-Pring. Viviparous with violet-colored blooms.

-An African species with star-shaped yellow blooms. Poor propagator and grower, cultivated only by hybridists and collectors.

A deep red, actually much more so than this color plate would indicate, particularly in its latter blooming stages. It is exceptional in that it thrives with less sun than many other hardies require. Its fragrance is often compared to that of sweet apples.

-Rose-pink blossoms.
N. coerulea- The so-called Blue Lotus of the Nile. Not a lotus, but a tropical water-lily of classic species form. Blooms are 6 to 7 inches in diameter, sky-blue, and very fragrant, opening shortly after sunrise and closing about midnight for some growers; they keep usual day-blooming hours with others. Sepals are green spotted black. Grows in northern and central Africa.

albiflora-A rare Egyptian variety with white flowers and the same blooming habits.

-Big sky-blue flower, with wide petals, on long, slender stems. Fragrant. Leaves are large and oval, green marbled brown. A very strong grower.

N. colarata-African species, introduced in 1938. Flowers comparatively small with broad purple-to-lilac petals. Leaves very abundant, rather small and forming a pleasing pattern. Adaptable to limited space.

-Pring. A comparatively new variety with large white blooms. Viviparous.

-Smal1 variety that does best in shallow water. Tremendously popular with fragrant, light-blue flowers. Produces the most beautiful children in the water-lily family. Best viviparous form. Practically all the floating leaves bear tiny, perfect miniature plants, complete with miniature blooms. Compact grower, excellent for tubs and small pools. An ancestor of many of today's best viviparous forms.

-Pring. Rare among flowering plants, blooms of true navy blue, 8 to 10 inches, in great profusion. Glowing, rich-purple leaves, small but numerous.

N. Eastonensis-Another unique shade, a grayish, almost metallic, blue. Attractive, deeply toothed foliage.

-Pring. Delicate pink 8- to 1O-inch blossoms. Yellow stamens tipped pink.

N. elegans-A species that grows freely in Texas and Mexico. Small flowers, delicate lavender-blue with sturdy golden stamens tipped blue. Sepals are green, streaked and spattered black. Free flowering.

N. flavovirens-Commonly called the Frog Water-Lily. Robust little Mexican species with star-shaped blooms, pure white in the center, touched green on the outside, borne well above the water. Delightful lily-of-the-valley scent.