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Odorata rosacea.—A very vigorous variety, with flowers of a soft 
pink, with sweet perfume ; stamens golden yellow. 
Odorata sulphurea.—Flowers sulphur yellow, radiating from 
a stiff stalk raised 5 or 6 inches above the water ; stamens 
golden yellow ; leaves spotted with chestnut on the upper 
surface and streaked with rich brown underneath. 
Odorata sulphurea grandiflora.—One of the finest varieties, hav¬ 
ing the same qualities and habits as the preceding, only that 
its flowers have pointed petals, and are larger and more double. 
Pygmaea helvola — Flower very graceful, canary yellow of small 
size; stamens golden-yellow ; leaves spotted with brown on 
the surface, and speckled with chestnut colour underneath. 
This variety has the advantage like N. pygmaea and Lay- 
dekeri rosea, of being capable of being cultivated in small 
vessels, such as dishes, basins, &c. 
Robinsoni.—Flower wonderfully coloured, violet-red vermilion, 
shaded with ochre towards the centre ; stamens rich orange ; 
leaves spotted on the stalk with chestnut-brown, and streaked 
with deep red on the back. 
Sanguinea.—One of the most appreciated varieties, producing at 
some times very rich carmine-amaranth flowers, and at others 
clear carmine ; stamens orange-red. 
Seignoureti.— Flowers medium-sized, projecting from 5 to 6 
inches from the water, shaded with pink and carmine on a 
ground of pale yellow; leaves marbled with brown on the 
stem, and streaked with red-brown underneath. 
To this list we must add some very fine varieties obtained 
from the United States : N. caroliniana, flesh colour ; N. odorata 
Luciana, carmine-pink; N. tuberosa Richardsoni, pure white; 
N. tuberosa rosea, pink. Besides these N. Dogueana, 
Gurneana, Falconeriana, not yet in commerce. 
Lastly, it is only fair to mention N. Caspary or sphaeroearpa, 
from Sweden, which has had a certain run, but is now quite 
eclipsed by hybrid novelties of the same shade, but more free- 
blooming ; it is therefore doomed to disappear from ornamental 
collections. 
Another noteworthy plant is N. Froebeli, a seedling from 
Caspary, but “bright pink with a scarlet-red centre,” according 
to the description given by its originator, M. Froebel. 
Such is the enumeration of the brilliant array of Water-lilies 
