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single generic name of Nymphaea in his Species Plantarum of 
1753; but a few years latter in the sixth edition of Genera 
i ei elum i 
wv. ‘ym pbhaea for the chegee or cow-lilies and refer the white ae 
to Castalia, a name coined by Salisbury in 1805. 
Because of their foe structure ee oce Bike very Somalia 
or the gradatio: m. 
of the most anit that may engage the mind of thoughtful 
naturalist or garden 
Their lar: ge Rowers, of classic shape and tropic beauty in a 
variet ‘of d g the modern hybrids, make them 
excellent subjects for a striking landscape effect wherever the 
d 
leaves form a suitable background against whic S 
show to full advantage. If thought is used in selecting varieties, 
the punctual h blooming may bé us 
b e 
to produce a continous show of blooms. Some gardeners have 
even contrived a floral clock, timed by the opening of as Howes 
A few notes on the methods used in cu! tivaning 
the varieties grown at the Garden may i ds. The 
te nder or tropical species may be grown to bloom either in an 
ar They grown 
from seed which is collected by eee the eerie ee 
