Tropical Waterlily 
Darlingtonia 
DARLINGTONIA 
Oregon Pitcher Plant 
The Darlingtonia is carnivorous. Its food consists entirely of in¬ 
sect life. Flies, mosquitoes and other insects ore lured into the pipe¬ 
shaped pilchers by o sweet and ottroctive liquid secreted in the 
glands of the pipes. Once in the cobra hood they ore trapped ond 
forced downword by hundreds of tiny hairs until drowned and digested 
in the fluid at the base of the pipe. 
The root growth of fhe Darlingtonia serves as an anchor and water 
system for the plant. It has nothing to do with the food supply. 
Grow them in a shaded or semi-shaded location about 2 inches above 
the water level of the pool. May be potted and grown in the house, 
but must never be permitted to become dry. It will prove its value as 
a destroyer of winged insect life. 
Delivery after May 1st, not before. 
Good big clumps. Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Their modest requirements are sun, water and rich soil; almost every¬ 
body can have built or can themselves construct an artificial pool. Any 
locafion that is availoble would be satisfactory, provided it is exposed to the 
full sun. Rather than have no water garden at all, the interested party can 
grow many of the varieties in tubs or half-barrels sunk in the ground. 
Soil. An excellent soil for use in tubs or artificial pools is made by mix¬ 
ing three parts of rotted sod, compost, or good top soil with one part of cow 
manure or good barnyard manure. All manure used must be thoroughly 
decomposed, to prevent fermentation when covered with water. Ground 
bone or bone meal may be used if necessary, at the rate of one quart to 
one bushel of soil. 
Size of Pool. The larger the water surface the better the results. A tub 
or half-barrel 2 feet in diameter will furnish a miniature pool. An artificial 
pool should be made os large as possible, and 2 feet deep. 
Water. One foot of wafer over the soil is the most desirable depth in 
artificial pools. Some will thrive in shallower water, but few will stand a 
depth exceeding two feet. After the pool is once filled it is only necessary 
to replenish that which evaporates. Do not attempt planting until warm 
weather has come to stay. 
HARDY VARIETIES 
Gloriosa Each $2.50 
This can well be called the most satisfactory Water Lily. It is the earliest 
to bloom and continues to flower until late summer, producing more 
blossoms than any other sort. In the spring the flower is a bright 
carmine which becomes darker as the season lengthens. The blooms are 
perfect in torm and 4 to 6 inches across. 
Marliacea alba Each $1.50 
A vigorous variety, flowers large, of sparkling whiteness; stamens light 
yellow, sepals flushed pink; fragrant and produced freely and continu¬ 
ously through the season. Desirable and handsome. 
Marliacea chromatella Each $1.50 
Medium sized flowers usually 4 to 6 inches across. Color of the bloom 
is bright yellow, with stamens somewhat deeper in color. The leaves are 
green, mottled with brown. 
Odorata Each $0.75 
The American Water Lily of the northeastern United States. Flowers 
white. Splendidly adapted to quantity planting in natural pools. 
Paul Hariot Each $2.25 
The blooms are quite large, of lasfing quality, and are borne in abun¬ 
dance all season. The petals are clear yellow the first day, orange-pink 
the second day, and this deepens almost to a red on the following days. 
Flowers of different ages present an appearance quite unique and de¬ 
cidedly attractive. 
Pink Opal Each $1.25 
A new variety. The color is a deep pink. The buds are almost round, 
opening into a flower wifh comparatively short petals, but because of 
its substance it has a distinct value for cutting. 
Rose Arey Each $1.50 
A wonderful variety of the Odorata type; very free flowering, and sfrong 
growing. The flowers are very large, and are sweefly scented. The color 
IS clear cerise-pink and does not lighten toward the center of the flower 
Rose Magnolia Each $1.25 
The blooms are borne well ouf of fhe water, which makes them desirable 
for cutting. They are usually 4 to 5 inches across and of a delightful 
shade of pink. Strong, vigorous grower. 
Tuberosa Richardsoni Each $2.75 
Flowers white and quite double. No variety in our Water Garden’ is 
admired more than this immense snowball-like flower. Eight inches in 
diameter. 
Tuberosa rosea Each $1.50 
Flowers an exquisite shade of pink. A vigorous grower, of the easiest 
culture. 
Tuberosa sulphurea Each $2.25 
A strong, rampant grower with large sulphur-yellow, sweet-scented 
flowers. 
NIGHT-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
Dentata Each $2.00 
Flowers pure white, with golden yellow stamens. They are large and 
open out flat. 
Devoniensis Each $2.00 
Bright rosy red. Several flowers, from 8 to 10 inches in diameter, are 
produced at one time, and carried on stems well above the foliage. 
Frank Trelease Each $2.00 
Dark crimson, wifh deep reddish brown stems. Flowers are from 8 to 
10 inches in diameter. 
DAY-BLOOMING TROPICALS 
Dauben Each $1.25 
The best known viviparous Lily. Produces small blue flowers in great 
profusion. The small leaf-plants frequently bloom while still attached 
to parent plant. Fine for tub or aquarium culture. A continuous 
bloomer. 
General Pershing Each $2.50 
One of the finest novelties of recenf years. Very large, fragrant flow¬ 
ers of pure, warm pink, unlike any other Day-blooming Water Lily Very 
free-flowering and one of the most highly prized. 
Mrs. Edward Whitaker Each $2.50 
The largest and most striking of the day-blooming tropical Lilies. Its 
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. 
Mrs. George H. Pring Each $2.00 
A new and novel type that produces numbers of large, fragrant white 
flowers with pointed petals. 
Panama-Pacific Each $2.00 
Flowers deep royal purple, with yellow stamens. The buds are green- 
bronze flaked with red-brown, and the petals edged with red. Like the 
other viviparous Lilies, it blooms freely and perpetually in the proper 
environment. One of the best conservatory types. 
Pennsylvania Each $2.00 
Deep blue flowers a foof across and produced freely; 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. 
Zanzibariensis azurea Each $2.00 
Lovely, clear azure-blue flowers, freely produced. 
i-NtLUlYimUM:* - Lotus 
For the center of pools, the varieties of Lotus are especially desirabi 
os they contrast well with the low-growing Water Lilies. If space i 
limited, they may be used as specimens in a large tub. They are not com 
mon, and Iherefore are always interesting. 
Culture. Same as for Water Lilies. 
Album grandiflorum Each $3 5l 
(Magnolia Lotus). Pure white flower wifh delicate fragrance Ex’tn 
large foliage. 
Luteum Each $3.01 
This variety, native to some of the states in the South and West, i 
commorily known as the Water Chinquapin or American Lotus Flower 
rich yellow. 
Pekinensis rubrum plenum Each $4.01 
The full double flowers are bright rosy carmine and carried well abovi 
the foliage. 
Speciosum Each $2.01 
Lotus of the Nile. If grows well under almost all conditions 
Both tiowers and leaves stand well above the water. The rosy pint 
blooms are always large and fragrant 
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