WATER LILIES 
DAY BLOOMING TROPICALS 
THE Day-Blooming: Tropical Lilies display their beauty from early morning 
until late afternoon. They bring to the daylight hours the same elegance dis¬ 
played by the night-bloomers in the evening. Below you will find a very com¬ 
plete collection of the most desirable varieties. 
AN INTERESTING VARIETY 
*Indicaties the leaf propa¬ 
gating 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 proliflc in this manner than others. 
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 6.) $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 10.) $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)4 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. $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 10.) $2.25. 
MRS. C. W. WARD. A most charming variety with petals of rich rose-pink il¬ 
luminated by a mass of golden stamens. Flowers are borne well out of the 
water, with the profusion of Gracilis type from which it is a descendant. 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 
6.) $1.75. 
♦PATRICIA. Another Independence hybrid. It is marvelously free blooming 
and a desirable variety producing crimson flowers. It is not as large as most 
varieties and this smallness of size adapts it very well to small pools and 
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Collection No. T-12 
Two of the loveliest day-bloomers 
for your pool.. 
_$ 3.25 
Their distinctive hues offer charming color 
contrast. 
PANAMA - PACIFIC — Buds bronze-green 
spotted with reddish brown. Blooms a luminous 
purple. 
INDEPENDENCE—G o r g e o u s, full-petaled 
deep-pink novelty. Vigorous, free flowering. 
HOW TO CROW 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 flowers 
produced is really remarkable—we have had plants 
produce over 100 flowers in one season. See insert 
in the center of this catalog for full planting in¬ 
structions. 
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