. Water-lilies and how to grow them, with chapters on the proper making of ponds and the use of accessory plants. Q o P^ >-I-))-< im I < I—IH ?J< a H -« r::S Mis. O ^ s \ H PH CO Q 2;oA. i4< o Q< < MM 5 E c ?g °l £-0 £ rat- — WATER-LILIES CHAPTER IWhere Water Gardens Can Be Made A POND of water-lilies is a possibility foranyone who can give two square feet of watersurface in a sunny spot, and it should be nearat hand so that you can easily see the flowerswhen they are at their best. All the hardywater-lilies must be enjoyed in the morning orearly afternoon; for the flowers
. Water-lilies and how to grow them, with chapters on the proper making of ponds and the use of accessory plants. Q o P^ >-I-))-< im I < I—IH ?J< a H -« r::S Mis. O ^ s \ H PH CO Q 2;oA. i4< o Q< < MM 5 E c ?g °l £-0 £ rat- — WATER-LILIES CHAPTER IWhere Water Gardens Can Be Made A POND of water-lilies is a possibility foranyone who can give two square feet of watersurface in a sunny spot, and it should be nearat hand so that you can easily see the flowerswhen they are at their best. All the hardywater-lilies must be enjoyed in the morning orearly afternoon; for the flowers close atspecific times for each kind, varying fromnoon to four, or at the latest five, tender kinds fall within two distinctclasses, tl\ere being both day bloomerS^ andnight bloomers. Half a barrel will make a thoroughlypractical lily-pond for the smallest gar-den! Cut this to a depth of eighteen inches,fill two-thirds with a rich, heavy soil, and sink3 WATER-LILIES SO that the bottom is three inches below thelevel of the ground, for though the leaves andflowers love sunshine, the black ooze in whichthe roots naturally live is alv/ays cool. But one
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