WATER PLANTS. 
unfavourable cases, and a narrow 
line of bright gravel or sand in cases 
best deserving imitation. As sub- 
stitutes for gravel, stones may be 
introduced here and there ; and 
grouped either with plants on the | 
shore or with aquatics, and the) 
shades and reflection of these will | 
produce a degree of intricacy and 
force of effect which will complete 
the beauty of the scene. 
In the placing of water, whether 
in imitation of nature or in the cre- 
ation of artificial character, regard 
should always be had to the sur- 
rounding scenery. Water in land- 
scape attracts the eye more power- | 
fully than any other material, and | 
therefore it should never be placed | 
near a boundary, or near any object 
to which it is not desirable to at- 
tract attention. 
of nature should also be placed in 
what.is im reality or in appearance 
the lowest part of the grounds; but 
this rule does not apply to water in 
highly artificial forms. 
Water Carrrors.—See Tra‘pa. 
WatTERING-PoTs are generally 
formed of tinned iron painted, but | 
a cheaper kind, nearly as durable, 
is formed of zine, which requires no 
paint. 
ent sizes, and in every garden hav- 
ing plants in pots, there ought to be | 
three sizes: large for the open gar- 
den, smaller for plants i in pots under 
the hand ; and yet smaller, and witha 
long tube or spout, for pots on a shelf 
or at a distance from the operator. 
WatrrerRiInGc.—See Water. 
WAtTeR-LEAF.—See Hyproruy’b- 
LUM. 
WATER-LILY.—_-See Nympu ‘a and 
NeELv'MBIUM. 
» Warer Ptants are those which 
must have their roots and a portion 
of the stalk submerged in water, in 
contradistinction to marsh plants, 
which only need to have their roots 
constantly kept moist. Most water 
ee require to be planted, or to, 
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| or in the soil at the bottom of a pon 
Water in imitation | 
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‘is sometimes fixed in the margin 
Watering-pots are of differ- | 
WATER SOLDIER. 
have their seeds sown, in a layer 
of soil at the bottom of the ciste 
or aquarium in which they ; 
grown, if they are tender plant 
or other piece of water in the open 
ground if they are hardy. Most 
water plants have their leaves and 
flowers always above the surface 
of the water; and others raise 
themselves above the water in the 
day, when their flowers are expand- 
ed, and sink below it at night, when 
their flowers are closed up, so as 
not to be injured by the water. To 
enable them to do this, if the water 
should be deep, the stems are some- 
times unnaturally elongated; and 
consequently they become weak, and 
unable to flower, or perfect their 
seeds properly. To avoid the in- 
convenience of this, a framework 
of the pond te hold the pot in which 
the plant grows, and to keep it ata 
proper depth in the water. When 
| plants are placed in the beds of riv- 
ers, a stone should be laid on the 
roots to keep them in their proper 
place, and to prevent them from 
being washed away by the stream. 
Water Puantarn. — Alisma. — 
British marsh plants. 
Water Regp.—Arindo Doénaz. 
—See Arv’Npo. 
Water Starwort. — Callitriche 
aguatico. 
Water Sonprer. — Stratidtes 
aloides—This curious British plant, 
when rooted in the mud at the bot- 
tom of ponds or other pieces of still 
water, sends out long runners which 
‘| Tise to the surface, and there pro- 
trude roots. 
Then detaching them- 
selves from the parent plant, they 
float about till they have blossomed 
and perfected their seed ; after which 
they sink down to the bottom, where, 
fixing themselves in the mud, they 
ripen their seeds, which. sow them- 
selves, and thus give birth to new 
plants, which send out fresh run- 
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