"YELLOW WATER-LILY. . This beautiful water plant is familiar to all who have ever enjoyed a season of river life, or even to those who make occasional boating excursions on our rivers. It belongs to the same natural order as its more modestly attired sister the , though of a different genus. "In golden armour glorious to behold," it forms a glorious object on the surface or lake or river, and is seen more frequently seen than the White Water-Lily. The golden blossom of this species has a more powerful and not very refined smell resembling ardent spirits, hence it has the common name of Brandy-Bottle. The Greeks prepare a from the flowers."
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Phoebe Lankester
(aka Phebe Lankester, née Pope; 10 April 1825 – 9 April 1900) was an English botanist, journalist, lecturer, and author of popular science books on botany, including s, s, and ferns. She was the wife of the surgeon and naturalist and the mother of eight children, including the famous zoologist .
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