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water plants. Some of them the wattr-lily , for instance 

 have their leaves floating on the surface ; but this is 

 not needful at first. They (the leaves) will soon rise to 

 the surface, and assume their natural position. The 

 u-ater-rioiet has both its roots and leaves floating ; all 

 that is required, then, is to cast it into the water, and 

 let it ilourish as it pleases. 



Some of our readers may wish to have aquatics culti- 

 vated in tanks formed with masonry, the water to be 

 used for watering plants in pots, &c. ' This can be easily 

 accomplished by puddling the bottom with clay, as 

 mentioned above, and building upon it sloping walls, 

 using Roman cement for mortar. These, if well executed, 

 are very ornamental, and of a neat appearance. If the 

 tank walls are carried up 3 or 4 feet above the level, the 

 plants are then brought nearer to the eye. An example 

 of this may be seen in the royal gardens at Kew. Single 

 plants of this kind may be cultivated in vases, or even in 

 troughs, the only thing they will require being a portion 

 of mud at the bottom for the plants to root in. The 

 after-culture the aquatics will require is, if possible, to 

 change the water frequently, and keep the surface clear 

 from water-mosses. A few ducks soon clear off the 

 latter ; otherwise the mosses must be skimmed, or 

 flooded off with water, if there is supply enough. 



The following are some of the best hardy aquatics : 



Stratio'tcs aloi'des (water-soldier), native of Britain. 



Aponoge'ton dista'chyum (two-spiked Aponogeton), a 

 very pretty, floating aquatic, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope ; yet, although from a warm country, it is suffi- 

 ciently hardy to survive an ordinary winter. It has 

 white "flowers. 



Bu'tomus umbella'tus (Umbel-flowering Rush), one of 

 the best of our native aquatics, found in ditches. It has 

 beautiful heads of pink flowers, and does not require 

 deep water ; consequently, may be planted near the 

 edge of the water. Cattle are very fond of its leaves. 



Ca'lla palu'stris (Marsh Calla). a native of North 

 America, and 



Richd'rdiaafrica'na (African Calla), both plants of great 

 beauty. The latter is, on that account, cultivated as a 

 greenhouse and window plant, and is commonly called 

 the " arum plant." This species is rather tender, but 

 will survive our winter if planted in deep water. 



Hotto'nia palu'stris (Marsh Hottonia), flesh-coloured 

 flowers : a native of Britain. 



Menya'nthes trifolia'ta (three-leaved Buckbean), with 

 white flowers. This is another native species, growing 

 in shallow waters. It is very pretty, and worth 

 cultivation. 



Nu'phar lu'toim (Yellow-flowered Nuphar), a fine 

 water-plant, native of Britain. 



Nu'phar a'dvena (Stranger Nuphar), yellow and red ; 

 a tine species, from North America. 



Nymphce'a a'lba (White Water-Lily). This is, without 

 doubt, the finest of our hardy water-plants. It loves 

 deep water, with plenty of room, and a muddy bottom 

 to root in. It then will produce numbers of its beautiful, 

 large, milk-white flowers. 



Ty'pha latifo'lia (Broad-leaved Cat's- tail). Though 

 not so showy as some species, this plant is worth grow- 

 ing, producing its large spikes of flowers abundantly in 

 shallow waters. 



Besides these there are Alisma Plantago ; Echinodorus 

 ranunculoides : Lobelia Dortmanna ; Myriophyllum 

 spicatitm and verticillatum ; Polygonum amphibium ; 

 Sagittaria sagittifolia ; Teucrium Scordium ; Trapa 

 natans and bispinosa ; and Limnanthemum pdtatum 

 and lacunosum. 



AQUIFOLIA'CESL See ILEX. 



AQULLA RIA. (From aquila, an eagle, locally called 

 Eagle-wood in Malacca. Nat. ord. Aquilariads [Thymelae- 

 acea?]. Linn. io-Decandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The Eagle- wood is the inside of the trunk of Aquila' ri a 

 malaccefnsis and A. Aga'llochi esteemed a cordial hi Asia. 

 Cuttings in heat, in sand, and under a bell-glass. Sandy 

 loam, with a little peat. Summer temp., 65 to 75 ; 

 winter, 55 to 60. 



A. malaccSnsis (Malacca). 6. Whitish-green. Malacca. 

 1823. A stove evergreen shrub. 



AQULLE GIA. Columbine. (From aquila, an eagle ; 

 in reference to the form of the petals. Nat. ord. Crow- 



foots [Ranunculaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandria, $~Penta~ 

 gynia.) 



Seeds in March ; common soil. Seedlings flower some- 

 times the first, but generally the second season. All 

 hardy herbaceous perennials. 



