. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 878 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. grower, and may be increased by divisions of its tuberous root- stock. This is one of the earHest of Marliac's hybrids, and is also grown under the name of JV. tiiberosa flavescens. N. M. rosea is similar to N. M. carnea, but the flowers are a trifle smaller and their colour a shade deeper. A''', nitida (Siberian Water Lily) has pure white cup-shaped flowers of medium size, and is one of the earliest to blossom. It is somewhat similar in habit to our native species, N. alba, but less vigoro
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 878 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. grower, and may be increased by divisions of its tuberous root- stock. This is one of the earHest of Marliac's hybrids, and is also grown under the name of JV. tiiberosa flavescens. N. M. rosea is similar to N. M. carnea, but the flowers are a trifle smaller and their colour a shade deeper. A''', nitida (Siberian Water Lily) has pure white cup-shaped flowers of medium size, and is one of the earliest to blossom. It is somewhat similar in habit to our native species, N. alba, but less vigorous in growth, and does not increase so rapidly. N. odorata sulphurea (Fig. 580).—This and the following are quite distinct from any of the other hybrids in the odorata group. Although they are the very latest to commence flowering, they provide a striking contrast by their more vigorous growth, by the size of their flowers, and by the freedom with which they are produced. The flowers are sulphur-yellow, very fragrant, of the largest size, and have long, narrow- pointed petals, which give them a very attractive ap- pearance. The leaves are heavily marked with dull red- dish-chocolate. N. 0. resembles the preceding in every par- ticular except- ing that the flowers are a trifle larger and have a greater number of petals, which give them a more double appearance. N. tiiberosa (Fig. 581).—A North-American species, with large white flowers, of good shape, and faintly scented. This is probably the most vigorous grower of any of the hardy Nymphaeas; it also increases rapidly by tuberous offsets, easily detached from the creeping rootstock. For this reason it is unsuitable for. Fig. 580.—Nymph.^ea odorata 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. L
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