112 WATER-LILIES 



for it came from a blue parent, N. Zanzi- 

 bartensis. 



A GOOD PINK FOR ANYBODY 



Another pink water-lily among the tender 

 day bloomers is in this country, though not 

 offered in catalogues. This is Nymphcea 

 stellata, var. versicolor. The flower is from 

 four to five inches in diameter, pure pink 

 with few and rather narrow petals, rising 

 but a few inches above the water. The 

 leaves have wavy margins, are pink beneath, 

 and about eight inches in diameter. While 

 its size is not equal to that of many of 

 its relatives, this variety is very pretty, 

 and gives promise of value, as one easy to 

 propagate. 



In the fall, the base of each leaf, where it 

 separates from the short stem, develops a 

 little, hard tuber. This tuber may be kept 

 along with ordinary tender bulbs during 

 the winter, and will produce one or more 

 plants the following summer. The plant 



