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desirable of the hardy kinds. It flowers from July 

 to September. There are several others, particularly 

 S. heterophijlla, a North American species, which 

 is scarcely so pretty as our own, and *S'. svicnsis, 

 reduced now to a variet}' of S. sagittifolia. S. 

 sinensis is sometimes known as S. ohtma. The 

 Sagittarias should be planted in water a foot deep ; 

 they increase by means of tubers. Our British kind 

 is a native of Europe and North Asia. Alismaceco. 



Saururus ccrnuus. — This is a curious but not very 

 ornamental 

 plant. It 

 grows a foot 

 or more high ; 

 the stems are 

 erect, bearing 

 heai't - shaped 

 leaves and ter- 

 minal spikes 

 of s m a 1 1 

 flowers, tluit 

 have occa- 

 sioned the 

 popular term 

 " Lizard's - 

 tail."' A na- 

 tive of North 

 America, in 

 marshes. S. 

 Loureiri is 

 more orna- 

 mental than 

 the above ; it 

 has broader 

 leaves, and 

 the upper 

 one, beneath 

 the spilces of 

 whitish flow- 

 ers, is white, 

 veined with 



green. Native of Northern China. Both these re- 

 quire to be planted at the water's edge. They 

 flower in August and September. Saururaccce. 



Scirpus lacustris (Bulrush). — A fine plant for lakes 

 and ponds. The stems are round, four to eight feet 

 high, resembling those of an immense Juncus ; they 

 are not collected in tufts, but rise from creeping 

 rhizomes, erect or gently curved. A large group of 

 them is very effective. Should be planted a foot or 

 more deep in water. British, and widely spread in 

 temperate and many tropical regions. 



Scirpus Tdhernccmontani, var. zebrinus. — This is 

 the Banded Rush introduced a few years ago, and 

 erroneously known until recently as Juncus zebrinus. 

 It is a striking and curious plant on account of the 



transverse bands of white on the stem, constituting a 

 variegation which appears to stand well. The stems, 

 •unfortunately, are often weak and bend over about 

 the middle. The species is British, but this form 

 came from Japan. Prefers peat. It is quite hardy. 

 Cyperaceic. 



Simn latifoliurn (Water-parsnip). — This is one of 

 the finest of our native Umbellifers, not common 

 in the Fens, and found rarely elsewhere. It grows 

 five or six feet high. The fii'st or radical leaves are 



handsomely 

 fern - like ; 

 they disap- 

 pear as the 

 stems grow 

 up, upon 

 which the 

 leaves are 

 pinnate, with 

 leaflets four 

 or six inches 

 long. The 

 flowers are 

 white, and 

 are very at- 

 tractive to 

 the Musk - 

 beetle. It 

 requires to 

 be planted 

 close to the 

 water's edge. 

 It is rarely 

 grown, but is 

 one of the 

 handsomest 

 f oliage- 

 plants in the 

 Cambridge 

 bog - garden. 

 Flowers in 



July and August. Native of Europe, Asia, and 

 North America. 



Sparganiura rarnosum. — A Flag-like plant "^"ith 

 erect leaves two to five feet high, not highly orna- 

 mental, but worth planting in rough ponds or lakes. 

 It spreads considerably, and should only be planted 

 where its increase is of no consequence, or where it 

 can be confined. The globose heads of fruit are 

 curious. -S'. simplex is i-ather a pretty plant in 

 flower, much smaller than the last, and not so strong 

 in its habit. ]May be safely planted. Both are 

 British, and they flower in June and July. Natives 

 of Europe, Asia, and North America. Typhacece. 



Strntiotes aloides (Water-soldier). — The most ex- 

 clusive lover of showy plants could scarcely refuse 



Stkatiotes aloides. 



