. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. Fig. 548.—Leaf, flower, and frniting receptacle of Netumbium luteum. 3^ natural Bize.—From Le Maout and Decaiene. Jf. speciosum, the only other species of the genus, occurs in Southern and Southeastern Asia. NympTima odorata and iV. tiiberosa are the well-known White Water Lilies of the Eastern United States. N. carulea and ]Sf. Lotus are common on the Nile. Victoria regia, the Victoria Lily of the Ama- zon Valley in South America, is remarkable for the size of its leaves and flowers ; the former are peltate, perfectly circular, and two metres or
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. Fig. 548.—Leaf, flower, and frniting receptacle of Netumbium luteum. 3^ natural Bize.—From Le Maout and Decaiene. Jf. speciosum, the only other species of the genus, occurs in Southern and Southeastern Asia. NympTima odorata and iV. tiiberosa are the well-known White Water Lilies of the Eastern United States. N. carulea and ]Sf. Lotus are common on the Nile. Victoria regia, the Victoria Lily of the Ama- zon Valley in South America, is remarkable for the size of its leaves and flowers ; the former are peltate, perfectly circular, and two metres or more in diameter, and the slender petioles are often three metres long ; the flowers resemble those of our White Water Lilies, and are twenty-five to thirty centimetres in diameter ; upon first opening- they are pure white, but upon opening a second time they are of a pink color. Order Berberidacese.—The Barberry Family. Herbs and shrubs with alternate or radical leaves • flowers monoclinous or diclinous ; petals and sta- ng. 649.—Section of mens few ; carpels one to three, rarely more indca^'Sf. "'="»'*'='* distinct. Species about 100, mostly natives of cool climates. Berberis vulgaris, the Barberry of Europe (Figs. 550-3), is cultivated as an ornamental shrub, as well as for its edible acid berries. The flowers are interesting on account of their sensitive stamens, 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 Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. New York : H. Holt
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