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plenty of room—that they may grow stiff. Keep the pits rather close until the 
plants have rooted into the fresh soil, when air should be given freely. As the 
first house of Grapes will now have been thinned, they will merely require atten¬ 
tion in watering, stopping, firing, air-giving, &c. Maintain a moderately moist 
atmosphere, and a temperature of about 65° at night. Attend to succession 
houses. Muscats should have a night temperature of 70° ; give air freely in 
fine weather, but always close up early in the afternoon. Start succession house. 
All late vines should be pruned at once, if not already done. Maintain a moist 
atmosphere in the early Peach house ; a night temperature of 60° will be suffi¬ 
cient until after stoning. Keep the shoots well tied in, and remove those not 
wanted ; give abundance of air when the weather permits ; water inside borders, 
attend to succession house in bloom, and carry out previous instructions. Keep 
Figs well watered ; maintain a moist atmosphere, and give air freely. For 
Strawlerries see previous instructions.—M. Saul, Stourton. 
AQUATICS.— Chapter VII. 
HE Nuphar lutea , or Yellow Water Lily, is much more robust than the 
white, albeit not the most vigorous of the yellow sorts. The general 
aspect of the plant when out of flower is very similar to that of the white* 
The leaves are usually about ten inches long by eight inches across, very 
smooth, glossy, somewhat coriaceous, and sufficiently strong for the smaller water- 
fowl to walk upon them. The thong-like petioles are somewhat angular, par¬ 
ticularly so on one side, through their entire length—in this respect, unlike those 
of the Nympliaea alba, which are uniformly round ; to mention this fact may 
appear trifling to some, but when plants are sought for, for transplanting in 
winter, before the leaves reach the surface, it is useful to know this in order to 
distinguish them. 
The flowers of our plant are of a deep yellow colour, somewhat globular 
in form, generally about 2 in. across, and not expanded, the petals curving in¬ 
wards ; they are slightly scented, and stand 2 in. or 3 in. out of the water, differ¬ 
ing in this respect from the White Water Lily, whose flowers sit upon the sur¬ 
face. It forms a nice contrast with the white, but is most suitable for ponds, 
lakes, or meres, of considerable size ; for if planted in a small pond, and left for 
a time undisturbed, it will soon monopolize the whole space, and the leaves in 
summer time will cover the entire surface. Those who will introduce it where 
the space is limited must take the precaution to pull out a portion every winter 
with a strong iron hook ; it may be thus kept within reasonable bounds. Being 
a native of Britain, no weather affects it; and it may be met with in most parts 
of the country in brooks and rivers. 
The Nuphar lutea pumila (or minima of some authors) is a much smaller 
form of the above, both as regards foliage, rhizome, and flower, the latter of a dull 
yellow, and not more than half the size of the species. The leaves are of flimsy 
texture, and for the most part submerged. It is not very commonly met with in 
