I20 WATER-LILIES 



N. pulcherrima and ISf. Pennsylvania. N. 

 pulcherrima has long been known as the 

 best "stellate" light blue. By stellate is 

 meant that the petals are few and narrow 

 enough to give the flower a star-like shape. 

 It is a fairly free bloomer, and produces very 

 large flowers and leaves. Its big, sharp, 

 cone-shaped buds, heavily mottled with black 

 dots, are very striking and characteristic. 

 The leaves have wavy margins. 



A DANGEROUS RIVAL — PENNSYLVANIA 



It is said, however, that Nympkcea Penn- 

 sylvania is to outshine N ymphcea pulcher- 

 rima. Pennsylvania is a most prolific 

 bloomer, always having two or three flowers 

 up at once. They remain open from 8 A. m. 

 until 5 p. M. Each one is a great, bright 

 blue cup, with a golden centre. The buds 

 are big, blunt, and egg-shaped. The four 

 heavy sepals are thickly marked with black 

 dots and lines. The original plant bore 

 petals four and a half inches long. None 



