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a bag and dissolved, will destroy the nui¬ 
sance. The other pests incident to still 
pools — mosquitoes — will be done away 
with, if you allow fish to swim in the 
tanks. Aphides are about the only insects 
that bother water lilies and the active 
urchins may be paid to gather lady bugs 
—the deadly foes of these insects. In 
large pools you will need wire frame 
work to protect the plants from ducks 
and swans. 
Having determined the sort of water 
garden you desire to make, having com¬ 
pleted your arrangements for soil and 
source of water supply, you should take 
up the question of plant varieties and 
their planting. The most likely source of 
supply will be either the Nymphaeas or 
Nelumbiums. The Nymphaeas are of 
two general sorts, but many varieties and 
types. Your dealer will speak to you 
about the hardy and tender sorts. The 
hardy varieties may be planted toward 
the end of April and the tender about the 
15th of May and 1st of June. Or, if pot 
grown plants are purchased of either, 
they may be set out during June or July. 
Nelumbiums should be planted about the 
15th of May. The hybrid hardy Nelum¬ 
biums do not produce seed and have no 
rizzom or tuberous root. They flower 
continually during midsummer. The ten¬ 
der varieties are distinct and in some 
ways superior. There are two sorts, day 
and night blooming. The flowers of 
either of these varieties are excellent for 
cutting, as they stand well above the sur¬ 
face of the water and are very fragrant, 
but the tenderer varieties are more vigor¬ 
ous and are better for large ponds. 
The following twelve hardy Nym¬ 
phaeas, as advised by Tom Tinker, are 
best suited for culture in small tanks, tubs 
or concrete basins: 
N. Graziella — yellow changing to 
orange red. 
N. Laydekeri rosea — delicate rose pink 
to carmine. 
N. Laydekeri lilacea — rosy lilac. 
N. Laydekeri purpurata —rosy crimson. 
N. Aurora —soft rosy yellow changing 
to deep red. 
N. fulva — yellow shaded pink to orange 
red. 
N. pygmaea — pure white. 
N. pygmaea var. helvola. 
For a medium sized garden, natural or 
artificial, the following are adapted : 
White. — Nymphaea alba candidissima 
and N. Marliacae albida are two of the 
best white varieties. 
Yellow.— Nymphaea marliaca chroma- 
tella, an excellent pure yellow water lily. 
N. odorata sulphurea, of good yellow 
color but ragged growth. 
Yellow and Red. — N. Paul Hariot. 
Clear yellow with delicate shadings of 
red at the base of petals, deepening in 
color succeeding days. N. Robinsoni, a 
rich yellow deepening red toward the 
center; petals broad at base; stamens are 
rich orange red. 
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