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SHALLOW WATER 
The varied form of these plants makes them invaluable for use in 
and around the pool. Some are particularly useful for their foliage 
and others are valuable because of their bright flowers or a combi- 
nation of both. Their inexpensiveness makes it possible to use sev- 
eral of them in a clump to achieve a quick effect. No pool is really 
complete without these attractive aquatics. 
They are best planted to themselves in boxes, pots, or even pails. 
If the water is too deep the container can be raised with bricks. They 
prefer a heavy clayey soil and the addition of a good fertilizer sev- 
eral times during the summer will greatly increase their vigor. 
PLANTING DEPTH. Those marked thus j; do best in water 6 
inches or so in depth. An asterisk* means 2 to 3 inches. Some 
marked + do equally well in water from 2 inches up to 12 inches. 
7SOUTH AMERICAN GIANT 
ARROWHEAD. Bold saggitate 
leaves and spikes of papery white 
blossoms. Grows 2 to 21% feet 
high. Excellent for a corner or a 
centerpiece. Each 35c; 2 for 60c 
*AZURE PICKEREL RUSH. Very 
similar to Pickerel Rush pictured 
below but flowers azure instead 
of purple and leaves darker 
green. The buds are covered with 
shining wool. Each 35c; 2 for 60c 
+PRIMROSE CREEPER. A creep- 
er with wooly leaves when ma- 
ture and bearing bright yellow 
flowers like a primrose to which 
it is related. Must be crowded in 
shallow water to flower. 
PA RUT es I ioe teas Sateen eee 35c 
tFLOATING HEART. Waterlily- 
like in habit with mottled heart- 
shaped leaves and fringed yellow 
flowers. Best planted by itself. 
Bak OR Sees Se Soe es f ...35¢ 
PARROT FEATHER. A trailing 
plant with green feathery foli- 
age. An especially valuable plant 
for fountains and covering ce- 
ment work. 2 bunches for....... 35c 
WATER HYACINTH. A floating 
plant with bladder-like leaves 
which support it, spikes of blue 
flowers, and long feathery roots. 
The roots are a favorite with 
gold fish to lay their eggs on and 
for the small fry to hide in. 
$1.50 per dozen; 3 for.................50¢ 
“PURPLE WATER IRIS. Slender 
leaves up to 21% feet tall and 
spikes of purple blossoms borne 
in late spring. Not a rank grower. 
Each socr2 f0Pe ee Sra 60c 
“WATER CANNA. Long a favor- 
ite with us with its canna-like 
leaves of glaucous green and 
graceful spikes of purple flowers. 
A plant with real character 3 to 4 
feet tall. Each..................... oc 
SIAC RE Dee O TUS 
Immense pink blossoms up to a foot in diameter with a sweet musky 
fragrance. May be grown in a No. 3 tub. Perfectly hardy anywhere in 
U.S. See order blank insert for cultural instructions. Not shipped after 
June 15. Each................. Poo ricesctits Pee see eee ic ten ey coos ec lyoycSsztareastodeabaverivees $2.50 
Johnson’s California Sunshine -Grown 
Thousands of Customers for 75 Years... 
MONEY SAVING COLLECTIONS 
COLLECTION P 10 
COMMANCHE, peach color. 
ATTRACTION, large red 
A $6.00 value sent postpaid for 
COLLECTION P 9 
ESCARBOUCLE, deep red. 
GONNERE, double white. 
A $6.25 value sent postpaid for 
$5.50 
You'll like 
this plant. 
$5.00 
WATER HYACINTH 
3 for 50c 
WATER POPPY 
2 for 35c 
VENUSTA 
Fragrant Waterlily, $2.25 
CHARMING TRIO —- Collection P 4 
This is an excellent selection for a very small pool. Venusta, a hardy waterlily, is a pure 
unblemished pink with a delicious fragrance. The dark, almost mahogany leaves seldom crowd 
above the water. Water Poppy is considered one of the finest of the small aquatics. In habit 
and appearance it is like a small waterlily with citron yellow blossoms and floating leaves. 
Water Hyacinth, so well known it hardly needs introduction, is a floating plant with blad- 
der-like leaves and lovely spikes of blue flowers. Its feathery roots are a favorite with gold 
BUTTERFLY RUSH 
Sagittaria papillosa 
At home in water 2 to 12 inches deep. 
