FIVE IMPORTANT WILD-DUCK FOODS. 19 
Nymphaea mexicana is perfectly hardy as far north as New York City 
when covered with a foot of water and he believes that if covered with 
2 feet of water it would be hardy at Boston. 
The banana water lily needs an abundance of sunlight, water from 
1 to 3 feet deep/ and a mud bottom. It is not injured by a trace 
of salt, as is shown by its growing in lakes very near the coast The 
rootstocks may be planted by weighting them with stones and drop- 
ping where desired. They have great vitality ; they may be shipped 
with only moderate precautions to prevent them from drying, and 
may be transplanted at almost any time of the year. 
1 When established it will spread to places where the water is even 5 feet deep. 
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