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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Nymphzea—continued. 
N. tea (gigantic).* f. of a beautiful blue, 6in. to 7in. across, 
with numerous petals and a dense mass of deep golden-coloured 
stamens, which form a striking contrast. Summer. J. peltate, 
smooth, dark green. Australia, 1852. A handsome greenhouse 
or stove species. (B. M. 4647.) 
N. Kalmiana (Kalm’s). A synonym of Nuphar pumilum, 
N. Lotus.“ Egyptian Lotus. f. red or white, with the sepals red 
at the margins, large. Summer. I. peltate, sharply serrated ; 
under surface pilose at the nerves, and pubescent between 
them. Tropics of Old World, 1802. Stove. This is the Lotos, 
which was celebrated by the ancient Egyptians, sacred to Isis, 
and was sometimes engraven on their very ancient coins. It is 
not to be confounded with the Lotos of the Lotophagi, which is 
sup to be Zizyphus Lotus. The seeds, dried and ground, 
were made into a kind of bread by the ancient Egyptians, as 
were also the roots. Fig. 704 represents an abnormal condition, 
; which appeared in the Paris Botanic Garden some years ago. 
5 From the axils of some of the floral leaves of an otherwise normal 
flower, have developed five flower-stalks (two being united), each 
bearing another flower; a very strange and interesting instance 
of prolification. (A. B. R. 503; B. M. 1280 and 1364, under name 
of N. rubra.) 
N. L. dentata (toothed).* f. pure white, very large, from 6in. to 
14in. in diameter, many-petaled, produced in great profusion in 
peltate, very large, serrated at the margins, often 2ft. 
in diameter. Sierra Leone, 1 A magnificent variety. (B. M. 
4257, under name of N. dentata.) 
N. Lotus (Lotus), of Sims. A synonym of N. thermalis. 
N. m (small-flowered). fl. smaller than the common 
Water Lily; sepals four, pale yellowish-green ; petals many, white 
or whitis! August. 
. elliptic-rotundate, tinged underneath 
with pale purplish-brown. West Africa. Stove. . 4535.) 
N. nitida (shining). f. white, scentless, smaller than those of 
VN. odorata; petals blunt. June. l. cordate, quite entire, nerves 
not prominent on the under surface ; petioles smooth. Siberia. 
1809. Hardy. (B. M. 1359.) 
N. odorata (sweet-scented).* fl. white, tinged with red, sweet- 
_ scented, about 6in. across, expanding in the morning, but closing 
after noon; petals blunt. Summer. l. cordate, quite entire, 
with the nerves and veins on the under surface very prominent, 
North America, 1786. A handsome hardy species, very like N. alba, 
but quite distinct. (A. B. R. 297; B. M. 819.) There is a very hand- 
some variety, with flowers faintly tinged with pink, called rosea. 
N. pygmeea (pigmy).* fl. white, fi t; petals acute; torus 
greenish-yellow. a to — TT 1 quite entire, 
nerves not i ; petioles smooth. Central and Northern 
ia, 1805. An elegant little hardy species. (B. M. 1525.) 
rubra (red). A synonym of N. Lotus. 
: 0 shield-leaved).* fl. bright blue, sweet - scented. 
FIG. 704. NTA PHAA LOTUS, with Abnormal Inflorescenge. 
Nymphea—continued. 
Summer. J. peltate, bluntly and sinuately toothcd, not dotted, 
smooth on both surfaces, two-lobed at the base; lopes incumbent. 
Cape of Good Hope, 1792. A handsome greenhouse or stove 
species, distinguished from N. stellata by its much larger and 
many-petaled flowers, and by the petals being more obtuse. 
(F. d. S. vi. 645.) 
N. stellata (starry).“ fl. blue, very „ produced in 
abundance throughout the summer months. Jl. peltate, nearly 
entire, without dots, glabrous on both surfaces, two-lobed at the 
base. Tropical Africa, 1812. A beautiful stove plant, which 
was probably held sacred by the Egyptians, and frequently repre- 
sented on their old monuments and in hieroglyphies. (B. M. 
552, under name of N. cœruled.) : å 
N. s. cyanea (blue). Indian Blue. f. blue. June to September. 
l. peltate. India, 1809. Stove. (B. M. 2058.) 
N. s. versicolor (various-coloured). fl. white, changing to red; 
several of the outer petals are green, and furrowed on the back 
with green lines. Summer, J, peltate, with the margin and 
between the recesses sinuately toothed, full of pustules, glabrous 
on both surfaces. Bengal, 1807. Stove. (B. M. 1189, under 
name of N. versicolor.) 
N. s. zanzibarensis (Zanzibar).* fl. intense blue; anthers with 
a shade of violet; sepals green outside and purple within. 
Summer. Zanzibar, 1880. Stove. This is one of the most free 
flowering and beautiful of all the Water Lilies. 
N. Sturtevantii (Sturtevant’s).* A handsome garden variety, of 
American origin; a very floriferous large-flowered stove plant, 
with lighter-coloured blossoms than its parent, N. Devoniensis. 
N. thermalis (hot-bath).* Hungarian Lotus. 
M pure white, 
having a somewhat vinous odour, very freely produced during 
summer. J. peltate, sharply toothed, glabrous on both surfaces. 
Hungary, in the warm river Pecze, 1802. Stove. (B. M. 797 
under name of N. Lotus; F. d. S. vii. 706, 707.) : 
N. tuberosa (tuberous). fl. 4in. to Tin. across, very faintly 
scented ; sepals and petals as in N. aiba and N. odorata. July 
and r. IJ. circular, 8in. to 18in. in diameter, with an entire 
or undulated margin. Rootstock creeping, E ipg Song tubers. 
North-eastern United States. Hardy. (B. M. .) ‘ 
N. 3 (various. coloured). A synonym of N. stellata versi- 
color. 
NTMFPHREAC EE. A mall order of freshwater 
herbs, widely dispersed over the globe. Flowers mostly 
floating, showy, often on scapes which rise to some dis- 
tance above the water; sepals three to six, petals three 
to many, and stamens six to many. Fruit sometimes 
emerging, sometimes maturing under water. Leaves rarely 
emerging from the water, often peltate, involute in ver- 
nation, the mpmerged ones not unfrequently dissected. 
