. The book of water gardening; giving in full detail all the practical information necessary to the selection, grouping and successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water garden and its surroundings, and covering all conditions from that of the amateur with a few plants in tubs to the large estate or park. Water gardens. THE BOOK OF ER GARDENING Nelumbium osiris is a beautiful cup-shaped blossom of deep rose color, strong in growth and free in flower. Nelumbium pygmaa alba is a dwarf, miniature, white flowered variety, truly a pygmaea in all its parts. The
. The book of water gardening; giving in full detail all the practical information necessary to the selection, grouping and successful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required in the making of a water garden and its surroundings, and covering all conditions from that of the amateur with a few plants in tubs to the large estate or park. Water gardens. THE BOOK OF ER GARDENING Nelumbium osiris is a beautiful cup-shaped blossom of deep rose color, strong in growth and free in flower. Nelumbium pygmaa alba is a dwarf, miniature, white flowered variety, truly a pygmaea in all its parts. The leaves never grow more than eighteen inches above the water. It is very useful for tub cultivation, or for planting at the edge of the pond, where a dwarf subject is NELUMBIUM SHIROMAN A magnificent variety, giving large, double flowers Nelumbium luteum, the native American Lotus, is a beautiful yellow flowered aquatic, found growing wild in the Eastern and Central States of America. It is perfectly hardy, of easy culture, succeeding best where planted out in soil on the bottom of the pond. [68]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bisset, Peter, 1869-. New York : A. T. De La Mare printing and Pub. Co. , ltd.
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