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HENDERSON’S PICTURESQUE GARDENS 
The Egyptian Sacred Lotus 
This ancient and famous Water Lily thrives well m 
this country, excepting in the extreme northern states, 
producing flowers of oriental magnificence, and growing 
as stately and luxuriantly as in its home on the Nile. 
A Natural Water Garden 
The above is a very pleasing treatment of a natural lake. The Nym- 
phasas, in groups of different kinds, are so planted that open spaces of water 
are visible; which is much more 
effective than it would be with 
foliage covering the entire sur- 
face. The bank, modestly 
treated with Sweet Flag and 
Grasses, does not shut off the 
view from the path. The noble 
background of trees and their 
reflection in the water all com- 
pose a harmonious picture of 
natural beauty. 
