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and then great clumps of Rhododendrons. 

 The tall grass Arondo donax, the tall and 

 tropical-like Boconia cordata, Japanese Iris, 

 white Lysimachia, commonly called "Loose- 

 strife"; Hibiscus, red Bee Balm, Eupato- 

 rium, tall-growing with large heads of old- 

 rose-colored flowers, Cardinal flower and 

 Ferns from wet places are a few of the 

 hardy plants that will flourish in such a 

 situation. 



The Water Hyacinths, and the double- 

 flowering Arrow-head, which bears white 

 blossoms on spikes two feet tall, can be 

 grown on the very edge of the pond where 

 the water is only two or three inches deep. 

 In planting, firm the roots well into the 

 mud. 



Of hardy Water Lilies, the English 

 Nympliae flava, NympTiae odorata rosea, the 

 Cape Cod Water Lily, deep pink in color, 

 with the Nymphae odorata, our native white 

 Water Lily, should give the amateur a suf- 

 ficient number of aquatics with which to 

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