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Refeda crifpa Gallica^ R. 366. Curled French 
Ballard Rocket. In the barren clofes about Roehill 
and Northfleet, 
Nympho A, Water-lilly. It hath a large peren- 
nial root, growing at the bottom of the water : 
The leaves float, are roundifh, thick, and fun- 
gous : The empalement confifts of five leaves, 
and the Aower of feveral hard petals, expanding 
like a Rofe *, it has a great many chives furround- 
ing the ovary, and bending outwards : The fruit 
is globous, refembtes a pitcher, and is divided 
into feveral cells, like a Foppy ; which contain 
a great number of fmall oblong feeds* The fpe- 
cies.are.: 
1. Nymph a liitea^ *R. 368, G. 672. major lu- 
teay C. 1 3 1, P. 1252. ater-lilly, with a yellow 
flower. In flow rivers and pools. 
2. Nympho a alba y R. 368, G. 672. alba major ^ 
C. 193. alba major vulgaris y P. Water- 
liJly, with a white flower. In the fame places with 
the former. The flowers are large, white, and 
double. Water-lillies may be eafily known by their 
large round leaves floating on the water. 
3. Nympho a lute a minor flore fimhriatOy R. 368, 
C. 194. The LeflTer Yellow Water-lilly, with a 
fringed flower. In rivers and flanding waters. 
Nymphoides of Tcurnefort, It is fallen’d in the clay 
by many fmall capillaceous roots, which flioot from 
the joints or knots of the flalks : The leaves are nu- 
merous, have long pedicles, and fwim upon the wa- 
ter : The flowers are yellow, and cut into five feg- 
ments, * refembling fo many petals ; they are not fa 
clofe let as in the Larger Yellow Water-lilly, but 
beautifully fringed round the edges : The fhiit is ob- 
, long, broad and flat, full of oblong feeds, broad 
and hairy about the edges. In the mofs river, by 
fdawkfbeady Lancajhire : Mr Lawfon, 
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