A NOVEL POOL 
October 24, 1939. 
Dear Mr. Johnson: 
‘*‘My new lily pool turned out very successfully this 
summer and I still have blossoms from the Star 
Lilies, Blue Triumph, and Panama Pacific. 
“This is a rather novel and inexpensive irregular 
pool. I dug it 2 feet deep, sloping the sides to a 45 
degree angle. I coated this whole ground surface to 
the top edge with a product known as Cold Patch 
(liquid asphalt). It is used for making roads, roofs, 
ete., and is applied cold, retailing for about 25c per 
gallon. I used 5 to 6 gallons to complete the job, 
applying it with an old sprinkling can. While still 
wet I covered it lightly with fine crushed stone, 
allowing it to dry for 2 days before applying 2 more 
coats of asphalt and stone. Afterwards I gave it a 
coat of clear cement and water, applying it with a 
brush. When this was dry I gave it a coat of blue 
Under Water Enamel. The pool has held perfectly 
and looks very good now, washing up fine when it 
becomes dirty. The materials used cost about 45, 
which is pretty cheap for a 9x12 pool. 
Cordially yours, 
Ek. W. HOWELL, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 

‘‘My new pool turned out very successfully," says E. W. Howell, of Buffalo, N. Y. He 
did the work himself with $5.00 worth of materials plus my famous sunshine water 
lilies. Read letter at right. 
DAY BLOOMING TROPICAL LILIES 
(Continued) 
PINK VARIETIES 
GENERAL PERSHING. A very beautiful and distinct variety with mammoth, 
warm pink blossoms of dinner plate size borne on stout stems well above the 
water. It is delightfully fragrant. $2.25. 
INDEPENDENCE. Large, dark rose blossoms flushed with burgundy. A good 
and profuse bloomer and one you will greatly enjoy. $2.00. 
LOS ANGELES. A handsome bright pink variety, very free blooming and 
most suitable for the small pool. Leaves deeply mottled with brown. $2.00. 
MRS. W. R. JAMES. A new, deep pink lily raised at Garfield Park, Chicago. 
Bears large, finely shaped blossoms in the greatest profusion throughout the 
summer. You will enjoy its perfume. $2.25. 
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INDEPENDENCE 
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All the aquatics necessary for a pool 4 x 6 feet across. 
COLLECTION No. L-4 
This wonderful oriental garden only needs a pool 4 x 6 
feet to acommodate it. The plants grow rapidly and quickly 
give a tropical effect. No other combination will give you 
a more unusual display with such little care. The Sacred 
or Egyptian Lotus bears huge tropical foliage and gigantic 
musk-scented blossoms. 
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EGYPTIAN LOTUS. Very tropical appearing. 
GLORIOSA. A handsome hardy red flowered lily. 
COMANCHE. Beautiful amber red hardy lily. 
PYGMY EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS. Dwarf Paper Plant. 
WATER HYACINTH. Orchid-like blossoms. 95 
WATER POPPY. Golden yellow poppy blossoms. 3 







PINK TROPICAL LILIES 
(Continued) 
STELLA GURNEY. A beautiful silver- 
pink blossom of the Star Lily class with 
charming, starry form and_ pointed 
petals. Very fragrant. $2.00. 
ROSE STAR. See page 24. $1.25. 
CHICAGO. A beautiful novelty raised 
at Garfield Park, Chicago, being a pink 
counterpart of Mrs. Edwards Whitaker. 
Very scarce. $2.25. 
MRS. C. W. WARD. Starry deep rose 
pink. Very fragrant. $2.00. 
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