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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 
be Plant tuber flat and cover with 
2 inches of soi). Be careful of 
growing tips and do not break the 
tuber in pieces. 
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—Marliac 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, | 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 
2, pounds fertilizer (VAN NESS WATER GARDENS SPE- 
CIAL WATER LILY FERTILIZER). 
