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NYMPHJEA 



ftYMPH^EA 



AAA. Fls. pure pink. 

 GARDEN HYBRIDS OF N. LOTUS AND N. KUBRA. 



21. Kewensis, Hook. f. Lvs. orbicular, dark green with a few 

 brown patches, slightly bronzy, lying nearly flat on the water, 

 rather broadly peltate: fls. 6 to 8 in. across, light pink; petals 

 broadly ovate; sepals light brownish green. N. Lotus, var den- 

 tata X N. Devoniensis, raised at Kew in 1885. B.M. 6988. Said 

 to have died out, but a plant of that name and description is 

 still found in American gardens. 



22. Sturtevdntii, Hort. Lvs. light bronzy green, rather broadly 

 peltate, much crumpled at margin: fls. 8-12 in. across, quite dou- 

 ble, pure pink to bright red, closing about 11 : 30 A. M. ; petals very 

 broad, concave, incurved ; stamens incurved, tips light brown- 

 ish orange. G.F. 7:355. A huge massive flower ; varies greatly 

 in color of leaf and bloom, according to culture. Chance seed- 

 ling from N. Devoniensis, raised in 1884 by E. D. Sturtevant 

 at Bordentown, N. J. 23. rubicunda, Ames (N. Sturtevantii X 

 N. Lotus). Deep rich pink: Ivs. dark green. Originated with 

 O. Ames, N. Easton, Mass., 1900. 



SUBGENUS II. HYDROCALLIS. 



24. Kudgeana, G. F. W. Meyer (2V. bldnda, Planch., 

 not of gardens). Lvs. elliptic to suborbicular, 18 in. 

 long, margin coarsely and irregularly sinuate-dentate : 

 fls. 3-6 in. across, imperfectly open 2 or 3 nights from 

 twilight until dawn. Usually only the sepals and 4, 8 or 

 12 outer petals open, the remaining parts forming a 

 closed ovoid bud; occasionally a slight aperture is 

 formed by drawing apart of the tip of the bud, which 

 occurs before midnight. Petals usually 16-20; stamens 

 43-83. Trop. Amer. Flora Erasiliensis 77, pi. 32, 34, 35, 

 38. Not in cultivation here. 



25. Amazdnum, Mart. & Zucc. (2V. dmpla, of Ameri- 

 can gardens). Lvs. ovate, entire; lobes rounded ; upper 

 and lower surfaces spotted brownish or blackish, under 

 surface reddish brown ; petiole with a ring of long hairs 

 at the point of joining the leaf: fls. 3-6 in. across, im- 

 perfectly open 1 or 2 nights ; the bud opens about half 

 and closes again between 3 and 6 A.M. the first night; 

 the second night the sepals and outer row of petals open 

 about 7 P. M., the .other parts remaining as a tight, 

 white bud until 3.30 A. M., when the fl. opens fully from 

 4.30 to 5 A. M., then closes by 6.30 A. M. and draws down 

 into the water ; petals usually 20 ; stamens 93-297. 

 Tropical America. Fl. Brasil. 77, pi. 35. B.M. 4823. 



26. blanda, G. F. W. Meyer (not of American gardens) . 

 Lvs. small, membranous, entire, suborbicular ; lobes 

 slightly produced, sub acuminate and subhastate : fls. 

 4 in. across ; habits of opening unknown ; petals 16; 



1500. Nymphsea Devoniensis (X 1-20). No. 15. 



stamens about 65. Central and S. Amer., in the tropics. 

 Fl. Brasil. 77, pi. 36. Not in cultivation. 



SUBGENUS III. XANTHANTHA (and hybrids). 



A. Spreading by runners (type species). 

 27. Mexicana, Zucc. Floating Ivs. ovate, margin ob- 

 scurely and finely sinuate, dark green above, beauti- 

 fully blotched with brown ; under surface dark crimson- 

 brown, with small blackish dots, when crowded the Ivs. 

 rise 3-5 in. above the water, are orbicular, cup-shaped 

 by overlapping of the straight sinus-margins, entire, 

 3-5 in. across, dark green and shining above, under 

 surface bright green, with fine purplish brown mot- 

 tlings: fls. 4 in. across, raised 4-5 in. above the water, 

 bright canary yellow, open from 11 A. M. to 4 p. M. ; pet- 

 als 23, grading in size and shape insensibly into the 



stamens, which are about 50, light golden-yellow; rhi- 

 zome erect, tuber-like, discoid, plane beneath, 3-5 in. in 

 diam. ; runners terete, % in. thick, white, rooting at the 

 tip and sending \ip Ivs.; the young plant flowers in a 

 few weeks and again sends ovit runners. Mexico. 