An arresting plant for a background 
with its strong stems and leaves. 2 to 
3 feet tall. 
2 for 60c; Each __ 
eee tes 35¢ 
-.$2.50 
Waterlilies have Delighted 
TROPICAL WATER LILIES (Continued) 
Our tropical waterlilies are given special care to insure that they reach you in 
perfect condition for planting. They are first started in greenhouse tanks during 
cool weather and as it becomes warmer outside they are shifted to outside tanks 
where they are gradually hardened off. This enables them to withstand changes 
in temperature while they are establishing themselves in your pool. Almost all of 
the plants have 2 to 3 buds, and sometimes more, on each plant when ready for 
shipment, Packed in special cartons we guarantee them to reach you in perfect 
planting condition. 
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Tropical waterlilies must never be planted out too early. Our warm spring and ( 
summer weather will produce luxuriant plants hardly equalled in their native | 
However, care must be exercised not to plant them out until warm, (| 
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settled weather is assured. You may send your order for tropical lilies at any 
time and we will ship at the proper planting time for your locality. For approx- 
imate shipping dates consult the order blank insert. 
GENERAL 
PAMELA. Caerulian blue flowers 8 to 10 
inches across. They are particularly 
bright the first morning of opening mir- 
roring the open sky. The buds and 
leaves are spotted with brown. This lily 
was introduced by us many years ago 
and continues to be a favorite. Ea. $2.75 
MRS. EDWARDS WHITAKER. A gigan- 
tic blossom often reaching 13 inches 
across. The flowers open out flat like 
enormous blue plates. They are of a 
particularly soft sky blue and are as 
fragrant as mignonette. It is a great 
bloomer, and a plant that is not easily 
discouraged. Each $2.75 
EMERSON. Clear blue blossoms con- 
trasted with mottled leaves. Each $2.75 
LOS ANGELES. A handsome, bright 
pink variety that readily adapts itself 
GOLDEN WEST POOL 
COLLECTION P 5 
Panama Pacific 
Mrs. George H. Pring 
Pamela 
LISTING ) 
to large or small pools. It is exception- 
ally free flowering. Leaves deeply mot- 
tled with brown. Each $2.75 
GENERAL PERSHING. Large pink blos- 
soms borne on stiff stems. Leaves mot- 
tled with red. Each $2.85 
GOLDEN WEST. A fine novelty with 
flowers a delicate apricot color that be- 
comes much darker as the season ad- 
vances. Beautifully mottled leaves and 
very free flowering. Each $2.75 
ROSE STAR. Clear rose colored flowers 
and pale green leaves. Shipped as dor- 
mant tubers with full instructions for 
planting. Each..... $2.25 
BLUE STAR. Clear blue flowers borne 
on long stems. Shipped in same condi- 
tion as Rose Star. Each $2.25 
COLLECTION P 6 
Panama Pacific 
Mrs. George H. Pring - Pamela 
Pink Pearl - August Koch 
PANAMA PACIFIC. A Viviparous Tropical Lily 
This beautiful and unusually colored royal purple lily is the delight of 
all who have seen it. While the color photo is quite faithful yet it fails to 
convey the brilliance and richness of hue of the real lily out in the sunlight. 
The brilliant fragrant blossoms are from 5 to 8 inches across. It is a sure 
and continuous bloomer and stays open quite late in the afternoon. An 
interesting factor is its viviparous habit in which the older leaves bear 
young plants at the junction of the blade and the petiole each 
of which in turn flowers! Give it a box 15 to 18 inches across 
and from 6 to 10 inches of water for best results. A favorite 
3/5 natural size 
$750 
PRIMROSE WILLOW 
PYGMY PAPYRUS 
OUR GEM TRIO 
COLLECTION P 13 $4.75 
Panama, Formosa, Gloriosa 
ins 
Left: Panama Pacific 
Center: Formosa 
Top: Gloriosa 
“SUNSHINE GROWN” 
Coppery leaves with bright 
yellow blossoms. Best in 3 
inches of water. Up to 5 feet 
Galle WaGh seas cece ----.-39C 
Small, bright green heads 
1 to 2 feet tall. Should be in 
every pool. 
