HARDY WATER LILIES 
for Pools 
and Tubs 


Our water lilies will bloom the first season, if planted between April 1st and July 15th. 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. _ 
Water Lilies and other aquatic plants are ee from April to October. 
3 AURORA. The flowers open creamy yellow, chang- GLORIOSA. Deep carmine-rose changing to a 
ing through orange to deep red as the flower ages. deeper red with age: Large flowers freely produced 
$2.50 each, postpaid. throughout the season, Ideal for pool or tub. $3.00 
: a each, postpaid. 
- CHROMATELLA. Bright sulphur yellow flowers, 4 HELEN FOWLER. Deep pihk with lighter center. 
to 6 inches across. Free bloomer, producing an end- ee eracrant and) free iewerlhg-~ $2.00. cagh, post- 
less succession of large flowers. One of the easiest PINK OPAL. Deep pink flowers of medium size. 
to grow, $2. 50 each, postpaid. 2 Well adapted to the small pool; fragrant and one of 
the best for cutting. $2.00 each, postpaid. 
COMANCHE. . Hardiest of all colored water lilies. ROSE AREY. Brilliant pink, fragrant flowers with 
Blooms. open a rich apricot and later change to pointed and incurved petals. A rapid grower and 
bronze, The leaves are olive green flaked brown. $3.00 one of the finest of the pinks. $2.00 each, postpaid. 
each, postpaid SUNRISE. Largest of all hardy water lilies ; the 
’ ; \ blooms often reaching eleven inches or more. The 
; 4 Fé enormous flowers of clear sulphur-yellow are the first FE 
ae aides i ae with waxy petals to open in the morning. Blooms continually from Hardy Water Lily 
and sulphur yellow heart. unusual size, often spring until frost. Leaves deep green. flecked red. 
measuring 6 to 8 inches. $2.50 each, postpaid. $3.00 each, postpaid. ‘ Bee 
r] x . 
3 vy ater Lilies 

Water Poppies 
WATER POPPY 
Large, bright yellow, poppy-like flowers borne in 
continuous profusion throughout the season. 
foliage floats on the surface of the water like a mini- 
ature pond lily. It should be planted and cared for 
in the same manner as water lilies, but cannot be 
50c each; 3 for $1.25, postpaid. 
left out in winter. 
CHINESE SACRED LOTUS 
Large, full double flowers of 
bright rosy- carmine carriéd on long stems well above 
Can be grown in a tub or in either a 
The King of Lotus. 
the foliage. 
large or small pool, even in a natural lake. 
flowers often reach a foot across and the leaves 
2 feet or more. Perfectly hardy. Roots $4.00 each, 
postpaid. - pees i 

The 


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. 
The 
SNAILS. A collection containing a general 
assortment, 6 for $1.00; 12 for $1.50, post- 
pa : 
OXYGENATING PLANTS 
’ These plants are indispensable in a pool or aqua- 
rium where fish are present. They absorb many of 
the impurities of the water and liberate oxygen, 
in the water or potted in sotl ue hee will soon 
develop a root system. 
Pink 
Yellow 
White 
$5.00 
One each of Pink, Yellow and White—3 varieties of 
our selection for only $5.00, postpaid. 
Cobra Orchid 
It Catches Flies, Eats Raw Meat, 
Likes 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 on.e 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- 



























i which is necessary for the life and health of your We offer here a well balanced collection of ten terior is lighted. Bot) hood and appendages bear 
fish. They furnish cover and protection for the fisl- plants for either indoors or out. The collection will many honey glands, the excretion from which 
. during the heat of the day, and also supply them contain such plants as Anacharis, Cabomba, lLud- tempts bugs, ants, flies, in fact all kinds of in- 
with green food. wigia, Myriophyllum, Sagittaria, Spatterdock and sects toward the mouth, an orifice on the under 
Plants received without roots-can merely be placed Vallisneria. 5 for $1.00; 10 for $1.50, postpaid. side of the hood, and are lured inside the funnel- 
i like stem from which they can not come back, as 
Other Outdoor Water Plants 
both above and 

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- 





‘Natural ponds and pools contain many small plants, 
below the surface. They are necessary to maintain a natural and realistic 
@ 
nial which will grow year after year out of doors, 
provided it is given a shady position and never 

sto 218 
appearance, as well as highly beneficial to aquatic life. 
FLOATING HEART. Rapid grow- 
‘ing plant similar to the lilies. 
Yellow flowers. 
> 
FLOWERING.RUSH. One of the | 
best for pools. Pink flowers. 
PARROT FEATHER. A rapid 
growing feathery plant partly sub- 
: merged. 
-PICKEREL PLANT. Grows 12 
inches high bearing blue 
flowers. ; 
; Z 
SHELL-FLOWER. A good plant 
for the shaded pool. 
SWEET FLAG. The native Flag 
of swamp lands; not an Iris. 
UMBRELLA PLANT. Used asia 
pot plant or in the pool. 
WATER FORGET-ME-NOT. An 
attractive shallow water plant. 
WATER HYACINTH. 
WATER IRIS. Blue. Smaller 
than the yellow variety. a 
WATER IRIS. Yellow. A tall 
growing variety with yellow flow- 
ers. Grows in wet or dry ground. 
Because of Ras packing, we ‘cannot accept orders for less than 3 
plants, 
peices 5 for $1. 00; 6 for $1.65; 12 for $3.00, postpaid. 

A floating 
' plant with spikes of blue flowers. — 

Water Hyacinth 

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, x RAE 
unusual purple and yellow flowers. 
Plants, $1.00 each, postpaid. 













Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 


