DAY-BLOOMING TROPICAL WATER 
LILIES, Cont. 
HOW TO GROW TROPICALS 
Tropical Lilies adapt themselves to 
any amount of soil. The size of their 
blossoms depends upon the room 
given the plant. The quantity of flow¬ 
ers produced is really remarkable— 
we have some plants which produce 
over 100 flowers in one season. See 
cultural directions on insert in the 
center of this catalog for full plant¬ 
ing instructions. 
THE Day-Blooming Tropical Lilies display their beauty from 
' early morning until late afternoon. They bring to the daylight 
hours the same elegance displayed by the night-bloomers in the 
evening. Tropical Lilies have been a specialty with us for many 
years. We offer the most complete collection of the most desir¬ 
able varieties. 
AN INTERESTING VARIETY 
^Indicates the leaf propagating varieties. All of this group 
have the interesting characteristic of, occasionally, producing 
young plants on the surface of the leaves. Often these small 
plants bear flowers. Some of the viviparous varieties are much 
more prolific in this manner than others. 
INDEPENDENCE 
CLEVELAND 
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Blue Varieties 
COL. LINDBERGH. Very large flowers, wide petals, a true cerulean-blue, 
pleasing fragrance, color and beauty. Flowers are borne on long stems 
towering above the surface of the water, which suggests its name. Interesting 
leaves, large in size and oval in shape, marbled with brown on the top 
and flaked with purple and green blotches beneath. A Tricker hybrid, $2.25. 
HENRY SHAW. An outstanding blue flowering variety. Lovely campanula-blue 
in color with stamens of lemon-chrome tipped with a lighter campanula- 
blue than the petals. This variety is of moderate growth, blooms freely and has 
a delightful fragrance. An excellent day-blooming variety named in honor of 
the founder of the Missouri Botanical Gardens. (See color illustration on 
page 7.) $1.75. 
BLUE BEAUTY (or Pennsylvania). One of the oldest hybrid, blue flowering 
water lilies produced by the late William Tricker, it has really become a 
standard variety in spite of the many excellent blue lilies later produced. Flow¬ 
ers are 10-12 inches across and deep blue in color. Stamens are yellow and the 
sepals are marked on the outside with purple lines and dots. Blossoms are 
small in restricted areas, but if given plenty of soil and room, will produce 
flowers of largest size. (See color illustration, page 8.) $2.00. 
MRS. EDWARDS WHITAKER. This variety is perhaps the most striking of all 
the day-blooming lilies because of its great size. It has been known to pro¬ 
duce flowers 13% inches across. The color is lavender-blue fading slightly as the 
bloom ages. Always greatly admired at exhibitions. The petals are slightly 
rounded at the tips. While it is at its best in a large pool, it can be grown in 
smaller quarters. A very free and continuous bloomer. (See color illustration 
on page 11.) $2.25. 
MARMARATA. Almost identical with Mrs. Edwards Whitaker in description 
of its flowers, the main difference being in the foliage. The leaves are 
beautifully mottled and streaked with chestnut brown which makes it an out¬ 
standing variety. In our experience this variety has been a slightly more 
abundant bloomer than Mrs. Edwards Whitaker. $2.00. 
Pink Varieties 
INDEPENDENCE. A distinct novelty produced at Independence. A viviparous 
variety. The deep pink color of the stamens seems to have a background of 
violet. While not of the greatest size, the flowers are borne profusely and have 
very many petals. The flowers open earlier and close later than most of the 
day-bloomers. $2.00. 
GENERAL PERSHING. Here, indeed, is an outstanding variety of pink day- 
bloomers which was named in honor of our great General Pershing. There 
is no question of it being the finest of the pink tender lilies, both in size and 
color. The flowers are of great size, full petaled, delightfully fragrant and open 
early in the morning. The dark green buds are striped with purple. A most 
prolific bloomer. (See color illustration on page 8.) $2.25. 
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 descend¬ 
ant. An old hybrid which has withstood the competition of later introductions. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
CASTALIFLORA. The flowers are very large and fragrant and colored a light 
pink. A day-bloomer of moderate growth. (See color illustration on page 
7.) $1.75. 
♦PATRICIA. Another Independence hybrid. It is marvelously free blooming and 
a desirable variety producing crimson flowers. It is not as large as most 
varieties and this smallness of size adapts it especially well to small pools and 
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