
          From Wm. [William] E. Aiken, June 5th 1830


 [Sketch: a row of 5 stigmas of N. [Nymphea?] kalmiana seen in cross section and beneath it a row of 4 stigmas of N. kalmiana seen in profile]


 I have here endeavored to give you an idea of the appearance
 of the stigma of the N. kalmiana as found growing around
 here. I have 30 specimens now before me and as you will
 see they vary considerably as to margin, No. [number] or radiating lines,
 and central depressions. There is but one specimen in the 30
 (collected indiscriminately) with 14 lines, the remainder have from
 8 to 13. The central depression I have endeavoured to show
 by a longitudinal section of the stigma. All are natural size.
 The accompany [sic] leaves show the figure but not the usual size
 perhaps one third larger would come near the average size.
 One of my plants has a six leaved calyx. I have observed this
 before, but rarely. The petioles are compressed; when cut across
 look like this [sketch: oval crossed out followed by oval shape] ...


  
        