The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . uld consist of rich, heavy loam (as previously recom-mended for Nymphieaa), two parts to one of good decom- Aciaatic Plants— green, shining leaves ; and the elegant little fern-likeannual, Salvinia natans, which reproduces itself from spores. The most suitable time for planting Nymphaeas in anindoor tank is from the middle to the end of February,and this also applies to the majority of tender , the occasional introduction
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . uld consist of rich, heavy loam (as previously recom-mended for Nymphieaa), two parts to one of good decom- Aciaatic Plants— green, shining leaves ; and the elegant little fern-likeannual, Salvinia natans, which reproduces itself from spores. The most suitable time for planting Nymphaeas in anindoor tank is from the middle to the end of February,and this also applies to the majority of tender , the occasional introduction of additional plantswill occur daring the growing season—it may be of annualsor plants which are best treated as such—and these may beincluded at any time, as they will in no way interfere withthe general planting and arrangement of the tank for theyear. When this has all been done, the temperature of thewater in the tank should be kept at about VOdeg. Fahr.,with a gradual rise as the summer advances : it should thennot be allowed to exceed SOdeg., but this should be main-tained as uniformly as possible during the summer Fig. 72. Water Lilv House at Kew. posed cow- or horse- manure well incorporated. The soilshould be firmly pressed down, planting the rhizomeshorizontally, and covering them to a depth of about are very impatient of root-disturbance, there-fore they should seldom be interfered with, even when theyare well established, beyond giving them an annual sur-facing of good rich sod. They may be successfully grown intubs or large pots, but the best results are obtained whenspace admits of their being treated in the manner describedabove. Floating Aquatics, or those kinds that do notnecessarily require soil in which to grow, form especialobjects of beauty when established in small colonies at thesides of the tank, and these include the Water Lettuce(Pistia Stratiotes), a pretty rosette-like plant with palegreen leaves ; Limnobium bogotense,
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