TENDER DAY BLOOMING WATER-LILIES III 



Stella Gurney is a very bright pink. In 

 all three, the inside of the sepals shares 

 somewhat of the colour of the petals. 

 They are from seed of the white-flowered 

 N. flavo-virens (known in American gardens 

 as N. gracilis but different from the plant 

 of that name in Europe). The petals are 

 narrow, and taper to an acute point. The 

 flower is "star-shaped," the parts spread- 

 ing out in all directions, like rays of a star. 

 They are borne on tall stalks, a foot or 

 more above the water. The effect is very 

 striking. 



A RED DERIVED FROM A BLUE 



Deserving of special notice is Nymphcea 

 flavo-virens, var. rubra (The "red gracilis" 

 of our gardens). It is much like Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward, but the purple tone of the latter is 

 eUminated, and we get a pure deep pink, 

 approaching red. 



This is at once a pleasure to the cultivator 

 and a notable triumph for the plant breeder, 



