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dries up the ponds. It is not necessary to make a pond 
or basin to cultivate these choice flowers, although in 
these they attain their finest perfection. In lieu of a 
pond, however, a tub or barrel cut in two and sunk in 
the ground up to the rim, and filled to half their depth 
with a mixture of loam and well decayed manure, which 
should be covered with about two inches of sand after 
the roots are planted to prevent the manure from rising 
to the top, and give the watera clear appearance. Fresh 
water should be added occasionally, and a frequent run- 
ning over of the tubs will help to keep it clear and the 
plants growing vigorously. We give below a few of the 
plants most admired when growing in this way. 
NYMPHCAS. 
This genus consists of beautiful water plants found in 
lakes, ponds and rivers in almost all parts of the world. 
Nymphoea Odorata is the double white Water Lily or 
Pond Lily so common and well known throughout the 
Southern States. Of this species there are several varie- 
ties, mostly having pure white flowers, remarkable for 
their fragrance. There is, on the Island of Nantucket, a 
variety with pinkish flowers, and rarely with bright 
pink-red flowers. They are exceedingly beautiful, and 
valued highly for their rarity. The cultivation of all 
our native species in tubs on the lawn, or wherever de- 
sired, is attended with but little difficulty. The roots 
should be obtained from their native habitation as early 
in Spring as possible, or at least before they have made 
much growth. ' 
DENTATA. 
This magnificent species has very large, peltate, dark 
green leaves, serrated at the margins. We have seen 
them grown upwards of two feet in diameter, and the 
