WATER-LILIES 



CHAPTER I 

 Where Water Gardens Can Be Made 



A POND of water-lilies is a possibility for 

 anyone who can give two square feet of water 

 surface in a sunny spot, and it should be near 

 at hand so that you can easily see the flowers 

 when they are at their best. All the hardy 

 water-lilies must be enjoyed in the morning or 

 early afternoon; for the flowers close at 

 specific times for each kind, varying from 

 noon to four, or at the latest five, o'clock. 

 The tender kinds fall within two distinct 

 classes, tl\ere being both day bloomerS^ and 

 night bloomers. 



Half a barrel will make a thoroughly 

 practical "lily-pond" for the smallest gar- 

 den! Cut this to a depth of eighteen inches, 

 fill two-thirds with a rich, heavy soil, and sink 

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