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CABOMBA (C. Caroliniana). Submerged. Luxuriant plumes I to 2 

 feet long. Hardy in two feet of water at Philadelphia. Com- 

 monest plant for aquaria. 



CALLA, SPOTTED (Richardia albo-maculata). For margins; 2 feet. 

 Leaves dark green with silvery spots. Flowers creamy yellow. 

 2 inches wide. Best spotted leaved plant. 



FLOATING HEART (Limnanthemum lacunosum). Floating, ovate. 

 Blotched or mottled. 2 inches broad. Attractive quite regardless 

 of the white flowers borne all summer. Pools and still water. 

 2 feet deep. 



FORGET-ME-NOT. See HERBACEOUS PLANTS, p. 221. 



GIANT REED (Arundo Donax). Boldest tall growing grass for semi- 

 wild and tropical effects. 15 feet and, rarely, up to 30 feet. Looks 

 like a giant corn. Variegated form less hardy than the type and 

 dwarfer. Var. macrophylla is glaucous. Will grow where pampas 

 grass is not hardy. Propagate by ripe canes laid on wet moss in 

 winter. 



HORN FERN (Ceratopteris th all ctr aides). For shallow water. Sterile 

 fronds feathery, light green, 10 to 15 inches. New plants produced 

 wherever these fronds fall into the water. Annual. Propagate 

 by spores in water. 



IRIS, YELLOW (Iris Pseudacorus). Yellow, long strap-like leaves. 



May- July; 2 feet. For marshes and banks. , JAPANESE 



(/. lavigata). Excellent for big floral effects. See also HER- 

 BACEOUS PLANTS, page 223. 



LOTUS, AMERICAN (Nelumbo luted). Creamy white, 10 inches in 

 diameter; 3 to 4 feet above water. July, August. Excellent for 

 wild waters; roots spread freely. Rich earth under 4 to 12 inches of 



water. Enclose roots in brick tank. Transplant in spring. , 



PINK (N. nucifera, or spedosum). Similar in all respects to the 

 foregoing, except in pink flowers. There are many varieties of 

 this: rosea, deep rose, single and double; Shiroman, white double; 

 Kinshiren, dwarfer, double. Species is more hardy than the 

 varieties. 



MARSH MARIGOLD (Caltha palustris). Bright yellow. May; 12 to 

 15 inches. Good for sun or shade, on banks or in brooks up to 

 4 inches deep. Plant i foot apart. Double form and dwarf form. 



