Nelumbinms 
or Sacrved Lotus 
(PERENNIAL) 
The Sacred Lotus, growing in the mire of the Ganges 
River in India, offering its pure and spotless flower to the 
sun was held in ages immemorial as symbolic of the rise of 
the soul of man. This plant has an interesting history and 
is admired because of its unusual leaves, which are like con- 
cave shields 2 feet in diameter, and because of the many- 
petaled flowers, like gigantic Roses on stems 4 to 6 feet 
high. Their strong fragrance brings home the strangeness 
of the Orient. In a large cluster they are of a never-to-be- 
forgotten beauty with great artistic value. Even after the 
flower is gone their seed pods are almost as interesting as 
the flower itself. 
EGYPTIAN LOTUS (Nelumbium speciosum). This 
flower of the Egyptians is of a deep rose color on first 
opening and becomes paler as the flower gets older. Has 
a strange, haunting fragrance, very hardy and free 
flowering. Tubers $2.00 each 
JAPANESE LOTUS (Album grandiflorum). The best 
white Lotus with very large, deep green leaves. The flow- 
ers are a gorgeous, pure “white with a delicate oriental 
fragrance. Tubers $2.00 each 
DOUBLE FLOWERING ROSE LOTUS (Nelumbium 
roseum plenum). The flowers of this plant are very 
double, of a deep rose pink color and borne on strong 
stems well above the foilage. It also is very free in 
growth and bloom. Tubers $2.50 each 
AMERICAN LOTUS (Nelumbium lutea). Has large 
yellow flowers, 8 to 10 in. in diameter. Tubers $2.00 each 

My dear Mr. Lingg: 
I am writing to tell you what pleasure we have had from 
the Lotus we bought from you. It bloomed the first year, giving 
us fine blooms, the Lily 12 inches across with a stem 62 inches 
from the water. The Tropical Lilies Gen. Pershing, Juno 
and Blue Beauty also have been very successful with many 
blooms that have made our pool beautiful. 
Sincerely yours, 

Be : . * as 3 oF me y i | , 
We are indebted to Mrs. F. Y. Chubb eee as py 
for the above picture South Egremont, Mass. 
Lotus as grown in our place 

COLLECTION NO. L 18 
One of each of the above listed 
Lotus— 
$6.75 
COLLECTION NO. L 19 
1 Egyptian Lotus........(pink) 
1 Japanese Lotus...... .(white) 
1 American Lotus...... (yellow) 
$4.75 

Take Advantage of our 
VALUABLE FREE GIFT OFFER 
(see order sheet) 
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