ORDER 7. NYMPILEACE^E. 29 



g NYMPHE^E. Sep. 4 6. Pet. and stam. GO . Carp, united. Fls. large, showy. (6) 



6 Pet. (stamen-like) and stam. bypogynous. Fls. yellow NUPH AR. 4 



b Pet. petaloid. Stamens epigynous (on the torns raised into a disk) NYMFHEA. 5 



6 Pet. (petaloid), sep. and stamons epigynous. Lvs. peltate VICTORIA. 6 



1. BRASENIA, Schreb. WATER TARGET. Sep. 3 or 4, colored with- 

 in, persistent Stam. 12 24. Pet. 3 or 4. Carp. 6 18, oblong, 2 (or by 

 abortion l)-seeded. U The stems and under surface of the leaves are 

 covered with a viscid jelly. Lvs. all floating, entire, elliptical. 



1C. peltata Ph. Pools and muddy shores. The slender ped. and petioles long as the 

 depth of the water. Lvs. 2| x V. Fls. pnrple, 6" broad. July. 



2. CABOMBA, Aublet. Sep. 3, petaloid. Pet. 3. Stam. 0. Pistils 3 

 (rarely 2 or 4), nearly the length of stamens, and half as long as the petals 

 and sepals. Carp, few-seeded, if Lvs. opposite, mostly submersed and 

 filiformly dissected. JTls. in the axils of the floating Ivs. 



C. Carolinia.na Grayv Floating Ivs. few and small (f/'xl"), immersed Ivs. many. 

 Stems branched. Fls. white, ft", strictly trimerous. July, Aug. 



3. NELUMBIUM, Juss. (Nelumbo is the name of the species in 

 Ceylon.) Pet. and stam. GO, hypogynous, in many rows. Carp. Co, sepa- 

 rate, becoming 1-seeded nuts, imbedded in as many cavities on the large, 

 obconic, fleshy torus. Seed with large cotyledons, veiy short radicle and 

 no albumen. Rhizome horizontal. Lvs. peltate, emerged. Scape 1-flow- 

 ered. There are only 2 species, K speciosum of E. India, and 



N. luteum L. Petals yellowish ; anth. lengthened beyond the cells to a clavate appen- 

 dage. A magnificent aqnatic, frequent S. and W. In Sodus Bay, N. Y. (Hankenson), 

 Lyme, Ct., near Philadelphia (Parish). Lvs. erect, round, centrally peltate, 1018'. 

 Fls. several times larger than those of Nymphsea odorata, fragrant. Nuts as large as 

 acorns. June Aug. 



4. NUPHAR, Smith. YELLOW POND-LILY. (Neufar is the Arabic 

 name.) Sep. 5 or G, concave. Pet. GO, small, linear, inserted with the GO 

 stamens on the torus. Stig. discoid, with prominent rays. Caps. Go-celled, 



00 -seeded. H Lvs. sagittate-cordate at the base, entire at the margin, on 

 stout stalks. 



1 N. advcna Ait. Lvs. floating or erect, oval ; lobes rounded, petioles half terete ; 



stig. 12-24-rayed ; eep. 6, unequal. Slow streams and muddy pools. Lvs. thick and 

 large. Fls. deep yellow (save the 3 outer sep.), 2' diam., globular. June, July. 



2 N. K al miiina Ait. Lvs. floating and submersed, the latter membranous, reniform- 



eordate ; stig. 8-14-rayed, crenate ; sepals 5, equal. Plant small and delicate. Float- 

 ing leaves oval, 1 3' long, the lobes nearly meeting. Flowers about 1' diam. Sum. 



3 N. sagittifolia Ph. Leaves oblong, sagittate-cordate, obtuse ; sep. 6 ; pet. ; anth. 



subsessile. Slow waters, N. Car. to Ga. Lvs. 1015'. Fls. 2', globular. June, July. 



5. NYMPHJEA, L. WATER-LILY. Sepals 4 or 5. Pet. GO, gradually 

 passing into stamens, adherent to the ovary. Stamens GO, the outer with 

 broad filaments. Stigma surrounded with rays. Seeds 00, arillate. if ffff 

 Flowers white, roseate, or blue, very lovely. Figs. 202, 407-414. 



1 N. OERULEA. Lvs. crenate, lobes partly united, becoming peltate; pet. sky-blue. Egypt 



