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tions of the garden. Wirious kinds nl tldwering slirubs, 

 all kept pruned low, are well represented and give a suc- 

 cession of bloom from March to November. Dwarf 

 ornamental flowering' trees at points of vantage play a 

 prominent part in my dream garden. These trees are 

 pruned so that they grow low and are not massed, but 

 are set along the paths in the ends of beds of such plants 

 as are not injured by a little shade, or are positively bene- 

 fited by it. Prominent among the flowering shrubs are 

 hardy Azaleas, r>uddleias, Clethra, Colutea, Deutzias, 

 Forsythia, Hydrangeas, Hypericums. Kerrias. Lespe- 

 deza, I^Iagnolia, Philadelphus, Spira:as, Styrax. Syringa, 

 Tamarix, Weigelas, and Viburnums. Among the smaller 

 ornamental flowering trees are chiefly to be found Cornus. 

 Halesia. Koelreuteria, Oxydendrum, and Prunus. 



There are several beds of berried and bright barked 

 shrubs, and such trees as give late Autumn and \\'inter 

 eitects. There is a moderate number only df well pruned 

 dwarf evergreens here and there. 



The lily pond is well stocked with hardy Xymphseas 

 and the fish pond with several kinds of fish. 



The hardy herbaceous perennial flowering plants and 

 the hardy lilies and other bulbous plants,, and the hardy 

 Irises are growing in numbers in mv dream garden, some 

 in separate beds and some in the edges or among the 

 shrubbery. Indeed, all the hardy lilies, and other bulbous 

 plants, and most of the hardy Irises, so many that w-e can 

 hardly name them, are growing in this garden. Among 

 the hardy herbaceous perennials are the Peonies, the Mou- 

 tan or tree class is given unusual attention, as well as the 

 albiflora or Chinese, and the officinalis varieties are not 

 neglected. From earliest Spring until late Autumn some 

 one or more of the perennials are in bloom : Alyssum, 

 Anchusas, Anemones, Anthemis, Asters, .\stilbes, Liolto- 

 nias, Campanulas, Chrysanthemums in sheltered locations. 

 Coreopsis, Delphiniums, Dianthus, Dicentras, Digitalis, 

 Doronicums, Eremurus, Eupatorium, ( jaillardias, Gypso- 

 phila, Helianthus, Hemerocallis, Hibiscus, Hosta, Conval- 

 laria, Iberis, Liatris, Lobelia, Lupinus, Lychnis, ^lalva, 

 Monarda, Phlox, Platycodon, Primula, Pyrethrum, Pa- 

 munculus, Tiarella, \'eronica. Viola, and Yucca. 



These flowering trees and shrubs, rose bushes, ])ond 

 lilies, hardy lilies, and other hardy bulbs, and the hardy 

 herbaceous perennials in my dream garden ailord me a 

 quantity of cut flowers throughout the open season of the 

 year. 



The pretty, but short-lived annuals also find places to 

 grow between the hardy plants here and there, and when 

 the perennials are not in i>loom, the beds and borders are 

 still kept bright by the blooms of the annuals. Asters, 

 Snapdragons, \'erbenas. Calendulas, Marigolds, Mignon- 

 ette, Stocks, and Poppies. 



r.ut imperfectly described is my dream garden, which 

 I can .see with my mind's eye and enjoy. You, too, though 

 deprived of a physical garden such as you would like to 

 posess, may enjoy a dream garden of yoru- nwn. 



X NYMPH^A "MRS. G. H. PRING" PRING 



NEW WHITE-FLOWERED HYBRID 



(N. ovalifolia X N. "Mrs. Edwarrls Whitaker") 



A CCORDIXr; tn commercial growers there is an in- 

 ^"^ creasing demand by the pul)lic for a tropical w'hite 

 day-bloonn'ng lily of large size. Up to the present time all 

 tropical day-blooming water-lilies have ranged in color 

 from pink to blue, with one exception, the siK-'cies 

 Nymphsea gracilis. The African species, N. ovalifolia, 

 of recent introduction, has white flowers shaded with blue 

 and pink at the ajx^x of the petals. In 1919 exixMiments 

 were started at the Garden with the object of producing 

 the much-needed albino hybrid. Stock of Nymph;ca ".Mrs. 



I'.dwards W'hiiaker" was selected as a desirable parent, 

 in view of the pale cami>anula-blue flowers bleaching to 

 ]>ure white with age, a factor transfused through its 

 parent, N. o\alifolia. The seed parent was between N. 

 gracilis of Mexico and N, ovalifolia. Hybrids from N. 

 gracilis in cultivation have not improved the offspring in 

 size to the same degree as N. ovalifolia, nor has the white 

 proved a recessive character in the second or third gene- 

 rations. In fact, experiments at the Garden with gracilis 

 hybrids did not produce type gracilis or revert back to it 

 (see Ann. .Mo. Bot. Gard. vol. 4, p. 1). Nympha'a ovali- 

 folia crosses so far have brought forth type ovalifolia in 

 the second generation. Nymphsea ovalifolia was therefore 

 selected as the other parent. Reciprocal crosses were made 

 between X. "Airs. Edwards Whitaker"' and ovalifolia, 

 producing varieties like the parent "Airs. Edwards 



Xyiu/'luca 'Mrs. G. H. Fring" 



Whitaker." Nymphjea ovalifolia X "^\'hitaker" L;ave the 

 desired result, producing both albino and Whitaker varie- 

 ties. The be.st-flowered seedling showing Whitaker- 

 shaped petals with white as the dominant factor was se- 

 lected as the tyvie flower, the foliage likewise showing 

 Whitaker in! ah nee. This was carefully self-jxillinated 

 iluriiig 1920, the seedlings bringing forth albino flowers 

 tlie next flowering season. In 1''21 the finest plant was 

 again selected and self-pollinated, producing the same type 

 I if flowers ihe following season. The desired hybrid was 

 ;btained by selection during three years, thus proving that 

 the white coloration is fixed, provided of course that all 

 foreign )X)llen is exchidefl. 



It having been proved that the llowers had finally 

 reached a stage of development superior to the white- 

 flowered N. gracilis, specimen flowers were subnntted to 

 the Society of .-\merican I'lorists and Ornamental Horti- 

 culturists in convention at Kansas City, August 1.^, 1922, 

 and the lilv was awarded honorable mention. Mr. (.'harles 

 Tricker, water-lilv si>ecia!ist of Arlington. X. J., visited 

 the Garden after the convention, in the capacity of official 

 judge, to rejMrt on the ccviulition of the entire ])lant as 

 growing in the pool, lie staled thai "the new hybrid pre- 

 sents the biggest one jump in the development of a new 

 water-lily to date." The size of the flowers varies from 

 eight to ten inches in di.'inu'ler. — Missouri Hotaiiical 

 Garden Bulletin. 



TF.XTH TNTERXATTONAL FLOWER .SIloW 



GR.WD CKXTR.M. P.XLACK, NKW YORK, \. V, 



MARCH 12-17, 192,^ 



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