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NELUMBIUM LUTEUM. YELLOW NELUMBIUM. 
6 Cia ant Order: 
PotyanpRIA Potyeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Nymrnzacem.—NELUMBIACEE. Lindl., Torr. 
et Gr. ) 
Generic Character. 
Carpella_plurima, distincta, 1—2 sperma, monostyla, 
toro elevato obconico superne profunde foveolato immersa. 
Semina in quoque carpello solitaria exarillata exalbumi- 
nosa. — De Cand. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Nexumeium * lutewn; corolla polypetala, antheris ultra 
loculos in appendicem linearem productis. DC. 
Netumeium luteum. Willd. Spec. Pl. p. 1259. De Cand. 
Syst. Veget. v.1. p. 114. Torr. et Gray, Fl. N. Am. 
1 peoe: 
Cyamus luteus. Nutt. Gen. 2. p. 5. 
Cyamus flavicomus. Salisb. Ann. of Bot. v. 2. p. 45. Pursh, 
Am. v. 2. p. 398. 
Nympnza Nelumbo. Walt. Carol. p. 155. Linn. Sp. Pl. 
p. 750 (var. B.). 
This noble flower, larger, says Nurratt, than that pro- 
duced by any other plant in North America, except that of 
Magno macrophylla, was sent to me last month, (July, 
1839,) by the kindness of Epwarp SYLVESTER, Esq., of 
Chorley, Lancashire. ‘That ecntleman received the seeds 
some years ago from Mr, ANDERSON of the Apothecaries 
Garden at Chelsea, and, by the skilful management of his 
gardener, 
gear enc 
* From Nélumbo, the name of the Indian species in Ceylon. 
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