NYMPH^A 



88. Capenslsy. Zanzlhariensis. Lvs. somewhat pel- 

 tate, orbicular-ovate, strongly sinuate, angle of lolies 

 auuminate; under surface dark purple: 8-16 in. across, 

 ris. rich blue, open 3-5 days, from 9 a. m. to 4 or 5 p. M., 

 6-8 in. across : sepals green outside, blue within; petals 

 1.5-20, narrow, acute; stamens 60-100: appendage blue. 

 Cult, about Phila. Free bloomer, strong grower. 



8n. Zanzibari6n8is, Casp. Lvs. somewhat peltate, or- 

 bicular or orbicular-ovate, margin closely sinuate-den- 

 tate; angle of lobes hardly pointed, under surface more 

 orless suffused violet; diam. 8-15 in. : tls.G-12 in. across, 

 open three to five days from 11 A. m. to 5 p. m. ; sepals 

 green outside, margins purple, deep purplish blue 

 within; petals 18-24, oblong, obtuse, deep blue; sta- 

 mens 136-212, appendage dark blue; back of anther 

 dark crimson-violet; outer filaments obovate, yellow. 

 Zanzibar, B.M. 6843 (as N. xlellata, var. Zamibarien- 

 sis). Gn. 25:431 (small). 90. Var. aztirea, light blue, 

 and 91, var. rdsea, pink, are otherwise like the type, 

 but open earlier in the morning; they come up pro- 

 miscuously from seed of the type or of one another. 



92. Astriea, Grey (iV. (/rdcilis x N. Zanzibarihisis). 

 Leaves floating, with general habit of a strong-growing 

 jV. gracilis, green, tinged purple beneath. Pis. stand- 

 ing well above water, stellate, with a resemblance to N. 

 gracilis, but much larger; sepals green, shading to yel- 

 low at base, the inner surface bright blue, shading 

 through white to translucent at the base; petals blue, 

 shading to white at base, usually about 17 in number; 

 stamens less than 70, linear-lanceolate, yellow, tipped 

 with blue-purple; stigma less than 20-celled, with blunt- 

 toothed, yellow apices. Both parents livbridize freely 

 either way, but the hybrid is steril.-. I'niir^ ilir Ameri- 

 can (Mexican) with the Afrioun -|Mri,-. \ ;n-. rdsea, 

 Grey, is like the preceding, but tin i^.l^.r i^ rose-pink 

 instead of blue; it is hybridized with .V. X:i irdhnrien- 

 sis rosea instead of the type. 



Subgenus VI. Anecphya. 



93. gigantSa, Hook. Lvs. narrowly peltate, elliptic or 

 ovate, margin sinuate-dentate, sinus open ; under sur- 

 face brownish pink, becoming purple; 18 in. across: fls. 

 light blue to violet (rarely rose color or white), open 

 seven days from t) a. M. to 6 p.m.; diam. 6-12 in.; se- 

 pals |iiiir L'lnn. [ii'tuls very many, dark blue at tip, 

 sh.-ulii • vhite at base; stamens 680-745; 

 filairi. ■ iliform; anthers bright yellow. 



Ansii, , 1. i| ;'.17. F.S. 7:751. -The most delicate 



and loiul;, , au.l wiilial one of the largest of the genus. 



Henry S. Conard. 

 NtSSA (name of a water nymph ; these trees grow 

 in swamps). CornAceie. TtJPELO. Pepperidge. Sour 

 Gum. Tupelos are bold and picturesque, hardy decidu- 

 ous trees, valued for the flaming scarlet of their autumn 

 foliage and for the distinctness of their winter aspect. 

 They grow in swamps and are usually 40-60 feet high, 

 attaining a maximum of 100 feet. Old specimens 

 often have a melancholy appearance by reason of thi' 

 drooping habit of the lower limbs. The upper branches 

 of a Tupelo are often twiggy, crooked or "kinky." The 

 foliage is leathery, and as glossy as if varnished. 



NYSSA 1109 



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1504. Pepperidge— Nyssa sylvatica. 



heads. Unlike the Dogwoods (Cornus), they belong to 

 a group in which the fls. are unisexual, instead of her- 

 maphrodite. From Aucuba and Garrya they differ in 

 having alternate lvs. Nyssa is distinguished from its 

 immediate allies by the following characters: petals 

 of the male fls. none, or 4 to many, imbricated; stamens 

 4 to many: ovary 1-celIed; style 1, simple or 2-parted. 



sylvitica. Marsh. (JV. mullifliira, Wang.). Tupelo. 

 Pepperidge. Black Guji. Sour Gum. Figs. 1503^. 

 Lvs. usuallv iMitirc. obovati- or iival. moslly acute or 



