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HOME STUDIES IN NATURE. 



GOVERNOR S CREEK. 



? In a large eov^ 



only a few rods from 

 ome this lily extends over 

 several acres. The beautiful 

 leaves lie thick upon the water ; 

 and in May r , when the flowers appear, it is one of the 

 grandest sights I ever beheld. It grows in water from 

 one to five feet in depth, the length of the leaf-stems 

 and flower-scapes depending upon the depth of the water. 



