3rd Quarter 1996 Water Garden Journal

In This Issue

12  THANK You MARLIAC
as presented by Barbara Davies. A transcript of the commemorative celebration held at Temple-sur-Lot.

14  LE TEMPLE-SUR-LOT, CRADLE OF THE WATER LILY
as presented by Daniel Baechler. The Deputy Mayor of Le Templesur-Lot gives us some background on the town itself.

15  SYMPOSIUM EXTRACTS
Extracts of papers presented at the 1996 IWLS Symposium, held in France
DECLINE OF THE RED WATER LILIES
as presented by at the IWLS Symposium. A description of and insight into the decline of the red water lilies of Sweden.

18  MOLECULAR STUDY OF YELLOW POND LILIES
by Donald J. Pladgett. Investigation of the DNA of Nuphar confirms theories (and dashes others) of relationships within the species.

24  LOTUSES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Joseph Thimas. An investigation into the occurance and significance of lotus and water lilies in the ancient world.

30 WESTWARD HO!
by Nancy Jewitt and the Denver '97 Symposium Committee. Full details on the tentative schedule for the upcoming symposium.

34 NUTRITION FOR DUMMIES, PART I
by Charles Schell. A basic discussion of fish nutrition.

DEPARTMENTS:
4  PRESIDENT'S LETTER 
5  FROM YOUR EDITOR 
6  WATER GARDENER'S EXCHANGE 
9  UPDATES  COMMERCIAL MEMBERS 
22 TRIALS AND CERTIFICATION 
   IWLS IDENTIFICATION OF HARDY 
29 NYMPHAEA MONOGRAPH 
38 SPECIAL MEMBERS' OFFER
40 Commercial Members