WATER GARDENINa. 
We have not heretofore spoken of a species of gardening that, perhaps, will be new to many 
of our readers, Water Gardening. We all love to wander along the streams in the summer 
time, and gather the wild flowers that 
adorn their banks, yet few may have 
thought of cultivating those cold water 
plants in the low meadow near the woods, 
or in the shallow water by the banks of 
the brook. A notice of a few of our best 
common water plants may be profitable. 
Among the many beautiful flowers that 
adorn our world there are none more 
NUPHAR ADVENA. NYMPH^A ODORATA. gOrgCOUS thaU thc WATER LILIES. 
Nuphar advena is the common yellow Water Lily, that abounds almost everywhere, we 
believe, in our Middle, Northern and Western States. It is a showy flower, and stands well up 
from the water, on a strong stem, as shown in the engraving. 
Nymphcea odorata is the most beautiful of all our native Water Lilies. It is usually 
as white as snow, though occasionally highly tinted with pink, and as fragrant as a Violet, 
generally sits gracefully upon the water, though, in shallow places, the flower is some- 
times borne above the surface. 
ATyjjiphcea tiiberosa is larger 
than A'yniphcEa odorata, not very 
fragrant, and never tinted with 
pink. 
Calla palustris is our native 
Calla, and is quite common in 
many portions of the North. The 
root stocks were formerly, we 
believe, gathered and eaten l^y 
the Indians, as they yield con- 
siderable starch. 
Sag ittaria sagittifolia. — Th i s 
is a very handsome aquatic, with 
arrow-headed leaves, from which 
It is common in half the world. 
It 
TYPHA LATIFOLIA. 
its name is derived 
for the bulbs, for food. It is very common in all our inland water: 
Pontederia cor data, 
commonly called Pick- '^'^QQh k ^/IN 
erel-weed, is common 
over a large section of 
our country. It is found 
in shallow water, is a 
vigorous plant, with 
long-stalked leaves, of 
the arrow-head form, 
with a one-leaved stem, 
terminated by a spike 
knoM'n Cowslip, used by housewives in the spring for " greens," and often sold in our markets. 
Menyanthes trifoliata, one of the most beautiful of our aquatic plants, is found in cold bogs 
all over the North. The flowers are pink and white, and delicately fringed. 
Typha latifolia is the well-known Cat's-tail Flag, and often erroneously called Bullrush, 
which is quite another plant. 
Iris versicolor. — Almost every one is acquainted with some of the garden varieties of Iris, 
but there are many who never saw our native /. versicolor flowering on the banks of streams. 
CALTHA PALUSTRIS. 
[ENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA 
IRIS VERSICOLOR. 
In China it is cultivated extensively 
creeks and swamps. 
of purplish-blue flowers. 
Ranuncuhis aquatilis 
is a beautitul little plant, 
particularly in foliage. 
It is called the Water 
Crowfoot. The flowers 
are white, borne well 
up above the M^ater. 
Caltha pahistris. This, 
we think, every one will 
recognize as the well- 
