Cabomba
(the native name in Guiana). ORD. Nymphaeaceae. SUB. ORD. Cabombeae. Small and very interesting aquatics. They thrive well in a cistern 1ft. deep, with 2in. of loam in the bottom, for the plants to root in, then filled up with water, and placed in a warm part of the greenhouse during summer, being allowed a rest in a cool part of the stove in winter. Propagation may be effected by root division.
C. aquatica (water-loving). fl. yellow, small; peduncles long, axillary, solitary, one-flowered. July. Submerged leaves opposite, stalked, cut into five divisions even to the petiole; segments multifid; floating leaves alternate, on long petioles, peltate, orbicular, entire. Guiana, 1823. SYN. Nectris aquatica.
C. caroliniana (Carolina) is somewhat similar to C. aquatica. It is a native of the Southern United States.