WATER LILY FAMILY 
( Nymphcecece) 
(A) Cow Lily; Yellow Pond Lily (Nymphcea ad- 
vena) is not unattractive and is interesting in its make¬ 
up. The leaves are thick, rough, ovate, slit or lobed to 
the stem, which is long and hollow. The flower is 
raised above the surface of the water on a long hollow 
stem. What appear to be six large green and yellow 
petals are in reality sepals; the real petals are numer¬ 
ous, stamen-like, inserted with the very numerous sta¬ 
mens under the golden-yellow rayed disk that forms the 
stigma. Very common in still or stagnant water. 
(B) Water Lily; Water Nymph (Castalia odorata) 
needs no introduction to our readers. To my mind, it 
leads all other flowers in beauty, grace, purity and 
fragrance. It is composed of four sepals, greenish on 
the outside and whitish within, and numerous pure, 
waxy-white petals. They sometimes are gigantic in size, 
often spreading five or six inches across. It flowers 
from June to Sept, in ponds or slow-moving water. 
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