LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Nelumbium 8pecu)suin 



A natural piece oi water planted with Water Lilies 



Pond of hardy Watir Lilies in I nion Park, ( hicago 



Pond of hard> Wattr Lilieh and rocker\ 



Section ot wall 



Group of tropiial Water Lilie>. and Vu tona Itandii 



Eulalia japoniia 



An Amateur's pond t>\12 feet, showing masonry abo\e ground le\ el 



The Water I.ilj pond m the gardens of Hon Gardiner G Hubliard W psi 



Victoria Randii and N\iiiph<ia8 grown in an artifii lal i)ond 



A natural piece of water 



Planting of a natural piete ot water 



Victoria regia (Trn ker t. \arietv) showing iiartlv opent d flowtr 



Victoria regla (Tuckers y arietj ) with fully opened flower, and liud shov 



An Aquatic house 



Leaf of Ouvirandrn fenestralis 



Ouvirandra fenestralih 



An Aquatic gulden and fishcij lonibined 



Xymphipa Marliacta (.hroinatelKi 



An Amateur's aquatic garden 



Anindo donax ((jiant Ueed) 



Leaf of hardy N\iiiph,ia affitted with (eiiosjiora 



Heating a Lily pond in Prospict I'aik, N \ 



.Stellate form of Nvmph.ia 



Aponogeton distochyon 



Limnocharis Huniboldti 



Myrlophylium jirosei pinatoides 



Iris Ksempferl 



Sagittaria 



Cabomba 



Stratlotes aloides 



Eulalia japonKa ?ebrina 



Dion.-ea rauscipula (\enus flj-trapi 



Sarracenia 



Adiantum pedatuiii 



Funkia 



Mertensia virginica 

 Spirjea palmata 



Trillium 



Clethra ainifolia 

 Kalmia latifolia 

 Magnolia glauca... 



PLATES. 



-Victoria regia ( Tricker s y ariet.y : 

 -Flower of Victoria legia Handli 

 -Xyniphipa gracilis 

 -Nymphiva gigantea 

 -Xyniphtea Sturteyantii 

 -Egyptian Lotus 

 -A charming nook 

 -A magnificent Clump of Papj rus 



