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HARDY WATER LILIES "22° 
_ Our water lilies will bloom the first season, if planted between April Ist and July 15th. They may be safely 
planted any time before October Ist, but if started later than July 15th they may not ‘bloom until the following 
summer. ; 
Water Lilies and other aquatic plants are shipped from April to October. 
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 
$2.25 each, postpaid. throughout the season, Ideal for pool or tub. $3.00 
each, postpaid. 
CHROMATELLA. Bright sulphur yellow flowers, 4 _HELEN FOWLER. Deep pink with lighter center. 
_ to 6 inches across. Free bloomer, producing an end- Abid fragrant and free flowering. $1.80 each, post- 
less succession of large flowers. One of the easiest “PINK OPAL. Deep pink flowers of medium size. 
to grow. $2.25 each, postpaid. Well adapted to the small pool; fragrant and one of 
La the best for cutting. $1.80 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 
bright rosy-carmine carried on long stems well above 
one of the finest of the pinks. $1.89 each, postpaid. 
SUNRISE. Largest of all hardy water lilies; the 
blooms often reaching eleven inches or more. The 
; teste ; enormous flowers of clear sulphur-yellow are the first 
GLADSTONE. Pure white flowers with waxy petals to open in the morning. Blooms continually from 
and sulphur yellow heart. Of unusual size, often spring until frost. Leaves deep green flecked red. 
measuring 6 to 8 inches, $3.00 each, postpaid. $3.00 each, postpaid. 
each, postpaid. 

s Water Poppies 
WATER POPPY 
Large, bright yellow, poppy-like flowers borne in 
continuous profusion throughout the season. The 
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 
left out in winter. 50c each; 3 for $1.25, postpaid. 
CHINESE SACRED LOTUS Scavengers for the 
The King of Lotus. Large, full double flowers of Aquarium and Pool 



; i . = Scavengers are the housekeepers of the pool 
the foliage. Can be grown in a tub or in either a or aquarium and are required in order to keep 
a : : ig it in a sanitary condition for your fish. Snails 
large or small pool, even in a natural lake. The feed on the green scum (algae) that develops in 
flowers often reach a foot across and the leaves the pool. 
2 feet or more, Perfectly hardy. Roots $5.00 cach, SNAILS. A collection containing a general 
_ . assortment, 5 for $1.00; 10 for $1.50, post- 
postpaid. paid. 
These plants are indispensable in a pool or aqua- in the water or potted in soil where they will soon 
rium where fish are present. They absorb many of develop a root system. 
the impurities of: the water and liberate oxygen, ‘ 
which is necessary for the life and health of your We offer here a well balanced collection of ten 
fish. They furnish cover and protection for the fish plants for either indoors or out. The collection will 
during the heat of the day, and also supply them contain such plants as Anacharis, Cabomba, Lud- 
with green food. wigia, Myriophyllum, Sagittaria, Spatterdock and 
Plants received without roots can merely be placed Vallisneria. 5 for $1.00; 10 for $1.50, postpaid. 
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CAT TAIL. Well known hardy SWEET FLAG. The native Flag 
bog plant. . of swamp lands; not an Iris. 
_ FLOATING HEART. Rapid grow- UMBRELLA PLANT. Used as a 
. 1 aaa to the lilies. pot plant or in the pool. 
Me : : WATER FGRGET-ME-NOT. An 
aor coos Biot dower: shay attractive shallow water plant. 
PARROT FEATHER. A rapid WATER HYACINTH. A floating 
growing feathery plant partly sub- plant with spikes of blue flowers. 
Eee WATER IRIS. Blue. Smaller 
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for the shaded pool. ers. Grows in wet or dry ground. 
Other Outdoor Water Plants 
Natural ponds and pools contain many small plants, both above and 
below the surface. They are necessary to maintain a natural and realistic 
appearance, as well as highly beneficial to aquatic life. 
PICKEREL PLANT. Grows 12 * i 
to 18 inches high bearing blue Btiart. the? yellow varkety 
flowers. WATER IRIS. Yellow. A tall 
SHELL-FLOWER. A good plant growing variety with yellow flow- 
Because of special packing, we cannot accept orders for less than 3 
plants, 

_ PRICES—3 for $1.00; 6 for $1.65; 12 for $3.00, postpaid. _ Water Hyacinth 


Hardy Water Lily 
3 Water Lil 
view $5.00 

es 
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 
ee 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 
Sta Lk sea re 
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- 
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 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- 
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, having 
unusual purple and yellow flowers. 
Plants, $1.00 each, postpaid. 
















































Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 

