The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-08

Washington, Sept. 7.-When Mrs. Roosevelt comes back to the White House and takes a look over the prem ises she will find transformation wnich will no doubt delight her.
 Landscape gardeners. florists and re- aIistic water-color artists have been busy this summer making changes to carry out cherished ideas of the wife of the President She had cherisehd a scheme to turn that part of the grounds between the mansion and the Potomac into a colonial garden with water gardens south of the whole The two gardens will con- stitute one of the prettiest adornments of the National Capital.
 On the site of the proposed water gar den are half a dozen miniature lakes,
 which the masters of the art of home
 beautifying. have ingeniously utilized.
 Seeds of many different water plants from all parts of the world-red, white. blue. pink and yellow-have been plant
 ed fin the bottoms of the ponds. Within a month, perhaps earlier. the whole area will be covered with floating pads" and those dainty and gorgeous blossoms that flourish sweetest and most fragrant where land is most bountifully watered. If is expected that the effect will not have its counterpart anywhere in the
 world. for the worlds richest and rar- est water-plants are to be cultivated
 here. One of the many varieties planted
 is the Victoria Regia, giant of water lil-
 les. It comes from Brazil. where 1t was discovered only few years ago. on the hanks of one of the tributaries of the
 Amazon. It's leaves, when full grown, are
 six feet in diameter and are turned up at the edges. resembling huge trays. The native Brazilian women place their chill dren upon the leaves. which 1t is said.
 U,Il hear the weight of a full grown man while they gather the seeds which they make into a kind of bread. The flower of the Victoria Regia is sometimes a foot and half in diameter and has powerful but delicious perfume. It is
 u,hite as if opens. but turns pink on the second day.
 The lotus has been considerably used tn tbe water gardens. A single seed of the lotus, thrown into the pond. will soon result in completely covering the surface of the water with huge leaves and nretty blossoms like great pink tu- Iins This plant came from the Nile. and in ancient times the Egyptians used it's seed to make bread.
 Mrs Roosevelt got the suggestion of the colonial gardens from visit to Mount Vernon. They have been laid out in the grounds immediately to the south of the two new wings of the White Housr. where the greatest profusion and
 variety of old fashioned flowers are to ha found Golden rod. mullein pinks. cardinal flowers. buglose, boneset, colum-
 bine, phlox, millfoil, monkshood: asters'
 nonpies. native and foreign daffodils,
 iarksnurs and democratic hollyhawks-
 are all in their glory.
 If is worth noting that the creation
 of these beautiful gardens will cost far less than the rest of the Improvements of the White House property which have been manfestly extravagant 1t is said that almost any one who owns grounds
 with like waters can afford this beautiful ornamentation at a trifiing expense. An other and decided advantage is that the nIants do not all bloom at the same time. Having different seasons of their own. there will be bIossoming in the ground aInnost all the year round. for there are to he morning and evening blooms for
 spring. summer and autumn. It is ex- necte5 that the taking up of the idea
 b,, Mrs Roosevelt will give wide en- coura cement to the fad and pretty soon | sYch gardens will be seen everywhere