130 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1898. 



sioners at Albany : " There is no feature in the floral display 

 at Washington Park that has given such universal satisfaction 

 as this aquatic plant display, and none that with ordinary care 

 will more fully recompense the caretaker. It is a feature that 

 is being introduced in every prominent park in the country, and 

 a great many private estates of prominence." Thus you see 

 that the possibilities of improving estates and parks that have 

 existing water features is very great and it is an improvement 

 that can be accomplished at no greater cost than is too often 

 expended for far inferior results. 



In addition to the aquatics, as I have before stated, the many 

 water-side plants which seem to thrive only in these favored 

 localities contribute even greater beauty to the scene. For, 

 with the flora of the waters, this luxuriant growth of the 

 swampy banks unites with the majestic growth of trees in the 

 background, and produces a picture that for grandeur surpasses 

 in beauty any formal attempt at gardening. 



