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Nymphaea (To the species and varieties)

To the species and varieties described on pp. 459-60, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

N. alba candidissima (whitest). A large-flowered form of N. alba. N. Daubenyana (Daubeny's). fl. pale blue, large, with a cluster of yellow stamens, each of which is tipped with a blue point, nicely scented, remaining open all day and closing in the evening. l. very handsome, with entire margins, producing in the angle of the opening small plants, which grow readily. 1882. Stove.

N. Kewensis (Kew). A garden hybrid between N. Devoniensis and N. Lotus, differing from the former principally in the colour of its flowers, which are rosy-red, with the lower part of the petals almost white, and which are sometimes as much as 9in. in diameter. (B. M. 6988.) N. Marliacea chromatella (Marliac's yellow). A synonym of N. tuberosa flavescens.

N. odele. A synonym of N. stellata purpurea.

N. stellata purpurea (purple). A handsome variety, with reddish-purple flowers. 1887. SYN. N. odele. (R. G. 1240, under name of N. zanzibarensis flore-rubro.) N. tuberosa flavescens (yellowish). fl. creamy-white, 4in. to 6in. in diameter; stamens bright yellow. l. as in N. alba. Rhizome long and stout, producing numerous tubers. 1887. SYN. N. Marliacea chromatella.