Blooming Tropical Lilies 
(Collection No. T-ll) 
Their beautiful blooms will add im¬ 
measurably to the enjoyment of your pool 
during the evening hours. 
H. C. HAARSTICK. New brilliant red 
night-bloomer. 
MRS. GEORGE C. HITCH- _ 
COCK. Lovely dark rose- (T* *7 C 
pink. / J 
MISSOURI. Finest white; . J 
a supreme beauty. 
WHITE 
MISSOURI. A fine, white flowering variety with the form and beauty of Sturtevant 
but without its touchy temperament. It will begin to bloom much sooner than 
Juno and is far more dependable. The young leaves are a light copperish brown 
when they first appear but soon develop to a dark green with deeply serrated edges. 
A supreme beauty. $3. 
JUNO (Dentata Superba). The most perfect modern flower developed by cultivation 
from the sacred white Lotus of Egyptian tradition. Blooms easily 8 to 12 inches 
across and persists all summer and fall, making the plant a magnificent sight in the 
morning. Has a flower of great deco¬ 
rative charm since it is composed of 
very broad, heavy petals that open 
widely revealing wide, flat, saffron yel¬ 
low stamens. Illustrated on page 8. 
$1 75. 
LOTUS DENTATA. A gorgeous white 
night bloomer. $1.25. 
Above: Emily Grant Hutchings. Center: H. C. Haarstick. Right: Mrs. George C. Hitchcock. 
(Photographs courtesy of Missouri Botanical Gardens.) 
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