WATER-LILIES 169 



Nymphcea 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 



defined than in the preceding ; not free 

 in flowering. 

 „ andreana, a purplish red, with handsome 



foliage. 

 „ Aurora; in the way of A^. 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. In England 



these have not yet been fairly tested. 7V^. James Gurney, 



N. William Doogue, and N. William Falconer ; these 



American varieties or hybrids appear to have a close 



