NTMPH^A 



88. Capensisy,Zamibariensis. Lts. somewhat pel- 

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

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

 tis. 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. 



89, ZanzibariSnsis, 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; diatu. 8-15 in. : fls. 6-12 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 136-242, appendage dark blue; back of anther 

 dark crimson-violet; outer filaments obovate, yellow. 

 Zanzibar, B.M. 6843 (as aV. stellata, var. Zamibarien- 

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

 and 91, var. rosea, 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. Astria, Grey (T. gracilis x y. Zanzibarihisis). 

 Leaves floating, with general habit of a strong-growing 

 iV. gracilis, green, tinged purple beneath. Fls. stand- 

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

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

 low at base, the inner surface bright blue, shading 

 through white to translucent at the b;ise: petals I>hie, 

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

 stamens less than 70, linear-lanceohit.-, y.Il.pw. tij^ped 

 with blue-purple; stigma less than 20-('elleil. with liluut- 

 toothed, yellow apices. Both parents livbridize freelv 

 either way, but the hybrid is sterile. Unites the Ameri- 

 can (Mexican) with the African species. Var. rdsea. 

 Grey, is like the preceding, but the color is rose-pink 

 instead of blue: it is hybridized with .V. Zaniibarien- 

 sis rosea instead of the type. 



Subgenus VI. Anecphta. 



93. gigautSa, 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 9 A. M. to 6 p.m.; diam. 6-12 in.; se- 

 pals pure green: petals very many, dark blue at tip, 

 shading to nearly white at base; stamens 680-745; 

 filaments mostlv" filiform ; anthers bright yellow. 

 Australia. B.M." 4647. F.S. 7:751. -The most delicate 

 and lovely, and withal one of the largest of the genus. 



Hexrv S. Conaru. 

 N'i'SSA (name of a water nymph : these trees grow 

 in swamps). Cornaceif. Tupelo. Peppekidue. 8.>lb 

 Gum. Tupelos are bold and picture-i-iu' . Ii:ii^l\ ^1. . i-lu- 

 ous trees, valued for the flamingsearii iiini 



foliage and for the distinctness of til. , . . . t. 



They grow in swamps and are usualh 1" i.ii tc^r lii^-li. 

 attaining a ma.ximum of 100 feet. Did speciiiieiis 

 often have a melancholy appearance by reason of the 

 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 



syliatica 



Nvssas are tree'> or 

 tire lvs and small fl 



mrl ti transplant from the wild even 



I r nic 1 because thej ha\e remarkably 



r otlets Nursery grown trees that 



1\ transplanted are preferable but 



1 used Of the 7 specus 2 are na- 



\ the rest of North America The 



ft r 1 b\ American nurser\men is N. 



1504. Pepperidee— Nyssa syl 



heads. Unlike the Dogwoods (Cnniu 

 a group in which the fls. aVe iiiii^.xM 

 maphrodite. From Aucuba an.l i i 

 having alternate lvs. Nyssa i^ ^i 

 immediate allies by the folI..\\i 

 of the male fls. none, or 4 to man \ i 

 4 to many: ovary 1-celled; style 1. sin 

 sylvitica. Marsh. (iV. multifhn,,. \ 

 Pepperidge. Black Gusi. :<, ,ri; i; 

 Lvs. usually entire, obovate ..r M\al 



heads; pistillates Kirg 

 nearly black, acid, wi 

 Me. and Ont. to Mich., 



I ■ _' iMi-ted. 



iiL' 1. Tupelo. 

 . Fl-'-. 1503-4. 

 ii..-tly acute or 

 i. in compound 

 r. 3-7 lines long, 

 little flattened. 

 .F. 3:491, 7:275. 

 W. M. 



