NYMPH^A 



NYMPH-ffiA 



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37. Var. gigantea, Hort. RICE-FIELD WATER-LILY. 

 Lvs. large, 12-10 in. across, green beneath, at times tinged 

 purplish toward margin; edge often turned up; petioles 

 green: fls. 4-7 in. across, pure white; sepals green; 

 petals 24-31; stamens 69-120. Del. to Fla. and La. 

 Approaches N. tnberosa. 



GARDEN VARIETIES OF THE N. ODORATA TYPE. 



38. Carolinidna, Hort. (var. Carolinensis = var. superba=N. 

 tuberosa, var. superba). Lvs. entire, 12 in. across, sinus barely 

 closed; green above, red beneath: fls. fragrant, 7 in.- across; 

 petals narrow, abundant (42?), delicate rosy pink: rhizome 

 stout. A robust plant, raised by Dr. Bahnsen. Salem, N.C., 

 about 1890. Probably N. pdorata, var. rosea X N. tuberosa. 39. 

 lAtciana, Hook. Like 38 in habit, etc., fls. rosy pink. 40. exqui- 

 slta, Marliac. Lvs. green above, intense red beneath: fls. large, 

 rosy carmine, darkest of this group; very near to 36. Intro- 

 duced about 1890. 41. rosdcea, Marliac. Fls. salmon pink, more 

 delicate in tint than 36. Int. by Marliac in 1891. 



42. Parkeriana, Lehm. Habit and foliage of 34: fls. 

 large, pure white with bright yellow stamens and 16-20- 

 rayed stigma; petals broader and shorter than 34. 

 Guiana. 



43. tuberdsa, Paine(iV.rem7oVmis,Walt. 

 (Gray) iV. blanda of gardens?). Fig. 1501. 

 Distinguished from No. 34 chiefly by the 

 numerous slenderly attached and spontane 

 ously separating tubers, 1-3 in. long on 

 the rhizome. Lvs. when floating less 

 coriaceous than in 34, and more veiny 

 above; petioles marked with longitudinal 

 brown stripes ; no purple or red color 

 about Ivs. or sepals: fls. 4-9 in. across, 

 pure white, open three or four days from 

 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. ; petals broad, concave: 

 seeds the largest of the genus. North cen- 

 tral U. S. G. F. 1:366, 367; 6:416 (good). 

 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. 



44. Var. maxima (N. odorata, v&r. maxima of gardens ) . 

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

 curved out at 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 natural hybrid of N. tuberosa 

 and odorata. 



GARDEN VARIETIES OF N. TUBEROSA. 



45. Hichardsonii, Tricker (=var. plena) . Fls. very double, pure 

 white, standing well above the water; sepals and outer petals 

 drooping. Int. by Geo. Richardson of Lordstown, Ohio, about 

 1894. 46. rbsea, Hort. Fls. pink, standing above the water, 

 Probably N. tuberosa X N. odorata, var. rosea. 



BB. Lvs. crowded on the rhizome. 



47. Candida, Presl. (N. biradiata, Sommerauer. N. 

 semiaptrta, Klinggraef). Similar to 48. Angles of at- 

 tachment of sepals projecting; all the filaments broader 

 than the anthers : fr. ovoid ; seed large. Forms sterile 

 hybrids with 48. Central and northern Europe. 



48. alba, Linn. Lvs. roundish, entire, floating, 4-12 in. 

 across, red when very young: 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 at- 

 tachment of sepals rounded; filaments of inmost sta- 

 mens not wider than the anthers: fr. more or less 

 spherical; seed small. Eu., Siberia. A robust species. 



49. Var. rdsea, Mast. (IT. alba, var. rubra=N. alba,v&r. 

 sphcerocdrpa=N . alba, var. Cdsparii). Outer petals 

 rosy, intermediate ones intensely rosy, inmost petals 

 with the filaments and processes of carpels deep red- 

 brown; variable in purity of color. Fagertarn, Sweden; 

 rare. B.M. 6736 (stamens poor). R.H. 1879: 230. -Diffi- 

 cult to manage in this country. 



50. Var. Frcebelii, Hort. A dark-fld. form of 49; also 

 hard to succeed with in this country. 



51. Var. candidissima, Hort. (N.candidtssima^Hort.). 

 Lvs. orbicular; lobes strongly curved, overlapping; yel- 

 lowish when very young: rhizome brownish, sometimes 

 3 in. through : fls. large, pure white, sterile. The first to 



bloom in spring, continuing until frost; very robust. 

 Most desirable white variety. 



GARDEN VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS OF N. ALBA AND OF 



N. ALBA, VAR. ROSEA. 



FIRST GROUP. 



52. Marlidcea, var. dlbida. Fl. large, dazzling white; petals 

 narrow, numerous ; stamens with a tendency to be flushed 

 pink. Int. about 1889. Gn. 52:1147, p. 444. 53. Gladstonidna 

 Tricker, is much like 52, larger and of more open growth Int. 

 by Geo. Richardson, Lordstown, Ohio, in 1898. 



1501. 



Nymphaea tuberosa. 

 (X%.) No. 43. 



54. Marlidcea, var. cdrnea, like 52 except in color, which is a 

 soft flesh pink, deepening toward the base of the petals; fra- 

 grance of vanilla. Int. about 1889. 55. Wm. Doogue, like 54, 

 but of more open growth: petals evenly colored, broader and 

 more concave. Int. by Henry A. Dreer in 1899. 



56. Marlidcea, var. rosea. Fls. large, deep rose color; young 

 Ivs. purplish red, changing to deep green. Int. about 1889. 



SECOND GROUP. 



57. Ldydekeri, var. rosea (N. Laydekeri), with a thick erect 

 rootstock, forming no offsets: fls. small, rosy pink, changing to 

 purplish, opening about 11 A. M. Int. by Marliac about 1893; 

 probably N. tetragona X N. alba, var. rosea. 58. Ldydekeri 

 lildcea (N. liliacea = N.lilacina), color soft rosy lilac, with yel- 

 low stamens; odor of a tea rose: Ivs. with occasional dark 

 blotches. Int. in U. S. in 1895. 



59. Ldydekeri, var. fulgent. Petals concave, crimson pink: 

 stamens dark red. Very brilliant. Int. in 1895. 60. Ldydekeri, 

 purpurata (N. L. purpurea). Fl. rosy crimson ; stamens orange 

 red. Int. in 1895. 



61. Ifidda. Fls. large, rosy vermilion: Ivs. blotched with 

 reddish brown. Int. by Marliac in 1895. 



62. Robinsoni (N. Robinsoniana) . Fls. large, floating; a yel- 

 low ground color, overlaid witn purplish red: Ivs. blotched. 

 May be N. alba, var. rosea X N. Mexicana. Marliac hybrid, in- 

 troduced into U. S. in 1895. Gn. 52:1147. 



63. fulva closely resembles 62: Ivs. spotted brown above, red 

 beneath. Int. by Marliac in 1895. 



64. Seignoreti. Fls. delicate yellow shaded with rose and 

 carmine; borne about 6 in. above the water: Ivs. mottled. 

 Probably N. alba, var. rosea X N. Mexicana. Int. by Marliac 

 about 1897. 



