. 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 Oh WATER GARDENING inches up to three or four feet. The leaves are generally broad, sagittate with long basal lobes; the flowers are white, one inch across. Sagittaria Japonica flora plena is very similar to the preceding, bearing
. 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 Oh WATER GARDENING inches up to three or four feet. The leaves are generally broad, sagittate with long basal lobes; the flowers are white, one inch across. Sagittaria Japonica flora plena is very similar to the preceding, bearing large spikes of pure white, double flowers. Sagittaria Montevidensis (Giant Arrowhead) is a strong robust plant, at- taining a height of from four to five feet. The leaves are fifteen inches in length, the flower heads being carried on long stems well above the foliage. The roots of this variety should be planted below the reach of frost or it will be killed outright. It is increased by division. Sabbatia chlorides grows from one to two feet high and is a biennial. The flowers are white, two inches across. It thrives in wet, boggy soil and is raised from seed. Sanguisorba Canadensis bears greenish white flower heads from two to six inches in length. The plant grows to a height of from five to six feet and well deserves a place in the border. Saxifraga peltata is a bold, strong growing plant, perfectly at home in moist locations. The leaves are from six to eight inches in diameter; the flowers are whitish pink, borne on stalks from one to two feet high. The plant blooms in the. SPIRAEA ARUNCUS Goat's Beard Spiraea. Bears large, white, gracefully drooping plumes h6il. 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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