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found in shallow water and boggy ground, and bearing 

 pinkish-white flowers. 



Phragmites. — Great Reed. A tall-growing plant suit- 

 able for the margins of pools. There is also a variegated 

 form. 



Poa palustris. — A tall and graceful water-grass grow- 

 ing five feet in height. 



Pontederia cor data. — -A water-plant growing two feet 

 in height, bearing blue flower-spikes above its arrow- 

 shaped leaves. 



Ranunculus aquatilis. — Crowfoot. A British plant 

 covering the surface of the water with floating white 

 flowers. R. fioribundus is a larger form. 



Ranunculus Lingua. — Great Spearwort. A handsome 

 plant growing well in a foot of water, and bearing large, 

 bright-yellow flowers two inches in diameter. 



Rumex Hydrolapathum. — Water Dock. A fine foliage 

 plant growing in shallow water, with leaves two feet in 

 length and flowers of a reddish-brown colour carried on 

 stems six feet in height, In the autumn the leaves 

 become deep red. 



Sagittaria. — Arrow-head. A water-plant bearing tall 

 spikes of white blossoms with strikingly-formed arrow- 

 shaped leaves. 



Scirpus lacustris. — Bullrush. A noble plant for groups 

 in the water at the edge of a pond or lake. 



Sparganium. — Bur Reed. S. ramosum is a plant of fine 

 form with tall branching stems, growing under similar 

 conditions to the Bullrush. 



Thalia dealbata. — A stately plant for growing in shallow 

 water, bearing panicles of purple flowers on tall, straight 

 stems five feet or so in height. Its oval, glaucous foliage 

 is also handsome. A native of South Carolina, and there- 

 fore not strictly hardy, but, like the Arum Lily, generally 

 safe if planted in shallow water. 



Typha. — Reed Mace. T. latifolia. A graceful plant 



