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THE FLORA. 



NYMPHtE'A. Water LHy. 



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. Oue of the loveliest of flowers, frequent in ponds 

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

 where the water is from 8-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, 1^-2'' long, of the 

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

 low. July. 



Order X. SARRACENIACEJE The Water-pitchers. 



887 



Fig. 385. Sarracenia purpurea, with bud, flower, and fruit. 



Fi^. 386. Section of the 5-celled ovary. 



Fig. 887. A seed (magnified), with small embryo and large albumen. 



