Letter: William Saunders to F. W. Kelsey, 1879, concerning Nymphae caerulia

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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C., ]

May 19th, 1879

F. W. Kelsey Esq.

Dear Sir

I presume
that your correspondent alludes to
Nep Nymphae caerulea -- the Blue
Water Lily. It is a native of India
and Africa. Or he may have
had his attention drawn to a bluish
colored form of our native N. alba.

In either case I do not know
where plants or seeds can be procured.

We have none.

Yours very respectfully

William Saunders