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6. NU'PHAR. YELLOW WATER-LILY. 



Calyx inferior, of five or six large, oblong, tough, permanent 

 leaves; petals numerous, oblong, much smaller than the calyx, 

 placed upon the receptacle, furrowed and nectariferous at the back. 

 Filaments very numerous, linear, recurved ; anthers linear, two- 

 celled. Germen nearly sessile, egg-shaped. Style none ; stigma 

 circular, convex, entire or notched, with many central, radiating 

 clefts. Berry hard, egg-shaped, pointed, many-celled. Seeds nume- 

 rous, egg-shaped. Name used by Dioscorides. 263. 



1. N. lutea. Yellow Water-lily. Calyx five-leaved ; edge of the 



stigma entire ; leaf-stalks two-edged ; lobes of the leaves meeting. 



Leaves broadly heart-shaped, roundish at the end, basal lobes meeting 

 and often overlapping each other : flower-stalks nearly cylindrical : flow- 

 ers about two inches in diameter, of a golden-yellow colour. This is one 

 of the most beautiful of our native plants. Its flowers have a strong 

 smell resembling that of brandy, or rather some kinds of wine. Peren- 

 nial : flowers in July : grows in rivers and pools : common in England ; 

 rare in the north of Scotland, where the Nymphxa alba is peculiarly 

 abundant. Eng. But. vol. ii. pi. 159. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 15. 804. 



2. N. pumita. Least Yellow Water-lily. Calyx five-leaved ; edge of 

 the stigma toothed ; leaf-stalks two-edged ; lobes of the leaves rather dis- 

 tant Leaves heart-shaped, somewhat angular, the basal lobes not 



meeting : flowers hardly more than an inch in diameter, pale-yellow, 

 tinged with green. It does not differ more from N. lutea, than very 

 small specimens of Nymphiea alba differ from those of a large size. 

 Perennial : flowers in July : grows in lakes : Foot of Cruachan in Argyll- 

 shire ; Loch Baladren at Aviemore; Loch of Monteith ; Loch Lubnaig; 

 near Callander, &c. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxii. pi. 2292 : IV". minima. Eng. 

 Fl. vol. iii. p. 16. 805. 



7. TI'LIA. LIME-TKEE. 



Calyx inferior, deeply divided into five equal, coloured, decidu- 

 ous segments. Petals five, inversely egg-shaped, obtuse, somewhat 

 notched, in some species having a small scale on the inner surface 

 at the base. Filaments numerous, thread-like, as long as the petals; 

 anthers of two round lobes. Germen roundish. Style thread- 

 shaped, erect, nearly as long as the stamens; stigma with five ob- 

 tuse corners. Capsule roundish, more or less angular, leathery, 

 five-celled. Seeds one or two in each cell, often abortive, except- 

 ing one. -Name doubtful. 264. 



1. T. Europcb'a. Common Lime-tree. Linden-tree. Flowers without 

 nectaries; leaves heart-shaped at the base, serrated, pointed, smooth, 

 except a woolly tuft at the origin of each vein beneath ; cymes many- 

 flowered ; capsule leathery, hairy. A large and handsome tree, with 



smooth, spreading branches : leaves unequal and entire at the base : 

 stipules oval, smooth, in pairs at the base of each foot-stalk : flower- 

 stalks axillar, cymose, each bearing an oblong, pale, smooth bractea, 

 united for half its length with the stalk: flowers greenish, scented : ger- 

 men hairy. Linnaeus is said to have derived his family name from a 

 large tree of this species, the Swedish name of which is Lin. Probably 



