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in any rich li^ht soil. N. bicornis may be treated
as other tender or half-hardy annuals; the others
may "be increased by cuttings of the young wood
planted under a glass. Sijnonyme: 1. Antirrhinum
macrocaryum,
bicornis . . . . Purple . 7, H. A. C. G. H. . 1774
chrtmeedrifOliii, 1 . Purple . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . 1787
foetens . . . . Purple . 6, G. Her. P. C. G. H. . l/ffg
NEMOPANTHKS, Rafinesque. From nemos, a grove, and
anthosy a flower; habitat of the plant. Linn. 22,
Or. 6, Nat. Or. Aquijoliace(S. This is an ornamental
plant, thriving well in a peat soil, and
r e a d i l y increased by layers or seeds. Synojiymes:
I. fascicular is, Ilex cajiadensis.
onnadensls . . , H. De. S. N. Amer. . 1812
NEMOPHILA, Barton. From nemos, a grove, and
phileoy to love ; the plants delight in a shady situation.
Linn, 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Hydrophyllacece.
This IS a genus of very pretty annuals, all of which
are well worth cultivating; they grow and flower
best in a moist shaded situation, and a peat or
vegetable soil. If the plants are wanted to flower
early, the seed should be sown on a hotbed, and
a f t e r w a r d s transplanted; but if not wanted to
flower before lat e in summer, they may be sown in
the open border. Synonymes; I. Hydro-ohxjllum
ajypendiculatum. 2. Phacelia parviflora, Eutoca parvtjlora.
atoniarifl .
Wht pur. 8, H. A. California
aurità . .
H. A. California
insli^nls .
8, H. A. California
paniculilta, 1
5, H. Her. P. N. Amer.
parviflOrà, 2
H. Her. P. N. Amer.
phaeelioldes
7, H. Her. P. N. Amer
XEMCTBOSÌJS, growing in the woods, or among trees.
NEOTTIA, Linn. JSieoitia, a bird's nest; in allusion
to the interwoven fibres of the roots. Linn. 20,
Or. 1, Nat . Or. Orchidacete. This is a p ret t y genus
of orchidaceous plants. The hardy species will
succeed well i n chalky soil, or a mixture of loam,
peat, and sand. The stove kinds may be referred
to Bletia for culture; they are all increased by
divisions. Synonymes: 1. Spiranthes bicolor. 2.
S. elata. 3. S. picta. 4. S. pudica.
N E P N E R
Purple
Blue ,
Pa. blue
Blue .
Blue
1836
1831
1833
1813
1826
1822
White . 9, H. Ter. N. Amer,
Red pnk. 6, S. Ter. Trinidad
Red . . G. Ter. N. Hell.
the house need not be, except in summer, more
t h a n seventy. The moss in which the plants are
plunged should be kept rather wet, so that a constant
but gentle humidity is given off, which rises
among the plants, and thus strengthens, while it
promotes their growth. Offsets are thrown out
f r om the base of the stem of old plants, which,
when a few inches long, or when each offset has
made three or four leaves.are taken off, and Dotted
singly into thirty-two sized pots, using the'same
kind of compost, and plunging them in the moss, as
before, directed, and as the plants grow, and the
rootlets in the pot become numerous, an additional
sized pot should be given to each^ using precisely
t h e same materials as before, observing to secure a
good open drainage at the bottom of each; young
plants may also be obtained from seeds.
JstillHiOria . . Grn. yel. all S. Ev. CI. CMna . .1789
Phyllámphñríl . Grn. yel. . 7, S. Ev. CI. China . . 1820
NEPETA, Linn. From Nepet, the name of a town in
Tuscany, where the plants were first found. Linn.
14, Or. ], Nat. Or. Labiatce. Some of the plants
belonging to this genus are very pret ty, and well
adapted for flower-borders, while others are not
worth growing. They prefer to grow in a light
d r y soil, and are increased by dividing at the root
i n spring or autumn, or by seeds. Sy?ionymes: 1.
arragonensis. 2. Melissa alba. 3. N. patella. 4.
grandiflora. 5. Melissa crética. Thymus marifolius.
6. N. longijlora. 7. ametkystina. 8. pannonica. 9.
paniculata. 10. Teucrium sibiricum.
oestivHlïs
aphyllä .
austráJís .
autumn âlïs
bïcôlôr, 1
calcarätä ,
cérnûà .
elátií, 2 .
gemmipärä
glandulösä
grandiflörii
nïdus-àvïs
orchioïdês
pietà, 3 .
plantagïnëâ
procërà .
pUCtICH, 4
spiralis ,
tôrtllrs .
White ,
White .
White .
White .
Green
White .
Grn. wht.
Wht. grn.
Brown .
Rose . .
Green
Red . .
White .
Pink . .
m i t e .
White .
9, H. Ter. Europe .
2, S. Ter. Trinidad
S. Ter. Jamaica
7, H. Ter. N. Amer.
7, S. Ter. W, Ind.
7, H. Ter. Ireland .
1, S. Ter. W. Ind.
