AURORA 
Interesting and 
beautiful. Rose- 
yellow first day... 
Red-orange second 
day... Deep red on 
third day, Price 
TROPICAL 
PYGMY 
COLLECTION 
No. T-37 
copper brown. 
EVERYONE CAN HAVE A TUB GARDEN 
For Tubs and Small Pools 
Many people feel that limited garden space 
cannot possibly permit the development of a 
lily pool. However, a tub garden can be 
quickly and easily established in a space no 
larger than two or three feet in diameter. If 
you are considering a tub garden or have a miniature pool you will 
find any of these six lilies are ideal for this purpose. There is a wide 
range of selection and choice of color, for we list suitable tropical as 
well as hardy varieties. 
ing areas, and produces an abundance of lovely blooms that are most 
charming in tiny pool or tub garden. 
Each is particularly adapted to limited grow- 
PYGMY LILIES 
PATRICIA. Charming, free blooming tropical lily. Beautiful crimson flowers. Buds are 
Unusually prolific, bears young plants from center of the leaf. 
for tub culture or use in small pools. 
Ideal 
$3.25. 
DAUBEN, Lavender Blue 
ROYAL PURPLE, Purple 
ROYAL PURPLE. A handsome new tropical with flowers of a glowing purple that will 
add a note of regal splendor to your pool. $3.25. 
YELLOW PYGMY. A tiny hardy lily that is ideal for tub culture. 
to two inches across are a rich golden yellow. 
chocolate. $1.50. 
AURORA. The flowers are rosy-yellow on the first day, red-orange on the second, and 
deep red on the third. Its stamens are orange-red and the leaves are mottled with 
brownish-red. One of the best hardy lilies for the tub garden. $2.75. 
WHITE PYGMY. Hardy. This is the Chinese Pygmy Water Lily which is best suited 
for shallow water or tub culture. Flowers are white with golden yellow center and 
sweetly scented; they are seldom more than 1% to 2 inches across, but are produced very 
freely. Foliage dark green, mottled with brown on top, red underneath. A unique and 
lovely variety. $2.50. 
COLORATA, Violet 
Described at right......$7.25 
Flowers from one 
Leaves are pleasingly mottled with 
HARDY PYGMY COLLECTION 
No. H-18 
AURORA, Rose-Yellow to Red 
WHITE PYGMY, White 
JOANNE PRING, Pink 
Described at right.............. $7.20 
COLORATA (Pring). This tropical water lily pygmy is well 
adapted for tub culture. Flowers are from 3 to 4 inches 
across and bear two rows of pale violet petals, yellow at the 
base. Stamens are purple, lighter toward the apex and prim- 
rose yellow at the base. A very attractive and lovely flower. 
The mature leaves are circular, dark green above and purplish 
ae and sometimes measure more than 4 inches across. 
$2.50. 
*“DAUBEN. One of the first viviparous hybrids—introduced by 
the late William Tricker in 1912. Pale lavender-blue flowers. 
Practically every leaf develops a plant at the center which will 
produce small flowers very profusely if allowed to spread out. 
Excellent for small pools or large aquariums. $2.50. 
JOANNE PRING (Pring). A hardy pink sport from yellow 
pygmy. Flowers are 2 to 2% inches across and a rich deep 
pink in color, lighter toward the upper tips. Stamens are 
orange-yellow on the inside and deep pink on the outside. Foli- 
age is moderate in size, only 2 to 3 inches across and dark 
green on top. This is an excellent color addition to the very 
limited list of pygmy water lilies, Supply is exceedingly lim- 
ited. $3.00. 
TUB GARDEN COLLECTION 
We have for a number of years given more plants for the tub 
in this collection, but we have found that the extra plants, es- 
pecially the water hyacinth, have crowded out the water lily. 
This year we offer fewer plants to assure more Satisfaction to 
you. 
The collection now includes: 
1 Tricker Water Lily Tub, 21 inches across and 11 inches 
deep. 
1 Water Lily your choice of color—either pink, white, red 
yellow, changeable, or blue. 
a ~o % 2 Aquatic Plants to plant at the edge inside the tub. 
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This group of plants may be ordered with- 
out the tub for $4.95 
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Either of the two lilies shown to the left are 
excellent selections for the tub garden. 
NOTE: Aurora is listed above as a changeable 
color. Gloriosa is listed on page 11 under 
the heading of Red. 
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