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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



WATER-LILIES 



in a pond, is to put the seeds in a small 

 ball of clay, and then drop them into 

 the water. One and a-half feet of water 

 in summer, or less, is sufficient to ])ro- 

 duce the best results, while deeper 

 water is an excellent protection from 

 frost in winter. 



The beautiful large Water Lily 

 (Nymphfea Odorata), so common in 

 ponds and inlets of Lake Ontario, is 

 certainly the most charming of our na- 

 tive water plants. It grows in gi-eat 

 abundance near the Gi-imsby Park, and 

 many a boating excursion is made by 

 parties of young men and maidens to 

 the pond where these lovely water 

 nymphs abound. The rosea, or rose- 

 coloui-ed variety, we have not noticed 

 in Canada, nor the species JV. tuberosa 

 which Mr. Manda describes as having 

 " very large leaves, usually standing 

 straight above the water, while the 

 flowers, which often measure nine inches 

 in diameter, are snow white." Perhaps 

 some of our readers may have been more 

 observant. 



The Yellow Water Lily is quite com- 

 mon, especially Nupliar advena, but is 

 not so captivating. Mr. Manda speaks 

 of several other varieties of the Yellow 

 Water Lily, viz. : N. lutPAim, which 

 has floating leaves and yellow flowers : 

 N. sag'ittifolium,vf\\\ch hasarrow-shaped 

 leaves and flowers of bright yellow^; 



and the western N. polysepalum, which 

 has the largest flowers of this genus. 

 We should be pleased to hear wliether 

 any of these, except the tirst, are known 

 in Canada. 



The Caltha palustris, or Marsh Mari- 

 gold, which Mr. Manda commends as 

 ornamental with its large, numerous 

 golden flowers is quite common here. 

 Just now, on the 1 2th of May, it is in 

 its full glory in our swamps. The 

 other day, when out for a ramble in the 

 woods, we came suddenly upon a little 

 stream dotted with these bold, showy 

 plants. The children scieamed with 

 delight at the discovery, and as a me- 

 morial of the trip, one of them now 

 decorates a shady spot in the garden, 

 with its bright yellow goblets. 



MONEY IN FLOWERS. 



The following from the pen of an 

 intimate friend (Mr. Goldie), himself a 

 gi'eat florist, goes to prove that there is 

 in money in flowers. Writing on the 

 6th April, he says :— " I returned last 

 week from a visit to New York and 

 Boston, and had a good time amongst 

 some of my old gardening friends, and 

 oh ! such fine flowers as I saw. Or- 

 chids of almost unearthly beauty. 

 Roses — and such roses ! — as large as 

 coflTee cups ; and many other flowers 

 too numerous to mention. It would 

 astonish any one not used to such 

 things, to hear of the amount paid for 

 flowers. In New York, when any 

 grand pai'ty takes place, the flower 

 decoration often costs them from $500 

 to $5,000. In fact I heard of one 

 wedding party that cost $7,000 for 

 flowers alone. What would Canadians 

 think of that ?" 



I need not say that people there make 

 their money more easily than we do. 

 Marriage in New York seems to be an 

 expensive thing. If I thought the peo- 

 ple of Moi-risburg would ever be affect- 

 ed with the flower fever, even to half 