4, S. Ter. St, Vin.
5, H. Ter. Britain .
11, S. Ter. Jamaica
4, S, Ter. Trinidad
6, S. Ter. Nepal .
6, S. Ter. Nepal .
11, S. Ter. China .
8, H. Ter. Britain ,
7, S. Ter. W. Ind.
1822
1826
1823
I8Í1O
1823
1796
1790
1829
^826
1805
1824
1819
1822
N ^ E N T H E S , Linn. This is a name under which
Homer speaks of a substance, probably opium; but
in what way it is applied to this plant we do not
know. Linn. 22, Or. 13, Nat. Or. Nepenthaceoi.
N. distillatoria is a most extraordinary and singular
plant, and well known under the name of Chinese
P i t c h e r Plant ; it ought to be in every collection of
stove plants. It attains the height of twenty or
even thirty feet, when its appearance is inconceivably
singular f rom the fine large pitchers which
hang gracefully from the points of the strongest
leaves. It is supposed by most cultivators to be
extremely difficult of cultivation, but we have not
found the least difficulty in cultivating i t ; indeed,
we question whether the plants at Chatsworth are
not finer than plants growing in and enjoying all
t h e advantages of their native soil. Experience
has clearly taught us that heat at the roots is as
necessary to the successful g rowt h of this plant as
a heated atmosphere is indispensable to the stem
and leaves. The plants should be potted in a compost
of a little coarse fibrous peat, mixed wi t h a
greate r portion ot Hypnum Moss, and the pots to
be then immersed in moss, the heat of which should
not be less than eighty degrees, while the heat of
amethystina . . Blue . . 7» H. Her. P. S. Eur. .
angustifôlïa, 1 . Purple . 6, H. A. Spain .
botryoides . . . White . . 6, H. Her. P. Siberia .
cserûléà . . . Blue . . 6, H. Her. P.
catarïâ . . . . White . . 8, H. Her. P. Britain .
crispa . . . . Pa. [.lue . 7, H. Her. P. Levant .
croâtïcîl, 2 . . . White . . 7, H. Her. P. Hungary
diffusa . . . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia .
^issa Blue . . H. Her. P. Caucasus
grandiflOrâ. . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus
gxavëôlêna.S . . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. S.Eur. ,
imbricatà . . . Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Spain .
mcânà . . . . White . . 8, H. Her. P. Levant .
\ ' • • S®^ • H. Her. P. Italy .
atifôha, 4 . . . Porple . 7, H. Her. P. Pyrenees
longiflôrà . . . Violet . . 7, H. Her. P. Persia .
macroûrâ . . . Wht. pur. 7, H. Her. P. Siberia .
marrubioides . . Red . . 7, H. Her. P.
multibracteâtâ . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Algiers .
Mussînï, 6 . . . Violet . . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia .
Red . . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. .
WJiite . . 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. .
Red . . 9, H. Her. P. Hungary
Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus
Biue . . 7, H. Her. P. N. Africa
. 7, H. Her. P. Tauria .
Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Siberia .
Blue . .7. H. Her. P.
Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Caucasus
Purple . 7, H. Her. P. Armenia
Wliite . , 7, H. Her. P. S. Eur. .
Violet . . 7, H. Her. P. Spain .
Blue . . 7, H. Her. P. Ukraine
Blue . . 8, H. Her. P. Spain .
Nepetellä, 7
nudií, 8 .
pannonicä, 9
parviflörä .
Soordotïs .
serpylJiföliä
sibïrïcîî, 10
suavëôlëns .
supina . .
teucri! fòim
teucrioldês .
tuberosa .
ucräniä . .
violâcéa
colorâtâ, lamiifôlîà, lanâtà, malabârîcà. melissoefôlîà,
reticulata.
NEPHROMA, Acharius. From nephros, a kidney; in
allusion to the form of the apothecia. Linn. 24,
Or. 8, Nat . Or. Lichenes, These plants are found
amongst moss in stone quarries, ^c.—parUis, rejupinata.
N E R I N E , Herbert. After Nerine, the daughter of
Nerius. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Amaryllidacece.
A genus of pretty bulbous plants. N. sarniensis,
or Guernsey-lily, is a very popular autumnal
flower. They flourish best in a rich sandy mould,
and are readily increased by offsets, or by seeds.
Synonymes : 1. Lycorus aurea. 2. Amaryllis curvifolia.
3. Lycorus radiaCa»
, 1816
. 1798
1779
, 1777
1800
1821
1824
1881
1817
1804
1820
1723
1640
1816
1802
1820
I8I7
1804
1758
1713
1683
1820
1817
1828
1804
1817
1816
1816
1820
1683
1798
1723
aùrëâ, 1
corüseä . .
curvifôlïâ, 2
flexuosà
humïlïs. .
pulchëllà .
radiâtà, 3 .
rôsëâ . .
samiônsïs .
undulatä .
ven Ü sta . ,
versicolor .
Yellow
Scarlet
Purple
Pink .
Red .
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
Red
Pink
Scarlet
Varieg.
