1st Quarter 1997 Water Garden Journal

In This Issue

HENRY S. CONARD - SPECIAL EDITION

9 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
by James Allison. A short overview of the life and work of Henry Conard

12 BRINGING IN THE AUSTRALIAN WATERLILY
by Henry P. Conard. A 1926 article by Conard discussing the introduction of Nymphaea gigantea to North America
 
14 'THE GARDEN MAGAZINE' ARTICLES
A selection from a series of articles by Conard, first published in 1906

14 THE HARDY WATER-LILIES WORTH GROWING
by Henry S. Conard. An overview of some of the best hardy Nymphaea available at the time

20 THE TENDER DAY-BLOOMING WATER-LILIES
by Henry S. Conard. A practical guide to the ornamental species and hybrids

25 WATER-LILIES FOR THE BUSINESS MAN
by Henry S. Conard. The night blooming Nymphaea and Victoria

29 THE BEST AQUATIC PLANTS
by Henry s.Conard. A brief survey of other plants for the pond

32 WATER-LILIES; MONOCOTS OR DICOTS?
by Henry S. Conard. Conard clarifies the issues in this article from 1936

34 OTHER FEATURES: MOLECULAR STUDY OF YELLOW POND LILIES:
by Donald J. Padgett. The study of Nuphar DNA confirms, and contradicts, relationship theories of Nuphar

Our cover shows Nymphaea gigantea violacea taken "from a painting made by Mrs. E. Rowan, in the Cape York Peninsular, Australia". It is a copy of the plate used in Henry Conard's 1905 monograph 'The Waterlilies', originally published by The Carnegie Institution of Washington. The film separations have been kindly provided by Robert Swindells of Lark Publications, England, publishers of the facsimile reprint of the book.

DEPARTMENTS:
4 From Your President
5 From Your Editor
5 Water Gardener's Exchange
7 News and Updates
7 Annual Trials for 1998  
8 Information on Grants 
19 Conard "The Waterlilies" Book Offer 
33 ICNCP Cultivated Plant Code   
38 1998 Washington/Baltimore Symposium   
41 Future Symposia - Site Selection8  
42 1996 Board of Directors Meeting - Minutes
45 Commercial Members