28. flava, Leitiier. Like 27, but more slender, weaker 

 grower, less free bloomer, fls. paler yellow. Probably 

 only a variety. Florida, in St. John's and Miami rivers. 

 B.M. 6917. -Hardy as far north as New York, "in 2 ft. 

 of water, covered with boards and a few leaves ; " Ge- 

 rard, in G.F. 



AA. Without runners (hybrids). 



29. odoratd, var. sulphured. Lvs. all floating, 4-6 in. across, 

 like N. odorata, but blotched with brown: fls. light yellow, 4-5 

 in. across, borne 2-4 in. above the water ; open during the 

 morning. One of Marliac's hybrids, doubtless N. odorata X N. 

 flava. Hardy. Shown in Paris in 1889. 



30. tetragona, var. helvbla (N. pygmaea, var. helvola, Marliac) . 

 Lvs. floating, oval, 3-4 in. across, similar in shape to those of 

 N. tetragona, blotched all over with brown: fls. floating, small, 

 yellow, 2 in. across, open during the afternoon. Hybrid, prob- 

 ably N. tetragona X N. Mexicana. Hardy. Introduced into 

 America about 1892. 



31. Marlidcea, var. chromatella (N. tuberosa, var. flavescens 

 of Kew.=N. Marliacea) . Floating Ivs. orbicular, much blotched 

 with brown, 3-8 in. across; when crowded the Ivs. rise as much 

 as 8 in. above the water, are dark green above, lighter beneath; 

 petioles sometimes with longitudinal brown stripes; fls. bright 

 yellow, 3-6 in. across; petals numerous, broad, concave: sta- 

 mens deep yellow. Hybrid, raised by Marliac ; probably N. 

 Mexicana X N. tuberosa (or alba). Strong grower, free 

 bloomer; a general favorite. Flowered in this country in 1889. 



SUBGENUS IV. CASTALIA. 

 A. Rhizome erect : fls. pure white. 



32. tetragona, Georg. (N.pygmcea, Ait.). Lvs. horse- 

 shoe shape, entire, the lobes diverging, slightly pro- 

 duced and subacute, dark green above, inclined to 

 brown blotching, reddish beneath, 3 to 4 in. across : fls. 

 l%-2^ in. across, open on 3 or 4 days from noon until 

 5 P. M. ; base of fl. square; petals 13-17; stamens about 

 40, yellow. E. Siberia, China and Japan ; also in N. 

 Idaho, U. S., and Ontario, Canada. B.M. 1525. -The 

 smallest of the genus ; free bloomer; makes no side 

 shoots from the single crown, but grows readily from 

 seed. Seed next to the largest of the genus. 



33. nftida, Sims. Lvs. entire, suborbicular; lobes ob- 

 tuse: fls. white, cup-shaped: tender. Described in B.M. 



1359 without habitat, and never positively 

 identified since. 



AA. Rhizome horizontal or, if not, 



fls. pink or red. 



B. Lvs. scattered loosely on the rhizome. 

 - _ 34. odorata, Ait. SWEET-SCENTED WATER- 

 LILY. Lvs. nearly orbknilar, entire, some- 

 what coriaceous, dark green above, pur- 

 plish red when young ; under surface 

 deep red to reddish green or almost pure 

 green; diam. 5-10 in.; lobes usually di- 

 verging, but often touching or slightly 

 overlapping; petioles greenish or brown- 

 ish: fls. (in the type) white, 3-5 in. across, 

 open three days from 6 A. M. till 12 M. ; se- 

 pals green, tinged with reddish brown; 

 petals 23-32, ovate to lance-ovate ; sta- 

 mens 55-113, yellow; outer filaments broad, white, peta- 

 loid; seed medium sized. Eastern U. S., common. B. 

 M. 819 (small). Varies greatly in size and color, ap- 

 proaching 2V. tuberosa. 



35. Var. minor, Sims ( 2V. Union). Lvs. deep red beneath 

 (or green when aerial) : lobes diverging; diam. 2-5 in. ; 

 fls. white, 234-334 in. across; sepals strongly purple, 

 colored ; petals 17-24 ; stamens 37-78. Sometimes 

 growing where water recedes entirely in summer ; usu - 

 ally in shallow water. Same range as type ; often a shy 

 bloomer. B.M. 1652. 



36. Var. rosea, Pursh (var. rubra ) . CAPE COD WATER- 

 LILY or POND-LILY. Lvs. dark reddish on both sides when 

 young, becoming green above: fls. pink, fading on the 

 successive days of opening, 4 in. across. Southeastern 

 Massachusetts. B.M. 6708 (too pale). 



