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WATER LILIES, NYMPH^A ODORATA GIGANTEA 



The leaves of this variety are very large, from 12 to 18 inches 

 across. Sometimes they are tinged with purple on the under 

 side near the margin, and as this is often turned up it gives a 

 fine variegation. The flowers are large and pure white. 



The Monroe marshes contain acres and acres of this popular 

 water-plant, which is second in beauty only to the Egyptian Lotus, 

 the latter being also colonized in the same marshes. Many scien- 

 tific and literary societies meet here during the month of August 

 to enjoy nature's most beautiful water garden. The River Raisin 

 empties into Lake Erie at this point and, dividing into many 

 mouths, forms an estuary containing many square miles of 

 aquatic vegetation as serenely beautiful as a Dutch landscape. 



DEUTZIA LEMOINEII AND WEIGELIAS 



This is another dwarf shrub that is very desirable as: a 

 "trimmer" at the base of tall shrubs or trees. It is Deutzia 

 Lemoineii, a hybrid produced by crossing the well-known Deutzia 

 Gracilis with Deutzia Parviflora. The flowers are arranged in 

 large white corymbs. Branches are upright and stouter than 

 Gracilis. The shrubs to the left of the walk are Weigelia Rosea 

 and Weigelia Eva Rathke, the first with large cherry-like leaves 

 and rose-tinted flowers in June, and the other one of the most 

 attractive shrubs, bearing heavy clusters of crimson flowers nearly 

 all summer. 



I have endeavored throughout this book to convey my ideas 

 in the plainest language without reservation or circumlocution. 

 The careful student who has read the text pages and studied the 

 illustrations up to this point must have a very intelligent grasp 

 of the subject by this time and be capable of formulating a very 

 practical planting plan for any kind of property. The same style 

 of treatment will be continued to the end, and many more ideas 

 presented. But if at any stage of his reading the student desires 

 more information on any topic, or wants some new topic eluci- 

 dated, he is invited to write me freely. The consuming ambition 

 of my life is to advance the cause of a more beautiful America, 

 and I will always consider it a joyful labor to help my friends 

 work out their landscape problems. 



Plate lO."!. Water Lilies, IVymiiliaeu Odorata Gigautea 



Plate 106. Deutzia Ijenioineii aud Weigelias 



