. Catalogue of rare water lilies and other choice aquatic plants with careful directions for their culture. Water lilies Catalogs; Aquatic plants Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Bordentown Catalogs. Rare ^ater Cities. 15 in which abundance of the above-named fish, or those of similar habit, are kept. Thus one objection to locating these tanks or ponds in the vicinity of the dwelling-house is removed. Their beautiful appearance, and the ease with which they may be taught to feed from the hand (though it must not be done too freq
. Catalogue of rare water lilies and other choice aquatic plants with careful directions for their culture. Water lilies Catalogs; Aquatic plants Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Bordentown Catalogs. Rare ^ater Cities. 15 in which abundance of the above-named fish, or those of similar habit, are kept. Thus one objection to locating these tanks or ponds in the vicinity of the dwelling-house is removed. Their beautiful appearance, and the ease with which they may be taught to feed from the hand (though it must not be done too frequently) make them charming adjuncts to the Water-Garden. If the tank is two feet or more in depth, they can be left in it all winter with perfect safety in this latitude. Sometimes, toward autumn, brown aphides, or plant-lice, become troublesome on the Lily leaves. A some- what new insecticide, which an}- one can prepare, has proved effectual with us. It is called the kerosene emulsion, or kerosene butter, and is prepared as follows: Take two parts of kerosene and one part of thick, sour milk ; warm the latter (to blood heat only) ; put the two liquids together, and agitate violently with a greenhouse syringe or a force-pump. They will soon completely unite and form a white soapy mass. This kerosene butter mixes readily with tepid water. One part of the butter should be thoroughly mixed with fifteen parts of water and applied to the infested leaves with a syringe. With us, one application entirely destroyed the insects, and without any injury whatever to Xymphaeas. A weaker solution of the emulsion must be used on any plants which are found to be injured by the proportion above given. Experience will be a guide in this matter. Very few applica- tions of the remedy will be needed during the season. Xelumbium leaves are injured by the application of kero- sene. Tobacco water applied with a syringe is a good means for destroying aphides on these. Persian insect powder and "Bu
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