By Thomas Bruges Flower, Esq. 



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South Division. 



2. South Middle District, "In the river Avon near Stratford/' 

 Dr. Maton, Hatcher's Hist, of Salisbury. 



3. South-west District, " Moat at Britford," Major Smith. " In 

 abundance in the river at Bemerton," Mrs. Blackmore, Mr. J. Hm- 

 sey, in litt. 1859. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, "In the river at Laeock," Dr. R. C. Alex- 

 ander Prior. " In the neighbourhood of Malmesbury," Miss Buck. 



Introduced in all the above localities ; nor have I observed this 

 magnificent species truly wild nearer the county than Hants, where, 

 in the New Forest, it may be observed spreading its broad leaves 

 over the surface of the water in almost every deep ditch, and ex- 

 panding its delicate and pure white petals in great abundance and 

 beauty. 



This species may be occasionally seen with smaller flowers, when 

 it is the minor (Bresl), Duby Bot. 20. Reich. Icones t. 68,/. 118. 

 This form was observed in my botanical wanderings during the 

 past summer (1858), through the romantic Pass of Llanberis, in 

 the lower lake, and the adjacent inundated meadows by the side of 

 the turnpike road. The flower being only half the size of "N. 

 alba," (Linn.) in all their parts. The roots of the water lily have 

 a bitter astringent taste, they are used in Ireland, in the Highlands 

 of Scotland, and in the Island of Jura, for dyeing. They were 

 formerly employed medicinally as astringents, but their use is now 

 become obsolete. From its leaves oxygen gas is copiously evolved 

 in bubbles, and the Chinese carp (" Cyprinus auratus " Linn.) is 

 said to delight in the shade of its expansive foliage. 



NUPHAR, (Sm.) 



Linn. CI. xiii. Ord. i. 



Name. From naufar, or nyloufar, the Arabic name of Nymphaea. 



1. " N. lutea." (Smith.) Yellow Water lily, Yellow Water can, 

 Brandy bottles. Engl. Bot. t. 159. Reich. Icones, vii. 63. 



Locality. Rivers and slow streams, truly wild in the county. P. 

 Fl. June, July. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 



