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THE FLORA. 



NYMPHiE'A. Water Lily. 



Sepals 4 or 6, green outside. Petals in many rows inserted on the re- 

 ceptacle beneath the ovary. Stamens inserted above the petals. Anthers 

 slender, opening inwards, the outer filaments gradually widening and pass- 

 ing into petals. Capsule ripening under water. 



N. odora'ta. WAiU Water LUy. One of the loveliest of flowers, frequent in ponds 

 and slnggish streams. The root-stock is long and thick, running in the mud 

 where the water is from 3-lOf. deep, sending up leaves and flowers to the 

 surface. Leaves 5-6' long, roundish, cleft at the base to the centre, where the 

 long petiole is inserted, margin entire. Petals Janceolate, H-V long, of the 

 most delicate textrare and whiteness, often tinged with purple. Filaments yel- 

 low. July. 



Okdee X. SARRACENIACEJB The Water-pitchers. 



Fig. 8S5. Sarracenia purpurea, with bud, flower, and frait 



Fig. 886. Section of the 5-celIed ovary. 



Fig. 387. A seed (magnified), with small embryo and large albumen. 



