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It does not possess the large, white, fra- 

 grant flowers, or the platter-like leaves. 

 However, it is a good substitute, the 

 leaves measuring four feet to five feet 

 across, lying perfectly flat upon the wa- 

 ter. The flowers, which are small and in- 

 significant, have a deep purple color. This 

 is an excellent variety for the amateur, 

 because when once planted in the pond it 



all of which are from the two original 

 species Nymphaea lotus and Nymphaea 

 rubra. N. devoniensis has the distinction 

 of being the first garden hybrid raised 

 from these species. It was raised at the 

 famous aquatic gardens at Chatsworth, 

 England. This work has since been car- 

 ried out more extensively in this country, 

 where climatic conditions (especially in 



A Lily Pond of Man 



Photo by H. E. Demuth 



will reseed itself annually. The plant is 

 indigenous to India, where the edible 

 seeds are gathered, baked and eaten by 

 the natives. 



We will now discuss the smaller varie- 

 ties, which are grown for their orna- 

 mental flowers. There are two main 

 groups to the genus, nocturnal and diur- 

 nal, or night-blooming and day-blooming. 



The tropical species contain both types. 

 The night bloomers include many hybrids, 



the Western States) are more favorable. 

 This group has tuberous roots, which 

 may be dried up during the winter 

 period. During March these small tubers 

 should be planted in good sod soil and 

 placed in tanks of water in the green- 

 house. The temperature of the water 

 should be 65 deg. to 70 deg. F. ; this is 

 easily maintained if the tanks are placed 

 over the steam pipes, and where the full 

 benefit of the sun is obtained. During the 



