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N Y M PH2E' A* *. 
Linnean Class and Order. Polya'ndria t, Monogy'nia. 
Natural Order. Nymphtea'ceas, De Candolle. — Lind. Syn. p. 
15.; fntrod. to Nat. Syst.of Bot. p. 10. — Rich. byMacgilliv. p. 4 15. — 
Loud. Hort. Brit, p.497. — Nymphia'ce.e, Don’s Gen.Syst. of Card, 
and Bot. v. i. p. 122. — Nympha^ea:, R. A. Salisbury, in Annals 
of Bot. v. ii. p. 69. — Hydrocharides, Juss. Gen. PI. p. 67. — Sm. 
Gr.of Bot. p. 84. — Rosales; subord. Rhceadosas ; sect. Ranun- 
Culinje; subsect. Nelumbiante ; type, Nymphaacete ; Burn. 
Outl. of Bot. v. ii. pp. 614, 784, 828, 844, & 845. 
Gen. Char. Calyx (see pi. 1. f. 1. and f. 2, a.) inferior, of 
4 large, coriaceous, oblong, permanent sepals, coloured on the in- 
side. Corolla (see pi. 1. f. 2, b.) of numerous, oblong petals, in- 
serted upon a fleshy disk or covering to the germen, so as at first 
sight to appear to arise from it, (see pi. 2. f. 1, a & d). Nectary 
(see pi. 2. f. 2, a ) globose, in the centre of the stigma. Filaments 
(see pi. 2. f. 1, b .) numerous, flat, inserted upon the disk or torus 
above the petals ; the outermost gradually dilated. Anthers (see 
pi. 2. f. 1, c.) strap-shaped, of 2 parallel cells, closely attached, in 
their whole length, to the inner surface of the upper part of each 
filament. Germen (see pi. 2. f. 2, b.) superior, sessile, globose. 
Style none. Stigma (see pi. 2. f. 2, c.) orbicular, sessile, of nu- 
merous rays, pointed and separate at the extremity, permanent. 
Berry (pi. 2. f. 3.) fleshy, scarred, with a bark-like coat, of as many 
cells as there are rays to the stigma ; at length internally galatin- 
ous and pulpy. Seeds roundish, numerous in each cell, (see 
pi. 2. f. 4.) 
The calyx of 4 sepals ; the corolla of numerous petals, which, 
as well as the stamens, are inserted upon a fleshy disk or covering 
to the germen ; and the many-celled, many-seeded, deliquescent, 
berry-like fruit; will distinguish this from other genera in the 
same class and order. 
One species British. 
NYMPH^E'A A'LBA. Great White Water-lily. Water-rose. 
Water-can. Can-dock. 
Spec. Char. Leaves heart-shaped, quite entire ; even beneath. 
Lobes imbricated, round. Calyx of 4 sepals. 
Engl. Bot. t. 160. — Honk. FI. Lond. t; 140. — Ray’s Syn. p.398. — Johnson's 
Gerarde, p. 819. — Linn. Sp. PI. p. 729. — Huds. FI. Anglica, (2nd ed.) p. 234. — 
Sm. FI. Brit. v. ii. p. 570. Engl. FI. v. iii. p. 14. — With (7th ed.) v. iii. p.652. — 
Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 707. — Lindl. Syn. p. 15.— Hook. Brit. FI. p. 259. — 
Plate I. Fig. 1. A Flower-bud rising from the water, and shewing the tips 
of the Calyx.— Fig. 2. An expanded Flower ; a. one of the Sepals of the Calyx ; 
b. the Corolla. — Plate II. Fig. 1. \ Flower, after the calyx and all the peials, 
but one, are taken off; a. a Petal to show its situation on the Germen ; b. the 
Filaments; c. the Anthers; d. the Germen.— Fig. 2. The same divested of the 
Calyx, Corolla, and Stamens ; a. the Nectary ; b. the Germeu ; c. the radiated 
Stigma.— Fig. 3. A Fruit or Berry. — Fig. 4. A transverse section of the same, 
to show the Seeds.— AW of the natural size. 
* Nymphaia of the Greeks ; so called from its inhabiting the waters, as the 
Nymphs or Naiads were wont lo do. Hooker. 
f See Anemone nemorosa, folio 43, note J. 
