NYMPH^A 



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37. Var. gigantea, Hort. Rice-field Water-lily. 

 Lvs. large, 12-16 in. across, green beneath, at times tinged 

 purplish toward margin; edge often turned np; petioles 

 green: fls. 4-7 in. across, pure white; sepals green; 

 petals 24-31; stamens 69-120. Del. to Fla. and La. 

 Approaches JSf. tuberosa. 



Garden Varieties of the N. odorata Type. 



38. Carolinidna, Hort. {var. Carolinensis^ var. superba=N. 

 tuberosa, var. superba). Lvs. entire, 12 in. across, sinus barely 

 closed; green above, red beneath: ris. fragrant, 7 

 petals narrow, abundant (42?), delicate rosy pink: rhizome 

 stout. A robust plant, raised by Dr. Bahnsen. Salem, N C 

 about 1890. Probably N. odorata, var. rosea X N. tuberosa.— 39 

 Luciana, Hook. Like 38 in habit, etc., fls. rosy pink.— 40. exqui 

 sitay Marliac. Lvs. green above, intense red beneath; fls. large 

 rosy carmine, darkest of this groTip; very near to 36. Intro 

 dueed about 1890.— 41. roscicea, Marliac. Fls. salmon pink, more 

 delicate in tint than 36. Int. by Marliac in 1891. 



42. Parkeri&na^ Lehm. Habit and foliage of 34: fls 

 large, pure white with bright yellow stamens and 16-2(1 

 rayed stigma; petals broader and shorter than 6\ 

 Guiana. 



43. tuber6sa, Paine( iV". renzYtirmu-, Walt. 

 (Gray) N. blanda of gardens?). Fig. 1501. 

 Distinguished from No. 34 chiefly by the 

 numerous slenderly attached and spontane- 

 ously separating tubers, 1-3 in. long on 

 the rhizome. Lvs. when floating less 

 coriaceous than in 34, and more veiny 

 above; petioles marked with longitudinal 

 brown stripes ; no purple or red color 

 about lvs. or sepals: fls. 4-9 in. across, 



"pure white, open three or four days from 

 8 a. m. to 1 p. M. ; petals broad, concave: 

 seeds the largest of the genus. North cen- 

 tral U.S. G. F. 1:366. 367; 6:416(good). 

 B.M. 6536 (poor). A luxuriant grower; 

 when crowded or in shallow water the lvs. 

 and fls. rise 4-6 in. above the water; 

 spreads rapidly by tubers. Moderate bloomer. 



44. Var. m&xima ( N. odorata, var. mdxima of garden*! ) 

 A form with round lvs. and closed sinus, the lobes 

 curved out at apex to a short point; petioles pubescent, 

 with long hairs, with a few faint longitudinal brown 

 stripes: fls. medium to large, pure white, somewhat 

 cup-shaped. Lake Hopatkong, N. J. Rather smallei 

 than the type! Possibly a natural hybrid of iV. tuberoba 

 and odorata. 



Garden Varieties of N. Tuberosa, 



45. Richardsonii, Trieker (=var. plena) . Fls . very double, pure 

 white, standing well above the water; sepals and outer petals 

 drooping. Int. by Geo. Richardson of Lordstown, Ohio, abont 

 1894.-46. rbsea, Hort. Fls. pink, standing above the water. 

 Probably N. tuberosa X N. odorata, var. rosea. 



BB. Lvs. crowded on the rhizome. 



47. c&ndida, Presl. {N. biradidta, Sommerauer. iV. 

 semiap^rta, Klinggraef). Similar to 48. Angles of at- 

 tachment of sepals projecting; all the filaments broader 

 than the anthers: fr. ovoid; seed large. Forms sterile 

 hybrids with 48. Central and northern Europe. 



