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cream, pink, crimson, pale and deep yellow, and other shades, ?U charming. 

 The common British " Brandy Bottle " (Nuphar luteum) is also dealt in, 

 but the trade in the tropical kinds like amazonum (or ampla), white; 

 devoniensis, rose; Lotus, red and white; stellata, blue; gigantea, blue: and 

 others is somewhat restricted. The Marliacea hybrids are the most 

 popular, and open-air water gardens are being developed in many large 

 private places and public parks and gardens. 



Zauschneria californica (fig. 255). A charming California!! perennial, 

 1-1 J ft. high, with narrow lance-shaped leaves and drooping tubular 



Fig. 255. Zauschneria call/or nica 



Fig. < 2.56.--Zephyranthes Candida 



crimson-red flowers in autumn. It may be raised from seeds, cuttings, or 

 division in spring, and is grown by nurserymen chiefly as a rock-garden 

 and border plant. It is perfectly hardy, but prefers a sunny position. 



Zea Mays (MAIZE or INDIAN CORN). An ornamental grass, 3-4 ft. 

 high, with broad, gracefully arching leaves, which are green in the com- 

 mon form, but beautifully variegated in another. The female flowers 

 give rise to the cylindrical or conelike masses of fruit popularly known 

 .as " cobs ", which are not only useful as food, but are also ornamental 



