Beautiful Egyptian Papyrus 
For a tall background plant this graceful immigrant 
the marshy reaches of the Upper Nile has no equal. «-» »- 
Grows equally well in the border or in the pool. -f J ■ 
Give it plenty of manure. Each....«-* * ®' 
Buttercup Bush 
(Jussiaea peruviana) 
This handsome new introduction from South America has 
proven one of our most useful shallow water plants. It is very- 
adaptable and will flower profusely when a foot or so high 
or where given plenty of rich soil will grow 5 to 6 feet tall 
and almost as much through! Every leaf axil bears a large, 
rich yellow blossom. As such it makes a fine shrub and will 
continue to flower until frost. 
When Visiting California 
You Are Cordially Invited to Stop and See Us 
PERHAPS WE CAN SUGGEST POINTS OF INTEREST FOR 
YOU TO SEE! 
There is always something of interest in our pools and 
greenhouses. Come and see the thousands of flowering 
Blue Triumph and Blue Beauty—the very plants we will 
ship you in the spring. 
SEE THE CACTUS 
Then, too, you will see our characteristic plant of the 
West—the Cactus—millions of them! For we have the finest 
collection in the world and the most interesting. See them 
from the time the seed is sown to the great Golden Barrels 
and tall Old Men Cacti. You will enjoy walking through 
our greenhouses and we lilfe to talk plants and gardens 
and to suggest points of interest for you to see. 
HOW TO REACH OUR GARDENS 
We are situated in Hynes, about 15 miles south-east 
of Los Angeles near Long Beach. If in Los Angeles drive 
out Alameda Street to town of Compton. On main street 
of Compton (Compton Blvd.) turn left (east) about three 
miles to Garfield Avenue, after crossing bridge over 
Los Angeles River(!) Then right (south a mile or so to 
our Nurseries. We are on Garfield Avenue between 
Olive and Artesia Streets. Our telephone number is 
Metcalf 3-1515. 
If you come by street car phone us before you leave 
Los Angeles and I will send an auto to pick you up. 
Take the Bellflower Local at the 6th and Main Street 
Station in Los Angeles, getting your ticket to Garfield 
Avenue, Hynes. It takes 25 minutes, so if you tell us 
which car you are taking we will be waiting. It is 
three miles due south to our nursery. 
Hynes is a Dutch dairying community supplying Los 
Angeles with milk and is the largest hay market in 
the world. 
BOOKS ABOUT POOLS 
From books about our hobbies we learn of what others have 
done or are doing and perhaps of possibilities we are missing. 
These books tell in much detail of the various kinds of pools and 
how they are built, of water lilies and their kinds and notes on 
their history. They tell of Goldfish and how to breed them and of 
the thousand and one details concerning these interesting gardens. 
POOL BUILDING. By Harry Johnson. Our own booklet illus¬ 
trating the various kinds of pools and how to build them. 10c 
GARDEN POOLS. By L. W. Ramsey. A very complete book on 
Water Gardening. Describes and pictures various kinds of pools 
and how to build them. There are interesting chapters on the 
different varieties of lilies and their care and also on the various 
kinds of flowering and foliage aquatics. Other chapters are on 
planting, winter care, etc. $2.65 Postpaid 
THE WATER GARDEN. By Peter Bisset. This profusely illustrat¬ 
ed book deals in much detail with varieties of water lilies and 
their culture. There are many fine photographs of superb tropical 
lilies, sub-aquatics, pool margins and accessory plants, together 
with plans for building. $3.65 Postpaid 
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