TROPICAL WATER LILIES 
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in North Adams, 
A Johnson Pool 
Mass. 
North Adams, Mass., 
48 Windom Terr., 
March 30, 1941. 
Johnson Water Gardens, 
Hynes, Calif. 
Gentlemen: 
Along with my order I am enclos- 
ing snapshots of my pool last year. 
The one with the single bloom is 
your Blue Triumph and was taken 
the day after I received the plant. 
They do sure come through fine for 
the distance. Had a pile of blooms 
from this right up until frost and 
still lots of buds. 
This year I am also going to try 
a night blooming one and see what 
it will do in this climate. 
Truly yours, 
HARRY B. PIKE. 
New England Tropicals Still 
Flowering in October 
We had such beautiful flowers on 
our Panama Pacific that we want an- 
other this year. The 7th of October 
I picked one in full bloom and there 
were six more buds on it. Very un- 
usual to have a lily in flower here at 
that late date. We shall surely send 
for another blue lily this year. 



PANAMA PACIFIC. A Viviparous Tropical Lily. 
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 afternoon. 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 results. A favorite of those who know. 
3/5 natural size. 
$00 




MISS MARION F. BODGE, 
North Grafton, Massachusetts. 

our FAMOUS BLUE BEAUTY KING OF BLUE LILIES ILLUSTRATED ON COVER 
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 diameter. 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 bloom- 
ing, flowering with 1 to 5 flowers every day till the frosts of late 
autumn. With ordinary care it will bear from 50 to 100 blossoms 
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 specialty with us 
and we have developed a special technique whereby we are en- 


TROPICAL SPECIAL 
COLLECTION No. L-20 
‘The above pair of colorful blue and 
purple lilies. 
COLLECTION 


abled 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 from our pools........_.. ... $2.95 
EXTRA SPECIAL 3 year old plants, each $2.50. 
CUSTOMER SAYS BLUE BEAUTY IS FREE FLOWERING 
“The water lilies I received bloomed very freely but the first 
one to bloom was Blue Beauty which I certainly would not be 
without in my pool. It bloomed till frost and even had buds then. 
There was not a day that we did not have at least 3 blooms.’”’ 
ROBERT BARR, 
November 16. Elmira, N. Y. 
Mrs. Ritter had Blue Beauty bloom day after planting. 
Turn to page 26 for picture of her small pool. 
Dear Mr. Johnson: May 25, 1940. 
Our lily order was received yesterday, May 24th. I planted 
them at once and today the Blue Beauty is out in full bloom. 
Thanks for the healthy plant. 
Yours truly, 
MRS. J. E. RITTER, 
Republic, Washington. 
