i64 WALL AND WATER GARDENS 



WATER-LILIES, SPECIES AND HYBRIDS 

 Species and Sub-species 



Nymphaa alba. 



* „ „ candidissinia (the finest form, requires 



more room and a greater depth than the 



type, say five to six feet). 

 alba plenissima. 

 „ „ rosea, syn. A^. Caspary, also N. sphcero- 



carpa rosea; pale rosy-pink, the earliest 



to flower, ceasing also early. 

 „ Candida, the Bohemian Water- Lily, growth 



medium. 

 „ fiava, pale yellow, from Southern United 



States, only suited for warm water or 



the most sheltered of positions outside ; 



growth weedy. 

 „ gladstoniana, a remarkably fine white, 



colour pure, petals broad, one of the 



very best. 

 „ odorata, the American white Water-Lily, 



growth medium. 

 ,, odorata rubra, the Cape Cod variety of the 



preceding. 

 „ pygmcza, the Asiatic white Water-Lily, not 



so profuse of flower as some. 

 „ tuberosa, another American white Water- 



Lily, of strong but not robust growth. 

 „ tuberosa maxima, a stronger growing form. 



