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AMABILIS—The blossom of this lily is a creamy yellow upon 
opening, bright orange next day, dark red on the third or 
fourth day. Good in shallow water. $3.50. 
CHRYSANTHA—Newly opened bloom is soft, creamy yel- 
low, and darkens every day until it attains a deep vermilion. 
Especially good in tubs, small pools. $5.00. 
FORESTIER—A rich rose bloom overlaid with apricot, pass- 
ing to a deep, then deeper coppery bronze as it matures. 
Holds flowers well above the water. $4.50. 
FULVA—Open cup-shaped bloom with inner petals a light 
copper-red spotted with sulphur yellow. Sepals are sulphur 
yellow with beautiful purplish stain. $7.50. 
INDIANA—One of the newer varieties. The blossom is a 
rich orange-red upon opening, passing gradually to a bril- 
liant coppery red. Very free blooming. $10.00. 
LILYPONS—Much like the ‘‘Amabilis’”, except that its yel- 
low tone does not give way to such a deep red. Small plant, 
large flowers. Good for tub pools. $4.00. 
PHOEBUS—Beautiful yellow lily striped with red, passing 
to a copper-red bloom with fiery orange stamens. Foliage 
rich green mottled in brown-maroon. $7.50. 
ROBINSONTI—A beauty, but fastidious. Prefers shallow 
water, full sun. Crimson-vermilion star-shape bloom, shad- 
ing to ochre-yellow toward the center. $4.00. 
SIOUX—Rich chrome yellow upon opening, the inner petals 
suffused with bronze. Passes to a deep orange, suffused with 
interesting shade of copper red. $5.00. 
SOLFATARE—Creamy yellow bloom, small to medium size, 
becoming orange, then red. Has been described as smaller 
brother of ‘Paul Hariot’. Good in tubs. $5.00. 
Forestier 
Hardy 
Changeables 
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Water Lilies That Change Their Hues from Day to Day 
T HERE are as many different reasons for loving 
water lilies, probably, as there are different kinds 
of water lilies. And, as we fill orders for them from 
year to year, we note the species that are going 
out and so learn a great deal about the tastes of 
our customers. 
Some there are who believe that the greatest 
beauty a pool can have is in its collection of those 
hardy lilies and tropical day blooming lilies which 
open up their flowers for the day’s first sunlight. 
Others, by their orders, show a preference for the 
mysterious, iridescent beauty of the night blooming 
tropical lilies. 
There are dozens of other strong preferences— 
lilies that float, lilies that bear their blooms above the 
water, lilies with exceptional foliage, lilies with a 
fragrance, small lilies, giant lilies, and so on. 
This is by way of telling you about the many 
fascinations of the hardy water lilies we group 
under the heading of Changeables. For the best 
way we can tell you about Changeables is to tell 
you to consider all the fascinations and mysteries of 
the other species, and then add to them the fascina- 
tion of a flower that changes hue, from day to day, 
until it reaches full maturity. 
Some of our Changeable species are very old, the 
“Comanche” going back to 1908. Some of the varie- 
ties listed on this page are comparatively new. 
Those orders we fill out from year to year indicate 
that most water gardeners—and apparently their 
neighbors, too—are as fascinated by all of our 
Changeable species as we are. 
For Changeables at less than list price, see cut 
flower and special lily collection data, pages 4, 26, 
27, 28, 30, 31. 
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