TROPICAL WATER LILIES, 
DAUBEN, Has light blue blooms which are rroduced freely, a medium 
growing lily that is excellent for small pools or tubs. . pl . 50 
AUGUST KOCH, Fragrant voure blue blooms, sasy to grow and a good 
blooming plant in any warm sunny nool, Srey cue Wu Sma de bak ALK eet Ky tae a ee 2200 
PANAMA. PACIFIC, Very rich purrle and fragrant blooms, an excellent 
blooming plant and sure to please, « «+ 6 6 6 ee 6 ee ee we 6 B00 
Please note that blue water lilies can only be obtained 
in trovieal »lants, as there are no blue hardy lilies. 
Tropical lilies are shinped as votted »lants about June lst. 
plant these in good rich garden loam, do not make the 
xes too small, they are strong growling, the boxes should 
be 20 to 24 inches square and about ten inches deen, made 
of good ».ine, do not paint, let the water be about eight 
inches over the Slant, let bud of the nlant be just level 
with the soil, plenty of sunshine is very necessary for 
success with trovical lilies, sunshjne on the pool will 
keep the water warm. 
EGYPTIAN SACRED AND AMERICAN LOTUS. 
SACRED EGYPTIAN LOTUS. Large pink blooms, umbrella like leaves 
that stand high above water, fragrant, - . + TuberS «4 +» + « « + 1,50 
AMERICAN YELLOW LOTUS, Large yellow blooms, leaves that stand 
high, a native plant, easy to growe » » + +» TuberS + + » «+ » » # 1650 
Plant lotus as dormant tubers about April 15th. in 6 inch 
water, fertilize same as lilies. Place the tubers in rich 
soil horizontal, be careful in handling do not break the 
buds, give plenty of room, make the boxes as for lilies 
but larger. Unless well established, letus may fail to 
bloom the first year. 
JAPANESE SNAILS, (Live bearing) are the best for eating away the 
algea and keening the pool clear, good size, 8 for « « » « » » + 1.00 
RAMSHORN SNAILS, these are about + inch acress, lay eggs and are 
very prolifio, excellent scavengers, »« + » « 12 for . « « » « «© » 1.600 
Water snails conswne the algea that grows in and discolors the pool water, 
they should not be nut in a “new pool as they will have nothing to live on, 
When the »ool sides and vi leaves of the plants become sliny, the snails 
can live and thrive. 
Place lime in the »ool by wrad2ing a small cup full in paper and vlacing 
in a corner ef the lily box or vnool, cover with soil, in a large pool 
nlace several of these; soie days after placing, sunch the vader and 
allow some ef the lime to fleat in the water, Lime placed in the pool 
this way, will help keev the water from becoming acid, and the snails 
need lime for their shell. 
