the fairy water lily (Limnanthemum trachyspermitm), also with white 

 but smaller flowers, are useful. The water poppy (Hydrocleys 

 nymphoides) is desirable for its bright-yellow flowers, and the 

 parrot's feather {Myriophyllum proserpinacoides) is a charming 

 plant, its feathery green foliage forming masses upon the surface 

 of the water. The water lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes), that odd mem- 

 ber of the same family to which our jack-in-the-pulpit belongs, 



this reason and for its oddity, All of the above are, unfortu- 

 nately, tender and require the protection of a greenhouse during 

 the winter, with the exception of the parrot's feather, which is 

 hardy in water which does not freeze to the bottom. 



If one has succeeded in growing the ordinary tender water 

 lilies, his next ambition is to grow the queen of all aquatic plants, 

 the royal water lily, Victoria. This, too, prefers the night in 

 which to open its fragrant flowers, perfuming the air with an odor 

 reminding one much of the pine-apple. Of this there are two 

 species, one growing in the slow streams and lagoons from British 

 Guiana to the Amazon region, and known as Victoria regia; the 

 other a native of similar habitats in Paraguay, and called Victoria 

 Cruziana, or usually by the much more recent name of Victoria 

 Trickeri. The latter, being from a more southern region, and 

 hence cooler, is much easier to grow than the former. For suc- 



assured with a temperature considerably below this, but even then 

 a little heat early in the summer, particularly if several days of 

 cool weather occur, does not come amiss, and your plant will re- 

 spond gratefully to this little attention. A noticeable difference 

 in the two species is to be seen in the leaves. Those of Victoria 

 Cruziana show the upturned margin, the unusual feature, almost 

 as soon as they expand from the bud, even very young plants 

 exhibiting this peculiarity. In Victoria regia the plant must have 

 attained considerable size before this feature is in evidence, and 

 each new leaf is slower in showing this development. For gen- 

 eral purposes, therefore, it is better to choose, at least for the 



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