HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 1910 
ing nothing but tar-treated roads; plain 
macadam being considered uneconomical. 
The coming of the new type of road 
means much to residents along the great 
automobile highways. Many a pretty su¬ 
burban cottage has depreciated in value on 
account of the increasing dust nuisance. 
Many a lawn that was once the pride of 
its owner has been neglected because it 
was no longer possible to get satisfaction 
from it. Far from being a benefit, the 
presence of an old-fashioned macadam 
thoroughfare has been in the past few 
years a costly nuisance to many a property 
owner. The new type of road will go 
far to restore original values and at the 
same time it will dispose of much of the 
present prejudice against the automobile. 
Making a Water-Garden 
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common white Pond Lily in form and 
varying from five to ten inches in diame¬ 
ter. Like the Egyptian Lotus this variety 
is a rapid grower and throws out stocky 
horizontal rhizomes which have a tendency 
to circle around the edge of a pool, crowd¬ 
ing the Nymphceas and other floating Lilies 
into the center and effectually concealing 
them from view by means of their tall 
foliage. For this reason it is always ad¬ 
visable to plant Lotus in a pool by itself, 
or at least to take the precaution of wall¬ 
ing off a portion of the pond where it may 
grow without interfering with other aqua¬ 
tic plants. 
Among the more tender species of Lily, 
nothing is lovelier than the Zanzibars. 
These are surprisingly easy of culture and 
their beauty amply compensates one for 
the winter care which they require. Since 
they cannot be allowed to remain out-of- 
doors after the frost comes, it is best to 
plant them in tubs, allowing three or four 
plants to one tub for the first season and 
later dividing them as they mature. If 
arranged in this way the Lilies can be 
readily lifted from the water in the au¬ 
tumn and removed to a warm cellar to be 
stored until spring. Zanzibariensis rosea 
is a pink Lily of delicate coloring and de¬ 
lightful fragrance, while Zanzibariensis 
azure produces magnificent sky-blue blos¬ 
soms. Although usually small the first 
season, these Lilies frequently measure 
from six to ten inches in diameter when 
the plants have reached maturity. 
The queen of all Water Lilies is un¬ 
doubtedly the magnificent Victoria■ regia, 
which is a native of the rivers and streams 
of Brazil. This wonderful plant produces 
gigantic blossoms of unsurpassed splendor 
when left unmolested in its South Amer¬ 
ican haunts, but it does not take kindly to 
our colder northern climate. It is a hope¬ 
less task to undertake growing this tropi¬ 
cal beauty in an outdoor pool, for without 
artificial heat beneath the tank it will sel¬ 
dom thrive. Furthermore, even under 
favorable circumstances, it is a costly ex¬ 
periment which the amateur will do well 
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