. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2: 1258. 0-83. Leaves 2°-2° in diameter, high exserted above the water or some of them floating, thin, concave, glaucous; petioles and pe- duncles i°-6° long, glabrous or with scat- tered minute prickles; flowers 4'-io' broad, pink or sometimes white; petals oblong or elliptic, obtuse; fruit obconic, 4'-5' long, 3'-4' in diameter; seeds oblong or ovoid. Natural
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 2: 1258. 0-83. Leaves 2°-2° in diameter, high exserted above the water or some of them floating, thin, concave, glaucous; petioles and pe- duncles i°-6° long, glabrous or with scat- tered minute prickles; flowers 4'-io' broad, pink or sometimes white; petals oblong or elliptic, obtuse; fruit obconic, 4'-5' long, 3'-4' in diameter; seeds oblong or ovoid. Naturalized in ponds about Bordentown, N. J., where it was introduced by Mr. E. D. Sturtevant. Native of India, Persia, China, Japan and Aus- tralia. A superb plant, often cultivated. July- Aug. Family 28. NYMPHAEACEAE DC. Propr. Med. Ed. 2, 119. 1816. Water Lily Family. Perennial acaulescent herbs, with more or less elongated often tuber-bearing rootstocks. Leaves alternate: blades leathery or those of submersed leaves mem- branous and delicate, all with a sinus at the base, petioled. Flowers perfect, ter- minating elongated scapes. Sepals 4-6, often green. Petals numerous, usually passing into staminodia or stamens, decaying. Androecium of numerous stamens. Anthers introrse, adnate. Gynoecium of several or many carpels united into a compound ovary. Stigmas united into a disk with radiating stigmatic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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