for those of you who wrote.
the lilies can be seen on the
http://community.webshots.com/album/74707665onrGAN
pic labled "farm pond"

I am ordering boxes from the usps, so when they show up I'll have hubby dig
them out...
not too sure what will survive (g) ( as long as he doesn't drop them upside
down!) but as you can see there are a LOT. this has been growing wild for 20
years.

I'll get back to you all,,,,,