2314 



NYMPH.EA 



NYMPH/EA 



25S5. Rootstock of Nymphffia tuberosa. 



belong here. N. tuberoxa var. rubra of Sturtevant is a 

 red form of this type, probably (A'- oiiorahi rosea x 

 A', lubcrogti) X A', alba rubra. 



22. tuberdsa, Paine (,('. lubcrdsa, (Jreene. A', rcni- 

 fdnnis. Walt.'.'i. Fips. 2.').')4, 2ii'yij. DistinRuished from 

 No. 17 ehiotiy by the muncrous sleiulerly attacliod and 

 si)ontaneously separating tubers, 1-3 in. loiin on the rhi- 

 zonii': Ivs, when float ins les>; roriaeeous than in No. 17, 



and more veiny 

 above; petioles 

 marked with longi- 

 tudinal brown 

 stripes; no purple 

 or red color about 

 Ivs. or sepals; fls. 

 4-9 in. across, pure 

 wliite, open 3 or 4 

 days from 8 a.m. to 

 1 P.M.; petals broad, 

 concave; seeds large (.44 cm. long). N. Cent. U. S. 

 G.F. 1:366 (adapted in Fig. 25.55), 367; 6:416 (good). 

 On. 21 : 130; 52, p. 444. B.M. 6536 (poor).— A luxuriant 

 grower; when crowded or in shallow water the Ivs. and 

 fls. rise 4-6 in. above the water; spreads rapidly by 

 tubers. Moderate bloomer. Garden forms are ;V. /u6e- 

 rosa robu»ia and Helen Fowler. Var. Richardsonii ( = 

 var. plena] has many more petals than the type. R.B. 

 40:101. Var. maxima (A', odoraln maxima, Hort.) is a 

 form with round Ivs. and closed sinus, the lobes curved 

 out at the apex to a short point; petioles pubescent, 

 with long hairs, with a few faint longitudinal brown 

 stripes: fls. medium to large, pure white, somewhat 

 cup-shaped. Lake Hopatkong, N. J. — Rather smaller 

 than the type; possibly A', luberosa x A', odoraln. A 

 diminutive form of A', tuberosa occurs near Tren- 

 ton, N. J. 



rr. Lvs. crowded on the rhizomes; European species 

 auil hybrids. 



D. Foliage green or reddish, not lipotled with brown. 



23. Candida, Presl (.V. biradidtn, Somm. A^. semia- 

 perta, Khnggraef. A'', lilhii minor, DC. A''. rtWida, Sims?). 

 Similar to No. 24: line of insertion of the sepals angu- 

 lar, projecting downward: lowest pair of veins of If. 

 (veins of the lobes) curved toward one another: all of 

 the filaments broader than their anthers: fr. ovoiti; 

 .seed large. Cent, and N. Eu. 



24. filba, Presl (C. dlha, Woodv. & Wood). Lvs. 

 roundish, entire, floating, 4-12 in. across, red when 

 very young; lowe-st pair of veins straight and diverg- 

 ing: rhizome black: fls. white (in the type), 4-5 in. 

 across, open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; petals broad, ovate, 

 somewhat concave; angles of attachment of sepals 

 rounded; filament.s of innermost stamens not wider 

 than the anthers: fr. more or less spherical; seed small. 

 lOu. and N. Afr.^A robust species. In gardens, vars. 

 called .•\lbatross, Harrisiiina, Ilermine, delicdia and 

 ■tplendens may be found. Var. candidissima (var. milr- 

 ima, var. plenissima) has lvs. orbicular, lobes strongly 

 curved, overlapping, yellowish when very young: rhi- 

 zome brownish, sometimes 3 in. through: fls. large, pure 

 white, .sterile. — The first nymphea to bloom in spring, 

 continuing until frost. Very robust; a most desirable 

 white variety. 



