NYMPH^EA. 



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CENOTHERA. 



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about an inch, coming from May to October. 

 It seeds freely, and the seedlings bloom well 

 in their second year. 



N. tuberosa. The vigorous- Water-lily of 

 the United States, thriving in deep water, lift- 

 ing its flowers high out of the water, and 

 spreading rapidly by long tuberous offsets. 

 It should, therefore, be planted by itself in deep 

 water, but only flowers freely under a warm 

 sky or in.hot summers. They are creamy white, 

 without a trace of colour in the sepals or 

 petals, which are longer and broader than in 

 any other wild kind, and scentless. They vary 

 from 4^ to nearly 9 inches across, and bear 

 larger seeds than any other kind. Leaves 

 large, 8 to 12 inches across, and rising from 

 the water when crowded or near the surface. 

 This wild plant is so vigorous that it is best 

 not planted in the same pond with the finer 

 hybrids. Syns., N. blanda and N. reniformis. 



N. tuberosa var. maxima. A form found in 

 Lake Hopatkong, New Jersey, growing in deep 

 water, and supposed to be a wild cross between 

 tuberosa and odorata. It is of smaller growth 

 and blooms later than the parent, with cup- 

 shaped pure-white flowers, prettily shaded with 

 green upon the outer petals. The flower-stalks 

 bear long hairs and a few faint brown streaks. 



N. tuberosa var. Richardsoni. An Ameri- 

 can seedling with double pure-white flowers 

 standing well out of the water ; they are of 

 finely rounded petals, curving inwards, the 

 outer row and the sepals slightly drooping. 

 Its subdued growth and distinct globe-shaped 

 flowers make it one of the most distinct of 

 white Water-lilies. 



N. tuberosa var. rosea. A supposed natural 

 cross with the rosy Cape Cod Water-lily. It 

 is nearly as vigorous as its parent, with large 

 pink flowers rising above the water, and open- 

 ing widely to show the crown of bright red 

 stamens. A good plant for deep water. 



N. vomerensis. Its floating flowers are in- 

 termediate in size, snow-white, fragrant, and 

 borne freely through a long season. It grows 

 well in pots and in small fountain-basins, 

 coming fairly true from seed. 



N. William Doogue. An American hybrid 

 with large flowers of soft pink, very broad 

 in petal, much cupped, and evenly coloured 

 throughout. A charming plant and quite 

 hardy. 



N. William Falconer. A flower of striking 

 colour, one of the best dark Water-lilies. 

 The blooms are large (6 or 7 inches) and deep 

 crimson, shaded with purple, and yellow in 

 the centre. The young leaves are bright red, 

 changing to deep green, with veins of reddish 

 purple. 



Nympheea, species : acutiloba, China ; alba, northern 

 temperate regions ; albo rosea, Amazonum, Brazil ; 



mpla, W. Indies ; Basniniana, Siberia ; bella, E 



Indies ; blanda, S. Amer. ; capensis, S. Africa ; elegans, 



Nyssa villosa. 



Ecuador ; lasiophylla, Brazil ; Lotus, Asia and trop. 

 Africa ; Maximiliani, Brazil ; Mexicana, Mexico ; 

 ttitida, Siberia ; nubica, trop. Africa ; odorata, N. 

 Amer. ; oxypeiala, Ecuador ; Parkeriana, Guiana ; 



pauciradiata, Siberia ; punctata, Central Asia ; rosea, 

 E. Indies; Rudgcana, Guiana; -ntfescens ; stellata, 

 Asia and trop. Africa ; stenaspidota, Brazil ; Suma- 

 trana, Sumatra ; terminema, Brazil ; tetragona, Asia ; 

 trisepola, trop. America ; tuberosa, N. Amer. ; tussi- 

 lag'ijfolia, Mexico ; unditlata, Mexico ; vivipara ', Wen- 

 zelii, Amoor ; Zanzibariensis, trop. Africa. 



NYSSA ( Tupelo Tree). A. small group 

 of trees little planted, but having certain 

 good qualities. One of the most brilliant 

 sights I remember was a Tupelo tree at 

 Strathsfieldsaye in Hampshire in autumn, 

 a tall slender 

 tree, in splendid 

 colour of leaf. 

 The trees are 

 mostly natives of 

 North Eastern 

 America, a very 

 cold country, so 

 that there can 

 be no doubt 

 about their har- 

 diness ; and the 

 fact that they 

 grow in swampy 

 places should make them easy to find a 

 place in this river and estuary veined land. 



N. sylvatica is the Sour Gum or Tupelo, 

 a tree over 100 feet high in deep swampy 

 ground in Maine and Canada, southwards and 

 westwards. 



N. biftora ( Water Tupelo) is a somewhat 

 smaller swamp and waterside tree, of N. 

 Jersey and southwards. 



N. eujuatica (Tupelo Gum) rises sometimes 

 to a height of 100 feet, and is rather of 

 southern and western distribution. The two 

 first-named species are the most important for 

 our country. 



OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). 

 These are amongst the prettiest of hardy 

 flowers, and are easily grown in all 

 soils. From June onward they are in 

 their beauty, many varieties becoming 

 more full of flowers in late summer. 

 They have large bright yellow or white 

 flowers, in many kinds so freely and con- 

 tinuously borne as to make them of great 

 value. Their name notwithstanding, 

 many are open by day ; as for instance, 

 CE. linearis, speciosa, taraxacifolia, and 

 trichocalyx. Many of the finest Evening 

 Primroses are natives of States west of 

 Mississippi, such as California, Utah, 

 Missouri, and Texas. They all bloom 

 the first season from early seedlings. 

 Some of the true perennials, and par- 

 ticularly the prostrate ones, are shy 

 seeders, but the tall ones seed freely. 

 The largest kinds are very beautiful in any 

 position, but from their height and bold- 

 ness they are suited for the wild garden 

 and for shrubberies. Sowing themselves 

 freely, they are apt to become too numer- 



