Show Lily Leaves as Rafts Raft Down In the Madras district of India In IDe India dia dla there are lilies that grow le leaves ves of ot phenomenal size Indeed these le leave leaves V are several feet teet In diameter and have havo r up turned-up edges to form a shallow r bowl which floats on the water The j buoyancy of these leaves Is such that they will readily carry the weight of ot ota ofa ofa a small child as shown in the accompanying I Illustration This variety of ot lily Is known as the Victoria Regia Begia Scientific American I. I |