94 WATER-LILIES 



twelve inches across. Of the flower what 

 shall be said ? Its many snowy petals stand 

 out in all directions, making an airy sphere of 

 glistening whiteness six or eight inches in 

 diameter. The flower opens early in the 

 morning and does not close until two or three 

 o'clock in the afternoon, and often reappears 

 on four successive days. The plant will 

 give a goodly number also from a single shoot 

 in a season, though there must be three or 

 four shoots to insure continuous bloom. The 

 only quality that this water-lily lacks is a 

 sweet scent. 



Similar to this in its flower is the white 

 Marliac lily (N. Marliacea, var. albida), a 

 very rank grower, which often raises its 

 dark-green leaves and flowers well above 

 the water. 



A GROUP OF REDS AND ROSES 



There are two red-flowered Marliac lilies of 

 identical habit with the preceding, but one 

 {N. M., var cameo) has light, pearly, pink 



