Show Chicago Oriental Oriental lotus plants are being grown from rom seeds estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated to be from rom to years old at the Field Museum of Natural Natural Natural Nat Nat- ural History The seeds were obtained ob ob- ob tamed from soil soU that had once been beena a lake bottom in southern Manchuria Manchu Manchu- ria na near Port Arthur Records show that the lake was drained some time between and years ago and since then hen large willow willow willow wil wil- wil- wil low trees have grown up on the ancient lake bed The seeds are believed to be the I oldest that have ever been made made to sprout |