WATER LILY POND AT TWIN OAKS, WASHINGTON. D 



Aquatics. 



TAB WATER LILY POND AT TWIN OAKS, 

 WASHINGTON, D. C. 



This beautiful illustration, engraved 

 from a photograph taken here last sum- 

 mer, shows a part of the water lily ponds. 

 The conspicuous lily in front, with the 

 large leaves turned up at the edges, is a 

 lorni of the i»rand r/ctxr/a of the Amazon, 

 it is neither Regin nor Kandii, however, but 



rather an intermediate sort. The largest 

 leaf measured 4 feet 6 inches across; the 

 edges are turned up 4 to 5 inches. The 

 flowers are of a creamy color. 1 2 to 1 r> in 

 diameter, and very fragrant. The first 

 blossom opened August 1, and continued 

 to open for four days. 



The Victoria K'egia itself is the noblest 

 of all water plants and grows and blooms 

 beautifully with us; in fact it ripened seed 

 here last summer, and I have now several 

 young plants from this seed. It can be 



gro 



wn successfullv either in natural 



artificial ponds. Were it not for the high 

 price of young plants there is no doubt it 

 would be far more commonly cultivated 

 than it is. But the price should not deter 

 many from trying it. It is by far the 

 most fascinating and interesting plant I 

 have ever grown. The flowers have a 

 delightful vanilla fragrance, and perfume 

 tlie neighborhood all around it. 



The pond here is 4 feet inches in 

 depth, and was constructed for the 

 double purpose of growing water lilies, 

 and for a private water supply. We 



