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WHITE NIGHT (Nymphaa dentatd). Pure white; 8 to 10 inches 

 across. The petals make a ring at right angles to the petiole 

 with central erect yellow stamens. Curiously stiff looking, like 

 a short yellow candle in a white saucer. Var. grandiflora with 

 wider petals, var. magnified largest of all, var. superba with more 

 numerous petals. 



WHITE PIGMY. See CHINESE WHITE PIGMY. 



YELLOW PIGMY (N. tetragona, var. Helvold). Yellow. Similar to the 

 white pigmy, but leaves are heavily blotched with reddish brown. 

 Hardy at Washington. Shy bloomer. 3 feet of water. 



ZANZIBAR (N. Zanzibariensis). Royal blue. Tender. Day bloomer. 

 Flowers 10 inches across; 8 to 10 inches above the water on stout 

 stalks. Broad, blunt petals, anthers golden. Opening from three 

 to five days 1 1 A.M. to 5 P.M. The best of ail the water lilies, adapt- 

 ing itself to all sorts of conditions, flowering even in a small pot. 

 July till frost. Var. azurea sky blue; var. rosea rose pink. Under 

 sides of the leaves are coloured similarly to the flowers in each case. 



DESIRABLE ADJUNCT PLANTS FOR THE WATER GARDEN 



(Swamp Mallow, Loosestrife, Cardinal Flower, Meadow Rue, and many other plants 

 named in the list of Natives for the Wild Garden and suitable for moist and wet soils can be 

 used on the margins of the water garden. Reference should also be made to many plants 

 enumerated in Herbaceous Perennials. They are indicated by (*) in both lists.) 



The flowering season is given as for New York, generally, and will of course vary 

 North or South. 



BLADDERWORT (Utricularia purpurea). Submerged leaves bear blad- 

 ders which trap insects. Purple flowers, quite showy in early 



summer. , COMMON (U. vulgaris.) Yellow flowers. Floats 



freely near the surface. Both require very still water. 



BOG RUSH (Juncus effusus). Round dark-green stems. For marshy 

 places. 2 to 4 feet. 



BROOKLIME (Veronica Americana). Creeping plant for edges of brooks 

 and ponds, making sheets of pale blue flowers. April to Septem- 

 ber. Leaves rounded. 4 to 6 inches high. 



BULRUSH, CAT-TAIL (Typha lot if olio). 2 to 4 feet. For pool margins 

 and still waters. Flowers borne in dense brown spike 6 inches 

 long. For massing plant 2 feet apart. The best plant of its kind 

 for this purpose. Summer. 



