. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1893. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. The Canadian Horticulturist. 181 THE WATER LILY IN A gJN Volume XIII, Mr. L. B. Rice, of Michigan, gave directions for growing this beautiful aquatic in tubs. His plan was to cut a ker- osene barrel in two, place six inches of clay in the bottom, and two or three inches of lighter muck on the top of this. The tub y£ox--.'g*fe><gjs§| was set with top three or four inches below the level of the lawn. The roots of the water lily are planted firmly in the bottom, and the tub filled with water. The whole is
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1893. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. The Canadian Horticulturist. 181 THE WATER LILY IN A gJN Volume XIII, Mr. L. B. Rice, of Michigan, gave directions for growing this beautiful aquatic in tubs. His plan was to cut a ker- osene barrel in two, place six inches of clay in the bottom, and two or three inches of lighter muck on the top of this. The tub y£ox--.'g*fe><gjs§| was set with top three or four inches below the level of the lawn. The roots of the water lily are planted firmly in the bottom, and the tub filled with water. The whole is protected for the winter with leaves and straw. Mr. Rice usually plants six or eight buds in each tub in the fall, which if they grow well, will produce flowers in the following June. Mr. Barrett, of New Jersey, has discovered a small flowered form of the sweet scented water lily, about half the size of the common form, and more fragrant. He considers it the most satisfactory variety for planting in tubs. It is known as Nymphaea odorata, var. minor. The illustration, taken from American Gardening, is a representation of this variety planted in an old butter tub on Mr. Rice's Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth
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