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The American Way XLVI - Third Presidential Debate: Obama vs. Romney - 2012 Elections

on December 23, 2012

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'Victoria regia' - 'Victoria amazonica'

Water lilies in Tower Grove Park, US, ca. 1900
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Victoria amazonica
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'Victoria amazonica' is a species of flowering plant, the
largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies. The species
has very large leaves, up to 3 m in diameter, that float on the water's
surface on a submerged stalk, 7–8 m in length. The species was once
called 'Victoria regia' after Queen Victoria, but the name was
superseded. 'Victoria regia' was once the subject of rivalry
between Victorian gardeners in England...
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Annie Paxton standing on a Victoria amazonica leaf in the lily
house at Chatsworth; Paxton's design for the Crystal Palace
took its cue from the organic structure of this plant

'On unbent leaf in fairy guise,
Reflected in the water,
Beloved, admired by hearts and eyes,
Stands Annie, Paxton's daughter...'

The Gigantic Waterlily (Victoria Regia),
'In Flower At Chatsworth' Illustrated London News, 1849
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byWalter Hood Fitch, 1851
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