VestaCs Water-Lilies and Aquatic Plants 
HARDY WATER-LILIES 
Comanche. One of the finest apricot varieties. A 
wonderful combination of orange and amber-red. $2.00 
each. 
Escarboucle. Very striking, uniform carmine-red. 
$3.00 each. 
Gladstone. Dazzling white, cup-shaped flowers. 
Very vigorous. $1.50 each. 
James Brydon. Superb rosy crimson flowers nearly 
5 inches across. $2.00 each. 
lyiarliacea carnea. A very delicate soft flesh-pink 
variety of exquisite form. $1.00 each. 
Mariiacea chromatella. Big, cup-shaped, bright 
canary-yellow flowers of delicate tint. $1.25 each. 
Paul Harlot. A lovely changeable variety. Flowers 
vary from deep apricot to pink. $1.00 each. 
Rose Arey. Very large, fragrant, pink flowers with 
long-pointed petals. Strong grower. Very free flow¬ 
ering. $2.00 each. 
Sunrise. Immense sulphur-yellow flowers, 10 inches 
across, resembling a tropical type. $2.00 each. 
TROPICAL WATER-LILIES 
These tender varieties are much larger and require a 
great deal more room than the hardy types. They pro¬ 
duce an abundance of handsome flowers throughout 
the season. 
Blue Giant. Huge, dazzling blue flowers of great 
beauty. $1.50 each. 
Panama-Pacific. A very vigorous, lush-growing 
variety with brilliant purple flowers having immense 
yellow centers. $1.50 each. 
Zanzibariensis purpurea. Rich dark blue flowers 
of exquisite form. $2.00 each. 
Zanzibariensis rubra. Flowers are bright rosy 
crimson. Extremely free blooming. $2.00 each. 
Day-Blooming Nympheas. These are seedlings 
which have not yet bloomed, but both pink and blue 
varieties will appear. A fine strain of plants which will 
bloom all summer. $1.50 each. 
Night-blooming Nympheas. We have a few 
choice plants of these beautiful Night-blooming Water- 
Lilies. Cerise, Pink, or White. $2.50 each. 
PLANTS FOR THE LILY-POOL 
OR POND 
Anacharis canadensis gigantea (Giant Water 
Weed). A beautiful plant for growing beneath the 
water, with big dark green leaves and light stems. 20c 
each; 3 for 50c. 
Floating Heart. An interesting floating plant with 
leaves like water-lilies and bright yellow flowers. 
25c each. 
Papyrus (Egyptian Paper Plant). Interesting rush 
with triangular stalks breaking into tufts of foliage at 
the top. Does well in shallow water or wet ground. 
Not hardy. 35c each. 
Parrot-Feather. Grows well under water or planted 
in a water-tight hanging-basket. Long ropes of feathery 
foliage. 15c each; 2 for 25c. 
Umbrella Plant. Very graceful foliage plant for 
marshy ground or pots. Not hardy. 20c each; larger 
size, 50c each. 
Water Hyacinths. A floating plant with broad, 
waxy leaves and beautiful spikes of hyacinth-like flow¬ 
ers. Not hardy. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
WateT Poppy. Large yellow flowers like a Galifornia 
poppy. Blooms vigorously and continuously. 20c each; 
3 for 50c. 
SCAVENGERS FOR THE POOL 
Japanese Snails. The finest scavenger for clearing 
algae and moss out of the pool. 15c each; 3 for 40c; 
12 for $1.50. 
Water-Lily Culture 
Mix some old cow-manure with ordinary garden soil, 
cover the bottom of the pool 10 to 12 inches deep, and 
in planting just barely cover the crown of the plant; 
or make a box holding about 2 cubic feet and fill with 
soil for each Lily. The box method makes it much 
easier to clean the pool. 
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