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artificially heated until hot weather sets in. It produces 

 leaves six feet across, one plant covering a space thirty 

 feet in diameter. The flowers are from twelve to sixteen 

 inches across. The first night that they open they are 

 a lovely white, and emit a delicious perfume, resembling 

 that of pineapples, which is often perceptible some rods 

 distant. The second night the flowers have changed to 

 pink, and have lost their perfume. In the Southern 

 States it may be grown with complete success in open 

 ponds. The seeds cost fifty cents each, and plants about 

 ten dollars each. 



New Crimson-flowered Victoria Regia. Since the dis- 

 covery of the original species, many years ago, no new 

 variety has appeared until now. We had the honor of 

 successfully growing and flowering this novelty last sea- 

 son (1886), it being its first appearance in this country. 

 It differs from the original Victoria in the following par- 

 ticulars : The whole plant is of more robust habit, and 

 the young leaves of a darker bronzy color. In the old 

 variety the vertical rim of the leaf is seldom more than 

 three inches high. In the new one this vertical rim on 

 well-grown plants is five inches, and sometimes six inches 

 high, giving the plant a most striking and novel appear- 

 ance. Leaves are produced six to seven feet in diam- 

 eter. In the old variety the flowers are white on first 

 opening, changing on the second day to rosy pink. 

 In the new variety the flowers are also white the first 

 day, but on the second day they turn to a deep crim- 

 son color. The seeds of this wonderful plant cost one 

 dollar each. 



Euryale Ferox. This is the East Indian relative of the 

 Royal Water Lily, but not so gigantic in size. Its flowers 

 are of a deep reddish or violet color. The leaves, in 

 which the plant's chief beauty resides, are purple in color, 

 curiously wrinkled, and covered with long spines on both 

 sides. It is an annual. 



