- Greetings 
It is a pleasure to send you this list of our Water Planis. We are trying to do our share in help- 
ing with the problems of today, by making this Catalogue as simple as possible and still give our cus- 
tomers adequate information regarding the building and planting a pool. 
After going over our list and prices we hope you will find just what you are looking for. 
Assuring you that we shall always endeavor..to give the very best in both plants and service, we 
are, 
HARDY LILIES 
The Hardy lilies are among the easiest grown of 
any flower. After planting they need no attention except 
to keep the water level right and break off dead leaves. 
They grow in a wonderful array of colors and shapes 
and are a constant joy to all who grow them. 
We have the choicest of the varieties which we are 
offering at very attractive prices. 
ALL HARDY LILIES ARE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OLD 
WHEN SHIPPED, ASSURING BLOOM THE FIRST 
YEAR. 
YELLOW 
Sunrise. This magnificent lily with its canary yellow 
blossoms is an excellent bloomer and much admired by 
all who see it. $2.50. 
Chromatella. Bright yellow blossoms with curving 
petals. A good bloomer... $1.50. 
Moorei. A new lily from Australia, deeper in color than 
Chromatella. $3.00. 
Pygmae Helvola. This lily has small yellow flowers; 
is well adapted to Tub Garden culture. T75c. 
Mexicana. The wild lily of Mexico. Blooms only in 
the spring. 35c. : 
WHITE 
Gonnere. The finest of all white lilies; the blossoms 
average 80 petais to the blossom. $2.50. 
Marliac Albida. Large, dazzling blossoms with yellow 
stamens. $1.50. 
Gladstone. ..A fine lily of robust growth, cup shaped 
and very large. $1.50. 
Hermine. A dainty little star shaped white lily. $1.50. 
White Laydeker. A very pretty dwarf lily with a tea 
fragrance. $1.50. 
Virginalis. The purest white of all water lilies. A 
A splendid bloomer over a long season. $5.00. 
Albatross. A snow white lily with many petals. One 
of the largest of the white varieties. $2.00. 
SUNSET VARIETIES : 
Comanche. An old favorite. Brilliant orange-red; the 
color deepens with age, becoming a warm red. $2.00. 
Paul Hariot. This lily is most pleasing, as the first 
day of opening the petals are a soft, yellowish pink, be- 
coming darker each day to almost a deep red. $1.50. 
Indiana. A free growing variety, bearing ' beautiful 
copper-yellow flowers, tinged with pink.. $1.50. 
Chrysantha. A fine variety for the Tub Garden. Flow- 
ers a soft yellow deepening with age. $1.50. 
Seignoureti. One of the finest, freest blooming . lilies 
grown. Has bright orange-yellow blossoms. $2.50. 
Aurora. A very changeable colored lily. Does not 
grow large. $1.25. 
PINK (Odorata) 
Rose Arey. The blossoms are a cerise pink; very sweet 
scented. $150. 
Venusta. The flowers are a very good size, with spicy 
fragrance. $1.50. 
Pink Opal. A rich, deep pink lily; flower cup 
shaped. $1.00. 
Eugene de Land. A charming, sweet cented variety. 
with shell pink petals. $1.50. 
Pink Glory. A beautiful, new pink lily. Very waxy in 
appearance and proclaimed the most beautiful of all the 
shell pink Hardy lilies. $3.00. 
Very sincerely, 
R. E. and EDITH VAN NESS 
Glorie du Temple-sur Lot. A very double lily, resem- 
bling a dahlia in form. Soft shell pink. $3.00. 
Odalesque. An intensely fragrant, deep cerise lily. $1.50. 
Fire Crest. A flame colored lily, blooming early in the 
spring. $1.50. 
OTHER PINK VARIETIES 
Rene Gerard... The flowers of this variety often reach 
the enormous size of 10 inches and are a deep rose in color 
$2.00. 
Splendida. 
season. $1.50. 
Formosa. One of the best, blooming the entire season. 
Bright pink. $2.00. 
Wilfron Gonnere. Very double pink lily, resembling 
White Gonnere in size and shaps. $2.00. 
Mme. Chifflot. A mammoth, star shaped lily, with 
with soft pink petals and yellow stamens. $2.00. ~~ 
Amabilis. These bright pink lilies are hard to describe 
te 
for beauty... $2.00. : 
Marliac Carnea. <A soft pink, with blossoms of good 
lasting quality. $1.50. 
Massanello. The flowers of this variety are very fra- 
grant. The flowers a deep rose. $1.25. 
Esmaralda. A French variety. The flowers are varie- 
gated, rose, pink and white. $2.00. 
Mary Patricia. The daintiest, deep peach blossom pink 
lily imaginable. Good for a Tub Garden. $1.50. 
Rosy Morn. A beautiful rosette pink lily, with a true 
Water lily fragrance. A free bloomer. $2.00. 
Mrs. Richmond. Very large flowers of deep rose, with 
lilac tints. $3.00. 
Neptune. The velvety blossoms are a shaded pink. $1.50. 
A strawberry pink, blooming the entire 
RED 
Conqueror. The immense flowers are a deep crimson. 
shaded toward the ends of petals to a deep pink. A good 
bloomer. $2.00. 
Escarboucle. One of the most brilliant lilies; also one 
of the best. $2.50. 
Gloriosa. All its name implies. One of the choicest 
of them all. $2.50. 
Marliac Red. Flowers are a deep carmine red, with 
with cardinal stamens. $2.00. 
James Bryden. The color is a rich, rosy crimson ,has a 
silvery sheen. $2.00. 
Attraction. This lily is truly an attraction to any pool, 
a garnet red, the sepals white, stamens a rich mahog- 
any. $2.50. 
Newton. Very large star shaped flowers, almost ver- 
milion. $2.00. 
William Falconer. The darkest red of all water lilies, 
being a velvety black-red. $2.50. 
Sirius. The leaves of this variety are red, spotted with 
brown. Flowers a huge dark red. $2.25. 
Vesuve. A dark red lily, blooming very profusely, $2.50. 
Picciola. A dark crimson variety, standing above the 
water. $2.00. 
James Hudson. An exceptionally good, new variety. 
Petals of rich red with mauve reflections. $2.00. 
Sultan. A large, cherry red lily, the outer petals be- 
ing a light rose. $2.00. 
Arethusia. Deep, dark red blossoms; almost as dark 
as William Falconer. $2.00. 
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