WATER-LILIES 169 



Nymphaa sanguinea, darker than the preceding and 

 of smaller growth ; a Lily that will 

 become more popular. 



Robinsoni, quite distinct, dark in colour 

 with a slight tinge of yellow; a good 

 grower. 



Seignoureti has the yellow or orange more 

 denned than in the preceding ; not free 

 in flowering. 

 andreana, a purplish red, with handsome 



foliage. 

 Aurora ; in the way of N. Seignoureti, not 



so good on the whole. 

 pulva ; in the way of N. Seignoureti, not so 



good on the whole. 



>/ pygmcea Helvola, the smallest of any of the 

 many fine hybrids raised by M. Latour- 

 Marliac. It is a perfect gem ; colour a 

 pale yellow, flowers stellate in shape, 

 foliage small and beautifully mottled 

 with bronze-red ; it flowers freely. Well 

 suited to shallow basins, or tubs, or 

 aquaria ; six inches of water over the 

 crowns being ample. 



N. Arc-en-ciel and N. atro-sanguinea are two of the 

 more recent of M. Latour-Marliac's developments. 

 So also is N. colossea, already enumerated. Among 

 the very latest, N. Paul Hariot is a variety that de- 

 serves a place in every collection. It has very large 

 flowers of a clear yellow colour lightly shaded with 



