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LOTUS 
Lotus Bed 
Plant tuber flat and cover with 
2 inches of soil. Be careful of 
growing tips and do not break the 
tuberin pieces. 
Lorus TUSER. 
STAR LILIES 
These lilies are of the Tropical lily family, but are hardier. 
Splendid bloomers, often bearing over 100 blooms in a sea- 
son. They are splendid for cut flowers, lasting for several 
days and filling the room with their delightful fragrance. 
Star lilies are shipped as tubers, and in planting be sure 
and plant bulb with fuzzy end up, in a warm, sunny location, 
away from Hardy lilies so bulb will not be shaded. They 
will start to grow only after weather becomes warm, but will 
put on an immense growth in a short time and will bloom 
most abundantly. 
A clear blue, with blossoms standing high above 
Rich green leaves. $2.00. 
Blue Star. 
the water. 
Pink Star (Stella Gurney). A soft pink blossom. Spendid 
bloomer. $2.00. 
Rose Star. 
a good bloomer. 
A deeper shade of pink but of same shape, and 
$2.00. 
Red Star (Mrs. Ward). The deepest red of the Tropical va- 
$2.25. 
rieties. 
ALL 4 VARIETIES FOR $7.50 
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Poets have sung of Lotus, nations have and do hold it in 
reverance: and small wonder that this is true. One has only 
to come upon a pool planted with these Oriental flowers to 
realize that they are Godgiven: with their wonderous beauty, 
standing high above the water, their mammo’h leaves and 
their queer seed pods all blending into a picture of such 
startling beauty as to be breath taking. 
These plants are hardy and may be grown almost any- 
where in the U. S., blooming better the second year than the 
first. The bulbs look like a peeled banana, the crown is at 
the long end of the bulb. The crown should be placed up, 
with the bulb placed horizontally. Great care should be 
taken not to break the crown off, as that renders the bulb 
Cover with 2 inches of soil, leaving growing point 
Cover with 6 inches of water uniil growth 
necessary. 
worthless. 
just out of the soil. 
begins, when the depth may be increased if 
While Lotus is hardy it should not be planted too early as 
growth should begin at once after planting or bulb is apt 
to decay. We have a method of holding bulbs so they may 
be planted as late as June 15. 
blossoms of an American 
Red Lotus. Mammoth double 
beauty shade; not a deep red. Blossoms often a foot 
across and very double. A choice variety. $3.00. 
Nelumbium Speciosum (pink). Eqyptian sacred Lotus. An 
excellent variety. Very hardy and free growing. Possess- 
$2.00. 
es a strange, haunting fragrance. 
Nelumbium Flavens. A splendid variety that has cream col- 
ored flowers. A good bloomer. $1.50. 
Album Striatum. A striking variation of the Japanese Lotus. 
The white petals are 
$2.59. 
Flowers large and very fragrant. 
tipped, edged and faintly striped with rosy carmine. 
Lotus Seed Pods. 
tions, winter bouquets, etc., resembling a wasp’s nest. 
These are used in many ways, for decora- 
They are indeed a novelty. $1.00 per doz. 
Pink Star 
