GROW OUR DAIRY FERTILIZED LILIES! 
OUR GIANT ROOTS WILL GIVE YOU MORE THAN TWICE THE BLOOMS! 
We grow our water lilies in soil enriched with 20 to 30 per cent 
ROTTED DAIRY FERTILIZER. This gives us the largest 
roots that it is possible to grow. 
For growing and propagating hardy water lilies, nothing will 
take the place of ROTTED DAIRY FERTILIZER for develop- 
ing large roots and buds. We do not recommend it to our 
customers, however, as it generally discolors the water green 
(due to algae growth). For our customers’ pools, we recommend 
our own scientifically balanced SLOCUM’S PERFECTION 
(See preceding page). This scientifically balanced fertilizer will 
not discolor your pool green. 
A worker at our gardens dumping in the rotted —>~ 
dairy fertilizer. 
This is the most important step in growing hardy water 
lilies. We use many tons of well rotted dairy fertilizer each 
season. We are very fortunate in being situated in the center of 
one of our nation’s largest dairy sections. We can therefore se- 
cure rotted dairy fertilizer at very little cost. Note: Well rotted 
dairy fertilizer is not at all disagreeable to work with. 

-@ A helper at our Gardens planting one of our 32 ponds. 
Variety: Somptuosa. Generally, only small and medium 
sized roots are planted. Most of the large roots are usually sold. 
Planting is accomplished by merely pressing root into soft mud. 
(The rotted dairy fertilizer was previously stamped into the mud 
by treading back and forth across pool in hip boots.) 


“The water lily I bought from you last year was 
the most prolific bloomer and heaviest rooted plant 
I have ever seen.” 
Ray Ottensmann 
City Engineer, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 




On left: Average root as we grow them in rotted 
dairy fertilizer. On right: Average root grown in 
ordinary pond soil as most growers grow them. Only 
roots grown in soil enriched with 20 to 30 per cent 
rotted dairy fertilizer ever reach such gigantic size as 
the root shown on the left. Note also the large number 
of buds on the root grown with rotted dairy fertilizer 
and the single bud on the other. Our dairy fertilized 
roots will give you 2 to 3 times more blooms 
than just ordinary roots! 
Please Note: (1) Only roots which we pull in early 
May or later have buds developed. (2) The following 
hardy varieties form only slender roots and may or may 
not be budded when you receive them: Rose Arey, 
Pink Opal, Snowball and W. B. Shaw. Remember: “T have had Water Lilies for about 10 years but these plants are 
We ship the Largest Roots that Grow!! the best I ever saw’’—Wm. Bebbington, Painted Post, N. Y. 

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