CHAPTER III 



Soils and Planting Out 



One of the most seductive facts about a 

 water garden is that so very little trouble is 

 required to make a good showing. Seedlings 

 of water-lilies are less troublesome to handle 

 than those of even the more common orna- 

 mental plants, and they have the further 

 advantage that in planting out there need be 

 no fear of the weather being too hot, or the 

 sun too bright. The one necessary precau- 

 tion is not to plant too early, but to wait 

 until warm weather is assured. This date 

 will, of course, differ in different sections, and 

 may vary somewhat from year to year, but \ 

 generally in New York it is about June 15th J 

 for the tender kinds; the hardy ones can be i 

 set out in May. In St. Louis, a start can be 

 made in April. Planting is done directly 

 in the soil at the bottom of the pond or in 

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