DAY BLOOMING 
| TROPICAL WATER LILIES 
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Blue Beauty or Pennsylvania 
This handsome show lily was produced by Dr. 
Conard at the University of Pennsylvania many years 
ago. It has never been surpassed, the magnificent, deep 
purple-blue blossoms reaching 10 to 12 inches in dia- 
meter. The brilliant amethystine blue of the petals 
is set off to great advantage by the golden yellow 
center and ring of gold and blue tipped stamens. 
It is perfectly at home in the small garden pool 
when planted in boxes 15 to 24 inches across. Thus 
dwarfed the plant will bear flowers 6 to 8 inches in 
great profusion. It is ever blooming, flowering with 1 
to 5 flowers every day till the frosts of late autumn. 
With ordinary care it will bear from 50 to 100 blos- 
soms during the season. It likes best to grow in water 
6 to 10 inches above the top of the box. 
The growing of this glorious tropical lily is a spe- 
cialty with us and we have developed a special tech- 
nique whereby we are enabled to offer our patrons 2 
year old pool-grown plants at the price of small pot- 
grown greenhouse plants offered elsewhere. Turn to 
page 3 of this catalog to see a photograph of the kind 
of plant shipped. 
For 2 year old Blue Beauties we plant them out in 
specially built pools where they grow all summer and 
the following winter gaining strength and hardiness. 
The ‘‘roots’”’ elongate forming rhizomes just as do the 
Hardy Lilies. The woody rhizome ensures the hardiness 
of this plant. They are generally in full bloom when 
shipped and go right on blooming in your pool! 
Do not confuse these plants with greenhouse grown 
specimens. Two year old plants often have from 2 to 
7 lateral crowns which will develop and flower as 
freely as the central crown. 
Carefully packed and postpaid to your door and 
guaranteed to reach you as fresh as when dug 
EROMIEO URS DP OOISic pees ae eee ee, $2.25 
EXTRA SPECIAL 3 year old plants, each $2.50 BLUE BEAUTY 
King of Blue Lilies 

CUSTOMER SAYS BLUE BEAUTY IS FREE FLOWERING 
“The water lilies I received bloomed very freely but the Mrs. Ritter had Blue Beauty bloom day after planting. 
first one to bloom was Blue Beauty which I certainly would ? 9 ans 5 5 ll l. 
not be without in my pool. It bloomed till frost and even pumtopage 20 for picture, Di her eos 
had buds then. There was not a day that we did not have Dear Mr. Johnson: May 25, 1940. 
at least 3 blooms.” Our lily order was received yesterday, May 24th. I planted them at 
ROBERT BARR, once and today the Blue Beauty is out in full bloom. Thanks for the 
November 16. Elmira, N. Y. healthy plant. 
Yours truly, 
MRS. J. E. RITTER, 
Republic, Washington. 
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PANAMA PACIFIC 
A Viviparous Tropical Lily 
3/5 natural size. 
This beautiful and unusually colored royal 
purple lily is the delight of all who have seen 
it. While the color photo is quite faithful yet it 
fails to convey the brilliance and richness of 
hue of the real lily out in the sunlight. 
The brilliant fragrant blossoms are from 5 to 
8 inches across. It is a sure and continuous 
bloomer and stays open quite late in the after- 
noon. An interesting factor is its viviparous 
habit in which the older leaves bear young 
plants at the junction of the blade and the 
petiole each of which in turn flowers! Give it a 
box 15 to 18 inches across and from 
6 to 10 inches of water for best re- $200 
sults. A favorite of those who know. 
New England Tropicals Still Flowering 
in October 
We had such beautiful flowers on our Panama 
Pacific that we want another this year. The 7th 
of October I picked one in full bloom and there 
were six more buds on it. Very unusual to have 
a lily in flower here at that late date. We shall 
surely send for another blue lily this year. 
MISS MARION F. BODGE, 
North Grafton, Massachusetts. 
TROPICAL SPECIAL 
COLLECTION No. G-20 
The above pair of colorful blue and 
purple lilies. 
COLLECTION $3 90 

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