NYMPH^EA 



NYMPH^A 



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white or bright red fls., and some without spots on the 

 calyx. 



5. micrantha, Guill. & Perr. Lvs. elliptic, entire in 

 apical half, rest of margin sinuate; sinus deep; lobes 

 spreading, much produced and acuminated, bearing 

 bulbs which produce new plants at the top of the peti- 

 ole; under side of If. green, tinged with purplish brown 

 and minutely dotted: fls. small, white, 3-5 in. across; 

 calyx pale green, unspotted; petals lanceolate, very 

 acute. West coast of Afr. B.M. 4535. N. Daubenidna, 

 Hort., intro. in 1912 by W. Tricker, is a pale blue form 

 of this, possibly a hybrid with N. cserulea. 



AA. Lvs. distinctly or deeply sinuate. 

 B. Sepals marked with black dots and lines. 



6. stellata, Willd. (C. stelldta, Woodv. & Wood, incl. 

 N. versicolor, Roxbg.). BLUE LOTUS of India. Lvs. 

 elliptic-orbicular, rather broadly peltate; margin irregu- 

 larly repand-dentate; lobes scarcely produced; green 

 above, deep blue-violet beneath: fl. 3-7 in. across, pale 

 blue (rarely pink or white), open 3 days from 8 A.M. to 



and small-sized forms. Var. Gerardiana, Hort. Fls. 

 raised above water, very large, white and yellow 

 anthers. 



Two garden hybrids may be described here: N. pulcherrima, 

 Tricker (N. caeruleaXN. capensis?). Lvs. somewhat peltate, orbic- 

 ular-ovate, strongly sinuate, angle of lobes acuminate; under 

 surface green, densely blotched with purplish black; margin pur- 

 plish red; 16 in. across: fls. light blue, 10-12 in. across; buds sharply 

 conical; petals 22, lance-ovate, whitish at base; stamens about 140, 

 appendaged. G.C. III. 28:273. G.M. 55:703. A", pennsyhania, 

 Conard (N. caeruleaXN. zanzibariensis). Fls. large, deeper blue, 

 open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.; petals 23; stamens 140. The best blue 

 in this group. 



BB. Sepals without black markings. 



8. capensis, Thunb. (N. scutifolia, DC. N. cyrulea 

 of B.M. 552). CAPE BLUE WATER-LILY. Lvs. rather 

 narrowly peltate, orbicular-ovate, strongly sinuate- 

 dentate; angle of lobes produced, acuminate; 12-16 in. 

 across: fls. rich sky-blue, 6-8 in. across; open 4 days 

 from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals pure green 



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2550. Nympheas in an effective and natural setting. 



2 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals with minute blackish dots; 

 petals 11-14, dull white at base; stamens 33-54; ap- 



rndage blue; anthers and filaments pale yellowish, 

 and E. Asia. Andr. Bot. Rep. 5:330. B.M. 1189 

 (pink); 2058. R.H. 1855:261. F.S. 8:854. Gn. 54, p. 

 97; 56, p. 277. G.M. 41:607. White and pink forms 

 occur in India. 



7. ampla, DC. (C. dmpla, Salisb.). Lvs. narrowly pel- 

 tate, suborbicular, sinuate or nearly entire, with small 

 black spots above and below, 6-15 in. across: fls. white, 

 3-8 in. across; sepals coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute; petals 7-21, lance-ovate; stamens 30-190, outer- 

 most ones much longer than innermost. Texas, south 

 to W. Indies and Brazil. Fl. Brasil. 77:129, pi. 28-30. 

 B.M. 4469. Very near kin to N. gracilis and N. 

 flavovirens. Vars. specidsa and pulchella are medium- 



outside, whitish within; petals 20-30, lower third nearly 

 white, narrowly elliptic; stamens about 150; filaments 

 yellow, outermost ones broad, innermost filiform; 

 appendage and back of outer anthers blue. S. Afr. 

 Andr. Bot. Rep. pi. 197. F.S. 6:645. A very desirable 

 species. 



9. Var. zanzibariensis, Gasp. (N. zanzibariensis, 

 Casp.). Lvs. somewhat peltate, orbicular or orbicular- 

 ovate, margin closely sinuate-dentate; angle of lobes 

 scarcely pointed; under surface more or less suffused 

 violet; 8-15 in. across: fl. 6-12 in. across, open 3-5 

 days from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M.; sepals green outside, mar- 

 gins purple, deep purplish blue within; petals 18-24, 

 oblong, obtuse, deep blue; stamens 136-242, appendage 

 dark blue; back of anther dark crimson- violet; outer fila- 

 ments obovate and yellow. Zanzibar. B.M. 6843. Gn. 



