Name/Title
"WILLIAM TRICKER: WATERLILY SPECIALIST"Entry/Object ID
2000.210.1.1Description
Color: Black; Green; Purple; White
"William Tricker: Waterlily Spacialist," issued by William Tricker, 1927. The 32-page catalog has a white paper cover with a drawing of two stemmed purple lilies at the center against a green background. Across the bottom within a rectangle is the title, and the name and address of the company. At the left corner of this are the words, "LARGEST GROWER OF / AQUATICS IN AMERICA." On the top left corner of the back is, "BLUE BEAUTY." Below this is a brief description of the flower, a color drawing of which is at the center. Across the bottom is the name of the company. At the beginning of the inside is a color advertisement for the General Pershing lily and an introduction to the catalog. Within the introduction is also information on the best soil, pools, planting, and care of the flowers. After the introduction are instructions on building garden pools. There are many types of lilies available including tropical; tender; night-blooming; August Koch; Mrs. George H. Pring; hardy Nymphaeas; Nelembiums; Mrs. C. W. Ward; Nelembium Nucifera; Victoria; miscellaneous aquatics; and perennials. Also available are many plants for small aquariums, ornamental grasses, hardy bamboos, and a book of water-gardening. At the back are instructions for order placement and an order blank. There are many black and white photographs as well as some color drawings throughout. With only a small abrasion and crease on the cover, the artifact is in good condition.Lexicon
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Gardening, Gardens, Horticulture, Water gardens, Water lilies, Aquatic plants, Lilies, BambooSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, William Tricker, Gardens--Design, Nymphaeaceae