T ners is no addition which can be made to 
any home that will fit in more harmoniously with 
the existing scheme of things than a few clusters 
~ of water lilies. 
as in Water lilies “belong” in any setting. In an 
undeveloped front or back lawn, a few lilies placed 
here and there strategically transform the area 
into a finished landscape. And on an estate al- 
ready carefully and tastefully plotted, water lilies 
armo ny a can be added to complement the other flowers. 
This harmony also carries over to members of 
the family, for water lilies and their culture can 
be enjoyed by children and adults alike. 
Water lilies are rewarding flowers. They start 
Se S or fal ong blooming—several flowers to each root—in the 
spring and continue blooming up to first frost. 
The hardy species unfold with the morning, and 
remain open until the afternoon. There are also 
several species of night bloomers which unfold in 
the late afternoon. The latter, incidentally, are 
favored by many career men and women kept 
away from their homes during the day by the 
press of business. 
For many years now two popular fallacies of 
water lily culture have been dying out. The first 
of these is that water lilies are expensive. Once, 
perhaps, they seemed so. That was in the days 
when the flower was cultivated principally on 
large estates, in expensive surroundings. 
But the price of a few water lilies today, as 
for many years now, lies within easy grasp of 
everyone. A glance at some of the water lily 
collections elsewhere in this catalog, and at their 
prices, will illustrate the point. 
As for the expense of a pleasing, tasteful set- 
ting—many types of settings can be purchased or 
installed for less than the price of one lily. 
The other fallacy concerns the time and trouble 
required to plant water lilies and bring them into 
bloom. 
Here, in detail, is just how much trouble it is: 
Select what you want to grow. If you want us 
to choose a representative variety for you, we'll 
select 1 or 2 lilies, 100 or 200, any number you’d 
like to order. 
Obtain a wooden box from 18 inches square, 
10 or 12 inches deep. Fill the box with soil 
mixed with well rotted cow manure, and plant the 
lily root, 2 to 3 inches down, in it. 
Allow a 2% or 3-foot square of water surface 
for each plant. 
Set the box into a pool or the quiet section of a 
stream so the crown of the root is 3 inches be- 
neath the surface. As the plant grows, lower the 
box another inch or so from time to time. 
Enjoy your water lilies. 
Winter Storage: For winter storage, the roots of the hardy 
lilies may be left in the pool if a sufficient depth of water can 
be maintained above the root crowns so that the roots will not 
be actually frozen. Be sure to stick a log into the water to 
absorb expansion of ice. If the lilies have been grown in boxes 
or tubs, and there is danger of ice freezing down to the roots, 
these can be carried into the cool cellar for the winter. The 
soil must be kept in a moist condition. If the roots become 
dry, they will shrivel up; dry rot may result which would de- 
stroy them. It is a good idea to keep the box where mice 
cannot get at the roots. 
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