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Nymphaea. 
Oxalis 
by sowing the seed, or by dividing the roots or tubers, i 
They grow readily in ponds or streams of shallow water : 
having muddy bottoms, and can be grown in aquariums, 
tubs or tanks, in the house, if there be sufficient mud at 
the bottom, and the seeds or roots be kept continually 
covered with water. 
CULTIVATION In Tubs. —F r a tub, tal 
strong bar«el, free from tar, oil or salt, saw it in two, fill 
this one-third full with tine, black, garden soil, or 
meadow mud. if handy ; plant the seed in this mixture, 
covering them one inch deep, add water gently so as 
not to disturb the seed, until the tub is full. This is all 
the care needed ; always keep the tub full of water. Set 
this on a brick or board platform in any place you de¬ 
sire. The tubs, with their contents, should be placed 
in a cellar during the winter, kept from host, and not 
allowed to entirely dry up. 
For Aquariums.— Put in five inches of fine, black 
loam, cover the seed one inch deep in this, and sift on 
enough line sand to entirely cover the loam. 
Nymphaea. odorata, white, fragrant.20 
“ Flava, yellinv . fragrant. The flower is like 
the white Pond Lily in form, but the inner 
surface of tiie petals is plain yellow, while the 
outer surface, as we often sec in the white lily, 
is streaked with pink. The upper surface of 
the leaves is beautiful.y variegated with dark 
purple, and light and dark shades of green, 
and sometime-; yellow; the under surface 
is a deep, purp ish-red. It grows in water 
from one to five feet in depth, the length of 
the leaf stems and flower scapes depending 
upon the depth of the water. These lilies 
once planted in a pond or small stream 
(they will bloom more profusely in shallow 
water) that does not entirely dry up in sum¬ 
mer, will need no further care, and will increase 
from year to year. People who have not the 
facilities for growing them in p*nds and 
streams, can have their lily gardens in tubs 
and aquariums, where they can admire and 
gather the most fragrant and beautiful flower 
that grows on land or water....25 
CENOTHERA (See Primrose.) 
OLEANDER iNerium). 
This well known shrub, originally a native of India, 
is of easy culture, and flowers freely the greater part of | 
the year. In warm, moist climates it requires no pro- | 
tcction, and attains the proportions of a good sized tree, j 
The flowers have a salver-shaped corolla, with a crown ! 
of torn appendages in the center, are of a beautiful 1 
shade of pinkish-red. They can be produced success¬ 
fully in the house if the atmosphere is kept moist and 
warrp. Sow seeds in gentle heat in February <>r March, 
in light, rich soil, which must be kept moist. When 
young plants are three or four inches high, repot in rich 
soil. The temperature in which plants are grown should 
not fall below 35 0 . The young shoots made one season 
should bloom the next. 
Nerium, Oleander. 10 
OXALIS. 
Very pretty, herbaceous plants with rich, rose-colored 
blossoms They thrive well in a mixture of loam and 
sand ; they should not be watered after they have done 
flowering until they begin to grow afresh. They are 
desirable for green-house decoration, rock work or 
baskets out of doors. The plants can be wintered suc¬ 
cessfully in cold-frame if they are kept dry and the frost 
excluded. Sow seeds in gentle heat early in spring, 
and when well started transplant where they are wished 
to flower. Half-hardy perennial. 
Oxalis, rosea..10 
PALM—(Chamaerops). 
The Palm is perhaps one of the most ornamental 
plants in the green-house, and those varieties that are 
hardy enough to bear planting out in the lawn during 
warm weather, are sure to command attention. The 
seeds are imported, and must of course have the aid of 
green-house 01* conservatory to make them germinate. 
Seeds are frequently four iv< nths in germinating. 
Chamaerops, Excelsa 
Chamaerops, humilis (Dwarf Fan Palm), the 
most hardy sort, and in Scotland has stood out 
several winters with but slight protection. It 
is also the most dwarf of its species, seldom 
attaining over eight or ten feet in height .15 
