THE BEST PLANTS 



View of one of the I.ii.y Ponds at oik Kiverton Nuksfkv. 



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Water Lilies can be ?rown in a very simple vet effective way by tl.e use of oil barrels cut in two. Ihe tubs can be 

 arrancred in a row, each one a little higher than the one next to it. The tubs may be connected with short pieces ot 

 ho^e -'a small stream of water can be kept oonstant.lv running into the highest tub, the overflow of which will run from 

 tub to tub thereby changing the water in all. They can also be arranged in groui>s, m rockeries etc. About the 

 middle of May the tubs should be placed in position and filled to half their depth \vith a mixture of loam and well- 

 decayed manure, which should be covered with two inches of sand after the roots are planted to prevent the manure 



from rising to the top. , ,^ , , . ^. . j ■ j- „:ti. 



If placed in grou'.sthe centre tub can be filled with ISelumbium Speciosum, and the surrounding ones with 



Nymphffias and othei- aquatic plants. The space between the tubs can be filled with good compost, and planted with 



Tuberous Begonias, Sedums, Palms, and other suitable stuff, which will give a beautiful and tropical effect. 



NELUMBIUM. 



These wonderful plants, though mostly coming from 

 tropical and semi-tropical regions, have proven to be en- 

 tirely hardy in this country, enduring any degree of cold 

 short of actual freezing. Tliey may be grown and flowered j 

 in a large tub. or in acement basin .sunk in the ground, 

 where the water is 12 or 1.5 inches deep. I 



Nelumbium Album Grandifloruin (White Lotus). 



An exceedingly beautiful variety producing large bold 



flowers of a pure wiiite color. .$4.00 each. 

 N. Nnciferum Album Striatum. The flowers of 



this are white, the edge of each petal irregularly 



marked and splashed with crimson. .$2.50 each. 

 N. Nuciferum Roseum. Flowers of a uniform deep 



rose pink color, much darker than Speciosum. First 



size, .$.3.00 each ; second size, -$2.00 each. 

 N. Speciosum. This is the true Lotus of Egypt, and is 



one of the level ie.st of the Water Lilies. The flowers 



when just expanding are of a beautiful rosy pink 



color ; "when open they areof a creamy white and pink, 



and are very fragrant— they open in the morning and i 



close in the" afternoon. It'is a very interesting plant | 



and has been an immense success everywhere. .$3.00 j 



each : 4 for $10.00. I 



Nelumeium Speciosum. 



The water in Lily ponds should be of a warm and equable temperature. Cold water is fatal to success with the tender sorts. 



