YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 
measure from six to twelve inches in length. They 
are deeply cleft or heart-shaped at the base, and ovate 
in general, with a rounded tip and toothless margins. 
The long, smooth, thick, light green stems of the 
leaves and flowers rise to the surface of the water from 
the thick horizontal rootstock which is anchored 
in the mud. The leaf stems are sometimes flattened 
on one side. The roots are said to have been used by 
the Indians as food. This Pond Lily ranges from New 
Brunswick and Nova Scotia, south to Florida and 
westward to the Rocky Mountains, Texas and Utah. 
AMERICAN LOTUS. NELUMBO. WATER 
CHINQUAPIN, OR WANKAPIN 
Neliimbo lutea. Water Lily Family. 
This beautiful aquatic is found in scattered localities 
from Ontario to Florida, and westward, during July 
and August. The large, showy fragrant flower is 
from four to ten inches broad, pale yellow in colour, 
and slightly resembling a double tulip, with numer- 
ous petals and stamens inserted on the calyx. The 
concave and pointed petals are arranged in several 
rows, and they graduate into stamens. The large, 
round, slightly hollowed leaves generally rise high 
above the water, and are often two feet broad. They 
assume a peculiar bluish green as the season advances, 
and are strongly ribbed, smooth above and hairy 
beneath. The thick, stout stem has several large air 
canals, and the rootstock is thick and nearly hori- 
zontal. The seed case reminds one of the sprink- 
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