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well-known morphological principles are thus beautifully 
illustrated in one flower. 
The close affinity of Nelumbo with the apocarpous Nym- 
pheas (N. cerulea, N. zanzibariensis, N. gigantea, etc.), is 
also suggested. The stamens of N. gigantea, the most 
primitive member of the genus, closely resemble those of 
Nelumbo in the slender filament and curved anther. The 
receptacle, too, of Nymphaea is a cup-shaped organ, to the 
inside of which the backs of the carpels are fused, and on the 
outside the stamens are attached. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXVIII 
Nelumbo pygmea alba plena, Hort. Flower and receptacle, natural 
size. 
