Illustrates the beauty of the blooms of the 
Chinese Lotus. 
CHINESE RED LOTUS - Collosal - Exotic-Su ireme 
The King of Lotus. Large full double flowers of bright rosy carmine cat led well 
above the foliage. A gorgeous variety; magnificent in every respect. Can be grown 
in tub, small or large pool—natural lake—in pools provide a box containing at least 
3 bushels of soil. 
There is someth 
cinating about a 
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 color, great 
concave, shield-like leaves often 
2 feet in diameter, large buds 
borne on long stems 4 to 8 feet 
tall, enormous flowers. ith de- 
lightful fragrance. ~~ 
Lotus are perennial, coming up 
ould be 
year after year. They 
planted in full sunlight « it a depth 
of: from 6 to 18 inches below 
water level in a contains 
should be about 15 in 
inches and at least I 
deep. Soil, a rich mixttfre of top 
soil and well rotted cow manure. 




ng fas- 
Lotus. 






$341 

Illustration shows clearly the large unusual leaves and blooms of the 
Lotus. Large, concave leaves, 2 feet in diameter, the many petaled flowers 















one a 1 on stems 4 to 6 feet high. 
EGYPTIAN I TUS. (Speciosum). The Sacred Lotus 
of the Nile Rosy pink bloonis. Shy bloomer in a 
small pool, §2.50. 
AMERICA 1 )TUS. (Luteum). Native to some of the 
States in South and West. Flowers, rich yel- 
low, large™rower, requires considerable room if 
a pool. $2.50. 
SHIROME Tuly a companion to the above men- 
tioned © f, A duplicate in size, double blos- 
soms, butimire white in color. Each $3.50. 
MIXED) LOM During the spring rush, labels get. 
lest, a Fou want “just a lotus” order one of 
these. y, 00. 

Q UATIC NURSERIES—LOVELAND, OHIO 
FOR AN ORIENTAL 
APPEARANCE 
in your water garden, plant this collec- 
tion—the Lotus in one corner, the 
Papyrus and Taro and Parrot Feather in 
another corner, and you have a scene 
that will remind you of the far east. 
Try it. 
COLLECTION NO. 11 
Chinese Lotus Imperial Taro Plant 
Papyrus Parrot Feather 
$4.00 
