HE spell of the Nile still hovers around the blossoms 
Te the Sacred Lotus even when this strikingly beau- 
tiful plant is grown in our twentieth century gardens. 
Four thousand years ago in the sacred gardens of Egypt, 
where dwelt the priests and where the people came to 
worship, there were pools of granite porphyry in which 
the Sacred Lotus grew, dedicated to the ancient deities. 
The Lotus, springing from the mud, lifting its golden- 
headed blossoms high over the water and opening pure 
and spotless to the sun, was symbolic of the rise of the 
soul of man. 
There is perfect beauty in the leaf, bud and opened 
flower of the Lotus. The great concave, shield-like 
leaves, often 2 feet in diameter, and many petaled flow- 
ers, like gigantic roses with delightful fragrance, form 
a striking picture of great artistic quality. Cultural 
directions on Insert, Page A. 
Prices are for tubers. The potted plants of each variety are avail- 
able at an additional cost of $1 each. 
EGYPTIAN LOTUS (Nelumbium Speciosum). This is the true flower 
of the Egyptians and possesses a strange haunting fragrance. 
The blossoms are an attractive pink. An excellent variety that grows 
very hardy and freely in the latitude of Cleveland. Tubers, $4.50. 
ASIATIC LOTUS (Album Grandiflorum or Magnolia). A splendid 
white Lotus of gorgeous beauty. The flower is a fine, pure white 
of large size and delicate fragrance. The leaves are large and deep 
green color. One of the best white Lotus. Tubers, $4.50. Flowers and Seed Pod of the Egyptian Lotus. 
AMERICAN LOTUS (Nelumbium Lutea). The perfect yellow flowers : 
of this variety attain a diameter of 8 to 10 inches. Sometimes DOUBLE FLOWERING ROSE LOTUS 
this is known as the Water Chinquapin, especially in those parts of (Nelumbium Roseum Plenum) 
the country where it grows in the wild. Tubers, $4.00. 7 
y 8 ‘ > = S. Deep rose pink. Beautiful globular flowers which are very double. Double- 
FLAVESCENS. All of the Nelumbiums (Lotus) are so strikingly flowering Nelumbiums are very rare. Tubers, $6.60 : 
beautiful that it is difficult to select one variety more beautiful 
than the others. However, Flavescens is a most welcome newcomer 
that has pleasing cream-colored flowers. It is very free blooming. 
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SHIROMAN. This variety produces pure white, double flowers. One each of the three, Egyptian, Asiatic and American Lotus, de- 
Double flowering Lotus are extremely scarce. This variety is scribed to the left. A beautiful trio—pink, white and yellow 
most desirable. Price, $6.00. (Valiie? $13.00) mgr) oy he eee ey ee are ; 
VICTORIA (CV. Trickeri). An interesting aquatic plant charac- = ae 
terized by enormous leaves, often 6 feet across, with the edges — : = 
turned stiffly erect to the height of 3 to 8 inches. The weight of Ze ee 
a girl is easily supported by the leaves. Victorias thrive under LZ 
the same conditions as the tender lilies but for full development EVE 
require plenty of space. Ning STA 
A variety which does well with proper care in the latitude of 
Cleveland. The flowers are enormous, 15 to 18 inches in diam- 
eter, opening white on the evening of the first day, and closing Ou LLE 
the middle of the following morning. On the second day the Night.p), Three iy CTIo 
flower opens about four o’clock in the afternoon and is colored nh Cole "9 Tro ‘nest I | 
a.deep pink. The fragrant flowers smell very much like a ripe Ere PIy tb autign Bical y jy 
pineapple. Adapted only to very large pools or natural ponds PB GPE ho SBioynloms 5, UW) 
where they are very showy. $10.00. / M req - ARgp, ce YOtn I my 
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Victorias in the hly pools of Mrs. Lottie 
B. Follett, Angleton, Texas. Note great 
size and hardiness of these plants as well 
ts atiractive interspersing of tropical 
ilies. 
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