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Our water lilies will bloom the first season, if planted between April Ist and July 15th. They may he: ‘Sa 
planted any time before October 1st, but if started later than July 15th they may not bloom until the follow 
summer. E 
Water Lilies and other aquatic plants are shipped from April to October. oF 
GLORIOSA. Deep carmine-rose changing to 
deeper red with age. Large flowers freely prod 
throughout the season. Ideal for pool or “tub. $2.50 > 
each, postpaid. — : 
HELEN FOWLER. Deep pink with lighter ha hy ‘ 
Sk fragrant and free flowering. $1.25 each, post- 
AURORA. The flowers open creamy yellow, chang- 
ing through orange to deep red as the flower ages. 
$1.50 each, postpaid. 
CARMINE LAYDEKER. Carmine-rose flowers of 
good size. One of the best for the small pool as it 
is free flowering and requires little room. $2.50 each, 
postpaid. 
CHROMATELLA. Bright sulphur yellow flowers, 4 
to 6 inches across. Free bloomer, producing an end- 
less succession of large flowers. One of the easiest 
to grow. $1.50 each, postpaid. 
COMANCHE. Hardiest of all colored water lilies. 
Blooms open a rich apricot and later change to 
bronze. The leaves are olive green flaked brown. $2.50 
each, postpaid. 
GLADSTONE. Pure white flowers with waxy petals 
and sulphur yellow heart. Of unusual size, often 
measuring 6 to 8 inches, $1.50 each, postpaid. 
PaINK OPAL. Deep pink flowers of medium size. .y 
Well adapted to the small pool; fragrant and one of — 
the best for cutting. $1.50 each, postpaid. 
ROSE AREY. Brilliant pink, fragrant flowers with e 
pointed and incurved petals. A rapid grower and 
one of the finest of the pinks. $1.75 each, postpaid. — 
SUNRISE. Largest of all hardy water ‘lilies; the 
blooms often reaching eleven inches or more. ‘The 
enormous flowers of clear sulphur-yellow are the first 
to open in the morning. Blooms continually from 
spring until frost. Leaves deep green flecked red. 
$3.00 each, postpaid, 

Hardy Water Lily Sunrise 
3 Water Lilies 
vite $2.75 
One each of Pink, Yellow and White—3 varieties of 
our selection for only $2.75, postpaid. 
Cobra Orchid 
It Catches Flies, Eats Raw Meat, 
Likes Ants and Bugs 
One of the 
most fascinating 
plants known to 
man. It resem- 
bles the hooded 
cobra of the jun- 
gles of India, 
and is one of 
the few carniv- 
orous plants 
“=: | Other Outdoor Water Plants. 
sialyl kis are 
twisted and fun- 
nel shape, ‘small 
at the bottom, 
growing larger 
with a rounded 
Siberian Water Lilies 
Grow and Bloom in a 
15 Inch Bowl 
It is not necessary to have an exten- 
sive lawn with a large pool in order to J 
grow water lilies. The Siberian, Pigmy | 
or Baby Water Lily can be success- 
fully grown indoors in a small bowl or 
ge in either a small or large 
pool, : 
The Siberian Water Lily (Nymphaea — 
Tetragona) is especially suited for | 
small quarters as it never feels _ 
cramped. This dwarf variety is the — 
smallest species in cultivation and will 
grow and bloom indoors in an ordinary z : 
15 inch crock. The leaves are 3 to 4 | 
inches across. The white flowers, 14 
to 2% inches across, are open from 3 — 
to 4 days, closing at night. : 
The Siberian Water Lily is a native : > 
of Siberia and perfectly hardy. We | 
have no plants to aed Grows readily }| 
from seed. Pkt., 7 

Water Poppies 
WATER POPPY 
Large, bright yellow, poppy-like flowers borne in continuous 
profusion throughout the season. The foliage floats on the 
surface of the water like a miniature pond lily. It should be. 
planted and cared for in the same manner as water lilies, but 
cannot be left out in winter. 35c each; 3 for 75c, postpaid. 
Sacred Lotus CHINESE DOUBLE RED 
LOTUS. The King of Lotus. 
Gorgeous, bright rosy-carmine flowers, carried well above the 
foliage. The best variety for small pools or tubs. Per- 
fectly hardy. $2.50 each, postpaid. 









