FLOWERS Ol- LAKES, RIVERS, ETC. 



Ph^.to. J. H. Ciabttee 



Vkllow Water Lily {,Vym/>/iten liitea, L.), sliowing- Reed Swamp and 

 Floatingf-Ieaf Association 



As an a(]ualic this plant has lloatinL;- leaves, with slender, long, rope- 

 like rhizomes or stems, which are in reality little more than branches. 

 The flowers rise up above the level of the water, and open during the 

 sunshine and the daytime, and close at night and are submerged. The 

 p.arts, which are numerous and mergi- into each other — e.g. petals, 

 sepals, stamens — are spirally arranged. 



The shape of the carpellary organs, like a brandy bottle, has pro- 



