. 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 102nd meridian. Botany. 2. Castalia tuberosa (Paine) Greene. Tuberous White Water Lily. Fig. 1843. Nymphaea tuberosa Paine, Cat. PI. Oneida Co., N. Y. 132. 1865. Castalia tuberosa Greene, Bull. Torr. Club 15: 84. 1888. Rootstock thick, with numerous lat- eral tuberous-thickened branches, which become detached and propagate the plant. Leaves orbicular, $'-12' in diam- eter, floating, sometime
. 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 102nd meridian. Botany. 2. Castalia tuberosa (Paine) Greene. Tuberous White Water Lily. Fig. 1843. Nymphaea tuberosa Paine, Cat. PI. Oneida Co., N. Y. 132. 1865. Castalia tuberosa Greene, Bull. Torr. Club 15: 84. 1888. Rootstock thick, with numerous lat- eral tuberous-thickened branches, which become detached and propagate the plant. Leaves orbicular, $'-12' in diam- eter, floating, sometimes slightly pubes- cent beneath, green both sides, the veins very prominent on the lower surface; sinus open or closed; petioles stout; flowers pure white. 4'-9' broad, inodor- ous or very slightly scented; petals oblong, in many rows, broader than those of C. odorata, obtuse; fruit depressed- globose ; seeds globose-ovoid, sessile, longer than or about equalling the aril. Lake Cliamplain, west thr ough the Great Lakes to Michigan, south to Delaware and eastern Nebraska and Arkar sas. Summer. 3. Castalia tetragona (Georgi) Lawson Nymphaea tetragona Georgi, Reise in Russ. Reichs, i: 220. 1775. Castalia pygmaea Salisb. Parad. Lend. pi. 68. 1807. C. Leibergii Morong. Bot. Gaz. 13: 134. Roy. ec. IV. 112. 1888. Leaves floating, oval or oblong, 2-4' long, 1Y-3' wide, green above, green or purplish beneath, the basal lobes acute or rounded; sinus open, narrow; petioles and peduncles nearly or quite glabrous; flowers white, inodorous, i'- 2' broad; petals in about 2 rows, faintly striped with, purple, obtuse or acutish, oblong or obovate, thin, about the length of the sepals. In the Misinaibi River, Ontario (R. Bell) ; in ponds along the Severn River, Keewatin (J. M. Macoun) ; near Granite Station, northern Idaho (Leiberg). Also in Siberia, Japan and the Himalayas. Summer. Small White Water Lily. Fig. Family 29. MAGNOLIACEAE J. St. Hil. Fam. 2: 74. 1805. ^L^GN0LI.\ F.\MIL
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