THE NATIONAL NURSERY:\[AN 
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ity idea at the reeent florists’ eoiivenlion, and got them 
started, ahead of your nurseryman. 
Wlieii you get a man to run your eampaign \\ ho 
searehes for faets, and then l)ases his aetions on these' 
faets, you will have a man w horn you ean eirtrust willi i'(‘- 
sjronsihility—who ean make good w'itliout the imjredinKmt 
of everyone trying to run his job for him and you’ll get 
results. 
What are you going to do about it ? 
To the roll of men in the serviee of the United States 
must he added tire name of M. ,1. Donohue, ehief of tire 
copymen for the MeFarland Puhlieity Service, Harris¬ 
burg, Peima. Mr. Donohue is enrolled as a reserve olh- 
eer in the Signal Reserve Corps of the Aviation Section, 
with headquarters at Fort San Houston, San Antonio, 
Texas. Up to the present time six men from the McFar¬ 
land organization have volunteered for service with the 
colors. 
Every person connected with The McFarland Publicity 
M. J. Donohue 
and the Mount Pleasant Press was enrolled as a memher 
in the Red Gross during the recent membership cam¬ 
paign. A Red Cross auxiliary unit has been formed by 
the young ladies of the various departments, and a room 
in the Mount Pleasant Press building has been equi})ped 
with sewing machines, cutting tables and other furnish¬ 
ings for Red Gross work. A large quantity of supplies 
have been transferred to the Harrisburg Chapter for dis¬ 
tribution as required. 
Three sons of Charles J. Maloy, Mount Hojx' Nurseries. 
Rochester, New York, are in the war game. His son 
Charles enlisted in June and is in the base hospital wail¬ 
ing to he called. Thomas is in llu' ('ngine('rs’ cor])S in 
Washington, D. C. and William is at Camp Dix, Wrighls- 
town, N. J. 
WATER LILIES 
A POND with water lilies growing in it is always a 
pleasing teatun' on the grounds, whether they 
he those of a private residenee or a commercial 
estahlishment. Even if the nurseryman has not the facil¬ 
ities for growing them, it is always worth while to know 
something about them. 
The culture of water lilies and other acpiatics is very 
sinq)le and very often an unsightly depression can be 
converted into a beauty spot at little cost and labor. 
The best soil for growing all aquatics is the rotted vege¬ 
table matter from ponds or swamps mixed with one-third 
well rotted manure, and the best substitute for same is 
good heavy loam enriched with one-third well-decayed 
cow manure. All Nymphaes and other flowering ac- 
quatics should be planted so that they will be exposed 
to full sunlight. 
In constructing artificial ponds where the soil is not 
sufficiently retentive to hold water a good method is to 
smooth and pound firmly the bottom and sides of the ex¬ 
cavation. then cover the w hole w ith a layer of six inches 
of puddled clay, jiounding it well w ith wooden mauls so 
as to bring it into one solid mass. Cover the sides wdth 
rough stones or put on a thin layer of concrete. This will 
prevent the sides from washing. A total depth of twm 
feet is sufficient, one foot for soil and one for water, wdth 
an overthrow^ so constructed that the pond can be en¬ 
tirely drained or the water held at any level desired. 
Depth and supply of water. This may vary from a fesv 
inches to four feet, but all of the hardy Nymphaeas and 
Nelumbiums will give better results if covered by 12 
inches of water during the summer months. As all water 
lilies, and more especially the tender varieties, prefer 
still, warm water, do not allow' the continuous flow of 
the fountain in the smaller pool or other continuous in¬ 
flow of w ater in connection with the larger pond. When 
such are fed with a large inflow' of cold water, lilies will 
not he a success. For artificial ponds and tanks it is best 
only to give enough fresh water to replace what is lost 
by evaporation, etc., and the best method of doing so is 
to give the ponds a good syringing from a hose late in 
the afternoon or early in the evening. The syringing be¬ 
sides giving the necessary amount of fresh w^ater, will 
be very beneficial to the plants, as it will keep in check 
green and black fly and keep the leaves free from dust. 
The best results w ill be obtained when planted in the 
natural mud bed, but if tbe water is too deep, construct 
boxes four feet or more square and eighteen inches deep, 
and place these in the pond below^ the surface of the 
water. In artificial ponds cement basins cover the entire 
bottom with ten inches of soil, top-dressed with tw'o 
inches of sand or gravel. If this cannot be done use 
boxes or half-barrels filled with acquatie soil. In plant¬ 
ing Nymphaeas, all that is necessary is to push the rhiz¬ 
omes into the soft mud, so that they will be merely cov¬ 
ered. and it is a good precaution to place a stone on them 
until rooted, to keep them in place. When planting they 
should be covered only w ith from tw o to three inches of 
water until they have made their first floating leaf; then 
gradually increase the water as the plants grow. 
Winter and Future Treatment. Hardy Nymphaeas 
and Nelumbiums need no care during the winter, pro- 
