132 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
NYMPHAEAS GROWING IN THE GARDEN COLLECTION 
COLOR STANDARDS ACCORDING TO RIDGWAY 
TROPICAL NOCTURNAL 
Variety Color of flowers 
Be A ON Oe os yng ote be 05 0 9'0b 60 as Amaranth Purple, 
base of petals lighter 
Peer Fs AICI oe prs a bee dee ae ee Tyrian Rose 
MONI ONSED— 6 Oe Sic i eee eke heen ees Amaranth Pink 
PRN “TP POIGRBO cis sas sts so er eae eee es Tyrian Pink 
“George Huster’. ....cicccccsorsvaces Rhodamine Purple 
a, Cs PARMOMLIOIE oe ands viva se be sees’ Rose 
J a GR a ee er rarer ae rae Hermosa Pink 
OVarnGe GUrney; Jl. in voces eee enees Amaranth Purple 
OMG ical ite 4 Sue oe eee NO Oe Rose Pink 
LOTUS GiGanted....ceccecesecccscccces White 
NE i es pu kde Kee be 8 wa 88> Rose Pink 
RPO OLE So henewles saves beeen abioseces Rosolane Purple 
TROPICAL DIURNAL 
Mat TOG soccer mas tieleeeees Sepals, Purplish Lilac, 
petals, Pale Wistaria Violet 
RY oR 1 ti C9) eer ee oe a Mallow Pink 
Ot Oe er Ne os os. sd ote es ee dae Laelia Pink 
“General Pershing’’..........ceeeeees Pale Rose Purple 
OPGCHIS oc. cer ccccecccecscesscccesces White 
TTY FAR op bus. Vince adie te sda bo bes' Light Campanula Blue 
“Mrs. Edwards Whitaker’........... Pale Campanula Blue, 
bleaching to white with age 
Piiye.. GC. .e- Prinw os cst eee reece even White 
“Mrs. Woodrow Wilson” var. gigantea.Sepals, Dull Lavender, 
petals, Light Campanula Blue 
MUG UPOML ors cSa Be S Ea OTe wees S ee eves White, flushed with blue and pink 
“Panama Pacific”.........sceeeeees .. Sepals, Mathews Purple, 
petals, Lavender Violet 
“Stella Gurney’... 60. ses sas cave ese ees Pale Laelia Pink 
MYWIIHAM StONe’ ck .ss ce ewes ese ewe Chicory Blue 
MASTER GEIOI” | o.ee b50-6i5ss ohrays Bigie ears see 61st Sepals, base color Viridine Yellow, 
flushed with light Rosolane 
Purple 
petals, Amaranth Purple, shading 
deeper at the margins 
“Macarhoucle” ..-ccsceccesssecseevecs Sepals, base color Pale Viridine Yel- 
low, flushed with light Roso- 
lane Purple 
petals, Amaranth Purple 