A. alpi'na (alpine), i. Blue. June. Switzerland. 1731. 

 ,, anm0not'<f (anemone-like). See ISOPVRUM GRANDI- 



FLORUM. 



,, a'rctica (arctic). See A. FORMOSA. 

 ,, atropurpu'rea (dark purple). See A. VIRIDIFLORA. 

 fischeria'na (Fischer's). See A. VIRIDIFLORA. 

 ,, au'rea. See A. CHRYSANTHA. 



baikale'nsis (G. C, 1900, xxvu. 407). Flowers a com- 

 bination of blue, white, and green. 

 Bertolo'nii. i. Blue, violet June. Syn. A. Reuteri. 

 bi' color. See A. SIBIRICA. 



brachy'ceras (short-spurred). See A. LEPTOCERAS. 

 ,, cceru'lea. 2. Blue and white. Rocky Mountains. 



1864. 



ceeru'leo-chrysa'ntha. Garden hybrid. 1889. 

 hy'brida. Blue, white. Of garden origin. 

 ., califor'nica hy'brida (F. M., t. 278). 

 canade'nsis (Canadian). 2. Reddish-orange. June. 



N. Amer. 1640. 



au'rea. See A. FLAVESCEKS. 

 lu'tea (yellow-flowered), i. Pale yellow. May. 



N. Amer. 1835. 

 chrysa'ntha. 2 to 4. Yellow. California. 1873. 



Syn. A. Uptoceras chrysantha. 

 fiave'scens. See A. FLAVESCKNS. 

 dahu'rica (Dahurian). See A. VIRIDIFLORA. 

 ,, ecalcara'ta (Gfl., 1903, 576). Japan. 

 flabella'ta (Rev. Hort., 1887, p. 548, f. no). 

 ,. ,, na'na fto're albo. Garden variety. 

 flavSscens. Yellow. California. 1872. 

 formo'sa (beautiful). 2. Red, orange. June. N. 



Amer. 1822. 



fra' 'grans (fragrant). J. Yellow-striped. May. Hima- 

 layas. 1839. 



,, garnieria'na (Miss Garnier's). See A. SIBIRICA. 

 glandulo'sa (glandular), z. Whitish-blue. June. 



Siberia. 1822. 

 co'ncolor (one-coloured). 2. Violet. July. 



Altaia. 1822. 

 ,. ., di' 'scalar (two-coloured). Bluish- white. June. 



Siberia. 1789. 

 jucu'nda (B. R., 1847, t. 19). i$. Blue. June. 



Siberia. 1844. 

 ,, glau'ca (milky-green). 2. Whitish- yellow. June. 



Himalayas. 1839. 



,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See A. GLANDULOSA. 

 Helena (W. G., 1902, 104). Garden hybrid between 



A. flabellata nana alba and A. ceerulea. 

 Hooke'ri. (Figured in B. M., t. 6552, as A. fortnosa.) 

 ., hy'brida (hybrid). See A. VULGARIS. 

 ,, jucu'nda (joyous-looking). See A. GLANDULOSA 



JUCUNDA. 



,, kanaorie'nsis (B. M., 4693). See A. MOORCROFTIANA. 



Kitaibdlii. 2. Purple. June. Asia Minor. 



,, lepto'ceras (slender-homed), i. Blue. June. Russia. 



1833. 

 longi'ssima. Yellow, straw, or reddish. Texas and 



Mexico. 1888. 



macra'ntha (Fl. Ser., t. 531). See A. C/ERULEA. 

 ,, moorcroftia'na. i. White, blue. June. Himalayas. 

 ,, ni'gricans (Belg. Hort., vol. 4, t. i). See A. VULGARIS. 

 oly'mpica. ij. Mauve-blue, white. 1880. 

 oxyse'pala. Siberia. 1890. 

 parviflo'ra (small- flowered). i. Purple. June. 



Siberia. 1819. 

 ., pubiflo'ra (woolly-flowered). Pale purple. June. 



India. 1839. 

 pyrena'ica (Pyrenean). i. Blue. July. Pyrenees. 



1818. 



,, Reute'ri. See BERTOLONII. 

 sibi'rica (Siberian). 2. Blue, white. June. Siberia. 



1806. 

 Skinnefri (Mr. Skinner's), f Red, green. May. 



Mexico. 1841. 

 specio'sa. See A. SIBIRICA. 

 ,, specta'bilis. See A. SIBIRICA. 

 Stua'rtii. Garden hybrid. 1888. 

 thalictrifo'lia (Gfl., t. 961, f. i). 2. Blue. 



Summer. Tyrol. 1879. 



