THE HARDY WATER-LILIES 
THE HARDY WATER-LILIES 
(Nyinphceci). 
In the recent story of our open air gar- 
dens there have been no gains so good as 
those which have transformed our waters 
into veritable gardens of beautiful, hardy 
plants. Water flowers have a special 
charm, expressed even from ancient days 
in the worship of the Lotus-flower, and 
now that the brilliant Water-Lilies of 
fully accept his gains without troubling 
as to the secret of their origin. 
Being of the easiest culture, there are 
few gardens where these hardy Water- 
Lilies may not be enjoyed, either on a 
large scale as shown in our engraving, 
or more modestly in small gardens. 
Wherever there exists a trickle of water, 
we may arrange a water-garden, and in 
the many places where sheets of water 
EfTECT OF Water-Lilies in Open Water, Gravetm-; Manor, k 
the tropics have their counterpart in 
our cold climate, we may look forward 
to the time when all ornamental waters 
will be adorned with these star-like 
Lilies. Of their origin it is not our in- 
tention to treat, indeed, though many 
shrewd guesses have been put forward 
as to the parentage of this or that 
group of hybrids , while their raiser — M . 
Latour-Marliac of Temple- sur-Lot — 
keeps silent,all that one can do is to grate- 
already exist, nothing is easier than to 
establish colonies of these flowers, of 
charming effect from June to September. 
The water is best when rather shallow, 
open to the sun, renewed by only a small 
inflow, and if possible sheltered from 
rough winds by the lie of the land or 
by a belt of shrubs. Water-Lilies do best 
in still water, which gets well warmed 
in summer and not exposed to sudden 
chill by a cold inrush. Where this risk 
