4. NUPHAR. Salisb. Yellow Water-Lily. Sepals, petals, and stamens inserted at the base of the torus, hence the smooth berry is superior.-Aquatic Herbs, with yellow flowers. D C.-Name altered from Naufar, the Arabic appellation for the allied Genus, Nymphæa. (Linn. Syst. POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA.) 1. N. KALMIANA (Canadian yellow Water-Lily); calyx of five sepals (coloured), stigma incised 8-10-rayed, leaves cordate subimmersed, lobes somewhat approximate, petioles roundish. (TAB. CVII.) -De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 116.-Nymphæa Kalmiana. Sims in Curt. Bot. Mag. ed. 1. t. 1243.-N. lutea, ß. Mich. CULTURE. To cultivate this aquatic, a portion of the root-stalk may be set in stiff mud; but seedling plants are perhaps the best; the flowers of which stand high out of the water. As soon as the flowering is over, the peduncle retires under the water, where the seed is perfected and scattered in the mud. It is perfectly hardy, differing little but in size from our yellow Water-Lily, so common in many of our slow rivers and still waters. It is eaten by swine; but refused by cows and horses. HAB. Canada and the Northern United States. H. Fl. July. 2. N. ADVENA (Three-coloured yellow Water-Lily); calyx of six sepals (the three inner often coloured), petals numerous minute, pericarp furrowed, leaves erect cordate, the lobes divaricated. (TAB. CVIII.)-Ait. Hort. Kew, ed. 2. v. 3. p. 295. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 116.-Nymphæa advena. Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 1. v. 2. p. 226. Sims in Curt. Bot. Mag. ed. 1. t. 684.-N. lutea. Mich. CULTURE. This, the most showy of its tribe, requires the same hardy treatment as the foregoing kind, and is propagated in the same manner. OBS. In the above account of so interesting a family of plants, I have abstained from entering into the mystical and fabulous statements of the ancients, as regards the Nelumbium and the Lotus: for although so much has been written on them, it is of that kind, which would more amuse those who seek novelty, than the sober, quiethabited cultivators of plants of the present day. As I observed before, although the seeds and tubers of the roots of most of the kinds may be used as food, and even be very wholesome, they can never be made suitable to the palates of Englishmen, however extensively cultivated. It is enough for us to know they may be eaten with impunity. Although we are told the root of the Paonia, the Dahlia, the Oxalis crenata, &c. may be cultivated as food, and substituted for our Potatoes, how few care to adopt the suggestion. Who hears of any one having a predilection for them; or sees them in our markets? Even the long known Sea-kale, and the Jerusalem Artichoke will never be more than partially sought after by the great; nor become the daily food of the lower orders of society, principally from their not containing sufficient nourishment; and, like most other seldom-used articles of food, from their being recommended, in a great measure, by an acquired taste. Therefore, feeling assured that they are not likely to be propagated generally in this country for the sake of their edible qualities, I propose to say only as much as may be useful, when some princely horticulturist shall extend the growth of these plants to such a degree of perfection, as to produce the seeds and roots in as great profusion as is easily attained in China, where they seem to be used more as luxuries than as common food. To show this I will transcribe what Professor Martyn has related of the edible qualities of the Nelumbo in China. "In China it is called Lien-wha, and the seeds and slices of the hairy root, with the kernels of Apricots and Walnuts, and alternate layers of ice, were frequently presented to the British Ambassador and his suite, at breakfasts, given by some of the principal mandarins. "The Chinese have always held this plant in such high value, that at length they regarded it as sacred. That character has not, however, limited it to merely ornamental purposes; for the roots are not only served up in summer with ice, but they are also laid up in salt and vinegar for the winter. The seeds are somewhat of the size and form of an acorn, and of a taste more delicate than that of almonds. The ponds are generally covered with it, and exhibit a very beautiful appearance, when it is in flower; and the flowers are no less fragrant than handsome." Curtis. ORD. IX. PAPAVERACEÆ. Juss. Poppy Family. Sepals two, deciduous. Petals four, rarely 8-12, or wanting, irregularly plaited before expansion. 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