Dreer's garden book : seventy-fourth annual edition 1912 . oil or in naturalponds will be much benefited by an application in spring ofDried Blood manure, broadcasted on the surface of the water atthe rate of one pound to every ten square feet of surface. TenderNymphaeas require to be wintered in tubs or tanks in a green-house where a temperature of 60° is maintained. As strongplants are quite troublesome to winter, even under favorable con-ditions, we advise to leave them out and get new plants each season. Nelumbiums. These are supplied in tubers, and should notbe planted before May 1st. The
Dreer's garden book : seventy-fourth annual edition 1912 . oil or in naturalponds will be much benefited by an application in spring ofDried Blood manure, broadcasted on the surface of the water atthe rate of one pound to every ten square feet of surface. TenderNymphaeas require to be wintered in tubs or tanks in a green-house where a temperature of 60° is maintained. As strongplants are quite troublesome to winter, even under favorable con-ditions, we advise to leave them out and get new plants each season. Nelumbiums. These are supplied in tubers, and should notbe planted before May 1st. The treatment is the same asrecommended for hardy Nymphaeas, excepting that they do bestwhen planted in mud or soil that is at least two feet deep andcovered only with six inches of water. When planted withother aquatics there should be partitions of brick or boards, so asto confine the tubers, otherwise they will soon take possession ofthe entire pond. In planting, place the tubers horizontally inthe mud, so that the point will be merely covered. They are. Part of our Kxhibit op Harpy Watek Lilies at the Pan-Americanexpositi n. gross feeders, and shoul d have Dried Blood manure applied eachspring, as suggested above. Victorias should not be planted in the open pond until afterJune 10th, unless the pond is sufticiently heated so that a tem-perature of 80° can be maintained, in which case the plants maybe planted as early as May 10th. Each plant should have atleast three cart-loads of aquatic soil for the roots, and 300 sq. ft,of water surface for the development of its leaves, and a depth of18 inches of water above the crown of the plant. In otherrespects their requirements are the same as recommendedfor tender Nymphceas. In growing Victorias from seed, sowVictoria Regia at any time between January 15th and April 1st,in pots or pans, using finely-sifted soil. Cover the seeds withone inch of soil and a slight dusting of sand. Submerge thepots so that they will be four inches belo
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