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- HARDY WATER LILIES 
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~ a Our water lilies will bloom the first season, if planted between April 1st and July 15th. 
for Pools 
and Tubs 
They may be safely 
_ planted any time before October 1st, but if started later than July 15th they may not bloom until the following 
summer. 
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AURORA. The flowers open creamy yellow, chang- 
jing through orange to deep red as the flower ages. 
$1.50 each, postpaid. 
CARMINE LAYDEKER. 
good size. One of:the best for the small pool as it 
. is free flowering and requires little room. $2.50 each, 
postpaid. 
CHROMATELLA. Bright sulphur yellow flowers, 4 
Free bloomer, producing an end- 
One of the easiest 
to 6 inches across. 
Jess succession of large flowers. 
to grow. $1.50 each, postpaid. 
COMANCHE. 
Blooms. open a rich apricot and later change 
bronze. The leaves are olive green flaked brown. 
each, postpaid. 
GLADSTONE. Pure white flowers with waxy ‘petals 
often 
_ end sulphur yellow heart. Of wnusual size, 
measuring 6 to 8 inches. $1.50 each, postpaid. 

Water Poppies 
ss WATER POPPY 
. Large, bright yellow, poppy-like flowers borne in continuous 
The foliage floats on the 
It should be 
~ planted and cared for in the same manner as water lilies, but 
35c each; 3 for 75c, postpaid. 
CHINESE DOUBLE RED 
LOTUS. The King of Lotus. 
_ Gorgeous, bright rosy-carmine flowers, carried well above the 
The best variety for small pools or tubs. 
profusion throughout the season. 
surface of the water like a miniature pond lily. 
cannot be left out in winter. 
Sacred Lotus 

foliage. 
fectly hardy. $2.50 each, postpaid. 

Carmine-rose flowers of 
Hardiest of all colored water lilies. 
$2.50 
> Water Lilies and other aquatic plants are shipped from April to October. 
GLORIOSA. Deep 
deeper red with age. 
throughout the season. 
each, postpaid. 
HELEN FOWLER. Deep pink with lighter center. 
ee fragrant and free flowering. $1.50 each, post- 
paid. 
PINK OPAL. Deep pink flowers of medium size. 
Well adapted to the small pool; fragrant and one of 
the best for cutting. $1.50 each, postpaid. 
ROSE AREY. Brilliant pink, fragrant flowers with 
pointed and incurved petals. A rapid grower and 
one of the finest of the pinks. $14.75 each, postpaid. 
SUNRISE. Largest of all hardy water lilies; the 
blooms often reaching eleven inches or more, The 
enormous flowers of clear sulphur-yellow are the first 
to open in the morning. Blooms continually from 
spring until frost. Leaves deep green fle¢ked red. 
$3.00 each, postpaid, 
carmine-rose changing to a 
Large flowers freely produced 
Ideal for pool or tub, $2.50 
Siberian Water Lilies 
Grow and Bloom in a 
15 Inch Bowl 
It is not necessary to have an exten- 
sive lawn with a large pool in order to 
grow water lilies. The Siberian, Pigmy 
or Baby Water Lily can be success- 
fully grown indoors in a small bowl or 
outdoors in either a small or large 
pool. 
The Siberian Water Lily (Nymphaea 
Tetragona) is especially suited for 
small quarters as it never feels 
cramped. This dwarf variety is the 
smallest species in cultivation and will 
grow and bloom indoors in an ordinary 
15 ineh crock. The leaves are 3 to 4 
inches across. The white flowers, 1% 
to 2% inches aeross, are open from 3 
to 4 days, closing at night. 
The Siberian Water Lily is a native 
of Siberia and perfectly hardy. We 
have no plants to offer. Grows readily 
from seed. Pkt., 25c. 
Per- 