48. d,Iba, Linn. Lvs, roundish, entire, floating, 4-12 in. 

 across, red when very young: rhizome black: fls. white 

 (in the ty])e), 4-5 in. across, open from 7 A. m. to 4 p. ai. ; 

 petals broad, ovate, somewhat concave; angles of at- 

 tachment of sepals rounded; filaments of inmost sta- 

 mens not wider than the anthers: fr. more or less 

 spherical; seed small. Eu., Siberia.- A robust species. 



49. Var. rdsea» Mast. (iV.aZftrt, var, n>6ra=iV.a?&a,var. 

 sphwrocdrpa=N . alba, var. Cdsparii). Outer petals 

 rosy, intermediate ones intensely rosy, inmost petals 

 with the filaments and processes of carpels deep red- 

 brown; variable in purity of color. Fagertarn. Sweden; 

 rare. B.M. 6736 (stamens poor). R.H. 1879:230. -Diffi- 

 cult to manage in this country. 



50. Var. Froebelii, Hort. A dark-fld. form of 49; rilso 

 hard to succeed with in this country. 



51. Var. candidissima, Hort. {X.candidissima,'Bort.). 

 Lvs. orbicular; lobes strongly curved, overlapping; yel- 

 lowish when very young: rhizome brownish, sometimes 

 3 in. through: fls. large, pure white, sterile. The first to 



bloom in spring, continuing until frost; very robust. 

 Most desirable white variety. 



Garden Varieties and Hybrids of N. alba and of 



N. ALBA, VAR. rosea. 

 FIRST GKOUP. 



. dlbida. Fl. large, dazzling white; petals 

 stamens with a tendency to be flushed 



^9. Gn. .'J2: 1147, p. 444.-53. Giadsromdna. 

 Trieker, is much like 52, larger and of more open growth. Int. 

 by Geo. Richardson, Lordstown, Ohio, J 



52. Marlidcea, i 

 pink. Int. about : 



1501. 



Nymphxa tuberosa. 



{X%.) No. 43. 



54. MarUdcea, var. cdmea, like 52 except in color, which is a 

 soft liesh pink, deepening toward the base of the petals; fra- 

 grance of vanilla. Int. about 1889. 55. Wm. Doogue, like 54, 

 but of more open growth; petals evenly colored, broader and 

 more concave. Int. by Henry A. Dreer in 1899. 



56. MarUdcea, y&r. rosea. Fls. large, deep rose color; young 

 lvs. purplish red, changing to deep green. Int. about 1889. 



SECOND GROUP. 



57. Ldydekeri, var. rosea (N. Laydekeri), with a thick erect 

 rootstock, forming no offsets : fls. small, rosy pink, changing to 

 purplish, opening about 11 A. M. Int. by Marliac about 1893; 

 probably N. tetragona X N. alba, var. rosea.— 58. Ldydekeri 

 lildcea (N. liliacea = N.lilacina), color soft rosy lilac, with yel- 

 low stamens; odor of a tea rose: lvs. with occasional dark 

 blotches. Int. in U. S. in 1895. 



59. Ldydekeri, var. hdgens. Petals concave, crimson pink: 

 stamens dark red. Very brilliant. Int. in 1895.— 60. Ldydekeri, 

 purpwraia {N. L. purpurea). Fl. rosy crimson; stamens orange 

 red. Int. in 1895. 



61. lucida. Pis. large, rosy vermilion: lvs. blotched with 

 reddish brown. Int. by Marliac in 1895. 



62. flo?>f/(50«i' (N. Robinsoniana). Fls. large, floating; a yel- 

 low ground color, overlaid with purplish red: lvs. blotched. 

 May be N. alba, var. rosea X N. Mexicana. Marliac hybrid, in- 

 troduced into U. S. in 1895. Gn. 52:1147. 



63. fulva closely resembles 62: lvs. spotted brown above, red 

 beneath. Int. by Marliac in 1895. 



64. Seignoreti. Fls. delicate yellow shaded with rose and 

 carmine; borne about 6 in. above the water: lvs. mottled. 

 Probably N. alba, var. rosea XN. Mexicana. Int. by Marliac 

 about 1897. 