25. Var. r&bra, Lonnr. (C. Mba riihra, Ixinnr. N. 

 <ilhfi rdnea, Hartm. A^. dlha purpurea, Fries. A', dlba 

 Kphsrocfirpa ritf/ra, Casp. A^. Caspdryi, Carr.). Outer- 

 most petals rosy, intermediate intensely rosy, inner- 

 most deep carrnine-red; anthers and stigma yellow; 

 filaments and styles orange to deep red-brown; varia- 

 ble in depth and purity of color, deepening on .second 

 and third days of flowering. I^ake Faver, .Sweden. 

 B.M.fi736 (stamen.s poor). R.H. 1879:2.30.— Difficult 

 U) grow, ref)uiring crwl water and subdued sunlight. 

 About 15 namefl rcrl w.ater-lilii-s must be classed as 



forms of this variety. Var. Froebelii is the oldest of these 

 and least adapted to cult. Jas. Brydon, N. gloribsa, 

 VVm. Falconer and A^. alropurpitrea are favorites. See 

 ixiso No. 27. 



26. alba x odorata rosea. Fls. large, cup-shaped, often 

 raised above the water; petals broad, concave: lvs. 

 large, dark green or purplish, rising above the water 

 when crowded. — Robust, free-flowering plants, the color 

 growing paler as the fl. ages; sterile. Three groups may 

 be distinguished: (1) Fl. nearly white, flushed with 

 rose; A'. Marlidceadlbida (Gn. 78, p. 373), ahnost white; 

 A'". Gladstoniana, white; Goliath and A'^. lusitdna, very 

 large, rosy. (2) Fl. Ught pink; A^. Marlidcea cdriica, 

 flesh-color; Wm. Doogue, Mark }ia,nna,, N . coldssca (G. 

 34:609. G.M. 56:595). Leviathan, A^. sompteosa are 

 very large forms, and vei-y satisfactory. (3) Fl. rose- 

 color; A'. Marlidcea rosea, N. nobilissiiym, James Hudson. 



DD. Foliage more or less flecked with brown. 

 E. Petals never tinted yellow; color deepening with age offl. 



27. alba riibra x tetragona. Rootstock usually erect 

 and unbranched: lvs. small to medium size, dark green 

 above with irregular brown spots: fls. small to medium 

 size, pink or red. — Several garden forms, differing in 

 size and color of fl., belong here: A'^. Laydekeri rosea, 

 fls. 2-3 in. across, pink changing to deep rose, opening 

 about 11 a.m.; N. Laydekeri rbsea prolifera, a many- 

 headed form. Of similar character, but larger in If. and 

 fl. (3-5 in. across) and colors from red to deep crimson 

 are A^. Laydekeri lildeea, N. L. fiilgens, N. L. liicida, N. 

 L. purpurea, N. L. riibra, N. Marlidcea ignea, N. M.fldm- 

 mea, N. M. riibra punctata, N. sangidnea, N. Ellisiana, 

 Arethusa, Jas. Gurney, Jas. Brydon, Wm. Falconer, 

 Mrs. Riclimond. 



EE. Petals, especially the outer ones, more or less yellow. 



28. alba r&bra x mexicana. Rhizomes erect: lvs. 

 medium size (5-8 in.), brown-blotched: fls. 3-5 in. 

 across, Ught yellow with pink center to orange, or red 

 with yellowish tips and margins; the red color deepens 



2556. Nymphffia Lotus. 

 Rcdriiwn from the old figure in Botanical .Magazine (1804), show- 

 ing an historical picture of the true white Egyptian lotus. 



as the fl. grows older. A'^. Robinsonii is recognized by a 

 notch midway of the sinus of the If. N. Seignorctii, X. 

 Andredna, iV. aurora, N. chrysdntha, and TV. Laydekeri 

 fulva are the older members of this group, \yith larger 

 fls. and clearer colors are the recent N. Indiana, Com- 

 anche, Sioux, A'', snlfalnre, N. graziHUi, Phebus, Phoenix, 

 Paul Hariot. In this group may be placed Arc-en-ciel, 

 Jean F'orestier, X . formn.'ia, N. punicea. 



