. Parrys' Pomona Nurseries : fall, 1897. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants Ornamental Catalogs. PARRYS' POMONA NURSERIES. 51 Water Lilies and Lotuses.—For st°ckins ^ p°nds. not only supply food and protection for the fish but beautify and ornament the pond. NELUMBIUMS OR SACRED LOTUS. There is, perhaps, no flower that blooms on the face of the earth, at least none that can be grown in this northern latitude, that is so magnificent and beau- tiful as the Nelumbiums. From time immemorial it has remain- ed
. Parrys' Pomona Nurseries : fall, 1897. Nursery stock New Jersey Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants Ornamental Catalogs. PARRYS' POMONA NURSERIES. 51 Water Lilies and Lotuses.—For st°ckins ^ p°nds. not only supply food and protection for the fish but beautify and ornament the pond. NELUMBIUMS OR SACRED LOTUS. There is, perhaps, no flower that blooms on the face of the earth, at least none that can be grown in this northern latitude, that is so magnificent and beau- tiful as the Nelumbiums. From time immemorial it has remain- ed undisputed Queen among the flowery Kingdom. In aS heathendom it is worshipped and considered by them to be the goddess among flowers, and for that reason it is called sa- cred. In Egypt it is believed that the seeds have medicinal qualities and on their feast day eat them, either raw or roasted in the coals. When the river Nile is rising the inhabitants gather Lotus flowers and scat- ter them on the water, suppos- ing by this that the river will rise to the desired height, and the next season will be an •hundant Hardest,. The NELUMBIUMS (Lotus) and WATER LILIES can be grown in a very simple yet effective way by the use of oil barrels cut in two. About the first of May the tubs should be placed in position and filled to one-half their depth with a mixture of loam and well- decayed manure, which should be covered with two inches of sand after the roots are planted to prevent the roots rising to the top. In the fall the tubs should be removed to cellar or some protected place where the roots will not become frozen. The freezing of the water will not injure them. NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM-Egyptian Lotus.—In ancient times this Lotus was cul- tivated in Egypt and the seed known as the "Sacred ; It was Cleopatra's favorite flower. The color is pink. The base of the petals is white, and most beautifully and delicately shaded off toward the end into bright pink. No one
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