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Nymphaea capensis, Thunb. (N. scutifolia, DC. AT. caerulea. of B.M. 552). Cape Blue Water-lily. Lvs. rather narrowly peltate, orbicular-ovate, strongly sinuate- dentate; angle of lobes produced, acuminate; 12—16 in. across: fls. rich sky-blue, 6-8 in. across; open 4 days from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M.; buds ovate; sepals pure green outside, whitish within; petals 20-30, lower third nearly white, narrowly elliptic; stamens about 150; filaments yellow, outermost ones broad, innermost filiform; appendage and back of outer anthers blue. S. Afr. Andr. Bot. Rep. pi. 197. F.S. 6:645.—A very desirable species.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

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