VAN NESS WATER GARDENS, Upland, California 


Display Pool Featuring Lotus and Tropical Lilies 
FISH 
We have a good assortment of Gold Fish which may be 
purchased at our gardens, at very reasonable prices. How- 
ever, we do not ship fish. 
FISH FOOD 
We have a properly balanced fish food, which has all the 
ingredients necessary for keeping your fish in good health. 
They should only be fed twice a week as the most of the ills 
of fish are caused by over feeding. Fish food, pint 25c. 
TAKING CARE OF FISH 
Never place fish in fresh water from faucet. In changing 
and cleaning fish bowl, pour all the water you can from bowl 
into dish; remove fish from bowl into this water. 
After cleaning bowl, return this water with fish to bowl 
and add a little fresh water each day. Do not change more 
than once a week. The bowl will be kept clean by always 
having some water grasses and a pair of snails. Do not crowd 
fish in a bowl. A good way is to figure one gallon of water 
for each inch of fish, not counting tails. 
BOOKS ON GARDENING 
These books go into detail on the subjects of pool design, 
planting and the culture of Aquatics. 
Water Gardening. How to make garden pools. 96 pages, 28 
drawings. William Longyear. $1.00 postpaid. 
Water Gardens and Goldfish. 272 pages, 126 illustrations. 
Robert Sawyer and E. W. Perkins. $2.00 postpaid. 

VAN NESS’ WATER LILY 
FERTILIZER 
A very concentrated fertilizer especially good for water 
lily culture, which we ship with orders for water lilies. 
Enough for Tub Garden 
4-lb. bag, enough for four lilies 




Twenty-three 
SWEENEY, STRAUB & DIMM, HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, PORTLAND, ORE 
