Tntevesling Facts 
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ABOUT WATER LILIES 
Water lilies come in two main classes—tropicals 
and hardies. The majority of experienced water 
gardeners prefer tropical lilies because they pro- 
duce many more and larger flowers and can be ob- 
tained in a greater variation of colors. Both 
varieties are easily grown. 
The gaint water lily Victoria is truly a marvel of 
the vegetable kingdom .. . growing in one season 
from a seed no larger than a small pea. Its huge 
leaves will support the weight of a full-grown 
child. 
Nelumbium—the sacred Egyptian Lotus—is also 
worshipped by the Buddhists. Its roots, grounded 
4 in the mud, represent the lowly beginning of 
man. Its leaves and flowers, pushing up through 
the dark waters of life, unfold and expand in the 
sunshine of the love of Buddha. It is to the 
Buddhists a symbol that man can rise from the 
lowest depths to the greatest heights. 
Native water lilies from all over the world are the 
basic stock from which the skilled hybridists have 
7 produced the marvelous lilies offered by Tricker’s. 
Thus the undesirable features have been elimi- 
nated and the desirable features magnified. Practi- 
cally all the hybrids offered today are the result 
of the work of Tricker’s and George H. Pring of 
the Missouri Botanical Gardens. 
Water lilies have a most interesting complement 
jn shallow water and bog plants because they 
dress up the pool and put the lilies in a more 
natural setting. 
A water lily pool is a healthful addition to your 
garden. It will attract more birds to your garden, 
and they along with the fish stocking your pool 
will destroy annoying insects. 
Tricker’s, by arranging water lilies in collections, 
have long been a help to novice and even ex- 
perienced water gardeners. Besides being priced 
specially, collections offer good matching of colors 
and types of lilies. It has been an important 
factor for wide-scale water garden enjoyment. 
Though it is easy to grow water lilies, they are 
not easy to ship. Tricker’s has developed tech- 
niques for shipping which insure prompt de- 
livery in perfect condition. And . . Tricker’s 
has an iron-clad guarantee of ‘‘Guaranteed to 
Grow” on everything it sells. 
NIGHT BLOOMS and TROPICALS, etc. 
BLUE VARIETIES 
BLUE BEAUTY (or Pennsylvania). One of the oldest hybrid, blue 
flowering water lilies produced by the late William Tricker, it 
has really become a standard variety in spite of the many excellent 
blue lilies later produced. Flowers are 10-12 inches across and deep 
blue in color. Stamens are yellow and the sepals are marked on 
the outside with purple lines and dots. Blossoms are small in 
restricted areas, but if given plenty of soil and room, will produce 
flowers of largest size. (See color illustration, page 6.) $3.00. 
BLUE BIRD. One of our own introductions. The beautiful cup- 
shaped blossoms are produced in profusion on strong stems. 
The flowers are six to eight inches across and open five to six 
successive days. The color is a really true blue. It has the char- 
acteristically compact growth of the viviparous type of water lily. 
$3.50. 
BAGDAD. The combination of leaf and flower in this variety gives 
an extremely rich effect not unlike a Persian rug—hence the 
name. The leaves are conspicuously marked with patches of dark 
reddish brown. The broad flat flowers are borne rather close to the 
leaves and are gold centered with pale wisteria-blue petals. It is 
a very striking plant in any pool. $3.00. 
MARMORATA. Almost identical with Mrs. Edwards Whitaker in 
description of its flowers, the main difference being in the 
foliage. The leaves are beautifully mottled and streaked with 
chestnut brown which makes it an outstanding variety. In our 
experience this variety has been a slightly more abundant bloomer 
than Mrs. Edwards Whitaker. $2.75. 
JUDGE HITCHCOCK. Here we have a variety that is truly a 
novelty. The flowers are large and cup-shaped, and the color in 
general is a beautiful violet blue. A large number of stamens are 
produced, gold in color and tipped with blue. This lily has done 
exceedingly well with us. It grows easily, flowers freely and is 
altogether desirable. $3.25. 
DAUBEN. (See page 15.) 
COLORATA. (See page 15.) 
HENRY SHAW. (See page 7.) 
MRS. EDWARDS WHITAKER. This variety is perhaps the most 
striking of all the day-blooming lilies because of its great size. 
It has been known to produce flowers 13% inches across. The color 
is lavender-blue fading slightly as the bloom ages. Always greatly 
admired at exhibitions. The petals are slightly rounded at the tips. 
While it is at its best in a large pool, it can be grown in smaller 
quarters. A very free and continuous bloomer. $3.00. 
PINK VARIETIES 
*INDEPENDENCE. A Tricker variety in the viviparous group pro- 
duced at Independence. The deep pink color of the stamens 
seems to have a background of violet. While not of the greatest 
size, the flowers are borne profusely and have very many petals. 
The flowers open earlier and close later than most of the day- 
bloomers. $2.75. 
GENERAL PERSHING. Here, indeed, is an outstanding variety of 
pink day-bloomers which was named in honor of our great 
General Pershing. There is no question of its being the finest of 
the pink tender lilies, both in size and color. The flowers are of 
great size, full petaled, delightfully fragrant and open early in the 
A most 
morning. The dark green buds are striped with purple. 
prolific bloomer. $3.00. 
MRS. C. W. WARD. A most charming variety with 
petals of rich rose pink illuminated by a mass of 
golden stamens. Flowers are borne well out of the 
water, with profusion of the Gracilis type from which 
it is a descendant. An old hybrid which has withstood 
competition of later introductions. $2.50. 
PINK PEARL. Beautiful pearl pink flowers of medium 
size and produced on stems longer than usual with 
the tropical lilies. Flowers are produced in great pro- 
fusion, making a continuously beautiful display in any 
pool. $2.75. 
CASTALIFLORA—Beautiful pink 
(See illustration page 7.) $2.45. 
PATRICIA—The marvelously free-blooming dark 
pink. (See description page 15.) $3.00. 
AUGUST 
KOCH 
Extremely popular 
purple day-blooming 
tropical (see page 4). 
Its brilliant flowers 
measure 7 to 8 
inches across, 
