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Nymphaeas may be cultivated successfully in tubs or barrels, 
tanks or ponds as desired, but in all cases full sunshine is essential. 
Whatever method of cultivation is practised, the conns must not be 
planted deeply, 6 inches being sufficient for all. 
- A good example of the injurious effects of deep planting was 
seen in one of the Garden Lakes lately. Formerly Nymphaeas grew 
luxuriantly therein, but owing to the silting up of the lake by soil 
washed down by road drains, they gradually disappeared Some few 
weeks ago, 2 feet of mud was removed from the bottom of the lake and 
immediately the Nymphaeas started into growth again with renewed 
vigour and seem to be none the worse of their premature burial. 
They require a rich soil i.e., one containing plenty of cow manure, 
and greatly, benefit by occasional mulchings of the same material. 
Perhaps the most successful method of cultivation for these plants is 
to fill tubs with suitable soil, place the conns (if they are 
very small and of the same variety) in a little sand m the centre of 
the tub. This prevents the corm from rotting before they start into 
growth. Sand to the depth of V 2 inch may be sprinkled all 
over the surface soil of the tub which will prevent the straws con- 
tained in the manure escaping and becoming unsightly. Submerge 
the tubs in their permanent quarters and in a short time the tubers 
will become active. 
If you are raising Nymphaeas from seed, place the seeds in small 
pots using a light compost, submerging as many as possible of these 
Dots in a shallow tub or tank of water. Pot on as required using richer 
soil for successive pollings until the plants are large enough to place 
in tubs. 
Nymphaeas may also be lifted from a reserve pond or tank and 
planted in the existing soil composing the bottom of the lake, but 
they benefit greatly by the addition of some manure to such soil 
They do not seem to require any resting period ill this part of the 
world. 
Propagation by seeds and division of corms. 
There are many species of Nymphaeas but the following is a list 
of the choicer ones suitable for this neighbourhood, not including 
all of the many new hybrids lately raised by lovers of this class of 
plants. 
N Lotus or “ Egyptian Lotus ” is one of the ancient Egyptian 
flowers sacred to Isis and were sometimes engraven on their very 
ancients coins. It is distributed throu ^hout the Tropics of the Old 
World and in India it is spoken of as the “Queen of Indian 
Flowers.” 
Flowers large, white or red, with the sepals red at the margins. 
Leaves peltate and sharply serrated. 
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