. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 890 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. cylindrical flower-spikes are densely packed w^ith minute brownish- coloured flowers; height about 6ft. T. latifolia (Great Reed Mace or Cat's Tail) is a very familiar plant of our rivers and ponds; the vigour with which it grows and increases only admits of its being planted on the margins of large pieces of water ; height ^ 6ft. to 7ft. T. Laxmaimi {T. mmima) (the Dwarf !^ Reed Mace) is much smaller in habit than either of the preceding; the flower-spikes are short, forming ob- long or gl
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 890 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. cylindrical flower-spikes are densely packed w^ith minute brownish- coloured flowers; height about 6ft. T. latifolia (Great Reed Mace or Cat's Tail) is a very familiar plant of our rivers and ponds; the vigour with which it grows and increases only admits of its being planted on the margins of large pieces of water ; height ^ 6ft. to 7ft. T. Laxmaimi {T. mmima) (the Dwarf !^ Reed Mace) is much smaller in habit than either of the preceding; the flower-spikes are short, forming ob- long or globular- shaped heads. It is a very graceful-grow- ing plant, and well adapted for the margins of small ponds and tanks ; height about 2ft. T. steiiophylla (Slender Reed Mace) is a slender-growing plant, more vigorous than the preceding, but equally ornamental. Height about 3^ft. Plants for the Waterside. The adornment of the waterside with choice vegetation is equally as important as the embellishment of the water itself with choice Aquatics, and the arrangement of the plants should be such as to impart an additional feature to those plants that decorate the w^ater's surface. The numerous ornamental foliage and handsome flowering subjects that are suitable for this purpose, delighting in having their roots in a moisture-laden soil, include many of our most graceful bold-foliaged and showy- flowering hardy plants. In hot, dry summers, when plants in borders and flower-beds are languishing for the want of moisture, the freshness of the waterside vegetation presents an enjoyable contrast. The size and shape ot a piece of water are to a great extent the determining factors in the selection of the plants to introduce and the positions they are to occupy. For example, in planting the sides of large or moderate-sized ponds, ' large and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance
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