The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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THE WATER LILY IN A TUB. 



gJN Volume XIII, Mr. L. B. Rice, of Michigan, gave directions for 

 growing this beautiful aquatic in tubs. His plan was to cut a ker- 

 osene barrel in two, place six inches of clay in the bottom, and 

 two or three inches of lighter muck on the top of this. The tub 

 y£ox--.'g*fe>< gjs§| was set with top three or four inches below the level of the lawn. 

 The roots of the water lily are planted firmly in the bottom, and the tub filled 

 with water. The whole is protected for the winter with leaves and straw. Mr. 

 Rice usually plants six or eight buds in each tub in the fall, which if they grow 

 well, will produce flowers in the following June. 



Mr. Barrett, of New Jersey, has discovered a small flowered form of the 

 sweet scented water lily, about half the size of the common form, and more 

 fragrant. He considers it the most satisfactory variety for planting in tubs. It is 

 known as Nymphaea odorata, var. minor. The illustration, taken from American 

 Gardening, is a representation of this variety planted in an old butter tub on Mr. 

 Rice's plan. 



