LOTUSES, WATER HYACINTHS I59 



The pink lotus is perfectly hardy at New 

 York. It once grew in great profusion in 

 a mill dam at Bordentown, N. J., where it 

 was introduced by E. D. Sturtevant. The 

 roots must be protected from freezing by 

 means of litter or a sufficient depth of water. 



Several varieties of the pink lotus have 

 been produced in Japan, and are also avail- 

 able here. Rosea has deep rose-coloured 

 petals; there is also a double form of this. 

 Shiroman is a nearly white, very double form. 

 Kinshiren is also very double, and is of 

 medium stature and free flowering. This last 

 kind has been grown successfully in a half 

 barrel. It produced three flowers the first 

 year, but failed to get through the winter ahve. 



Lotuses grow by long rootstocks, which 

 may run as much as forty feet in a season! 

 They should be planted in very rich earth, 

 under four to twelve inches of water. The 

 bed should be well closed in by boards or a 

 wall. Each year give the bed a good top- 

 dressing of rotted manure. At intervals of 

 three to five years the bed should be dug over 



