LET THE POOL GO THIS YEAR... 
GOODNESS, NO! 
1. CONOMY—Surely—BUT in what other small ex- 
penditure can you receive the benefit of beauty 
and joy the pool and its surroundings give the entire 
family. 
Water gardening means quite a different thing this 
year, it has its place, serving such as spiritual comfort 
and mental stability. 
Nature is always the same, expending its every effort 
to bring a never ceasing sense of beautiful serenity to 
any worry-worn human who will give it a chance. 
This is a time of stress—our all out effort in this 
national crisis is causing both a physical and mental 
strain on our entire population. Whether your family is 
engaged in actual defense or the ever-growing civilian 
group they come home tired and needing a quiet, 
cheerful place to relax, and the Water Garden gives you 
this. 
Nothing gives a more restful, charming atmosphere 
like a collection of plants growing in water. You'll love 
the pleasure they will give. 
I feel that Water Gardening this year is an important 
factor in maintaining public morale. This year, more 
than ever, it is important to make an all out effort for 
Home Charm and Peaceful surroundings. 
We Americans can take it and more than that we can 
make the best of any situation! 
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Jitters!!! 
Turmoil and a world seething with unrest, there is a 
general case with everyone—Jitters—anything pertain- 
ing to water, will help convert one from restlessness to 
quietness, watching and beholding the beauties of 
Nature. 
What could be more calming to mind and nerves 
than observing a crystal clear pool filled with Water 
Plants and Fishes—their beauty unequalled. 
People like to spend leisure time agreeably, and cer- 
tain restrictions will no doubt come up, and doesn't it 
seem logical and natural that we try to counterbalance 
the worries of war with something serene, natural and 
comforting, such for instance—The Water Garden. 
The illustration below is a “LARGE” pool, 15 feet wid2 and 30 feet long, which we have planted for the past eight 
years, and with complete success year after year. Here we have a rather unusual pool—built to produce the results pictured— 
a dense grouping of leaves and blooms with a mirror pool in center. Here you see eighteen lilies—blooming in all their splen- 
dor—Blue Beauty, Mrs. Pring, Pershing, Chicago, Pink Pearl, August Koch, Juno, Missouri—all these varieties are reliable, 
equally dependable in keeping up a continuous display of fragrant blossoms. In planting, the lilies were placed in boxes, 
containing about a bushel of soil, as the pool is deep a concrete block was placed under each box to bring the top of lily 
box to about 10 inches below water level. 

Those Water 
Gardeners 

miss a lot of pleasure 
who refuse to buy 
anything but hardy 
plants for their pools. 
There are “annual 
things” that are beau- 
tiful beyond descrip- 
tion. 

There are two illus- 
trations on pages !2 
or 138—of annual 
things, that can be 
purchased—for a 
nominal price. Our 
collection No. 2-A for 
one dollar will fill a 
smal! pool. Page 16 
The Creeping Hya- 
cinth and Taro really 
give you your mon- 
ey's worth. 


