The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.

by Ellen Eddy Shaw

COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	SPECIAL POINTS
Arrowhead	Sagittaria latifolia	One of the most popular water plants. Spreads badly.
Arum (water)	Calla palustris	Popular water plant. Grows less than 1 ft. high. Blooms in June.
Blue Flag	Iris versicolor	Grows from 2-3 ft. high. Grows in bogs and gardens.
Cat-tail	Typha latifolia	Grows to 8 ft. or more. Spreads rapidly.
Floating Heart	Limnanthemum nymphoides	Grows less than 1 ft. high. Good plant for a pond. Spreads readily.
Forget-me-not	Myosotis Palustris	Grows less than 1 ft. high. Prefers half-shady places.
Lotus, American	Nelumbo lutea	Good for a pond.
Marsh Marigold	Caltha palustris	Grows 1½ ft. high. Blooms in May.
Pickerel Weed	Pontederia cordata	Grows 3-4 ft. high. Blooms in July.
Pitcher Plant	Darlingtonia Californica	Grows less than 1 ft. Good for bog planting.
Sweet Flag	Acorus Calamus	Height is 2 ft. Flowers in early summer.
Water-lily	Nymphaea odorata	Sweet-scented, most popular water-lily.
Water Mint	Mentha Aquatica	One of the popular mint family. Low growing.

FOUR WATER-LILIES FOR BEGINNERS

NAME	COLOUR	SPECIAL POINTS
Nymphaea Gladstoniana	White	This is a hardy variety
Nymphaea Marliacea	Yellow	This is a hardy variety
Nymphaea dentata	White	Tender, night blooming plant
Nymphaea Zanzibariensis	Blue	Tender, day blooming plant.

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.

TREE TABLE

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.

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