VAN NESS WATER GARDENS, 2460 North Euclid Crescent West, Upland, California 
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LOTUS 
Poets have sung of Lotus, nations have and do 
hold it in reverence; and small wonder that this is 
true. One has only to come upon a pool planted with 
these Oriental flowers to realize that they are God- 
given: with their wonderous beauty, standing high 
above the water, their mammoth leaves and their queer 
seed pods all blending into a picture of such startling 
beauty as to be breath taking. 
SEE PAGES 10 AND 11 FOR CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS 
ene Plant tuber flat and cover with 
2 inches of soil. Be careful of 
growing tips and do not break the 
tuber in pieces. 
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Lotus TUBER 
Red Lotus (L EB I) 6” water and 6” or more of soil. 
Mammoth double blossoms of an American beauty 
shade; not a deep red. Blossoms often a foot across 
and very double. A choice variety. $3.50. 
Nelumbium Speciosum (L EB I). 6” water and 6” or 
more of soil. Pink. Egyptian sacred Lotus. An ex- 
cellent variety. Possesses a strange, haunting fra- 
grance. $2.00. 
Nelumbium Flavens (L EB I) 6” water and 6” or more 
of soil. A splendid variety that has cream colored 
flowers. $2.50. 
Album Striatum (L EB I) 6” water and 6” or more of 
soil. A striking variation of the Japanese Lotus. 
Flowers large and very fragrant. The white petals 
are tipped, edged and faintly striped with rosy car- 
mine. $2.50. 
BUY COLLECTIONS AND SAVE 
COMPLETE PLANT COLLECTION #24 
For Pool 4 x 8 
31 Plants for only $6.00 
2 Lilies—Moarliac Albida and Aurora 
8 Shallow Water Plants—2 W. Poppy, 2 W. Snowflake, 
2 Primrose Creeper, 2 Parrots Feather 
5 Varieties Grasses—2 Anacharis, 2 Myriophyllum, 2 Ca- 
bomba, Ludwegia, 2 Vallisneria 
3 Water Hyacinths 
8 Tall Water Plants—2 Arrowhead, 2 Umbrella Palm, 
2 Equisetum, 2 Yellow Iris. 
Something Really Different in a Pool 
AN ORIENTAL POOL FOR ONLY $10.00 — COLLECTION #21 
Suitable For Pool 5 x 7 
Egyptian Lotus (sacred Lotus), $2.00; Panama Pacific, $2.50; 
Sultan (rare), $3.50; Gloria du Temple sur Lot, $3.00; Japan- 
ese Arrowhead, .35c; Imperial Taro, .75c; Japanese Iris (2), 
$1.00; Egyptian Paper Plant (Papyrus), 40c. 
Value, $13.50—for $10.00. 
Display Pool Featuring Lotus and Tropical Lilies 
Lotus Seed Pods These are used in many ways, 
for decorations, winter bouquets, etc., resemb- 
ling a wasp’s nest. They are indeed a novelty. 
$1.00 per doz. 
COMPLETE POOL COLLECTION 
38 LOVELY WATER PLANTS — COLLECTION #22 
$15.00 
Sufficient For Pool 8 x 10 or Larger 
Makes a Well-Balanced Pool 
Has everything needed. Hardy Water Lilies, Tropical 
Water Lilies, Fish Grasses, Scavengers, Centerpieces, Float- 
ing Plants, Shallow Water Plants and Fertilizer. 
5 Lilies—Penna. Haarstick (night bloomer), Escarboucle, 
Comanche and Formosa 
15 Shallow Water Plants and Centerpieces—2 W. Poppy, 
2 W. Snowflake, 2 Floating Heart, 2 Primrose Creep- 
er, 2 Ludwegia, 2 Parrots Feather, 1 Arrowhead, 1 Um- 
brella Palm, 1 Saggitaria (Latifolia), 1 W. Chestnut 
(good to eat) 
12 Oxygenating Grasses (Fish Grass)—3 Anacharis, 
3 Vallisneria, 3 Cabomba 
6 Water Hyacinths 
15 Assorted Snails 
22 pounds fertilizer (VAN NESS WATER GARDENS SPE- 
CIAL WATER LILY FERTILIZER). 
