gardener, the plant produced its blossoms, as far as I know, 
for the first time, in a state of cultivation. NoramI aware, 
that a figure exists in any Botanical work. From the repre- 
sentation which we are thus privileged to give, it will be at 
once seen how very closely this species is allied, both in its 
flower and fruit, to the classical Netumprum speciosum of 
the East Indies : the chief, if not the only differences, being 
in the colour of the blossom and the appendage to the 
anthers. The present is, however, exclusively an inhabit- 
ant of the still waters of North America, where it is called 
Water Chinquepin, and it chiefly abounds in the southern 
and western States: extending, however, as far north as 
Philadelphia, Kentucky (Dr. SHort), Connecticut, and 
Lake Ontario. There seems reason to think, therefore, 
that this splendid aquatic might come to perfection in favor- 
able situations in our own climate. The N. pentapetalum 
(Watr.), and the N. reniforme of American authors, are 
probably mere forms of the present species. 
Mr. Sytvesrer has obligingly communicated to me the 
following particulars respecting the blossoming of the 
Yellow Nelumbium in his collection :-—<« Its flowering, I 
believe to have been the consequence of an accidental cir- 
cumstance, which I shall mention. I had hitherto treated 
it like the Red, or eastern species, from an impression that 
it was confined to the most southern and warmest portion 
of North America ; the pots of both being plunged in a 
cistern of water, kept at a heat of about 85 degrees, and as 
the plants grew very vigorously and appeared to be in 
health, I did not try any other situation, | They had never 
shown any disposition to bloom until the present season, 
when, in consequence of the gardener having left a smaller 
opening than usual in the flue which passes under the 
cistern, and which is entirely closed in the winter, the water 
remamed at about 70 or 75 degrees, and the house was 
altogether cooler than in previous summers. Under these 
circumstances, while the Red species threw up a number of 
flower-buds, none of which came to maturity, two out of 
the three plants of the Yellow-blossomed sort flowered and 
are ripening seeds. The house and the water have since 
been warmer, and N. speciosum is now, though later in the 
Season, coming into bloom. I have no doubt that, like 
ot of the aquatic plants of North America, Hypropextis, 
: e Nympuzas, &c., which grow (and occasionally bloom 
he NG avery fine summer) in a shallow pot in this garden, 
ELUMBiuM will be found sufficiently hardy to bear our 
winters, 
