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_, And the Moon—Tropical Lil 
Night Blooming 
Reds 
CALLINTHA—Bright rosy red flower 8 to 12 inches 
diameter, borne on stiff stem well above water. Red 
stamens. Often carries blooms in many stages of 
development at one time. $2.75. 
INDICA H. GRAEBNER—A giant red-pink, cup- 
shaped flower that blooms very freely. The favorite 
of many, for it is probably the brightest colored 
water lily now under cultivation. $3.25. 
KRUMBIEGELLI—Darkest of the reds, a brilliant, 
glowing dark crimson. Attains 8 to 10-inch diam- 
eter. Stamens deep reddish-brown. Not as free 
blooming as some of the reds. $2.75. 
GEORGE HUSTER—A huge flower with petals a 
beautiful, very brilliant red in color. Foliage is at- 
tractive reddish-bronze. Blooms consistently attain 
a size of 10 to 12 inches. $3.00. 
Pinks 
BISSET—A free blooming lily of beautiful color and 
form. Its delicate pink petals are very wide, giving 
bloom distinctive cup shape. Bloom usually 8 to 10 
inches in diameter. $2.75. 
Blue Beauty 
Omarana 
MRS. GEORGE G. HITCHCOCK—A comparatively 
new species which is making friends very quickly. 
The blossom is rose-pink in color and one of the 
largest of all the night bloomers. $3.00. 
OMARANA—F lowers from 8 to 12 inches diameter. 
Wonderful shade of rosy pink, contrasting with 
stamens of deep orange-red. It is one of the best 
of free flowering night bloomers. $2.75. 
STURTEVANT —Big rosy-pink cup-shape lily with 
orange-brown stamens. Needs room and warmth. 
At its best in mid-summer in large pool. Large 
leaves have crumpled, wavy margins. $2.75. 
Whites 
CHARLES THOMAS—Pure white bloom, 10 to 12 
inches diameter, golden stamens. Very striking at 
night. Leaves large, deep glossy green. Blooms 
freely, well above water, all summer long. Ano 
L. PEARL THOMAS—A giant creamy-white lily of 
magnificent size and beauty. Attains a 13-inch 
diameter, equaled in size only by the “Mrs. Whit- 
aker’. None shows up better at night. $3.25. 
Day blooming tropical lilies open and close 
their blossoms much as the hardies do, but 
Night-blooming tropicals have the same inde- 
scribable beauty, and to an even greater de- 
differ in other ways. They are different in col- 
oring and structure, but they are different prin- 
cipally by an exotic, mysterious characteristic 
of their own which can not be described. 
gree. In the darkness their glowing iridescent 
blooms—like fallen stars—give the night a 
magic, a peace and serenity that no other 
flower can. 
The tropical lilies will have been in pots for a few weeks and will have several leaves 
when they are received. They should be planted carefully without damaging the ball. 
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