126 WATER-LILIES 



that bloomed all one summer in a tank 

 four feet square, where two hardy water- 

 lihes and the water-poppy also shared the 

 space. 



The margin of the leaf in all the species of 

 the lotos group is scalloped, with sharply 

 pointed teeth. The flowers, when well grown, 

 are large and massive, and are borne on stout 

 stalks six to twelve inches above the surface 

 of the water. In colour we have all shades, 

 from pure white through pink to magenta and 

 deep red. 



A REALLY BEAUTIFUL MAGENTA 



The most splendid member of this splendid 

 group is Nymphisa Omarana. Its noble 

 flower reaches a diameter of ten or twelve 

 inches. 



In colour, it is of a brilliant purple-red 

 hue, close to "magenta" of the colour charts. 

 Each petal has a narrow, nearly white, 

 stripe along the middle. It has, as Tricker 

 says, "an indescribable glow" when seen 



