CHAPTER IX 



Water-lilies and Other Aquatic Plants 



By William Tricker 



JNY one who is planning to grow water-lilies will do well to 

 study the conditions under which they thrive in nature. 

 Water-HHes do not grow in every pond; they flourish 

 only in places that are exposed to full sunshine, and 

 which are not subjected to violent freshets or strong 

 springs that keep the water cold even in summer time. Another thing, 

 Nature seldom plants more than one species in one pond. Note also 

 that natural ponds annually receive an accumulation of dead leaves, and 

 that the surface water constantly adds silt, etc., to the accumulation of 



Water-lilies as cut flowers 

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