VAN NESS WATER GARDENS, Upland, California 

STAR LILIES 
These lilies are of the Tropical lily family, but are hardier. 
Splendid bloomers, often bearing over 100 blooms in a sea- 
son. They are splendid for cut flowers, lasting for several 
days and filling the room with their delightful fragrance. 
Star lilies are shipped as tubers, and in planting be sure 
and keep the sprouted end uppermost. Keep away from 
Hardy lilies as they start earlier than Star lilies and will 
crowd them out. 
These lilies will form a bulb as they go dormant in the 
fall, and may be stored in damp sand in a frostless cellar 
until the next spring, when they may be replanted. 
Blue Star. This starry, deep blue lily grows on tall stems 
and becomes almost purple as the season advances. It has 
spicy fragrance and will have as many as 6 blossoms at one 
time, blooming continuously until fall. $1.25. 
Pink Star (Stella Gurney). Soft, orchid-pink blossoms with 
long pointed petals and yellow stamens. Intensely fragrant 
and opens early in the morning, staying open all day. A 
free bloomer, with light green pads and ruffled edges. $1.25. 
Rose Star. Same as the above except being a deeper shade 
Gt pinks 1.25, 

Pink Star 
Red Star (Mrs. Ward). The deepest red of the day blooming 
lilies. The blooms are borne on stout stems a foot above 
the water and are very fragrant. A good lily for cutting. 
$1.50. 
LOTUS 


Plant tuber flat and cover with 
2 inches of soil. Be careful of 
growing tips and do not break the 
tuber in pieces. 

Leaf 




Lotus TUBER 


Sacred Lotus 
“The Lotus blooms below the barren peak: 
The Lotus blows by ever-winding creek: 
Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind, 
In the Lotus-land to live and lie reclined.” 
—Lord Alfred Tennyson. 
Poets have sung of Lotus, nations have and do hold it in 
reverence: and small wonder that this is true. One has only 
to come upon a pool planted with these Oriental flowers to 
realize that they are God given: with their wonderous beauty, 
standing high above the water, their mammoth leaves and 
their queer seed pods all blending into a picture of such 
startling beauty as to be breath taking. 
These plants are hardy and may be grown almost any- 
where in the U. S., blooming better the second year than the 
first. The bulbs look like a peeled banana, the crown is at 
the long end of the bulb. The crown should be placed up, 
with the bulb placed horizontally. Great care should be 
taken not to break the crown off, as that renders the bulb 
worthless. Cannot be shipped after June Ist. 
Nelumbium Speciosum (pink). Egyptian sacred Lotus. An 
excellent variety. Very hardy and free growing. Possesses 
a strange, haunting fragrance. $1.50. 
Nelumbium Flavens. A splendid variety that has cream col- 
ored flowers. A good bloomer. $1.25. 
Double Red Lotus (Pekinensis rubium plenum). Mammoth 
double red blossoms, often a foot across. 
variety. $2.50. 
A very choice 
Album Striatum. A striking variation of the Japanese Lotus. 
Flowers large and very fragrant. The white petals are 
tipped, edged and faintly striped with rosy carmine. $2.00. 
Lotus Seed Pods. These are used in many ways, for decora- 
tions, winter boquets, etc., resembling a wasp’s nest. They 
are indeed a novelty. 25c, 35c and 50c per doz. 
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