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2. Leaves and flow* r.s from rootMtocks like the luHt. Sepals s<»' '', roviiided, partly petal- 

 like and yellow. Witliiti tlie-n' a iiiasn i>f small, sipiaM' topped liodit-s lonkiiin like 

 Htid not much lar^'t-r than the Htamens, hut rfally im.Hweiin;; to potaU ; and aliove 

 them the real Htamens in great numhers, all under the manycelhd and Mat-topped 



pistil, 



(Xu/>fiiir) Yki.i.ow roND-LlI.Y. 



3. leaves ami sniidl dull purplf flowers from a slender stem rininj,' in the water ; the oval 

 leaves attached hy tiie middle of the under side (centrally peltate). Sepals ami 

 petals narrow, each 4, and 12 to tS stamens, all under the 4 to 16 iieparatc and 



few-seeded pistils 



i/iriiMhiia) WatprshiKI.!). 



4. Sepals and petals (alike in many ranks) and stiiniens nnmy. all falling,' off early, idl 

 under the pistils, which are u or more in numliei and sepaiately emlirdded in tlie 

 Hat ujjper face of an enlarged top-shaped receptacle. In fruit they are round and 

 eatahle nuts (Fig. 27,^). Leavts very lar;;e (i"' or 2' hrond). round, attiiched hy 

 the middle underneath, cui)]ied, risinj; out of the water, as do the yreat vjreenish- 

 ycllow tlowers also, on long stalks. Common W. and S. (yLluinljiitm) Nell'MDo. 



lent 

 liud 



7. SIDESADDLE-FLOWER FAMILY. Onl.r s.VHH.xrKXiACl'.-K. 



]*o;4-pl;uits witli IhiHow, pitclit-T-sliiiped or tniiiipet-sliapetl leave.'*, all t'roiu the roo% 

 making the curious genus 



Sidesaddle-Flower. Snrvarinia. 



Sepals 5, coloureil, persistent ; and btdow the calyx nre 3 small 

 brac'tlets. I'etals 3, Hiidle-shnped, curved inwards. .Stamens 

 very many, on the receptacle. Style with a broad and 5-aiigled 

 umhrella-shaped top, covering the 5-celled ovary and the stamens. 

 Pod many-seeded. Flower siui^le, large, nodding on the sunmiic 

 of a long scape. 



1. I'l HI'r.K SiDES.VDDLE-Fl.OWKR, or PlTCHER-PLANT. Petals 



deep purple, arched over the pistil ; leaves pitcher-shaped, 

 yellowish-green, veined with purple, and with a broad wing 

 dov/n the inner side. Common N. and S. !<. ) itr)iiir((i. 



2. Kkd S. I'etals red ; leaves long, trumpet-shaped, with a nar- 



row side wing. S. <S'. niira, 



3. Spottki) S. Petals yellow ; leaves trumpet-shaped, 12' to 



18' long, with a hooded top spotted with white on the back, 

 and a narrow side wing. S. S. rat iolarin. 



4. Yki.i.o\v S., or Trumpets. Petals yellow, droop 



old ; leaves 1° to 3" long, trumpet-shaped, with 



rounded top turned back at the sides, side wing hardly any. 



Very common S. ' •. . • . . <S. Jlava, 



o, rui loiun.s. ^^ 



ooping when //^, 

 h an upright /U g{ 



Leaves of Purple S. ; unu of them cut off. 



