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Odorata rosacea. — A very vigorous variety, with flowers of a soft 



pink, with sweet perfume ; stamens golden yellow. 

 05.: rata s^Th'-rea. — FI:~ er? s"lriiv.r yell:w raiiarl^:; irrrr. 

 a stiff stalk raised 5 or 6 inches above the water : stamens 

 golden yellow ; leaves spotted with chestnut on the upper 

 surface and streaked with rich brown underneath. 

 Odorata sulphurea grandinora. — One of the finest varieties, hav- 

 ing the same qualities and habits as the preceding, only that 

 its flowe:> haw pointed petals, and are larger and more double. 

 Pygmaea helvola. — Flower vexy graceful, canary yellow of small 

 >::■=■ : stamens golden-yellow ; leaves spotted with brown on 

 the surface, and speckled with chestnut colour underneath. 

 This variety has the advantage like X. pygrmea and Lay- 

 dekeri rosea, of being capable of being cultivated in small 

 vessels, such as dishes, basins, Sac. 

 Robinsoni. — Flower wonderfully coloured, violet-red vermilion, 

 shaded with ochre towards the centre ; stamens rich orange ; 

 leaves spotted on the stalk with chestnut-brown, and streaked 

 with deep red on the back. 

 San guinea. — One of the most appreciated varieties, producing at 

 some times very rich cannme-amaranth flowers, and at others 

 clear carmine ; stamens orange-red. 

 SeignooretL — Flowers medium-sized, projecting from 5 to 6 

 inches from the water, shaded with pink and carmine on a 

 ground of pale yellow; leaves marbled with brown on the 

 stem, and streaked with red-brown underneath. 

 To thig list we must add some very fine varieties obtained 

 from the United States : X. Carolinian a, flesh colour : X. odorata 

 Luciana, carmine-pink : X. tuberosa Richardsoni, pure white ; 

 N. tuberosa rosea, pink. Besides these >\ Pogueana. 

 Gumeana. Falconeriana. not yet in co mm erce. 



Lastly, it is only fair to mention X. Caspary or spha?rocarpa, 

 from Sweden, which has had a certain run, but is now quite 

 eclipsed by hybrid novelties of the same shade, but more free- 

 blooming ; it is therefore doomed to disappear from ornamental 

 collections. 



Another noteworthy plant is N. Froebeli, a seedling from 

 Caspary. bn: " bright pink with a scarlet-red centre/" according 

 to the description given by its originator. M. Froebel. 



Such is the enumeration of the brilliant array of Water-hlie? 



