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By the middle of June, about which time it is safe to trust it 

 outside, the plaut should have several leaves, the largest of which 

 should be over two feet iu diameter. It is then ready for its 

 summer quarters. Place it in a bed of good, rich soil about ten 

 feet square and one foot deep, first well warming both soil and 

 water. If it continues to grow Avell the first flower should appear 

 in about forty days after planting, and continue to produce flowers 

 at intervals of two or three days till fall. 



The following is a list of the best tender and hardy Nymphseas, 



Hardy. 



N. alba candidissima. 



N. exquisita. 



N. helveola (shallow water) , 



N. Laydekeri . 



JSf. Marliacea albida. 



JSf. " earnea. 



N. Marliacea chromatella. 



]Sf. " rosea. 



JSF. odorata Carolinensis. 



N. " rosea. 



N. " sulphvrea. 



N. pygmcea (shallow water) , 



