



= CARMINE LAYDEKER. 
- to 6 inches across. 
a 
- measuring 6 to 8 inches. 

.. cannot be left out in winter. 
% Sacred Lotus 




: {ne ip the corner of the pool. 




dow plant in a bowl of water. 
COMANCHE. 
CAT TAIL. Erect growing, 
4 summer. 
es “AURORA. The flowers open creamy yellow, 
ing through orange to deep red as the flower 
«$3. .00 each, postpaid. 
chang- 
ages. 
Carmine-rose flowers of 
good size. One of the best for the small pool as it 
is free flowering and Pequires little room. $2.50 each, 
‘postpaid. 
_ CHROMATELLA. Bright sulphur yellow flowers, 4 
Free bloomer, producing an end- 
tess. ‘suécession of large flowers. One of the easiest 
to grow. $1.50 each, postpaid. 
Hardiest of all, colored water lilies. 
Blooms open a rich apricot and later change to 
pronze. The leaves are olive green flaked brown. wGor 50 
each, postpaid. 
GLADSTONE. Pure white flowers with waxy petals 
and sulphur yellow heart. Of unusual size,’ often 
$1.75 each, postpaid. 
Water Poppies 
WATER POPPY — 
Large, bright yellow, poppy-like flowers borne in continuous 
‘A Siofusion throughout the season. The 
foliage. 
- fectly hardy. $3.50 each, postpaid. 

A 
grace- 
ful native plant. 
‘FLOATING HEART. Rapid grow- 
Yall es similar to the lilies. for the shaded pool. 
Ls erg TS: SWAMP CALLA: Desirable for 
FLOWERING RUSH. One of the the margins of Book in shallow 
best: for pools. Pink flowers. water. 
- GIANT RUSH. Suitable for grow- 
GIANT ARROWHEAD. Erect 
growing plant with arrow-shaped 
leaves and white flowers. - 
PARROT FEATHER. A _ rapid 
‘growing feathery plant partly sub- 
merged. Also_ makes a fine win- 


Our water lilies will bloom>the first season, if planted between April 1st and July 15th. 
planted any time before October 1st, but if started later than July 15th they may not bloom until the followi ing 
foliage floats on 
surface of the water like a miniature pond lily.. It should be 
planted and cared for in’the same manner as water lilies, but 
35c each; 3 for 90c¢, 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. 
PRIMROSE CREEPER. 
low water plant with yellow flowers. 
SHELL-FLOWER. 
SWEET FLAG. The native Flag 
of swamp lands; not an Iris. 
UMBRELLA PLANT. Used as a 
pot plant or in the pool. 
WATER  FORGET-ME-NOT. 
attractive shallow water plant. 
WATER HYACINTH. 
plant with spikes of blue flowers. 
for Pools 
and Tubs 
They may be safely 
par) Lilies and other aquatic plants are shipped from April to October. 
GLORIOSA. Deep carmine-rose changing to a 
deeper red with age. Large flowers freaky produced 
throughout the season, Ideal for pool or tub. $2.50 
each, postpaid. 
HELEN FOWLER. 
Very 
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 ineurved petals. A rapid grower and 
one of the finest. of the pinks, $1.75 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 flecked red. 
$2.75 each, postpaid. 
d Deep pink with lighter center. 
fragrant and free flowering. $1.50 each, post- 
Siberian Water Lilies 
Grow and Bloom in a 
“15 Inch Bowl 
Tt 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 
pool. 
either a> small or large 
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 inch crock. The leaves are 3 to 4 
inches across. The white flowers, 1% 
to 2% inches across, are open from 3 
to 4 days, closing at night. 
Fhe Siberian Water Lily is a native 
of Siberia and perfectly hardy. We 
have no plants to offer. Grows readily 
from seed. Pkt., 25c. 
the 
Per- 
Other Outdoor Water Plants 
Natural ponds and pools contain many small plants, both above and below the surface. 
- to maintain a natural and realistic appearance, as well as highly beneficial to aquatic life. 
They are necessary 
A shal- 
A good plant 
An 
A floating 

~— 
 PICKEREL PLANT. Grows 12 WATER IRIS.. Blue. Smaller 
to 18 inches bleh bearing blue than the yellow variety. 
Bee WATER IRIS. Yellow. A tall Water Hyacinth 
ot PORCUPINE GRASS. Tall reed- growing variety with yellow flow- (35c Each) 
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ers. 
ike eplgnl. piriped green and white. 

Teele are indispensable 
f: h are present. 
the fish during the heat of the day, 
Bp with: green food. 
patterdoc nd Vallisneria. 
in a_pool or aquarium 
They absorb many of the impurities’ - 
.e -and— liberate oxygen, which is necessary for 
fe ti) health of your fish. They furnish cover and 
and also 
without roots can merely be placed in the 
in saa where they will soon develop a root 
ell Fatinieed collection of ten plants for 
2 . The collection will contain such plants 
achar , Cabomba, Ludwigia, Myriophyllum, Sagittaria, 
5 for 75c; 10 for $1.25, post- 
Grows in wet or dry ground. 
PRICES—35¢ each; 3 for 90c; 6 for $1. 65; 12 for $3.00, postpaid. 
Scavengers for the 
Aquarium and 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. 
SNAILS, A collection containing a general 
assortment, 6 for 65c; 12 for $1.00, postpaid. 
FRESH WATER CLAMS. 6 for 75c; 12 
for $1.25, postpaid. 
BABY GREEN TURTLES. 40c each ; 3 for 
$1.00, postpaid. 


Hardy Water Lily Sunrise 
3 Water Lilies 
i $3.00 
Yellow 
White 
One each of Pink, Yellow and White—3 varieties ‘ot 
our selection for only $3.00, postpaid. 
Cobra Orchid 
It Catches Flies, Eats Raw Meat, 
pakes Ants and Bugs 
One 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 hy 
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 Jined 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, 
unusual purple and yellow flowers. 
Plants, $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 











































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Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
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