Each 40c; 2 for --- 706 
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10 BOG PLANTS for SMALL POOL 39 goc PLANTS for MED. POOL 
Collection P11 
Giant Arrowhead, Pickerel Rush, 
Collection P 12 
Giant Arrowhead, Pickerel Rush, 2 Float- 
2 Floating Heart, 2 Parrot Feath- ing Heart, 2 Parrot Heathers a puatey 
=, Hyacinths, 2 Water Poppies, Yellow Flag, 
Ne, Ww 3 p elloy L 
er, 2 ater Hyacinth, Azure Pickerel, Purple Water Iris, 2 Prim- 
All 3 sent postpaid for $6.00 
All 5 sent postpaid for 
$10.00 
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Exotic Night Blooming Waiterlilies 
Enjoy them from Dusk to Late Morning 
With their huge blossoms up to 10 inches across and often 
dark colored leaves with scalloped edges, Nightblooming 
waterlilies are perhaps the most striking of all waterlilies. 
The name “nightblooming” often scares people away, but 
bear in mind that they open at dusk and remain open until 
late the next morning—often until 10 or 11 o’clock. Their 
colors range from pure white to varying shades of pink 
and red. The stamens form a cone about *the center of the 
flower and are yellow or mahogany according to the color 
of the flower. The flowers open out very flat. The Ieaves are 
usually pale green in the white varieties and light mahog- 
any to deep, almost black, maroon in the pink and red 
varieties. All of the leaves are beautifully scalloped. 
Although | Nightbloomers are natives of India they reach 
perfection in our warm summer days and nights. As with 
the other tropicals they must not be planted out too early. 
We will ship them to you at the proper planting time for 
your locality. You will find approximate shipping dates on 
order blank insert. 
General Listing of Nightbloomers 
MISSOURI. Has broad, rounded petals of white, leaves 
lightly colored with brown. It has proven to be a distinct 
and choice hybrid with us. We highly recommend it. 
Each neces ree $2.75 
JUNO. White petals more pointed than Missouri with a 
cone of yellow stamens. Pale green leaves. Each ..$2.50 
EMILY GRANT HUTCHINGS. A glorious variety with 
tempting amaranth-pink blossoms with curved petals. It 
flowers abundantly and faithfully all summer long; often 
5 or 6 open at one time. Blooms somewhat earlier than 
other varieties. Each... onbeteenc pee eee ccen ‘ .....$2.50 
RUBA-HAOSEA. Brillient ruby-red blossoms up-te—-12-inehes 
in diameter. A vigorous. grower. Each... 
STURTEVANTI. Bright pink flowers 8 to 12 inches across. 
With generous culture there is no more noble plant in cul- 
tivation. It was raised by the founder of our firm over a 
generation ago. Each $2.75 
HAARSTICK. Very dark red blossoms with almost black 
leaves that are beautifully scalloped. Each $2.50 
FRANK TRELEASE. Deep ruby-red blossoms. Early leaves 
lightly streaked with green. Each.......... ea yey 
MRS. GEORGE C. HITCHCOCK. Exquisite deep pink with 
a faint stripe down each petal. Each. = Bet ate YEAS 
GEORGE HUSTER. Glowing red. Exceptionally free flower- 
iWekeys ADEN OV ay terre oer Erpteiono ahcre cata Se SAECO 
MRS. GEORGE H. PRING 
(One-fourth natural diameter) 
rose Creeper, Pygmy Papyrus, Wel Grass, 
and 2 Water 
Tish Grass, Butterfly Rush, 
ee D3320 
ODD Yo. $1 aD Water Chestnut... 
NN NO 
+CHINESE WATER CHESTNUT. The edible Chinese vege- 
table. A rush-like plant about 2 feet high. The edible tubers 
are formed at the base of the roots in the autumn. Each 35¢ 
JAPANESE ARROWHEAD. Similar to Giant Arrowhead. 
Pale green leaves making a lush growth. Best confined to 
a separate container. Each.......... ae Be geet c deaccctrn cerssapaccapeeoanene 35¢ 
*DOUBLE FLOWERING ARROWHEAD. Very double flow- 
ers like little snowballs. One of the best aquatics. See illus- 
A grass-like plant forming clumps above which the rust- 
brown plumes rise. Each............ SNEED rod ee cena terete easter 35c 
+PEACOCK HYACINTH. Related to the water hyacinth but 
of very different habit. It is a trailing plant, rooting in the 
soil and creeping out over the water surface. Spikes of 
purple-blue flowers with a peacock eye on the upper petal. 
