ClHb LOTUS .. 
There is something fas- 
cinating about a Lotus. 
Symbolic of purity under 
temptation stands the Lo- 
tus, so the followers of 
Buddha have said. 
In the Lotus we see beauty of 
form and harmony of cclor, great 
concave, shield-like leaves oiten 
2 feet in diameter, large buds 
borne on long stems 4 to 8 feet 
tall, enormous flowers with de- 
lightful fragrance. 
Lotus are perennial, coming up 
year after year. They should be 
planted in full sunlight at a depth 
of from 6 to 18 inches kLelow 
water level in a container, which 
should be about 15 inches by 24 
inches and at least 10 inches 
Illustrates the beauty of the blooms of the deep. Soil, a rich mixture of top 
Chinese Lotus. % : 

soil and well rotted cow menure. 
CHINESE RED LOTUS- Cellosal - Exctic - Supreme 
The King of Lotus. Large full double flowers of bright rosy carmine carried well 
above the foliage. A gorgeous variety; magnificent in every respect. Can ke grown 
in tub, small or large pool—natural lake—in pools provide a box containing at le-st 
3 bushels of soil. 
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CC®) Illustration shows clearlv the large unusual leaves and blooms of the 
Lotus. Large, concave leaves, 2 feet in diameter, the many petaled flowers 
on siems 4 to 6 feet high. 




EGYPTIAN LOTUS. (Speciosum). The Sacred Lotus 
of the Nile. Rosy pink blooms. Shy bloomer in a FOR AN ORIENTAL 
small pool. $1.50. 
APPEARANCE 
JAPANESE LOTUS. (Album grandiflorum). Pure white in your water garden, plant this collee- 
flowers, extra large foliage. Each $1.50. fcn=Wien (lotwen i one: Gemer mame 
Papyrus and Taro and Parrot Feather in 
another corner, and you have a scene 
that will remind you of the far east. 
AMERICAN LOTUS. (Luteum). Native to some of the 
States in the South and West. Flowers, rich yel- 
low, large grower, requires considerable rcom in 
a pool. Each $1.50. Try it. 
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SHIROMAN. Truly a companion to the above men- Chinese Lotus immmorial Taterpiaee 
tioned variety. A duplicate in size, double kios- Papyrus Parret Poona 
soms, but pure white in color. Each $2.50. 
MIXED LOTUS. During the spring rush, labels get $4.29 
— . : ' lost, and if you want ‘just a lotus’ order one of 
American Lotus these. Each $1.25. 



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