NELUMBO 



uriil Eastc-rn states. Where well established it is a mag- 

 nilicent plant, and when in blossom it is a sight worth 

 traveling miles to see. 



Nelurabiums, with Nymphtpas and other aquatic 

 plants, were among the few flowers known or cultivated 

 by the ancients. Xo mention is made in history of a 

 yellow Lotus ).rh.r t.. tin- ilis.'overy of America hy white 

 men, but over Lmr . . iiiiniis ago it was well known to 

 and cultivati-.l l,^ tl,,- I,i.|k.iis in the waters of the Ten- 

 nessee and Ciiiiil" I Liii.l ruc-rs, and was abundant on 

 the tributaries of tlu- .■\li~-i--i|.i'i. It was .-arri.-d h.m-iIi 

 ward and eastward by tli.- In. Han-, an. I was ,-.ial.li-li.a 

 as far east as Connec'ti.-nt. Af ilu- |. ]■■■-. nt tiuH- il'.inni 

 it is established and lultivai. ,1 in na.st .if tli.' -lai. s ..f 

 the Union. 



The 



NEMASTYLIS 



1065 



tiiblished. From here was disseminated the now famous 

 Egyptian Lotus, Jfelumbo uucifera, to all parts of 

 the United States. Several varieties have since then 

 been introduced from Japan, including white and deli- 

 cately tinted varieties, also deep rose, and double forms 

 of both wliile and rose. 



The r...ii- ..i- tu!.. i- s1m..iI.1 n..I I..' t.-aiis|ilanl. .1 until 

 there is . ■. al. ( -r,.\\ili. as III. lull, 1--. 1„ in^' usu- 

 ally bnniil .III ii 111 llir .,1,1 111 lii,> iIm- ual. .■ ali.l ,,ut of 

 111,- n.a.-h ,.f liM-1. mv n,it alii.lnl li> ll,.- uaii.i rays of 



■ Buc 



received and planted by Sai I M, n I , m im anni 



cial pond in the gardens of lln Mr , ai N. w 



Brighton, Staten Island, N. ^ . i ■ , i i . \v 111...1 



satisfactorily, some of the ori-iii.l -i-.i!, i" hil- still in 

 evidence on the estate. 



About the same time E. D. Sturtevant, of Borden- 

 town, N. J., who had introduced a number of tender 



water lilies into commerce, and knowing of its being 

 grown in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, made an exami- 

 nation of the condition under which it existed there and 

 determined to experiment in the culture at Bordentown, 

 N. J. Roots were obtained from Kew Gardens and after- 

 ward planted in shallow water in a sheltered spot in a 

 mill-pond near Bordentown. Here the plant grew 

 amazingly, and its success and hardiness were fully cs- 



iled 



lalh III III,. s,,i|, 111-,! niakiii^ a liiil,' ir.iii'li or Opening 

 I.. r.-.,i\ .. till- sain.- an. I .■.,\.riiiL. wiih about three 

 in. 'Ins .,f -.III. .M.an- iiiii-l I.. . ni | ,1. .v.-il to keep the 

 tiibi-r -. .'Ill I I' ill 1-1 .111-11 .-'III. if 111 .- --ary, a stone or 



bricti Ian II : i-i ll .1 |...nds a walled 



secti,.ii - i - 1 1- I I. -ll and keep the 



root.s Hiuiiii 1 i.-i I... 1 1 1. -ive no corners 



at right .m^l,.-. v.h, il ih, il an .-u, li tbi-y should be 

 rounded off, so that the runners are not intercepted and 

 crowded in bunches at the corners. The natural soil 

 and deposit in ponds are, in most cases, all that is re- 

 quired for these plants. They will flourish equally well 

 in a stiff or tenacious soil, but when grown in artificial 

 ponds it is best to use a mixture of two parts turfy loam 

 and one part thoroughly rotted cow manure. 



use fresh or gree 



sods 

 this case it r 

 same turned 

 Resort may be 

 being sn,-b n 

 that tb,- III I 

 The 1, a I 1 

 pearaiH I 



tlu- fall 



and when possible have 

 -d with the manure ( in 

 early spring have the 

 ■f times before using. 

 I in tubs, but the Lotus 



I 11 1 It an early date. 



. I i II lilt a sorry ap- 



i II . ilnwers. If no 



III I I i-.irc, the largest 



icii frost penetrates 

 ead line, 

 edible, and are of 



ties, including single and double forms, pure white to 

 deep rose, and vellow. 



As to insect "|.'-«ts. black-fly or bla<-k aphis is some- 

 times troubles . Tl.. 1.. -i i. im il\ i- il.,- la.Iy-bird 



beetle and its la 1 I- i -II. r. i- preva- 



lent in some s. , i , , .mil i-M 1,-aves 



are attacked, ill -I, i.n - : i-- i ami ilnwers. 



These have thi-ii natin.il - - ■ i - - i -n-i -r wasps 



and even sparrows, uii.l a i ■ n - ,aii be 



used, only such as are in n- ' - i - i iliican 



be depended on. Paris - . . [ilaster 



or plaster and powden-.l -lal.i iiim . i i ■ - - I li i.i . Imt dry 

 hellebore in powder-form, applieil by a powdrr bellows 

 is the best material to exterminate them. 



Wm. Thicker. 



nemAstylis 



Nema-i,. I 



nearlv 1 1 , 

 Iride».-.ii„ 



I, lis,, the 



e filaments 

 lok of the 

 i of U spe- 



