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3.— NUPHAR KALMIANA, Ait. KALM'S, OR THE CANADIAN YELLOW WATER LILY. 
Specific Character — Calyx S-sepallcd ; stigmas toothed, 8 — 10- 
rayed ; leaves cordate, somewhat emcrsed ; lobes somewhat approxi- 
mate j petioles nearly cylindrical. (G.Don.) 
Description, &c. — A species with very small flowers, resembling N. pumila. A native of North America, 
from Canada and Newfoundland to Carolina and Virginia, in ponds and ditches. Not worth cultivating. 
Synonymes. — N. lutea, var. Kalmiana, Michx. ; N. microphylla, 
Pers. 
Engratino. — Bot. Mag. 1243. 
4.— NUPHAR ADVENA, Dec. THE FOREIGN YELLOW WATER LILY. 
SvNoNYHEs. — Nymphtea advena, Ait. ; N. arifolia, Sal. ; three- 
coloured water lily. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 684 ; and om Jig. 1, in Plate 14. 
Specific Character. — Calyx of, 6 sepals ; petals many, small, 
shorter, never exceeding the stamens ; pericarp furrowed ; leaves 
\ erect, cordate, lobes divaricate. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — The calyx is purple within and green without ; the petals are of a bright yellow, and 
the anthers are red. The flowers, which stand high above the water, are rather large and showy ; but they are 
seldom produced in this country in the open air, unless in very hot summers. The species is a native of North 
America, from Canada to Carolina, and it was introduced in 1772. There is a variety with the flowers 
entirely yellow. In our Plate 14, this species bears its old name of Nymphcea adeena. 
NUPHAR SAGITT^FOLIA, Dec. 
This species has yellow flowers, and arrow-shaped leaves. It is a native of Georgia, whence it was intro- 
duced in 1820. 
CHAPTER V. 
PAPAVERACEiE. 
Character or tbe Order. — Sepals 2 — 3; petals 4 — 8; stamens numerous^ hypogynous. Capsules valveless and nearlj globoso, or 
elongated and silique-formed. 
GENUS I. 
PA PAVER, Dec. THE POPPY. 
Lin.Syst. POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Gkneric Character Petals 4, stamens indefinite ; style wanting, stigmas 4 — 20, radiating, sessile, connected, crowning the top of the 
ovarium. Capsule obovato. (G. Don.) 
Description, &.c. — The perennial species have all very showy flowers ; and two of the most brilliant, viz. 
P. hracteatum and P. orientale, have the peculiarity of having the calyx in three sepals instead of in two, as is 
the case with all the other plants belonging to the genus. 
1.— PAPAVER CROCEUM, Lede. THE SAFFRON-COLOURED POPPY. 
Synonyme. — P. alpinum, 5'ieD. I Specific Character. — Leaves sub-bipinnatifid. Stem naked; 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag. t. 3035. I mlyx and germen densely pilose. Capsule oblong. 
Description, &c. — This poppy has large and handsome yellow flowers, and it was found by Ledebour in 
the bed of a river near the Altai Mountains. It was introduced in 1830. It is quite hardy, and flowers in the 
open border in June. It is most nearly allied to P. nudicaule, but is much larger and handsomer than that 
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