BLUE DAY-BLOOMING TROPICALS (Cont.) 
JUDGE HITCHCOCK. Here we have a variety that is truly a 
novelty. ‘I'he flowers are large and cup-shaped, and the color in 
general is a beautiful violet blue. A large number of stamens are 
produced, gold in color and tipped with blue. This lily has done 
exceedingly well with us. It grows easily, flowers freely and is 
altogether desirable. (See front cover.) $3.00. 
*DAUBEN. One of the first viviparous hybrids—introduced by 
the late William Tricker in+1912. Pale lavender-blue flowers. 
Practically every leaf develops a plant at the center which will 
produce small flowers very profusely if allowed to spread out. 
Excellent for small pools or large aquariums. $2.00. 
PINK VARIETIES 
*INDEPENDENCE. A Tricker variety in the viviparous group 
produced at Independence. The deep pink color of the stamens 
seems to have a background of violet. While not of the greatest 
size, the flowers are borne profusely and have very many petals. 
The flowers open earlier and close later than most of the day 
bloomers. $2.25. 
GENERAL PERSHING. Here, indeed, is an outstanding variety 
of pink day-bloomers which was named in honor of our great 
General Pershing. There is no question of its being the finest of 
the pink tender lilies, both in size and color. The flowers are of 
great size, full petaled, delightfully fragrant and open early in 
the morning. The dark green buds are striped with purple. A 
most prolific bloomer. (See color illustration, right.) $2.75. 
MRS. C. W. WARD. A most charming variety with petals of 
rich rose-pink illuminated by a mass of golden stamens. Flowers 
are borne well out of the water, with the profusion of Gracilis 
type from which it is a descendant. An old hybrid which has 
withstood competition of later introductions. $2.25. 
CASTALIFLORA. Bright pink flowers are moderately large, 
fragrant and altogether charming. Its growth is identical to 
the blue flowering Henry Shaw with which it makes an excellent 
companion. $2.25. 
*PATRICIA. Another Independence hybrid. It is marvelously 
free blooming and a desirable variety producing crimson 
flowers. It is not as large as most varieties and this smallness of 
size adapts it very well to small pools and even tub gardens. It is 
of the viviparous group which bears young plants from the center 
of the leaf. $2.50. 
PINK PEARL. Beautiful pearl pink flowers of medium size and 
produced on stems longer than usual with the tropical lilies. 
Flowers are produced in great profusion, making a continuously 
beautiful display in any pool. (See color illustration on page 
6.) $2.50. 
CLEVELAND. A Tricker production named in honor of the 
largest city of Ohio and in a suburb of which our gardens are 
located. The color of the petals is rich, rose pink. The petals being 
slightly pointed make this lily distinctive among the pinks. Its 
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mottled and streaked with chestnut brown, giving a most striking 
contrast. We consider this a splendid contribution to the day- 
blooming tropical lilies. $2.50. 
*WILD ROSE. Another one of the viviparous group. The pale 
pink petals of the flowers are flushed with yellow at the base 
and in the center of the flower is an enormous mass of golden 
stamens lightly tipped with the same color as the petals. It is free 
blooming and the flowers make bright rosettes of pink and 
gold. (See front cover.) $3.00. 
PERSIAN LILAC (Pring 1941). This pink-lilac colored lily has 
an exceptionally large number of petals and with its numerous 
golden stamens carries its color well at a distance. Clear light 
green leaves contrast pleasantly with the flower. $3.50. 
WHITE 
MRS. GEO. H. PRING. The finest of the really large white day- 
bloomers. A new and novel type that produces numbers of large, 
fragrant, white flowers with pointed petals. Very attractive 
among the pinks and blues in a pond and excellent when used 
alone in a formal setting. It is the counterpart of the Mrs. 
Whitaker in pure white. Petals broader at the base and more 
pointed at the tip. Has been known to produce 13-inch flowers, but 
like the Whitaker, will also bloom in very small quarters. Will 
combine with any color. $2.25, 
ALICE TRICKER. A prolific white day-bloomer. With us the 
flowers have always been slightly larger than our original Mrs. 
Pring. The petals seem a little broader and are a little heavier in 
substance. A very vigorous grower doing exceedingly well in out- 
door pools. $2.75. 
*ISABELLE PRING. This variety is the first large pure white 
of the viviparous group. Its well shaped flowers are of very good 
size. The color always remains a brilliant white. The variety is 
reported to be strongly viviparous. (See front cover.) $3.00. 
PURPLE 
JUPITER. The most popular of the Zanzibariensis lilies. Years 
ago we selected one plant of unusual beauty and propagated all 
of our present stock from it. Moderate growth but flowers are of 
fair size of deepest blue in color and with purple tints. The bell 
shaped flowers are characteristic of the African lilies. The very 
many stamens differentiate it from other water lilies. Fragrant. 
Adaptable to all conditions. $2.25. 
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