
(awe ered: Visit Us! 
Marathon is on the main highway between Binghamton and Syracuse (Route 11). Come to 
Marathon and follow sign WATER LILIES. Our gardens are about 7 miles from Marathon. 



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One of our 25 spring-fed pools 
devoted to Water Lilies, Gold- 
fish, and Aquatics. Giant CON- 
QUEROR in foreground: AMA- 
BALIS beyond. 
Visitors come from many miles to 
see our Water Lilies and Goldfish. 
Our lilies are in bloom from June 
until the first heavy frost. They 
are at their best during July, August 
and September. During the morning 
or middle of the day is the best time 
to visit us as the lilies are open the 
widest then. 
Besides 25 growing ponds, we also 
have two large concrete display 
pools. 
PLEASE NOTE: Instructions 
for Building Pools on Page Ll. 


PLEASE READ 
We wish to call particular attention to the following stock listed in this catalog: 
1. GIANT TROPICAL WATER LILIES. 
All of our Tropicals are young plants started with a special fertilizer to get the maximum of 
root growth and bud development. The plants we ship are not only loaded with buds but are usually 
in full bloom. (Occasional exceptions: Night Blooming Tropicals which bloom a little later than 
Day Bloomers.) We ship the largest Tropicals that it is possible to grow! 
2. DAIRY FERTILIZED HARDY WATER LILIES. 
All of our Hardies are grown in soil containing 20 to 30 per cent rotted dairy fertilizer. Our 
hardy roots are really gigantic in size. They average almost twice the size of the largest root we ever 
received from any other grower. (We have bought hundreds of them to get our start.) They will 
actually give you 2 to 3 times as many blooms as just ordinary roots grown year after year in the 
same worn out soil. (See illustrations.) 
3. RED GOLDFISH. 
No words can describe the beauty of our brilliant red goldfish. Many years of selective breeding 
have resulted in this gorgeous strain of red goldfish. Only rarely does a yellow one appear such as 
one may see in the 5 and 10 cent stores. Buy our Red Goldfish just once and you will never want to 
be without them! Please also note our SLOCUM’S PERFEX—the perfect pool fish food. 
4. SCAVENGER COLLECTIONS. 
Please note our Assorted Scavenger and Snail collections for $1, $2, $3, and $5 on Page 21. All 
pools need scavengers to keep the water clear! Most pools do not have nearly enough. Allow two 
scavengers for every square foot of pool surface. Snails can be shipped (1) in same package with 
water lilies by merely wrapping in moss or (2) in same can with fish. There is no appreciable extra 
cost in either case. 



A GARDEN POOL (See Page 15) 
by MARGARET E. SANGSTER 
A garden pool, with wonder in the heart of it, A garden pool. and lilies dressed in magic, 
Where we may rest when we are very tired— We kneel beside it, thinking—‘‘This is Truth!” 
A garden pool, and romance is a part of it, We kneel—and, oh, the pool becomes an altar 
And dreams bloom with the lilies, faith inspired. Raised to the God of beauty and surcease. 
Here there is respite from a world so tragic And courage fills our souls—how can we falter 
That we forget the blessed days of youth. When lilies speak of loveliness and peace? 
Reprinted from July, 1941, issue of Better Homes § Gardens 
We of the SLOCUM WATER GARDENS think that this is one of the most beautiful poems ever written. We have included it with 
the hope that you, too, may be touched with the timely spirit it contains, so appropriate in these troubled times. We have included it 
with the hope that you may be inspired to participate in the thrill, the fun, and the heartfelt peace of Water Gardening. 
Sincerely, 
PERRY D. SLOCUM, Proprietor 




GROW WATER LILIES—THE FLOWER OF PEACE AND PURITY! 
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