﻿May, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  XIX 
  

  

  rill 
  the 
  tub 
  gradually 
  and 
  gently 
  with 
  water. 
  

   Do 
  not 
  put 
  in 
  more 
  water 
  at 
  first 
  than 
  will 
  

   just 
  suffice 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  leaves 
  to 
  float 
  on 
  the 
  

   surface. 
  They 
  will 
  grow 
  quickly, 
  and 
  soon 
  

   your 
  tub 
  will 
  be 
  covered 
  with 
  leaves 
  so 
  that 
  

   you 
  can 
  no 
  longer 
  see 
  the 
  water. 
  If 
  the 
  tub 
  

   or 
  half 
  barrel 
  is 
  small 
  do 
  not 
  have 
  more 
  than 
  

   one 
  plant 
  to 
  a 
  tub. 
  

  

  In 
  about 
  six 
  weeks 
  the 
  flowers 
  will 
  appear. 
  

   From 
  that 
  time 
  until 
  frost 
  you 
  should 
  have 
  

   flowers 
  almost 
  daily. 
  Keep 
  the 
  tubs 
  full 
  of 
  

   water 
  by 
  adding 
  a 
  little 
  every 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  

   days. 
  

  

  If 
  a 
  larger 
  pond 
  is 
  wanted 
  a 
  wooden 
  tank 
  

   several 
  feet 
  in 
  diameter 
  is 
  necessary. 
  This 
  

   may 
  be 
  lined 
  with 
  zinc, 
  and 
  it 
  should 
  be 
  so 
  

   constructed 
  that 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  drained 
  out 
  in 
  the 
  

   fall. 
  The 
  pond 
  should 
  be 
  made 
  similar 
  to 
  a 
  

   wooden 
  cistern, 
  the 
  straight 
  sides 
  being 
  about 
  

   four 
  feet 
  deep 
  and 
  the 
  pond 
  as 
  many 
  feet 
  in 
  

   aiameter 
  as 
  you 
  please; 
  four 
  feet 
  will 
  accom- 
  

   modate 
  about 
  six 
  plants. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  three 
  great 
  divisions 
  of 
  the 
  water- 
  

   lily 
  family: 
  1. 
  Hardy 
  Nymphaea, 
  those 
  which 
  

   in 
  their 
  natural 
  state 
  live 
  outdoors 
  through 
  

   the 
  winter. 
  2. 
  Tender 
  Nymphaea, 
  those 
  

   brought 
  from 
  tropical 
  countries, 
  to 
  which 
  

   class 
  the 
  Zanzibars 
  belong. 
  This 
  class 
  may 
  

   be 
  divided 
  into 
  day 
  and 
  night-blooming 
  sorts. 
  

   3. 
  Nelumbiums, 
  or 
  Lotus, 
  the 
  largest 
  and 
  

   grandest 
  of 
  all, 
  but 
  one 
  as 
  well 
  adapted 
  for 
  

   tub 
  culture 
  as 
  the 
  others. 
  

  

  Those 
  who 
  do 
  not 
  care 
  to 
  go 
  to 
  the 
  trouble 
  

   of 
  raising 
  seedlings 
  may 
  buy 
  roots 
  about 
  the 
  

   first 
  of 
  May 
  from 
  the 
  seedsmen. 
  They 
  can 
  be 
  

   immediately 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  tubs, 
  and 
  will 
  go 
  

   on 
  growing 
  as 
  though 
  they 
  had 
  never 
  been 
  

   disturbed. 
  

  

  In 
  filling 
  the 
  pond 
  with 
  water, 
  after 
  plant- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  lilies, 
  do 
  not 
  fill 
  it 
  full 
  at 
  first 
  ; 
  simply 
  

   keep 
  the 
  water 
  a 
  few 
  inches 
  above 
  the 
  grow- 
  

   ing 
  plant, 
  until 
  at 
  last 
  the 
  pond 
  will 
  be 
  full 
  

   of 
  water, 
  with 
  the 
  large, 
  glossy 
  leaves 
  floating 
  

   on 
  the 
  surface. 
  The 
  following 
  are 
  the 
  

   more 
  desirable 
  varieties 
  for 
  home 
  culture: 
  

   Nymphaea 
  Zanzibarensis, 
  blue, 
  red, 
  and 
  pur- 
  

   ple; 
  Nymphaea 
  Scutifolia, 
  pale 
  blue, 
  and 
  

   Nymphaea 
  Dentata, 
  white. 
  These 
  are 
  all 
  

   day-bloomers 
  except 
  the 
  last, 
  which 
  blooms 
  

   at 
  night, 
  and 
  will 
  all 
  grow 
  from 
  seed. 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  all 
  varieties 
  is 
  the 
  

   Nymphaea 
  Marliacea 
  Chromatella, 
  a 
  wonder- 
  

   fully 
  strong 
  grower 
  and 
  profuse 
  with 
  its 
  

   bright 
  yellow 
  flowers. 
  Roots 
  of 
  this 
  sort 
  

   should 
  be 
  bought; 
  they 
  cost 
  about 
  fifty 
  cents 
  

   each. 
  Nymphaea 
  Odorata 
  Rosea, 
  pink, 
  and 
  

   Nymphaea 
  Odorata 
  Sulphurea, 
  yellow, 
  cost 
  

   the 
  same, 
  and 
  are 
  almost 
  as 
  good. 
  

  

  Among 
  the 
  lotus 
  section 
  the 
  common 
  

   Egyptian 
  lotus 
  is 
  the 
  best. 
  A 
  plant 
  or 
  tuber 
  

   will 
  throw 
  up 
  immense 
  leaves 
  and 
  flowers 
  to 
  

   a 
  height 
  of 
  five 
  feet 
  above 
  the 
  water 
  in 
  the 
  

   tub. 
  All 
  of 
  the 
  above 
  and 
  many 
  other 
  varie- 
  

   ties 
  of 
  the 
  water-lily 
  family 
  bloom 
  freely. 
  

   The 
  flowers 
  open 
  three 
  successive 
  days, 
  and 
  

   then 
  they 
  die, 
  sinking 
  below 
  the 
  water, 
  but 
  

   there 
  are 
  new 
  ones 
  constantly 
  taking 
  their 
  

   places. 
  Slight 
  frosts 
  will 
  not 
  injure 
  the 
  lilies, 
  

   but 
  before 
  there 
  is 
  danger 
  of 
  freezing 
  pull 
  

   out 
  the 
  plug 
  and 
  allow 
  the 
  water 
  to 
  run 
  off; 
  

   then 
  replace 
  the 
  plug, 
  fill 
  the 
  whole 
  tub 
  or 
  

   pond 
  with 
  dry 
  leaves 
  raked 
  from 
  beneath 
  the 
  

   trees 
  and 
  cover 
  securely 
  with 
  boards. 
  When 
  

   the 
  weather 
  becomes 
  settled 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  re- 
  

   move 
  the 
  leaves, 
  add 
  a 
  little 
  fresh, 
  rich 
  soil 
  

   and 
  fill 
  in 
  the 
  water 
  as 
  before. 
  

  

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