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and most brilliantly flowering forms belong to the latter 
class, opening in the late afternoon or evening and not 
closing until nine or ten o’clock the next morning. The day 
bloomers usually open in the morning at about the time the 
night bloomers close, being at their best from eleven to 
twelve o’clock. The same lily will bloom for several days, 
opening and closing each day, but fading and drooping 
more and more until finally its head sinks below the surface 
of the water, where the seeds are formed. The colors are 
usually brightest when the flowers first open. 
Where to find the Water Lilies in the Garden.—West 
Horseshoe Pond.—This contains the following of the hardy 
lilies: Nymphexa tuberosa, ‘“Richardsoni,’ -‘Marliacea 
carnea,” ‘“Marliacea rosea,” ‘“Marliacea Gladstoniana,” 
“Marliacea chromatella” and “James Bryden.” 
Victoria Pond.—This contains the large-flowered and 
large-leaved Victoria Cruziana, or Amazon River lily, which 
is one of the most attractive of the water lilies. The leaves, 
from edge to edge, including the large rolled margin, some 
times attain a diameter of eight feet, while six and seven 
feet is not uncommon late in the season. The flowers open 
about a half hour after sunset and at that time give off a 
very sweet odor. 
East Horseshoe Pond.—This pond contains, besides 
Nymphzxa Boucheana, N. ortgiesiana var. rubra, and N. 
rubra rosea, the following varieties of water lilies: ‘Stella 
Gurney,” “C. W. Ward” and “George Huster.” 
Water Garden.—The following varieties of water lilies 
are in the Water Garden, arranged in large groups around 
the edges: Victoria Cruziana, Nmyphexa zanzibariensis red, 
N. zanzibariensis blue, N. Lotus dontata: N. Devoniensis, 
N. gracilis, and “Frank Trelease,” ‘“Hofgirtner Grabner,” 
“D. R. Francis,” “Amazonica;” “James Gurney Jr.,” “Pink 
O’Marana,” “Lotus Jubilee,’ “Columbiana,” ‘“Kewensis,” 
“Deaneana” and “Rufus J. Lackland.” Many of these — 
varieties were originated by Mr. James Gurney, Head Gar- 
dener Emeritus of the Garden. Two of Mr. Gurney’s latest 
creations, a deep red and a deep blue day-blooming lily, are 
each represented in the water garden by several plants. The 
forms formerly known were faded blues and pinks, and to 
Mr. — belongs the credit of perfecting the colors. The 
darkest in the night-blooming lilies are also the result 
