. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. SLADE AND PARTY AT THE OUTING OF THE MENLO PARK HORT. SOCIETY. the plants will naturally take a rest, the leaves die off and tubers ripen; at this stage the water should be with- held and the soil allowed to get dry and remain so until March, when the tubers should be started into growth for the coming season. Nymphsea Zanzibariensis, N. Penn- sylvania and N. pulcherrima are difli- cult to winter over; that is, large plants that have been out doors all summer. They do not make tubers as do the former species re
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. SLADE AND PARTY AT THE OUTING OF THE MENLO PARK HORT. SOCIETY. the plants will naturally take a rest, the leaves die off and tubers ripen; at this stage the water should be with- held and the soil allowed to get dry and remain so until March, when the tubers should be started into growth for the coming season. Nymphsea Zanzibariensis, N. Penn- sylvania and N. pulcherrima are difli- cult to winter over; that is, large plants that have been out doors all summer. They do not make tubers as do the former species referred to and the best way to winter these is to lift them and treat them as advised for the above species. They will not make tubers readily, but with a greenhouse. and the temperature about 60 degrees, they will keep growing, and may keep so until warmer and longer days; if they survive the short days there Is hope of carrying over. Small plants of these varieties are best to carry over. The Indian or night-blooming varie- ties make different tubers to the other species. These are compound, the plant while growing makes side-shoots and these, when the plant dies down, form tubers, but the crown or central shoot invariably dies and rots. This is the critical time with this species. These plants, Nymphsea dentata, N. Devoniensis, N. rubra. N. O'Marana. etc., should be dug and treated as rec- ommended for, N. Flavovirens. An- other way to treat these plants is, in- stead of putting the plants in a tub, plant them in the border, or under the benches, but I do not advise this treat- ment for the Zanzibariensis types, as in all cases it is necessary to keep the plants in a warm place. There is an- other species, N. Daubenyana and its hybrids. These are more difBcult to winter over, as they do not ripen off like the others and are inclined to grow all the time. The best way for these is to dig up the plants and place them in an artificial pond or tank and let them grow, which they w
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