Glendale Flower and Water Gardens 
1260 Justin Ave., Glendale, California 
Tropical Nymphaea Daubeniana 
California sunshine and 
the long months of warmth 
make outstanding healthy 
plants and bulbs. 
Tropical Water Lilies 
August Koch—This lily belongs to the same group General Pershing—This variety is the finest and 
as Dauben, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,and Panama-Pa- largest of all the rose, day blooming tropical 
cific, all being viviparous (by this is meant the lilies. The buds are dark green striped with 
peculiar characteristic of producing young plants purple. The flowers are very large and sweetly 
upon the surface of the leaf). The flowers are scented. A very free bloomer. Admired by 
7: to 8 inches in diameter and open for four to hundreds 
six days. The sepals are purplish lilac and the ; 
petals pale wistaria-violet. (Ridgeway color 
chart). Foliage strong and attractive. Marmarata—One of the most admired tropical lilies 
in our garden. We would say the largest flower- 
Col. Lindberg—A variety with large sky-blue flow- ing variety with beautiful orchid-blue, sweetly 
ers which are borne on tall graceful stems with scented flowers and blooms profusely; very simi- 
a beautiful yellow center and blossoms pro- lar to Mrs. Ed. Whitaker, only larger. 
fusely. Very sweetly scented. 
Daubeniana—This variety is of European origin, Mrs. C. W. Ward—A most charming variety with 
and is remarkable in that young plants spring petals of rich, pink illumined by a mass of gold- 
from the upper surface of the leaves, over the en stamens. Flowers are borne well out of the 
point where the leaves join the stem. As the water, with the profusion of the Gracilis type 
plants increase in size the old leaf dies and they from which it is a descendant. Very fine. 
become separate individual. plants, and with 
proper treatment attain a good size. The color 
of the flowers is a very light blue, delicately 
scented and attaining a good size. Page 2 
