156 _ THE FLORA. 
NYMPH A’A. Water Lily. 
Sepals 4 or 5, 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. White Water Lily. One of the loveliest of flowers, frequent in ponds 
and sluggish streams. The root-stock is long and thick, running in the mud 
where the water is from 8-10f. 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 lanceolate, 14-2’ long, of the 
most delicate texture and whiteness, often tinged with purple. Filaments yel- 
low. July. 
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Orpen X. SARRACENIACEA The Water-pitchers. 
Fig. 885. Sarracenia purpurea, with bud, flower, and fruit, 
Fig. 386, Section of the 5-celled ovary. 
Fig. 887. A seed (magnified), with small embryo and large albumen, 
