Finest in TROPICAL WATER LILIES 
Tropical Water Lilies are the largest, most fragrant and loveliest of water lilies. Some varieties average 8 to 12 
inches across, many being actually larger than a dinner plate. Their exotic fragrauce can often be detected at a dis- 
tance of several feet. In general, Tropicals are better bloomers than the Hardies and are at their best in the later 
summer and fall when the Hardies are on the decline. There are two types of Tropicals, Day Bloomers and Night 
Bloomers. Both are best treated as annuals. Give them at least a 4 foot space if you want them at their best (Pan- 
ama Pacific and August Koch, however, will do splendidly in a half barrel, tub or very small pool as their leaf spread 
is more confined). Flowers are held 6 to 18 inches above water. 
Tropical lilies are just as easy 
to grow as the hardy lilies. Just 
fill any box (should be at least 
18 inches across and one foot 
deep), tub, half barrel, or bushel 
basket with rich soil, cover over 
with one inch layer of sand, and 
sink into pool. Always plant 
tropicals after the box or tub 
has been placed in the pool. 
Reason: Tropicals have very 
thin leaves and the sun or wind 
will soon wither them if they 
are left out of water. 
Tropicals should not be set 
out until warm weather defi- 
nitely arrives. Reason: They 
might become stunted by the 
cold and never recover. We ship 
most of our Tropicals in early 
and middle June. To Southern 
customers, however, we can ship 
as early as May 20th, if desired. 
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A GIANT BUDDED TROPICAL 
(variety, Blue Beauty) such as WE 
SHIP to our customers. Notice the 
NUMEROUS BUDS, the FLOWER, 
the HEAVY ROOT DEVELOPMENT, 
and ABUNDANT LEAF GROWTH. 
Such GIANT, BUDDED PLANTS 
have a head start on the plants of 
most growers. For MORE AND 
LARGER BLOOMS, GROW OUR GI- 
ANT, BUDDED TROPICALS! 
A good example of a Day Blooming Tropical as grown in the large pool of George E. Wood, 
East Haven, Conn. Notice that there are 8 blooms present, all held above the water. Trop- 
ical Lilies will outbloom any Hardy Lily if they are well fed. Mr. Wood usually orders 25 
Ibs. of our Slocum’s Perfection Fertilizer each spring. 
The Tropicals we ship are started with a special fertilizer to give them maxi- 
mum possible growth. They ship better and grow better than the plants taken 
directly from a greenhouse which most growers ship. 
The plants we ship are not only budded but are usually in full bloom. (Occa- 
sional exceptions: Night Blooming Tropicals which by nature bloom a little later 
than Day Bloomers.) For MORE and LARGER BLOOMS, GROW OUR GIANT 
BUDDED TROPICALS! 
PINK 
MRS. C. W. WARD: Undoubtedly, the showiest deep pink tropical of them all. 
Exceptionally free blooming. Flowers are held about 18 inches above the water. 
(Illustrated in color on Page 19.) A GIANT PLANT, $3.50. 
ORCHID 
GENERAL FPERSHING: Described or next page. 
BLUES 
BLUE BEAUTY: A gorgeous deep blue. Often reaches nearly a foot across. 
Very free blooming. Highly fragrant. One of the greatest of all tropicals. (Illus- 
trated in color on Front Cover.) A GIANT PLANT, $3.50. 
MRS. EDWARDS WHITAKER: The Queen of all light blue water lilies. A 
magnificent heavenly-blue. One of the two largest water lilies in the world. (The 
other is Missouri—white night bloomer.) Flowers average 10 to 11 inches across. 
Often reach 13 inches—much larger than dinner plates. (Illustrated in color on 
Page 19.) A GIANT PLANT, $3.50. 
DIRECTOR GEORGE T. MOORE: Described on next page. 
PURPLE AND VIOLET 
(Two varieties below develop smail plants in center of leaves which often 
bloom in late summer.) 
PANAMA PACIFIC: Rich lilac-purple. Splendid for tub garden or small pool. 
(Illustrated in color on Page 19.) A GIANT PLANT, $3.00. 
AUGUST KOCH: One of the greatest water lilies of them all. Petals are a deep 
bluish violet. The sepals are lilac-purple. A GIANT PLANT, $3.25. 
WHITE 
MRS. GEO. H. PRING: Beautiful and very fragrant, creamy-white of huge 
size, very free flowering. A GIANT PLANT, $3.00. 
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