VAN NESS WATER GARDENS, Upland, California 

TROPICAL LILIES 
We are offering a limited number of TWO-YEAR-OLD PLANTS this year. 
Immense Size — Exquisite Fragrance 
If you are a real Water Garden enthusiast you will surely 
want some of these marvelous plants. Flowers the size of 
dinner plates, with a perfume so spicy as to permeate the 
whole garden. Only in the Tropicals can you obtain the 
exquisite blue and purple shades; and with the wonderful 
varieties offered one can find just the lily to fit their needs. 
Many of the varieties will adapt themselves either to large 
or small pools. 
We are happy to be able to offer a limited number of 2- 
year plants of the following varieties of Tropicals. Should 
you wish these, please mail your order early. We recom- 
mend the young plants for immense blooms but for quantity 
many prefer the 2-year plants, and we will endeavor to fill 
all orders with these if you will state your preference. 
R. E. Van Ness with Blue Triumph Lily 
Showing immense size attained in our growing pools. These 
lilies will be shipped to you when 2 years old; having heavy 
bulb attached and stored with energy they are often in full 
bloom when shipped and are sure to give satisfaction. 
Wonderful. 2 Year Plants. Specially priced 

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SPECIAL REMINDER 
TAKE NOTICE! 
We do not ship Tropicals until the weather has become 
permanetly warm, as early shipments are almost sure to 
go dormant. A safe date is after June first, except in the 
Southern states, where they may be shipped at an earlier 
date, from May Ist to 15th. Should we be instructed to 
ship at an earlier date, we do so at customer’s risk. 


2-Year 
BLUE TRIUMPH TROPICAL LILY 
Blue Triumph. This is all the name implies as its huge blue 
flowers often reach the enormous size of a foot across. 
Commencing in June and continuing throughout the entire 
summer, it often has four open flowers at the same time. 
Thrives in large or small pool. $2.50. 
Pennsylvania. (Blue beauty.) (2-year plants.) A magnificent 
variety with rich blue flowers that are often 10 and 12 
inches across. The buds are speckled with maroon, the 
stamens are tipped with blue. The flowers have a spicy 
perfume such as no other tropic has. The plant is a free 
and vigorous bloomer. $2.50. 
Pennsylvania. Young plants, in bud. $2.00. 
Panama Pacific. (2-year plants.) These are of the viviporous 
variety, growing young plants at the base of the leaf. 
They are somewhat hardier than other Tropicals and 
may be planted a little earlier. This variety is a free 
bloomer. Flowers a rich purple, the yellow stamens 
making a striking contrast. $2.00. 
Panama Pacific. Young plants, in bud. $1.75. 
August Koch. (2-year plants.) The fragrant blossoms are of 
good size and deep blue in color, the sepals a rich orchid 
shade. Is a free bloomer and easily established. $2.00. 
August Koch. Young plants, in bud. $1.75. 

LIKES BLUE TRIUMPH 
IDV SH ASE 
I received my Blue Triumph in fine shape. It bloomed the 
next day and had three more buds on it. I am more than 
pleased with it. I have a neighbor who is going to build a pool 
very soon and I am going to see that she buys her lilies from 
you. I showed her the Blue Triumph and she was crasy 
about tt. 
The free Water Lettuce you sent me was just fine and a 
great surprise as I did not have any. Thank you very much. 
MRS. W. N. HARRISON, 
Burbank, Calif. 
