Cultural Notes. 
Teatment on Arrival. Put the growing plants into water immediately. If, from any cause, they 
can not be planted in permanent quarters as soon as received, pot them off and sink in a ves¬ 
sel of water of sufficient size and depth to allow the leaves to float nicety on the surface. The 
vessel should have a warm, sunny place in a window or greenhouse. They may remain here 
until anxious for more room, without loss of time, especially if the weather is unsettled. 
Time to Plant. Hardy varieties may be planted as early in the spring as one can comfortably stand to work in 
the water—about corn planting time. It can be done, however, at any time during the spring or summer months. 
Late plantings bloom very little but establish themselves for another year. Tender lilies should not be planted out 
until the weather becomes warm and settled. 
How to Plant. In Tubs —Fill two-thirds full of soil; place the root in and cover two inches; set the tub in a 
sunny place; fill full of water and keep full. In Ponds —Remove the soil to a depth of two to four inches, accord¬ 
ing to size of plants; place the root in the excavation horizontally (not set up endwise), and cover gently but firmly 
w T ith mud. Then carefully unfold the leaves on the surface of the water. Boxes or Tubs may often be used to good 
advantage for planting in both natural and artificial ponds. A box two feet square and one foot deep is sufficient 
for smaller nymphaeas, and three to four feet square, by one foot deep, for the larger ones and lotuses. Fill the 
boxes or tubs with soil, plant the lilies and sink them in their proper places in the pond. 
