. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. FIG. 4.—"Faba Aegyptia.' Facsimile from FIG. 5.—" Nymphaea Facsimile from Lubellus. changes. He understands " Nymphaea" to signify our N. alba, and gives " Nymphaea altera," also called " blephara," for Nuphar. The two are figured side by side in rude but quite recognizable cuts ; but these may have been inserted by C. Bauhin, whose notes were added to the original in the edition which I have seen. On the identity of the Egyptian Nymphaea and Nelumbo, Matthiolus was hopelessly at sea ;

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. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. FIG. 4.—"Faba Aegyptia.' Facsimile from FIG. 5.—" Nymphaea Facsimile from Lubellus. changes. He understands " Nymphaea" to signify our N. alba, and gives " Nymphaea altera," also called " blephara," for Nuphar. The two are figured side by side in rude but quite recognizable cuts ; but these may have been inserted by C. Bauhin, whose notes were added to the original in the edition which I have seen. On the identity of the Egyptian Nymphaea and Nelumbo, Matthiolus was hopelessly at sea ; for Nelumbo had been so long extinct in Egypt that nothing could be found there to correspond with the descriptions given by the classic writers. So, after much weighing of evidence, our author invented. 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 Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington

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