BELDT’S AQUARIUM, 
INC. 
ROBERTSON, MISSOURI 
TROPICAL WATER LILIES... DAY BLOOMER 
BLUE COLORS 
Henry Shaw 
Named in honor of the founder 
of the Missouri Botanical Gar- 
dens. Flowers beautifully blue. 
Delightfully fragrant. Price 
CSYEH Oa cere ec eee Re ea ser een $2.50 
(See color illustration on page 2) 
William Stone (Blue Star) 
This is a beautiful and attrac- 
tive deep blue-purple lily. The 
flowers are 8 inches across and 
star shaped. Price each.......... $2.00 
(See color illustration on page 2) 
*Mrs. Edward Whitaker 
The largest flowering day 
blooming hybrid from Ovalifola 
and Castaliiflora. Colors in 
shades of light blue or dark blue. 
TENGCYs) (ENO acre eran eeeeeeer tn eeemeceereores $2.50 
*Dauben 
A well-known viviparous day 
bloomer. The small light blue 
flowers are produced freely. A 
good plant for small pools. 
Price each 
*Marmorata 
This variety produces perhaps 
one of the most beautiful leaves 
of all tender nymphaeas. The 
leaves are medium green colored 
with large blotches and squares 
of brown. The flowers, which are 
12 inches across, are blue on the 
first day they are open and grad- 
ually become lighter. (See color 
illustration on page 2.) Price 
et Cae ee ee ee a ree eae $ 
Pennsylvania (Blue Beauty) 
Deep blue flowers which get a 
foot across if plant is given 
enough root space. The leaves are 
speckled brown. A good plant for 
small or large pools. Price ..$2.50 
Bagdad 
A beautiful blue, large flower- 
ing day bloomer. The leaves are 
very strongly mottled with dark 
brown blotches; a very great at- 
traction. Price each $3.00 
Colorata 
A new dwarf, very dark purple- 
blue African lily; produces flow- 
ers about 4 inches across. It 
thrives best and flowers freely if 
planted in only 6 inches of water. 
Price each $2.00 
*All lilies with star in front of name 
are viviparous, which means that young 
produced from center of 
plants are 
leaves. Tropical lilies should not be 
planted until latter part of May, or 
early June, and they should only be 
planted about 4 or 5 inches below wa- 
ter surface. 
PURPLE SHADES 
Midnight 
A new dark violet water lily 
with numerous dark blue center 
leaves, which replace the center 
petals, creating a double flower; 
unusual qualities. A Pring Hy- 
brid. Price $3.00 
Judge Hitchcock 
A beautiful cup shape violet- 
blue day bloomer producing 
flowers 8 inches across. A very 
attractive water lily which should 
be in every collection. Price 
CEC eee ee ee ee $2.50 
Imperial 
A hybrid from August Koch 
and Caerulea producing very fra- 
grant purple flowers about 6 
inches across. A strong grower. 
Good for smaller pools. Free flow- 
ering under crowded conditions. 
Our own hybrid. Price each..$2.00 
Blue Bird 
A full flowering navy blue hy- 
brid. The flowers are 8 inches 
across and produced in abun- 
dance. A very good blue. Price 
Ca Clee wee PR Ne Bee eae $4.00 
Blue Beauty (Pennsylvania) 
An old favorite which does 
well in small pools. Uniform blue 
flower with yellow stamens are 
produced in abundance, 
Price 
Superfolia 
A new hybrid with superior 
marmorated leaves. The most 
beautiful foliage of floating 
leaves is blotched with very deep 
iridescent brown, offset by grass 
green contrast. The cup-shaped 
flowers are carried on strong 
stems; medium blue; an out- 
standing creation. 
Price 
*August Koch 
Produced in the lily pools at 
Garfield Park, Chicago. The flow- 
ers are purple lilac and the sta- 
mens a pale violet color, 7 to 8 
inches in diameter, open four to 
six days. 
Pird Cem CA Clie seers eran eee eee cae as $2.50 
*Royal Purple 
A very deep red purple and a 
strong grower. Flowers 5-6 inches 
across. Very fragrant. Price 
(20) oN Beer Pree eee eee eee ae oe ieee 2.50 
*Panama-Pacific 
The predominant color is red- 
dish-purple and the stamens are 
yellow. Very fragrant and most 
prolific in blooms. 
