BELDT’S AQUARIUM, INC. 
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ROBERTSON, MISSOURI 
TROPICAL WATER LILIES... DAY BLOOMER 
Star Lilies derive their name from their star shaped flowers which are carried as high as two feet above water level. They 
are fairly hardy and one of our customers reports that he has simply placed the tubers in sand over the winter and kept his 
own stock going for years. Several reports from Tennessee and Oklahoma have been received that the lily over-wintered during 
mild winters without special attention. 
The Star Lilies listed below comprise a complete collection of very sweet scented tropical day-blooming varieties. 
STAR LILIES 
Gracillis Rubra (Red Star)—$2.50 each 
1. Stella Gurney (Pink Star) 
Like all star lilies, the flowers are 
carried sometimes 18 inches above the 
water’s level. The flowers are a pink 
shade and will attain a diameter of 8 
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2. Blue Star (William Stone) 
A beautiful deep blue variety about 
7 inches across, the flowers at times are 
carried 18 inches above water. A very 
strong grower and prolific bloomer. 
Pr UC OM Gali ke sare ec eee Sree ea eee eee tee $2.00 
3. Rose Star (Mrs. Ward) 
The flowers are carried well above 
water and get about 8 inches in diame- 
ter. They are of a beautiful rose-pink 
color with lone golden stamens, Price 
each $2.50 
4. Gracillis Rubra (Red Star) 
This star lily has wine red flowers 
which like the other star lilies are car- 
ried well above water. 
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5. Purple Star (Edw. A. Lemp) 
A new pink star and blue star hybrid 
with an unusual separation of colors 
which are greatly intensified toward 
the end of the flowering season. The 
pink star shaped flowers are purple 
edged. The yellow stamens are also 
DIMI StI eda aiE TC Cen, see eee eee $3.00 
6. Yellow Star 
A new yellow day blooming hy- 
brid of deeper yellow color with 
star shaped petals carried well 
above water level. Price........ $3.00 
FOUNTAINS 
If interested in pool fountains 
and filters, send for our special 
eircular. 
WHITE 
Mirs. George H. Pring 
The largest white day bloomer. 
Very fragrant white flowers with 
pointed petals are produced in 
abundance. Will thrive in crowd- 
ed quarters, but if given suffi- 
ciently large boxes for root, 
growth will have flowers 12 
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*Isabelle Pring 
A strong viviparous white flow- 
ering variety with light green 
leaves; flowers about 8 inches 
across; not quite as pointed as the 
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Wm. T. Innes 
On the opening day the flowers 
are of a light orchid shade. The 
second day the full flowers 10 
inches across appear in a dazzling 
white color, reminding you very 
much of the effect wash blue has 
for making clothes whiter. The 
flowers stay open for four to 
five days and before the older 
flower goes beneath the waters 
surface a new flower has already 
opened, so that usually two flow- 
ers appear most of the time. A 
very full flowering white, com- 
peting with all other lilies in 
MOGESGyAw ETC Gye eee eee $2.50 
NEW YELLOW TROPICAL 
DAY BLOOMERS 
Sunbeam 
A new viviparous tropical 
water lily. One of the deepest 
yellow tropical water lilies; very 
free flowering. Price each...... $3.00 
African Gold 
A very attractive clear yellow 
tropical lily—an outstanding yel- 
low so far considered the best. 
Price sea Clic secs ee eee $7.50 
St. Louis 
A yellow hybrid producing 
flowers from 10 to 12 inches 
across. The St. Louis is the only 
tropical lily which has been pat- 
ented. A famous Pring hybrid. 
PEICE CaG he. esse ce een eeoee eee $3.00 
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LOTUS 
Nelumbiums 
are hardy and they should be 
planted in one foot deep boxes 
filled with good rich dirt. The 
boxes should be about 2 feet 
square and the top of box about 
6 inches under water. 
Nelumbium Speciosum 
Pink variety, caches se $2.00 
Nelumbium Lutea 
Large yellow flowers, each-_...$2.00 
Nelumbium Album Striatum 
White flowers, each.........--..--.-- $2.00 
Nelumbiums grow to about 4 
feet high, flowers about 8 inches 
diameter and leaves from 10 to 18 
inches across. They can not be 
shipped before May 20th. 
Special Nelumbium Collection 
(Above 3) 
One tuber of each variety for 
only 
Nelumbium Shiroman 
A rare and beautiful, very fra- 
grant double white lotus. On 
opening, the flowers are creamy 
with a greenish tint in some 
petals which color turns to pure 
white after being exposed to the 
mid-day sun. A strong growing 
plant, free flowering, the flowers 
frequently attaining a size of 12 
inches diameter. Strong tubers. 
Each 
Nelumbium Roseum Plenum 
A beautiful double flowering 
rose-colored lotus which often at- 
tain a size 12 inches across. Very 
fragrant globe-shaped flowers are 
produced in abundance during 
July and August. 
(PRU CC ese re te ee ee eeeee $2.50 
Flavescens 
This nelumbium is very free 
flowering and will produce more 
flowers and thrive better in a re- 
stricted area, such as the average 
pool, than our native yellow lotus. 
Flower buds are pear-shaped; the 
color creamy yellow. Hach....$3.00 
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This photograph was taken by 
Mr. William G. Schumm, La Porte, 
Indiana. Mr. Schumm is well 
pleased with the Egyptian Lotus 
he received from us, and he ad- 
vises that he left the plant out in 
the water tub all winter without 
any protection. 
DIRECTIONS 
FOR PLANTING 
WATER LILIES 
Be sure to have your pool 
full of water before plant- 
ing lilies. Do not plant 
them in an empty pool and 
then fill the pool with cold 
water. Have the pool full 
for at least a week before 
you put in your water lilies 
and goldfish. 
SOIL 
Plant water lilies in tubs 
or boxes, Use good garden 
soil and incorporate a small 
amount of rotted manure or 
use our water lily fertilizer 
listed on page 9. Press this 
soil down good in order to 
get all air out of the soil, 
then put about 2 inches of 
clean sand on top. Plant 
tubs are listed on page 9. 
HARDY LILIES 
Can be planted practical- 
ly any time of the year. Lay 
the tubers flat and let the 
crown protrude slightly, 
then cover with about 2 
inches of soil or _ sand. 
Press down firmly. 
PLANTING TROPICAL 
LILIES 
Prepare tubs or boxes as 
mentioned for hardy water 
lily. Then simply make a 
small cavity in the center, 
large enough to receive the 
soil and roots. Do not set 
more than 6 inches below 
the water surface. Later 
on as the plants grow larg- 
er you can lower same. 
WINTER CARE OF LILIES 
AND FISH 
Hardy lilies can be win- 
tered outdoors very easily 
as long as you have approx- 
imately 12 to 15 inches of 
water above the boxes. 
Tropical lilies are best re- 
newed each year, inasmuch 
as it requires greenhouse 
facilities to over- winter 
them. Tropical lily tubers, 
however, can be stored in 
moist sand and kept from 
year to year. 
HOW TO PLANT LOTUS 
Lotus tubers resemble ba- 
nanas. They should be laid 
flat. Do not use smaller 
than 18-inch square boxes. 
They should be at least 6 
inches deep. Set these 
boxes on bricks or rocks so 
that they will not be more 
than 4 inches below the wa- 
ter surface when you plant 
the tubers. After the tubers 
grow and start making 
strong leaves, you can let 
the box down to the bottom 
of the pool, even if it is 2 
feet deep. Lotus are ex- 
tremely hardy and require 
no special winter protec- 
tection. 
