The Garden of British Wild Flowers, aai 



garden water, however, should be without a few fine 

 plants or groups of the Water Lily, and if the bottom 

 did not allow of the free development of the plant, 

 a lot of scrapings or rubbish might be accumulated 

 in the spot where it was desired to exhibit the 

 beauties of Nymphsea, and, thus arranged, it could 

 not spread too much. But it is not difficult to pre- 

 vent the plant from spreading ; indeed, we have 

 known isolated plants and groups of it remain of 

 almost the same size for years. Where it in- 

 creases too much, reducing it to the desired limits 

 is of very easy accomplishment, either by cutting off 

 the leaves or by trimming the roots in the bottom. 

 The yellow Water Lily, though not so beautiful as 

 the preceding, is worthy of a place ; and also the 

 little Nuphar pumila, a variety or sub-species 

 found in the lakes of the North of Scotland, if you 

 can get it. In collecting these things, the true and 

 the only way is to get as many as possible from 

 ordinary sources at first, and then exchange with 

 others who have collections, whether they be the 

 curators of botanic gardens or private gentlemeil 

 fond of interesting plants. With a little perseverance 

 many good things may soon be collected in this way. 

 I have already (at page 206) mentioned the beau- 

 tiful effect of a sheet of Villarsia nymphseoides 



