206 WATER-LILIES 



number of flowers. A large-flowered variety 

 is var. Stabiana. 



TENDER PLANTS FOR BORDERS 



For the dryer parts of borders plant 

 bamboos, cannas, hibiscus, and bananas. 

 Tender plants suitable for moist situations 

 are callas and xanthosomas. The beautiful 

 foliage of the latter, with its violet sheen, 

 is particularly attractive. The same is true 

 for the foliage of the Calathea zebrina; 

 alocasias and colocasias (to the latter belongs 

 the well-known elephant's ear) are greatly 

 to be desired. 



PLANTS TO AVOID 



There are two water plants, both hardy, 

 which must be warned against. The one 

 is ditch moss or water weed {Elodea Cana- 

 densis), which will take possession of a pond 

 unless the most rigorous methods are taken 

 to prevent such a contingency. The other 



