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Show South America's Giant Lilies. Tho giant water lilies which aro now known as Victorias, after tho late j queen of Kngland, aro natives of the warmor portions of' South America, where they thrlvo In lagoons and In j tho quieter portions ot rivers. Haenko, a German botanist, first reported their discovery In 1801, nnd startled nil Europe by his description or their gigantic leaves and flowers. Almost I hair a century had elapsed In fruitless fruit-less experiments to Introduco tho i plant Into tho old world when In 149 j tho first flower opened on tho duke of Devonshire's estntc at Chatsworth, Englnud. |