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THE FLORA. 



NYMPHS' A . Water Lily. 



Sepals 4 or 5, green outside. Petals in many rows inserted on the re- 

 ceptacle beneath the ovary. Stamens inserted above the petals. Anthers 

 slender, opening inwards, the outer filaments gradually widening and pass- 

 ing into petals. Capsule ripening under water. 



N. odora'ta. White Water Lily. One of the loveliest of flowers, frequent in ponds 

 and shiggish streams. The root-stock is long and thick, running in the mud 

 where the water is from 3-lOf. deep, sending up leaves and flowers to the 

 surface. Leaves 5-6' long, roundish, cleft at the base to the centre, where the 

 long petiole is inserted, margin entire. Petals lanceolate, 15-2' long, of the 

 most delicate texture and whiteness, often tinged with purple. Filaments yel- 

 low. 



Order X. SARRACENIACEJE The Water-pitchers. 



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Fig. SS5. Sarracenia purpurea, with bud, flo\^er, and fruit 



Fig. 3S6. Section of the 5-celIed ovary. 



Fig. 387. A seed (magnified), with small embrj-o and large albumen. 