‘Other Outdoor Water Plants 
. Natural ponds and pools contain many small plants, both above and below the surface. 
They’ are necessary 
to maintain a natural and realistic appearance, as well as highly beneficial to aquatic life. 
is 
CAT TAIL. Erect growing, grace- 
ful native plant. 
FLOATING HEART. Rapid grow- 
ing plant similar to the lilies. 
Yellow flowers. 
2 _ FLOWERING RUSH. One of the 
best for pools. Pink flowers. 
GIANT RUSH. Suitable for grow- W@ter- 
SHELL-FLOWER. A good plant 
for the shaded pool. 
SPIDER LILY. A shallow water 
plant with curious white flowers. 
SWAMP CALLA. 
the margins of pools in shallow 
Desirable for 
ing in the corner of the pool. 
GIANT ARROWHEAD. Erect 
growing plant with arrow-shaped 
leaves and white flowers. 
PARROT FEATHER. A rapid 
growing feathery plant partly sub- 
SWEET FLAG. The native Flag 
of swamp lands; not an Ivis. 
UMBRELLA PLANT. Used as a 
pot plant or in the pool. 
WATER FORGET-ME-NOT. An 
merged. 
3 
25 
Leh 
3 _ PRIMROSE CREEPER. A shal- 
low water plant with yellow flowers. 
es PRICES—35c each; 3 for 75c; 6 for $1.25; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
Sy eh fi 
Also makes a fine win- 
dow plant in a bowl of water. 
ers. 
Oxygenating Plants 
_ These plants are indispensable in a pool or aquarium 
where fish are present. 
of the water and liberate oxygen, which is necessary for 
the life and health of your fish. 
otection for the fish during the heat of the day, and also 
They absorb many of the impurities 
They furnish “cover and 
us supply them with green food. - 
Plants received without roots can merely be placed in the 
water or potted in soil where they will soon develop a root 
System 
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either indoors or out. ! Male 
Oa Cabomba, Ludwigia, Myriophyllum, Sagittaria, 
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We offer here a well balanced collection of ten plants for 
The collection will contain such plants 
10 for $1.25, postpaid. 
attractive shallow water plant. 
growing variety with yellow flow- 
Grows in wet or dry ground. 

WATER HYACINTH. A floating 
PICKEREL PLANT. Grows 12 pjant with spikes of blue flowers. 
to 18 inches high bearing blue 
_ flowers, ~ : WATER IRIS. Blue. Smaller 
PORCUPINE GRASS. Tall reed- than the yellow variety. — 
like plant striped green and white. WATER IRIS. Yellow. A tall Water Hyacinth 
(35¢ Each) 
Scavengers for 
~ the Pool 
Scavengers are the housekeepers of the pool — 
or aquarium and are required in order to keep 
it in a sanitary condition for your fish. Snails 
feed on the green scum (algae) that develops in 
the pool. We will furnish a collection con- 
taining a general assortment of snails. 6 for 
65c; 12 for $1.00, postpaid. 
FRESH WATER CLAMS. 
for $1.25, postpaid. 
BABY GREEN TURTLES. 2 
for $1.25, postpaid. 
for 50c; 6 
6 for 75¢e; 12 



Hardy Water Lily Sunrise 
3 Water Lilies 
aiew $9.75 
Yellow 
White 
One each of Pink, Yellow and White—3 varieties of 
our selection for only $2.75, postpaid. 
Cobra Orchid 
It Catches Flies, Eats Raw Meat, 
Likes Ants and Bugs 
O.ne of the 
most fascinating 
plants known to 
man, It resem- 
bles the hooded 
cobra of the jun- 
gles of India, 
and is one of 
the few carniv- 
orous plants 
known to sci- 
ence. 
The plant has 
no leaves, the 
stalks are 
twisted and fun- 
nel shape, small 
at the bottom, 
growing larger 
with a rounded 
hood at the top 
from which hang 
two crimson and 
green appendages 
which have the 
appearance of 
feelers or whis- 
kers. 
The hood is beautifully colored, and mottled by 
white translucent areas through which the in- 
terior is lighted. Both hood and appendages bear 
many honey glands, the excretion from» which 
tempts bugs, ants, flies, in fact all kinds of in- 
sects toward the mouth, an orifice on the under 
side of the hood, and are lured inside the funnel- 
like stem from which they can not come back, as 
the stem is lined with innumerable little hair-like 
prongs all pointing downward, and once they get 
below a few of these points they have to con- 
tinue on downward where the victim is absorbed 
in the digestive fluid or liquid in the bottom of 
the stem. 
The Cobra Orchid, or Darlingtonia, is a peren- 
nial which will grow year after year out of doors, 
provided it is given a shady position and never 
allowed to become dry. Along the banks of a pool 
is an ideal place, It also may be grown as a 
house plant, in pots of sandy soil and leaf mould. 
If kept in a room free from all insects, it is 
advisable once or twice weekly to place a few 
small particles of raw beef, about the size of a 
grain of wheat, in the orifice for its nourishment ; 
however, if placed where there are other plants, 
in the average room, a sufficient number of insects 
will be attracted from them, making artificial feed- 
ing unnecessary. 
The Cobra Orchid blooms in the spring, having 
unusual purple and yellow flowers. 
Plants, $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 














































Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 

