There is no other class of plants that is so rapidly growing in pubhc favor as Aquatics ; and there are many 

 good reasons for their popularity. The ease with which they can be successfully grown has been ably presented 

 of late by oui' excellent horticultural joui'nals, and such long and severe di'oughts have prevailed during the past 

 few smnmers that the beauty of oui* old favorites of the garden and la^v^Ti has been sadly impaired. Aquatics not 

 only bid defiance to di'ought, but the hotter and brighter the weather the more profusely do they bloom. The 

 chief reason for their extended cultm-e is due doubtless to the great beauty and merit of the flowers themselves. 

 Everybody who sees them natm'ally wants them; for what can be more grand or stately than the Lotus, more 

 beautiful in structure, pm-er in color or refreshing in fragrance than the Xymphasas, veritable water nymphs, or 

 more delicate and charming than the TVater Hyacinth. 



The home cultm'e of Aquatics is exceedingly simple. Gl-rand results may of course be secured by those 

 who have means to construct large tanks, but these accommodating plants can also be grown to much perfection 

 in tubs made of oil or molasses barrels cnt in two. These tubs can be grouped in a rockery or arranged in a row, 

 sirnk even with the gaixlen or la^^m. The tubs may 

 be prepared about the middle of May by fiUing them 

 half full with a mixture of loam and manm-e ; 

 plant the roots in them and then cover with an inch 

 or so of sand to give a neat finish, as the water soon 

 becomes perfectly pm-e and clear, made so by the 

 growing plants. If placed in groups the Xelumbi- 

 ums, being the tallest, should occupy the center, 

 and the Nymphajas, &c., arranged about the out- 

 side; or they can be planted on the margin of a 

 lake or pond, in water from one to three feet deep, 

 where they Mill grow and bloom admirably ^dthout 

 the slightest trouble or care. 



NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM 

 (Egyptian Lotus). 



The true sacred Lotus. A magnificent and per- 

 fectly hardy water plant, producing leaves t%venty 

 to thirty inches in diameter on stems five to six feet 

 high. The magnificent double blooms are frequent- 

 ly over a foot across; of a lovely milk-white; shad- 

 ing into clear bright pink at the edges. Easy to 

 grow and a most profuse bloomer. The tubers 

 should be planted below the ice or frost hne if they 



are to be left out over winter. Plants will be 



shipped last of April, or in May, as desired. Ea., 



$L00; 3 for 12.50. Egyptian lotus. 



