NEILLIA 



NELUMBO 



2117 



sparingly hairy or nearly glabrous, l'2-2}i2 in. long; 

 stipules lancoolato, entire, ustially conspicuous: fls. 

 about ' 2in- '""gi slender-pedicelled, in terminal racemes 

 1-2' 2 in. long; calyx tubular, glabrous or with glandu- 

 lar bristles; ovaries hairy at the apex. May, June. 

 Cent. China. H.I. 16:1.540. 



.V. affinis, Hemsl. Closely allied to N. longeracemosa. Branch- 

 lets glabrous: Ivs. broader, nearly glabrous: racemes shorter; ralyx 

 sometimes bristly; ovary villous. W. China. — A', amurcnsis, 

 Nichols, =Physocarpvis amurensis. — A*, opulifdliiis, Brew. & Wats. 

 = Physocarpus opulifolius. — A'. Tandka, Franch. & Sav.^Stepha- 

 nandra Tanakse. — A', thibctica, Franch. Closely allied to N. longe- 

 racemosa. Lvs. cordate, pubescent beneath, slightly 3-lobed; stip- 

 ules ovate, often sparingly toothed: calyx-tube cylindric, pubescent 

 and often briwtlv: ovarv silkv pubescent. W. China. — N. Tdrreyit 

 Wats.=Ph.vsocarpus monog>-nus. ALFRED RehDER. 



NELUMBO (Ceylonese name). Usually written 

 Kclumbium. N ymphseacvte . Nelumbium. Two strong- 

 growing aquatics, one yellow-flowered and native to 

 North America, the other white or cyanic-flowered and 

 native of the Orient. 



From X.^^npha>a, or the true water-lilies, Nelumbo 

 differs technically in having distinct carpels, which are 

 imbedded in the receptacle, with a single ovule in each. 

 Nelumbiums have strong and thick and usually tuber- 

 bearing rhizomes, which creep in the earth in the bot- 

 toms of ponds and slow streams: lvs. peltate, orbicular 

 or nearly so, entire, usually very large and long-petioled 

 and mostly standing high above the water (floating 

 when from young plants or in deep water) : fls. large and 

 showy, single, on peduncles which equal or exceed the 

 lvs. ; sepals 4 or .5 ; petals many, erect or erect-spreading ; 

 stamens many, on broad, short filaments: fr. a large, 

 flat-topped perforated receptacle (Fig. 2455), in which 

 are immersed the many carpels. The bold and char- 

 acteristic form of the nelumbiums lends itself well to 

 conventional designs, as in Fig. 2456. 



Nelumbiums are bold plants, suitable for large ponds 

 and for masses. They may be grown in tubs, or better 

 in the open pond, as the rhizomes may run .30 or 40 

 feet in a year. A'^. lulea flowers well only when thor- 

 oughly established and in entire freedom; it is some- 

 times crowded out by A', nucifera. The latter .species, 

 commonly but incorrectly known as Egyptian lotus, is 

 one of the best of large pond plants, being grown for its 

 stately habit and show>' flowers. Its roots should not 

 freeze. Covering the pond with boards and litter, or 

 filling it with water, may be made to afford ample 

 protection. 



A. Fls. yellow. 



I&tea, Pers. American Lotus, or Nelumbo. Water 

 Chinkapin. Lvs. usually rai.sed 2-6 ft. out of shallow 

 water, cupped or depressed in the center over the 

 attachment of the petiole, 1-2 ft. across: fls. pale sulfur- 

 yellow, 4-10 in. across, with obovate-obtuse concave 

 petals and hook-appendaged anthers. S. Ont. to Minn., 

 Neb., Fla. and La.; u.suallv local. G.F. 9:.375. Mn. 

 10:113. V. 19:9.— A bold and useful plant for coloniz- 

 ing, deserving to be better known. N. flavescens, Hort., 

 produces more but smaller fls. and has a red spot at 

 center of If.; possibly a hybrid. 



AA. Fls. pink, red or white. 

 nucifera, Gaertn. [NeMmbium specidsum, Willd. 

 \clumbo indica. Pers., and A^. Nelumbo, Kar.st.). East 

 Indian Lotus. Fig. 2455. Lvs. u.sually larger than 

 those of A', lulea, glaucous: fls. fragrant, u.sually pink 

 except in horticultural varieties, overtopping the lvs. 

 Caspian Sea to Japan, Philippine Isls., India and N. 

 Au.stral.; naturalized at Bordentown, N. J., where it 

 was intro. by E. D. Sturtevant. A.G. 15:.334. C.L.A. 

 4:275; 5:301. G. 7:16; 2.S::i95. Gn. 28, pp. 426, 429; 

 43 : 463 ; 44, pp. 229, 435 ; 50, pp. 267, 469 ; 57, p. 397 ; 66 : 

 171;76, p. 447. Gng. 5: 114; 6:295; 15:.334. G.C. III. 

 52:119. G.M. 3.S:S09; 40:.34; 41:8.33-5. G.W.2:377. 

 I.H. 42:27. R.H. 1900, p. 243. V. 15:97.— This plant 

 is known to the trade as Egyptian lotus, but the lotus of 



the ancient Egyptians is a Nympha;a. This plant is not 

 native to the Nile region. Many named forms are cult., 

 e.g.: Fls. white:Var. alba(A'. dlha, Hort.), the "magnolia 

 lotus." Gn. 28, p. 427. G.C. III. 14:41. Var. alba 

 grandiflora, larger-fld. A.F. 14:726. A.G. 20:. 369. 

 (!ng. 7 : 146. Mn. 9 : 73. Var. alba striata, edge of petals 

 striped and tipped with red. Var. pygmaea alba, dwarf: 

 lvs. 6 in. : fls. 4 in. across. Var. alba plena (N . Shiroman ), 

 large.doublejapaneseform. A.F. 16:229. F.E. 10: supjil. 

 Feb. 12. Gn. 60, p. 1.58. Gng. 9:3. Var. pygmsea alba 

 plena, dwarf, double. Fls. pink to red : Var. Kinshiren, 

 white shaded pink. Var. kermesina, light rose. Var. 

 Gros.sherzog Ernst Ludwig ( = N. flavescens x N. Osiris), 



2455. The Indian lotus, Nelumbium speciosum, of the trade, 

 but properly Nelumbo nucifera. 



salmon-rose. Var. pygmjea r6sea, dwarf, bright rose. 

 Var. rosea, Hort., deep rosy pink. Var. Osiris, deep rose. 

 Gn. 72, p. 457. Var. pulchra, dark rosy red. Var. pekin- 

 ensis riibra, rosy carmine. Var. gigantea, very large, 

 rose-purple. Var. rosea plena, double, deep rosy pink. 

 G.W. 5:411. Var. pekinensis rfibra plena, very large, 

 double, rosy carmine. }{ g Conard. 



Nelumbium in cultivation. 



Whilst it may be historically true that the Egy])tian 

 lotus is not a Nelumbium, the Nelumbium specinsum 

 (or more properly Nelumbo nucifera) is everywhere 

 known unfier that name, and it has been so distributed 

 in good faith. In fact, it is doubtful whether it is worth 

 while to change the common name at this time. 



America may be honestly proud of po.ssessing such a 

 fine aquatic plant as Nelumbo lulea, the well-known 

 American lotus. While China and Japan are the 

 recognized homes of the splendid Nelumbo nucifera, 

 they do not possess a yellow lotus. In the central states 