Natural ponds and pools contain many small plants, both above and below the surface. They are necessary — 
to maintain a natural and realistic appearance, as well as highly beneficial to aquatic life. : a 
hood at the top 
from which hang 
two crimson and 
green appendages 
which have the 
appearance of 
feelers or whis- 
kers. 
The hood is beautifully colored, and mottled by 
white translucent areas through which the in- 
terior is lighted. Both hood and appendages bear 
many honey glands, the excretion from which 
tempts bugs, ants, flies, in fact all kinds of in- 
sects toward the mouth, an orifice on the under 
side of the hood, and are lured inside the funnel- 
like stem from which they can not come back, as 
the stem is lined with innumerable little hair-like 
prongs all pointing downward, and once they get 
below a few of these points they have to con- 
tinue on downward where the victim is absorbed 
in the digestive fluid or liquid in the bottom of 
the stem. 
The Cobra Orchid, or Darlingtonia, is a peren- 
nial which will grow year after year out of doors, 
provided it is given a shady position and never 
allowed to become dry. Along the banks of a pool 
is an ideal place. It also may be grown as a 
house plant, in pots of sandy soil and leaf mould. 
If kept in a room free from all insects, it is 
advisable once or twice weekly to place a few 
small particles of raw beef, about the size of a 
grain of wheat, in the orifice for its nourishment; 
however, if placed where there are other plants, 
in the average room, a sufficient number of insects 
will be attracted from them, making artificial feed- 
ing unnecessary. 2 
The Cobra Orchid blooms in the spring, having 
unusual purple and yellow flowers. 
Plants, $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 



Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
CAT TAIL. Erect growing, grace- 
ful native plant. 
FLOATING HEART. Rapid grow- 
ing plant similar to the lilies. 
Yellow flowers. 
FLOWERING RUSH. One of the 
best for pools. Pink flowers. 
GIANT RUSH. Suitable for grow- 
ing in the corner of the pool. 
GIANT ARROWHEAD. Erect 
growing plant with arrow-shaped 
leaves and white flowers. 
PARROT FEATHER. A rapid 
growing feathery plant partly sub- 
merged. Also makes a fine win- 
dow plant in a bowl of water. 
PICKEREL PLANT. Grows 12 
to 18 inches high bearing blue 
flowers. 
PORCUPINE GRASS. Tall reed- 
like plant striped green and white. 
PRIMROSE CREEPER. A shal- 
low water plant with yellow flowers. 
SHELL-FLOWER. A good plant 
for the shaded pool. 
SPIDER LILY. A shallow water 
plant with curious white flowers. 
SWAMP CALLA. Desirable for 
the margins of pools in shallow 
water. 
SWEET FLAG. ‘The native Flag 
of swamp lands; not an Iris. 
UMBRELLA PLANT. Used as a 
pot plant or in the pool. 
WATER FORGET-ME-NOT. An 
attractive shallow water plant. 
WATER HYACINTH. A floating 
plant with spikes of blue flowers. 
WATER IRIS. Blue. Smaller 
than the yellow variety. 
WATER IRIS. Yellow. A tall 
growing variety with yellow flow- 
ers. Grows in wet or dry ground. 
(35c¢ Each) 
PRICES—35c each; 3 for 75c; 6 for $1.25; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
Oxygenating Plants 
These plants are indispensable in a water parder, or aqua- 
the Pool 
rium where fish are present. They absorb many of the im- 
purities of the water and liberate oxygen, which is necessary 
for the life and health of your fish. They furnish cover and 
protection for the fish during the heat of the day, and also 
supply them with green food. 
Plants received without roots can merely be placed in the 
water or potted in soil where they will soon develop a root 
system. 
We offer here a well balanced collection of ten plants for 
either indoors or out. The collection will contain such plants 
as Anacharis, Cabomba, Ludwigia, Myriophyllum, Sagittaria, 
Spatterdock and Vallisneria. 10 for $1.25, postpaid. 
65c; 12 for $1.00, postpaid. 
for $1.00, postpaid. 
for $1.00, postpaid. 
Water Hyacinth 
Scavengers for 
Scavengers are the housekeepers of the poo 
or aquarium and are required in order to keep — < 
it in a sanitary condition for your fish. Snai 
feed on the green scum (algae) that develops in 
the pool. We will furnish a collection con- — 
taining a general assortment of snails. 6 fo 
aa, 
FRESH WATER GLAMS. 6 for 65c¢; 12 
: Pa # 
BABY GREEN TURTLES. 2 for 35¢; 6 







