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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



be placed on the south, southeast, or southwest shelter of 

 buildings or shrubbery, where the sun will strike them for 

 6 to 8 hours per day. A bright, sunny exposure is also 



NYMPH/EA 



ZANZIBARENS 



FIG. 149. PURPLE AFRICAN WATER-LILY (Nymphcea Zanzibarensis). 



desirable for the location of the pond or tank, that the 

 water may be kept as warm as possible. 



The best varieties of the NIGHT-BLOOMERS are: The 

 DEVONIAN WATER-LILY (Nymphma Devoniensis), one of 

 the choicest and most beautiful, with bright rose-colored 

 flowers and scarlet stamens. EAST INDIAN WATER-LILY 

 (N. rnbra). WHITE AFRICAN WATER-LILY (N. dentata), 

 one of the most free bloomers, with flowers of large size and 

 very easily grown. ROYAL WATER-LILY ( Victoria regia), 

 the largest of all the water-lilies, its leaves often measuring 



