W ATER lilies—floating individu- 
ally in crystal bowls here and there 
about a home, or arranged in a clus- 
ter to brighten a table or an entire 
corner of a room with their blooms 
and fragrance—provide the most re- 
freshing decoration a hostess can 
employ. 
They tie in beautifully with plans 
for any occasion, the day bloomers 
remaining open during the early 
half of the day, the night bloomers 
unfolding about 7 P.M., just in time 
for dinner. And they retain their 
fresh, natural beauty under artificial 
light. 
The blooms can be kept open per- 
manently if small drops of barely 
melted paraffine are applied, by 
medicine dropper, to the lower ex- 
tremeties of stamens, petals and 
sepals. The wax is sometimes tinted 
to match the lily’s hue. 
During the months of June, July, 
August and September we pick 
lilies, on order, and ship them to any 
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in transit, we'll get them to you 
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When ordering cut lilies, let us : ro 
hear from you—by letter, tele- With Some Cut Water Lilies, or Set 
phone or telegram—from 10 days 
ort weeks in advance if pos- Them, as Gay Receivers, in the Hall 
sible. 
Leaf through the catalog, then 
select your flowers by species if 
you like. If a species you select 
hasn't come into maturity yet, or 
has passed its peak beauty, we'll 
match the color of it as closely as 
possible with another species. 
Or, simpler still, just tell us what 
colors you'd like, and we'll select 
your flowers, by hue, from those 
species which are most beautiful 
! at the moment. 
So let us help you with your 
| next occasion. Cut lilies are re- 
| freshing and economical no-occa- 
sion home decorations, too, re- 
taining their freshness, in water, 
for several days. 
Our terms for cut lilies: $1.50 
per dozen blooms, postpaid, plus 
( 10 per cent. to cover packaging 
: and mailing costs. 
4 Three Springs Fisheries, Lilypons, Maryland 
