. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 912 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. shading to a lighter hue towards the base of the petals. The plant is of moderate growth, with pale green leaves, which are sometimes sparsely spotted on the upper surface with reddish- brown. There are several handsome varieties of this very free- flowering and desirable species, varying in vigour of growth and the tone of colour of the flowers. N. s. cyaiiea is a. Fig. 605.—Nymph^a zanzibarensis. desirable and free-flowermg variety of the preceding; the flowers are sweetly scented, simila
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 912 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. shading to a lighter hue towards the base of the petals. The plant is of moderate growth, with pale green leaves, which are sometimes sparsely spotted on the upper surface with reddish- brown. There are several handsome varieties of this very free- flowering and desirable species, varying in vigour of growth and the tone of colour of the flowers. N. s. cyaiiea is a. Fig. 605.—Nymph^a zanzibarensis. desirable and free-flowermg variety of the preceding; the flowers are sweetly scented, similar in shape to those of the type but larger, and a shade paler in colour; it is also of more vigorous growth. N. s. versicolor is a small-flowered variety of a faint bluish colour, slightly suffused w^ith pale rose; it is slender in habit, and is remarkable for the numerous small tubers it produces, which are not characteristic of the stellata section. N. zanzibarensis (Fig. 605) is a native of Zanzibar, as the specific name implies; it is the darkest blue Water Lily known. The flowers are sweetly scented, very large, and of a beautiful shape; it is of very vigorous growth, with large deep green leaves, and is of the easiest possible culture. Its long period of flowering, and the freedom with which it produces its magnificent rich deep blue flowers, justly entitle it to a place in every collection of tropical Aquatics. The habit of the plant and the formation of the flower suggest its being closely allied to the stellata 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. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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