THE WATER LILY 1AM I LV. 



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Before the plant tlowers, sometimes, its tuberous roots are collected by the 

 people, they being known to have medicinal properties. 



C. re7iifdrmis is peculiar in having large reniform leaves, the narrow 

 sinus of which extends to about their middle. Its extremely pretty and 

 lustrous white flowers are very much like those of the water nymph. 



Nyinphc^a advena, large yellow pond lily, or spatter dock, is common in 

 the stagnant waters of ponds and the lower courses of streams where from 

 under a green slime-like growth is heard in the springtime a mighty croak- 

 ing from the bull frogs. The flower has from six to eight unequal sepals 

 and coarse, fleshy petals which are shorter than the stamens. Its most at- 

 tractive feature, however, is the rich, deep crimson at the base of these 

 petals and under the stagnate disc. The odour it emits is not pleasant, in 

 fact, in England the plant has on this account been called, " brandy bottles." 



N. sagittcpfblia, arrow-leaved pond lily which occurs along the Atlantic 

 seaboard from Florida to North Carolina, has attractive arrow-shaped 

 leaves, the submerged ones being usually much larger than the ones that 

 float. When dried they are as thin and crisp as tissue paper. The small 

 flowers which are deep yellow resemble very much those of the spatter dock. 



NeluDibo Nelumbo. 