1 Baris Koya) (SKE NON peroerece: eroceeecos ee eerecoenen $2.50 
PINK SHADES TO RED 
General Pershing 
A hybrid from Mrs. Whitaker 
and Castaliifolia. The pink flow- 
ers are delightfully fragrant 
and open early in the morning. 
Strong plants. Price each...... $3.00 
(See color illustration on page 2) 
Rio Rita 
A very brilliant pink, almost 
red. Base of stamens bright gold. 
Different shades of pink in sepals, 
petils and stamens. A riot of col- 
ors, creating a brilliant effect. 
PUGS, | CEYOMNE ceed eascecece ees Sree ee $3.00 
Zansibar Rosea 
A delightfully pink shaded day 
blooming lily producing flowers 
about 6 to 8 inches across, very 
free flowering. Price each ....$2.00 
Pink Pearl 
A beautiful large cup-shape 
clear pink. <A strong bloomer, 
very fragrant. Flowers 8 inches 
across, —Price, each... $2.00 
*Mrs. Sawyer (Independence) 
_ A new viviparous day bloom- 
ing lily; the leaves are shaded 
with brownish red and the flow- 
ers are very deep pink. Very 
vigorous and free _ flowering. 
Price mealies. meas 22a $2.00 
American Beauty 
A very choice red water lily. It 
possesses the same attractive 
combination of colors as the 
American Beauty rose. The flow- 
ers are 8 inches across, carried 
high above the water. Price 
ERO cop asta ener pe ee a oe $4.00 
Rome (Roman Pink) 
A. very symmetrical pink flow- 
ering hybrid with yellow pink 
tipped stamens carried on very 
strong stems. Very full flowering 
and prolific. Ideal for large or 
small pools; will stand plenty of 
Siedler Bric Cures eeeeene sete, $2.50 
Shell Pink 
A light pink, profuse flowered 
variety, producing medium size 
flowers in abundance. As many 
as five flowers may be open at one 
time. Ideal for crowded condi- 
tions—the more this lily is crowd- 
ed the more and smaller flowers 
it produces. Price 
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PINK SHADES 
Rosea Gigantea 
Very strong, prolific flowers up 
to 10 inches across. Very deep 
pink with red tipped yellow sta- 
mens. Well recommended for 
northern cool summers. This lily 
has bloomed in our pools as late 
as October 205 Pricer $3.00 
Pink Platter 
As the name implies, Pink 
Platter opens to a flat surface 
very wide. A colorful pink pro- 
ducing several flowers at one 
time, a prolific bloomer. 
H EBES WGN dy (Sees cso NES ee tore Eek a ae eee $2.00 
SUNSET SHADES 
Golden West 
Upon opening, the flowers are 
salmon pink, changing to a light 
apricot the next day. The light 
green leaves are spotted with 
deep maroon shades. A very fra- 
grant day bloomer. 
Pricemend che ee eee eee $3.00 
Talisman 
A very attractive introduction. 
It was named after the Talisman 
rose as it possesses the same com- 
bination of yellow polychromed 
[omic WEA) SEK oc cee ceteoeeocceat $3.00 
Orange Queen 
A new Orange Colored Day 
Bloomer. Leaves lightly spec- 
kled; 7” across; prolific and fra- 
grant. Hach 
OUR TERMS 
Our price quotations are f.o.b. 
St. Louis. We do not pay express 
or postage. No perishable goods 
are shipped c¢.o.d, We guarantee 
our plants to be true to name and 
if any of our plants fail to grow 
we will be only too glad to re- 
place them free of charge if the 
customer agrees to pay the ship- 
Ping charges. However, we are 
not liable for damage which oc- 
curs after shipments leave our 
place. We use the utmost care in 
packing and if the shipment is 
damaged you should file 2 claim 
with the Express Agency or the 
Post Office Department. We do 
not guarantee perishable goods 
sent by mail. We make a boxing 
charge of 35c on all orders 
amounting to less than $3.00. 
Please Notice 
Most of our tropical lilies 
will bloom at least one 
week after shipping. Lots 
of them are shipped with 
flower buds so that you may 
expect an immediate effect. 
Too often customers insist 
on early shipments, which 
is a mistaKe based more on 
inexperience on the part of 
the water gardener. In the 
latitude of St. Louis, Trop- 
ical Lilies should never be 
planted before May 20. Al- 
low us to ship your trop- 
ical lilies at proper planting 
time and you will never be 
disappointed with results. 
