O WATER-LILIES 



cattail (Typha), could have stood the strain. 

 A kerosene barrel sawed in half will furnish 

 two tubs, each big enough for one lily. 

 The tubs should be well washed out and 

 soaked for some time in water, in order to 

 remove as much as possible of the oil and the 

 glue which is put on to render the vessel 

 tight. Three or four days to a week will 

 suffice for this. 



The difference between a barrel and a 

 brewer's hogshead is but one of degree. 

 The hogshead is about six feet in diameter, 

 and may be bought for about five dollars. 

 This modest expenditure makes us the proud 

 possessors of two ponds, each of which may 

 harbour as many as five or six water-lily 

 plants. These two ponds are, of course, 

 formed from the ends of the hogshead, sawed 

 off to a depth of eighteen inches. Having 

 placed the larger ponds in position, the 

 smaller barrel ends can be arranged in 

 respect to them. The nelumbium and Papy- 

 rus barrels must find a place at the back, and 

 where they will not prevent the direct sun- 



