. 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 Malva moschata (Musk Mallow) produces rose colored flowers two inches across in terminal and axillary clusters. The lower leaves are kidney shaped, the upper ones form five deeply pinnatifid segments. It grows t
. 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 Malva moschata (Musk Mallow) produces rose colored flowers two inches across in terminal and axillary clusters. The lower leaves are kidney shaped, the upper ones form five deeply pinnatifid segments. It grows to a height of from two to two and one-half feet. All the Malvas thrive in a moist soil and are propagated by seed or cuttings. Menyanthes trifoliata (Buckbean) produces flowers which are white inside, the outside being reddish colored and the anthers purplish. This plant grows well in shallow water or in moist soil. It is propagated by division of the root. Mertensia Virginica (Virginian Cowslip or Blue Bell) grows from one to. PELTANDRA UNDULATA-Water Arum two feet in height, producing drooping clusters of blue bell flowers. The buds on first opening are tinted pink changing to clear blue; the flowers are one inch in length, borne in graceful, drooping terminal clusters. It blooms from April to May and is one of the most charming of hardy plants, delighting in deep rich, moist soil. When once planted it should be disturbed as little as possible, Mertensia Sibirica comes into flower a little later than the preceding, the flowers being a lighter blue. The plant grows from one to two feet high. It is propagated by division, or by seed sown as soon as ripe. Molopospermum cicutarium is a handsome Fern like perennial, growing to a [157]. 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 Yo
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