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the bridge. In the foreground to the left is a group of the native 
alder, A/wus serrulata, common as an original member of the 
vegetation inhabiting the old swamp, for this aquatic garden 
w occupies a place formerly filled with tussocks and a tangle 
of weeds and vines. Upon the method of its transformation | 
shall have more to say later. Various deciduous trees form a 
charming background, and in the far distance one can look into the 
depths of the road leading to the Boulder Bridge and the Hem- 
lock Grove. In the middle foreground is a colony of the Amer- 
ican lotus, elzmbo lutea, found originally from the Great Lakes 
to the Gulf, and as far west as Minnesota and Nebraska, aes 
occurring in a few localities more to the eastward, pe s by 
es of the Indians, to whom the tuber aa seeds 
furnished an article of food The little nook it occupies here 
furnishes a congenial home, and it is thriving. The large flat 
leaves form a carpet on the water, while the shield-shaped ones 
lift themselves above the surface on slender stalks, swaying in 
ery breeze, and so disclosing the beautiful shadings of their 
velvety surface. High above these are borne, in stately manner, 
the large yellow blossoms, which are followed by the interesting 
seed-vessels, in which the seeds are encased in receptacles open 
at the apex 
Further on are groups of water-lilies, of frequent occurrence 
also elsewhere in the lake, the dainty blossoms floating gracefully 
upon the surface. A large number of pink ones occupy the 
waters opposite this point and out of view in the picture. These, 
to be appreciated, must be seen in the morning hours, for by 
the middle of the afternoon the blossoms close 
Just around the little point, but in full view from the bridge, 
is a mass of the rose-mallow, made up of two forms. One of 
these has a white flower with a deep-colored eye, hence its com- 
mon name of ‘“ crimson-eye ’’ —a feature also giving rise to its 
botanical name, Hibiscus oculivoseus. The other resembles it in 
general appearance, but has flowers of a delicate shell-pink, but 
with the same deep eye in the center. This latter form is of 
especial interest, in addition to its dainty beauty, for it is ap- 
parently a natural hybrid originating in the Garden. For many 
