WATER-LILIES FOR SMALL PONDS

NAME	COLOUR	REQUIRED DEPTH OF WATER
Nymphoea alba (hardy)	White	More than 2 ft.
Nymphoea tuberosa (hardy)	White	More than 2 ft.
Nymphoea Marliacea rosea (hardy)	Pink	More than 2 ft.
Nymphoea odorata, var. minor (hardy)	White	Less than 1 ft.
Nymphoea tetragona (hardy)	Yellow	Less than 1 ft.
Nymphoea Laydekeri, var. rosea (hardy)	Pink	Less than 1 ft.
Nymphoea Zanzibariensis (tender)	White	Less than 1 ft.
NOTE:—Any of these forms may be grown in from 1 to 2 ft. of water.

NAME	HEIGHT	SPECIAL POINTS
Carolina Poplar	100 ft.	Grows in a dry soil. Fastest growing street tree. Its dropping fruit is a nuisance. Sheds leaves early.
Catalpa	50ft.	Lovely white blossoms in June. Seed pods stay on into winter. Quick growing. Good lawn tree.
English Hawthorn	30ft.	Flowers in June. Red berries. Grows on dry soils. Slow grower. Sharp thorns.
Linden	90ft.	Easy to grow. Fragrant flowers. Rapid grower. European species smaller than American.
Live Oak	100 ft.	Not hardy in the North. Grows south of Virginia. Beautiful evergreen oak. Likes moist soil.
Locust	80ft.	Fragrant flowers in May and June. Rapid grower. Seeds in pods. Thorny bark.
Lombardy Poplar	90ft.	Quick grower. Stiff, straight and tall. Dignified but melancholy tree. Fine for pathway effect.
Norway Maple	100 ft.	Tall, well rounded tree. Yellow foliage in the fall.
Pin Oak	100 ft.	Fastest grower among oaks. You cannot grow plants under it.
Red Maple	100 ft.	Earliest flowering maple. Good for lowlands. Bright red foliage in the fall.
Sugar Maple	100 ft.	Moist soil. Bright foliage in the fall. Best street tree among maples.
Horse Chestnut	60 ft.	Fine white flowers in June. Attractive buds and leaves. Foliage grows very dense.