TROZICAL WATER LILIES. 
DAUBEN, Has light blue blooms which are vcreduced freely, a medium 
growing lily that is excellent for simall nools or tubs, » + + « $1.00 
AUGUST KOCH, Fragraut vure blue blooms, easy to erow and a good : 
blooming plant in any wari yool, large or smalle «+ e@ eee 150 
PANAMA FACIFIC, Very rich »ourple and fragrant ploons, an excellent Z 
blooming plant and sure to Dloasee.» ss «5 0s 6 079 809. 08 1250 
Please note that blue lilies can only be had in PEpbaene 
plants as there are no blue hardy lilies, 
NIGHT BLOOMING TROPICAL LILIES. 
LOTUS DENTATA, Large vure white blooms, a strong growing lily 
that starts easily and plooms all Swmmers « e ef eee e ease 1200 
DEVONSHIRE, Bright rosy red flowers of good size, a strong 
; growing Olant and a good bloomers « «se ete eevee vees 4,06 
Tropical lilies are shivved as votted slants about June Ist. 
plant these in good rich garden loam, do not make the boxes 
too small, they are strong growing, let the water be about 
eight inches over the nlant, let bud of the lant be just 
level with the soil, be sure the ool has »lenty of Sunshine, 
EGYPTIAN SACRED AID AMERICAN LOTUS. 
SACRED EGYPITAN LOTUS, Large oink bicoms, umbrella like leaves that. 
stand high above the water, fragrante « » a sTuberse ¢ 6 0 0 99 1,00 
AMERICAN YELLOW LOTUS, Large yellow bloems, and the leaves stand 
high, a native nlant and easy to growe « » » Tubers » « ¢ © e 5 1,00 | 
Plant lotus as dormant tubers about April i5the in 6 inch 
water, fertilize same as liliese Place the tubers in rich 
soil horizontal, do not break the buds, give plenty of room, 
Uniess well established, lotus may fail to bloom the kas 
yearte 
JAPANESE SNAILS, Uikee bearing) Are the pest. for eating away the algea 
| and keeping the vool clearys Breeding size, 8 fore e«esee + 1,00 
RAMSHORN SNAILS, Small snails + inch across that lay eggs and are 
very orolifie, excellent scavengers, — efor se eevee ese a0. 
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Water snails consume the algea that crows in and discolors the nool water, 
they should not be put in a new pool as “they. will have nothing to live on, 
but soon as the vool sides and the paves of es plants become ee the 
snails can live and thrives 
Piace lime in the ool by wravzving e small cud full in paver and vilacing 
in a corner of the lily box, cover with soil, if a larse vool, vlace several 
of these; some days after placing, punch the vaver. and allow some of the lime 
to float in the water. Lime placed in the vool this way will hel» keen the 
water from becoming over acid, atid the snails need lime for their shell, 
