YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 



measure from six to twelve inches in length. They 

 are deeply cleft or heart-shaped at the base, and ovate 

 in general, with a rounded tip and toothless margins. 

 The long, smooth, thick, light green stems of the 

 leaves and flowers rise to the surface of the water from 

 the thick horizontal rootstock which is anchored 

 in the mud. The leaf stems are sometimes flattened 

 on one side. The roots are said to have been used by 

 the Indians as food. This Pond Lily ranges from New 

 Brunswick and Nova Scotia, south to Florida and 

 westward to the Rocky Mountains, Texas and Utah. 



AMERICAN LOTUS. NELUMBO. WATER 

 CHINQUAPIN, OR WANKAPIN 



Nelumbo lutea. Water Lily Family. 



This beautiful aquatic is found in scattered localities 

 from Ontario to Florida, and westward, during July 

 and August. The large, showy fragrant flower is 

 from four to ten inches broad, pale yellow in colour, 

 and slightly resembling a double tulip, with numer- 

 ous petals and stamens inserted on the calyx. The 

 concave and pointed petals are arranged in several 

 rows, and they graduate into stamens. The large, 

 round, slightly hollowed leaves generally rise high 

 above the water, and are often two feet broad. They 

 assume a peculiar bluish green as the season advances, 

 and are strongly ribbed, smooth above and hairy 

 beneath. The thick, stout stem has several large air 

 canals, and the rootstock is thick and nearly hori- 

 zontal. The seed case reminds one of the sprink- 



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