. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. NYMPH^A 88. Capenslsy. Zanzlhariensis. Lvs. somewhat pel- tate, orbicular-ovate, strongly sinuate, angle of lolies auuminate; under surface dark purple: 8-16 in. across, ris. rich blue, open 3-5 days, from 9 a. m. to 4 or 5 p. M., 6-8 in. across: sepals green outside, blue within; petals , narrow, acute;
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. NYMPH^A 88. Capenslsy. Zanzlhariensis. Lvs. somewhat pel- tate, orbicular-ovate, strongly sinuate, angle of lolies auuminate; under surface dark purple: 8-16 in. across, ris. rich blue, open 3-5 days, from 9 a. m. to 4 or 5 p. M., 6-8 in. across: sepals green outside, blue within; petals , narrow, acute; stamens 60-100: appendage blue. Cult, about Phila. Free bloomer, strong grower. 8n. Zanzibari6n8is, Casp. Lvs. somewhat peltate, or- bicular or orbicular-ovate, margin closely sinuate-den- tate; angle of lobes hardly pointed, under surface more orless suffused violet; diam. 8-15 in.: in. across, open three to five days from 11 A. m. to 5 p. m. ; sepals green outside, margins purple, deep purplish blue within; petals 18-24, oblong, obtuse, deep blue; sta- mens 136-212, appendage dark blue; back of anther dark crimson-violet; outer filaments obovate, yellow. Zanzibar, 6843 (as N. xlellata, var. Zamibarien- sis). Gn. 25:431 (small). 90. Var. aztirea, light blue, and 91, var. rdsea, pink, are otherwise like the type, but open earlier in the morning; they come up pro- miscuously from seed of the type or of one another. 92. Astriea, Grey (iV. (/rdcilis x N. Zanzibarihisis). Leaves floating, with general habit of a strong-growing jV. gracilis, green, tinged purple beneath. Pis. stand- ing well above water, stellate, with a resemblance to N. gracilis, but much larger; sepals green, shading to yel- low at base, the inner surface bright blue, shading through white to translucent at the base; petals blue, shading to white at base, usually about 17 in number; stamens less than 70, linear-lanceolate, yellow, tipped with blue-purple; stigma less than 20-celled, with blunt- toot
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