PARK AND CEMETERY. 
LIl.Y POND TN PINE GROVE 
“lily pads,” which will last in profusion till 
frost. The best time to plant in open ponds 
is in the spring, soon as the water gets warm. Of 
the hardy lilies for general planting we would sug- 
gest Nymphma Odorata and N. Marliacea Rosea 
as the best pinks, N. Odorata Sulphurea and N. 
Marliacea Chromatella the best yellows and N. Su- 
perba and N. Alba Candidissima the best whites. 
With the Lotuses, N. Speciosum (pink), N. Album 
Grandiflorum (white) and N. Luteum (yellow) are 
the best. Of course to these may be added an end- 
less number of varieties, but these we regard as the 
‘ ‘must haves.” 
Growing water lilies in tubs is attended with a 
-reat deal of satisfaction to those not having natural 
'-ers or tanks. Oil barrels sawed in two make 
' cheap tubs. They should be filled two-thirds 
nch soft, in which the lilies are planted, and 
kept full of water. In summer give plenty 
and in the winter protect from freezing. 
Iture all the smaller growing hardy and 
hes, together with the Egyptian and 
and all the tender aquatic plants, 
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of tanks is becoming more 
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CEMETERY, LYNN, MASS. 
bottoms made of concrete and the whole cemented. 
If the soil is of a firm texture a good heavy coat of 
cement without the brick will suffice. The size is 
governed by the kind and amount of plants it is in- 
tended for. The larger growing tender varieties 
should have a water surface of twenty to thirty feet 
diameter. To insure complete success with the 
tropical varieties the tank should be heated by 
steam or hot water pipes in the spring and early 
summer. It will be found necessary to run in fresh 
water occasionally to prevent stagnation. A lot of 
gold and other ornamental fish will add greatly to 
the beauty of the tank and be useful in destroying 
insects, larvae of snails, etc., that infest the plants 
and prevent mosquitos from breeding on the water. 
All kinds of water lilies and aquatic plants do 
well in a well kept tank. Geo. B. Moulder. 
Smiths Grove, Ky. , March I, 1897. 
The above picture serves to illustrate the fore- 
going article and to show further what effects can 
be produced by judiciously disposing other plants 
and decorative grasses about the pond. The plant- 
ing in the illustration is the work of Mr. William 
Stone, superintendent of Pine Grove Cemetery, 
Lynn, Mass., who has been very successful in thus 
beautifying the cemetery under his charge. 
