YELLOW POND LILY. 



Nvphar advena. 



(SPATTER DOCK.) 



And there tlie briglit Xvn»])li:pa loves to lave, 



And spreads her golden orbs along the dimpling wave. 



®®^^^^ Y\'llow Pond Lilj is often found o-rowin"; in extensive 

 beds, mingled with the White, and though it is less grace- 

 ful in form, there is yet much to admire in its rich oran^-e- 

 ^ coloured flowers, which appear at a little distance like 



balls of gold floating on the still waters. The large hollow petal- 

 like sepals that surround the flower are finely clouded with dark red 

 on the outer side, but of a deep yellow orange within, as also are the 

 strap-like petals and stamens: the stigma, or summit of the pistil, is 

 flat, and 12-24 rayed. The leaves are dark-green, scarcely so large 

 as those of the White Lily, floating on long thick fleshy stalks, 

 flattened on the inner side, and rounded without. The botanical 

 name Nuphar is derived, says Gray, from the Arabic word Neufar, 

 signifying Pond Lily. 



Our Artist has closely followed nature's own arrangements by 

 grouping these beautiful water plants together. 



