Tender DAY blooming water-lilies ii}' 



species has yet to be introduced to the Ameri- 

 can trade; the plant commonly known in 

 the American trade as N. ampla is N. Ama- 

 zonum, a night bloomer. 



A blue gem for three days 



We have a native blue water-lily which is 

 the daintiest of all its group, Nymphcea ele- 

 gans. The smooth-edged oval leaves lie 

 separately on the water, without crowding 

 one another. They are about eight inches 

 long, by six inches wide, of very graceful out- 

 line. The dark green upper surface is hand- 

 somely blotched with brown, the under 

 surface a rich red-purple, with blue-black 

 specks. Each flower lasts three days, and is 

 open from 8 a. m. until I P. M. Think of the 

 most delicate shade of violet in the rainbow, 

 and you have an idea of the colour that 

 plays on the petals and shades in and out 

 between the golden stamens and the pale 

 sepals of this charming little water-lily. It 

 rarely exceeds six inches in diameter. Like 



