A FEW WATER PLANTS OR AQUATICS 
fae English vee, D iption Hsient Time of 
Ee Name eee oy Situation | Bloom 
“Yellow-|STRIPED Acorus The chief attraction of this plant} 8-12 in. |June, 
ish SWEET gramineus is its striking foliage striped with|Sun or |July 
green” |FLAG var. white, in thick grassy clumps.|shade 
variegatus |Prop. by division. Japan. 
“White” |CAPE POND j|Aponogéton Lovely fragrant flowers.Prop. by|Sun or {June 
WEED, distachyum |seed. Thrives in tubs with 2 ft. of|half to 
WATER water or in pools from 2 to 4 ft.|shade Sept. 
HAWTHORN deep, Cape of Good Hope. 
“Purple”|WATER Brasenia Small flowers. Thrives in still|Sun May to 
SHIELD peltata water from 2 to 6 ft. deep. Sept. 
“Yellow” |DOUBLE Caltha Double form of our native plant.) 1-2 ft. |Apr., 
5 MARSH palastris var. |Pretty in ponds and also useful in|Sun or |May 
MARIGOLD  /flore-pléno the bog-garden. Flowers 13 in.|half 
C. p. var, broad. Good for cutting. Hort.|shade 
monstrosa- |The single var. is also desirable. 
pléna See Plate, page 459. 
Various |JAPANESE **Tris One of the most beautiful and] 2-3 ft. |June, 
IRIS levigata effective plants. Forms vigorous|Sun July 
I. Kempferi |clumps. Flowers large and flat, 
sometimes 10 in. across, ranging in 
color from white to deep blue and 
plum color, often mottled or deep- 
ly veined. Narrow erect leaves. 
Beautiful in shallow water or in 
the bog-garden. Prop. by seed 
and division, Any good soil. 
Water during flowering season. 
For names of some good varieties 
i see page 267. E. Siberia; Japan. 
“Yellow”/|\ COMMON ORifris Forms luxuriant clumps having] 14-3 ft. [Late 
5&2 YELLOW Pseudacorus many stems which bear large,|Sun May to 
WATER broad-petaled flowers veined with late 
FLAG brown. Long stiff gray-green June 
leaves. Beautiful for the margin of 
q water. Prop. bydivision. Europe. 
“Bright [LARGER Iris Native Iris. Flowers marked] 1-3 ft. |Late 
purple’ |BLUE FLAG versicolor with white, yellow and purple.|Sux or |May, 
55 lighter Leaves slightly grayish. Good for|kalf June 
bogs, ponds, also for dry positions. |shade 
Prop. by division. Canada; North- 
ern U.S. A. 
“Yellow” |FRINGED *“Limnanthe-/ Rampant aquatic bearing a pro-| 2-4 in. |Late 
4 BUCKBEAN |mum _ fusion of large flowers and mottled|Sun May to 
nymphoides |leaves. Spreads rapidly and is Aug. 
difficult to get rid of if grown in too 
much space. Prop. by division or 
freshly gathered seed sown in 
mud. Europe; Asia. 
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