. Water-lilies and how to grow them, with chapters on the proper making of ponds and the use of accessory plants. RAISING NEW VARIETIES 85 with N. Zanzibariensis, which cross, in 1906,yielded a plant with flowers in which thepetals were dark magenta overlaid withbluish purple.* An immense field of absorbing interestawaits him who with care and patience willdevote time to the hybridisation of water-lilies. For as yet we are but at the beginningof things and but little has been done, com-paratively speaking. NEW YORK STAT*COLLEGE OF AGRICULTUW* BEPARTMENT OF FLORlGULTUflE AND OBNAI^ENTAL MUTICOL
. Water-lilies and how to grow them, with chapters on the proper making of ponds and the use of accessory plants. RAISING NEW VARIETIES 85 with N. Zanzibariensis, which cross, in 1906,yielded a plant with flowers in which thepetals were dark magenta overlaid withbluish purple.* An immense field of absorbing interestawaits him who with care and patience willdevote time to the hybridisation of water-lilies. For as yet we are but at the beginningof things and but little has been done, com-paratively speaking. NEW YORK STAT*COLLEGE OF AGRICULTUW* BEPARTMENT OF FLORlGULTUflE AND OBNAI^ENTAL MUTICOLTURE CORNELL UNIVCRSITVITHACA, N. Y * Mr. Conard does not admit that a real hybridisation occurs inthese cases. These plants and Mr. Sturtevants N. tuherosa, need minute investigation. The Hardy Water-lilies CHAPTER VII The Hardy Water-lilies If one water-lily only can be selected forsuch a small effort as a two foot square pool,such for instance as might be provided bya half kerosene barrel, the little Chinesepigmy water-lily, NympUcea tetragona, willbe the most satisfactory, because it willquickl
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