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Victoria Regia 



berosa, N. odorata and one or two of its varieties set seeds freely, 

 but as they increase so easily from rhizomes there is little need of 

 raising seedlings. Marliac's hybrids are evidently sterile, although 

 the pollen in those tested is good. Some of these hybrids do not per- 

 mit of division of the root stocks, and the probable reason why they 

 cannot be propagated in this country is, one of the parents of the 

 hybrids being so difficult to grow here it is unavailable for the pur- 

 pose of pollination. N. lutea and N. mexicana seed somewhat 

 sparingly, but both kinds have two methods of resting during Win- 

 ter, so that raising plants from seed is not necessary. When seed is 

 sown, however, it is best kept dry until wanted for sowing. On first 

 appearance the young seedlings resemble small blades of grass, 

 usually of a dark color; they may be allowed to make a few small 

 leaves before being pricked off. When they make leaves about an 

 inch or more in diameter each seedling should be put into a 3-inch 

 pot and subsequently into a s-inch pot; after this they make rapid 

 growth and may be planted out where they are to bloom. 



