Water July and August. There is something wonderfully beautiful 

 Lily and an d appealing in the big wide-open flowers, lying in serried 

 Japanese ran ks on the surface of the water, always just out of reach in a 

 j r j s tantalising way. Even the smallest pond may be made of use 

 to grow them, and on large sheets of water their round flat 

 leaves will soon spread into islands of loveliness. The flowers 

 have the form of the common Water Lily, but are much in- 

 creased in size and varied in colour. Large pure white ones 

 may be had, or white flushed with rose, a clear yellow, and a 

 fine rose pink. 



Another feature of the water-side through this month 

 should be the Japanese Irises (Iris Kaemffcrfy Water is not 

 absolutely necessary to their success except just before flowering, 

 but they like to be at the edge of a pond in the full sunshine, 

 as illustrated by the sketch painted at Wisley. The whole 

 growth and colouring is different from any other Iris ; the 

 leaves are very bright green and grass-like, and the flowers of 

 varied and unusual colours, running mostly from white through 

 queer pinks to plum colour, but there are also wonderful violets 

 and greys. The form is different too the standards are quite 

 small, sometimes hardly showing at all, and the falls are wide 

 and flat many of them with a distinct white or yellow band 

 down the centre. They should grow four feet high and be about 

 seven inches across the petal. They can be raised easily from seed, 

 and flowering plants obtained in two years. They are not very 

 particular about their soil, but prefer loam and peat and then 

 increase freely, seeding themselves. 



The profusion of annuals and perennials in July give 

 many opportunities for arranging pleasing schemes of colour on 

 a large scale, according to the individual taste of the grower. A 



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