. 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 WATER GARDENING tected corner, and covered with leaves or brush in Winter, should carry through without injury. While the following are not pitcher plants, they require the same treatment, soil, etc., as are afforded these, and
. 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 WATER GARDENING tected corner, and covered with leaves or brush in Winter, should carry through without injury. While the following are not pitcher plants, they require the same treatment, soil, etc., as are afforded these, and may well be described here: Darlingtonia Californica resembles the Sarracenias in many points, yet is quite distinct from them. Its leaves rise to a height of from one to two feet. The pitcher is slender, erect and twisted, having a rounded head, with a large triangular reddish tongue depending from the aperture. The ground color is light green, while the upper part is mottled with white and covered with reddish pink veins. This plant likes a soil composed of peat and sphagnum moss, and. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA—Venus" s Fly Trap Delights in full sunlight and plenty of moisture should be planted in a low wet location. It is propagated by the separation of the side shoots, Darlingtonia Californica is not hardy in the Northern States and should be removed to the greenhouse; in warm sheltered corners it might survive the Winters, if well protected by brush or leaves. Dionsea muscipula (Yenus's Fly Trap) is a very interesting native perennial plant found growing wild in North Carolina. The leaves are in pairs, joined or hinged at the lower edge. On the upper edge of each leaf is a row of hairs that close on each other like a trap. On the inside of each leaf, toward its center, are three sensitive hairs that, if touched by an insect or other object, will cause the [i/o]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for r
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