Each ... eapesccu saree ico Sasso dbus ta ae ease ...50e 
*WATER AMARYLLIS. This is the Southern swamp Crinum 
with strap-shaped leaves and heads of fragrant white flow- 
ers. Tender, but may be lifted in the fall and grown in a 
pan of water as a house plant. Each. 20...0.0.......ceceeesece cere ee VE 
WATER POPPY. The most popular of small aquatics. 
Grows like a small waterlily, with bright yellow blossoms. 
Plant several of them in a box for a charming effect. 
$1.50 per dozen; 2 for... Be aise k BOC 
“IMPERIAL TARO. Note illustration below. Handsome col- 
ored foliage 2 to 3 feet tall. Tender but may be easily 
wintered as a house plant in a pan of water. Each...........75¢ 
*BLUE SPOONFLOWER. Similar to the Imperial Taro but 
purple stems and bluish-green leaves. Each........................$1.00 
PAUL HARIOT 
Lovely apricot color, spotted leaves..... wssecas 
DELUXE POOL at a Low Price 
Collection P 14 
For a pool 5 to 6 feet across. 
3 BEAUTIFUL WATER LILIES 
Paul Hariot. 
Sunrise. 
Gloriosa. 
PLUS 10 AQUATIC PLANTS 
2 Tall Plants for Sides or Ends. 
2 Plants for Centerpiece. 
2 Oxygenating Plants. 
2 Floating Planis. 
2 Shallow Water Plants. 
Postpaid 
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PRIMROSE WILLOW 
YELLOW IRIS 
A Water Iris up to Coppery leaves, 
bright yellow blos- 
PICKEREL RUSH 
Blue spikes. Up to 
3 feet tall. 
UMBRELLA PALM 
Up to 3 feet tall. 
Fine for back- 
IMPERIAL TARO 
Beautiful bluish- 
black and green 
--- $2.50 
MOONLIGHT DUET 
Collection P 7 
To be the envy of all the neighborhood 
try this collection. 1 White and 1 Red 
Nightbloomer. My selection $4.00 
MOONLIGHT TRIO 
Collection P 8 
1 White, 1 Red, and one Pink Night- 
$5.00 
EMILY GRANT HUTCHINS 
Amaranth-pink blossoms borne freely 
throughout the summer. A choice night- 
blOOMe Tr ee eee ed ore oe Se esas $2.50 
bloomer. My selection... 
WATER HAWTHORNE 
A native of South Africa 
this fine small aquatic is very 
floriferous, blooming all sum- 
mer long. Grows like a minia- 
ture lily in water 4 to 12 
inches deep, Give it good rich 
soil. Delicious Hawthorne fra- 
Brances Machiecnncetnecen ot 50c 
ARROWHEAD 
DOUBLE FLOWERED 
WATER POPPY 
A very choice aquatic. Does 
best in water 2 to 3 inches 
deep. 2 or 3 feedings of fertil- 
izer during the summer will 
keep the blossoms coming. 
Each ee ete 40C 
Bright yellow poppy-like blossoms. 
Flowers all summer. Plant in 6 to 12 
inches of water. 2 £0%........:.000-0-- 35c 
Still considered the best white tropical waterlily. Its white petals sur- 
round a circle of yellow stamens and stigma cup that is full of crystal 
liquid on first day of opening. It’s white flowers and pale green leaves offer 
a wonderful contrast when planted with Blue Triumph and Pink Pearl. 
Each 
AUGUST KOCH 
snsoeseee G2190 
3 feet tall. 
Each 30c; 2 for 50c 
soms. Up to 5 feet 
TANS EeaCh teres. 35c 
Each 30c; 2 for 50c 
splotches on leaves. 
ground. Each........ 35c Tender. Each...... 75¢ 
JOHNSON WATER GARDENS... Paramount, California 
Similar in character to Panama with wistaria-blue flowers. It also 
has the habit of bearing small plants on the older leaves. Each... $2.75 