8, G. Bu. P. China . . I777
7, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1809
7. G. Bu. P. C. G. H. , 1777
9, G. Bu. P. C. a H. . 1795
6, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1795
7, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1820
6, G. Bu. P. China . .1758
7, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1818
9, G. Bu. P. Japan . . 1659
6, G. Bu. P. China . .1767
6, G. Bu. P. C. G. H. . 1806
8, G. Bu. P. Hybrid . .1815
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N E R I O M , I/ÍTIN. From neroí, humid; alluding to the
habitat of the plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Apocynacece. This is a genus of noble evergreen
shrubs, of easy culture, and flowering freely the
g r e a t e r part of the year. N. Oleander and its varieties
bear forcing remarkably well, and although
treated as greenhouse plants, yet they will not
flower well unless they are kept in the stove; they
grow well in any rich light soil, and young cuttings
root in any soil if kept moist. The leaves of
N. Oleander contain gallic acid, and the leaves and
b a r k of the root of N. odorum are applied externally
as powerful repellents by the Indian practitioners,
7, G. Ev. S. . 1816
7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1683
7» s. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1683
7, G. Ev. S. E. Ind. . 1683
8, G. Ev. S. S. Eur. . 1596
8, G. Ev S. S. Eur. . . 1596
8, G. E v. S. S. Eur. . . 1814
8, G. Ev. S. S. Eur.
7, G. Ev. S. Nepal . ! 1830
flavgficens . . .Pa. yel.
odóríim . . . . Pa. red
carnéüm . . Pink .
plgnüm . . . Pa. red
Oleandér . . Red .
albüm . . . White,
splendens . . Red .
variegatüm . . Striped
thyrsiflórüm . . Pink .
NERVELESS, without nerves.
NERVES, the strong ribs upon leaves or flowers.
NERVOSB, or NERVOUS, ful l of nerves.
NKRVOSELY-FURROWED, or STREAKED, having nerves
l i k e furrows, or streaks.
NES^A, Commerson. From Nesisa, a sea-nymph.
Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythracece. An opamental
plant when in flower, growing best in a
m i x t u r e of loam, peat, and sand, and readily increased
by cuttings in sand, under a glass,
triflora . . . . Blue . . 8, S. Her. P. Mauritius . 1802
N É S L Í A , Desfontaines. The meaning not explained.
Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Cruciferce. A hardy annual,
not worth cultivating. Synonyme: 1. Myagrum
paniculatum—paniculatá 1.
NETTED, having the veins reticulated.
NETTLE, see Urtica.
NETTLE-TREE, see CSltis.
NEUROCÁRPÜM, Desfontaines. From nenron, a nerve,
and karjpos, a frui t ; each of the valves of the pod
is furnished with a longitudinal nerve. Linn.
17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. LeguminoscB. These plants
require to be treated like other stove plants. Synonyme:
1. Crotalaria guianensis.
guianensé, 1 . . Purple . S. Ev. S. Guiana . 1826
simplicifOlIüm . White. . S. EV. S. S. Amer. . 1824
NEUROI.^:NA, R. Brorvn. From neuron, a nerve, and
lana, a cloak; alluding to the calyx, l.inn. 19,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Composite. A worthless stove
shrub, growing in sandy peat—
NEUROLOMA, Andrzejorvski. From neuron, a nerve,
and lornd,2i fringe. Linn. 15, Na t . Or. Cruciferce.
A plant of some beauty; it grows in any common
soil, and is readily increased by divisions. Synonymes:
1. Arabis grandiflora, Hesperis arabidifolia.
arabidiflorum, 1 . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1800
NEUROSPERMA, Rajinesque. From neuron, a nerve,
and sperma, a seed; the seeds are articulated with
anastomosing nerves. Linn. 21, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Cucurbitacece. For the culture and propagation of
this worthless plant, see Cucurbita.
cuspidata . . Yellow . 7. H. Tr. A. Kentucky . 1827
NEUTER, nei ther male nor female.
NEW JERSEY TEA, see CeanOthüs americanas.
N E W ZEALAND SPINACH, s e e TetragOniá expansa»
NEW ZEALAND TEA, see LeptospSrmüm scopariá.
NICKER-TREE, see Guildndind.
NICOLSONIA, Becandolle. In honour of Mr. Nicolson,
author of an " Essay upon the Nat. Hist, of St.
Domingo." Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat . Or. Leguminosa.
For the culture and propagation of this plant, see
Uraria. Synonyme: 1. Hedysarum barbatum.
barbáta, 1 . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1818
NICOTIANA, Linn. In honour of John Nicot, of
Nismes, ambassador from the King of France to
Portugal, who procured the first seeds from a
Dutchman, who had them from Florida. Linn.
5, Or. 1, Nat , Or, Solanacece. The species of this
genus generally grown as tobacco, are N. Tabacum
and N. macrophylla. The popular narcotic which
it furnishes is probably in more extensive use than
any other, and its only rival is the betel of the
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N I D N I E
East. The herb for smoking was brought to
England from Tobago in the West Indies, or
f r om Tobasco in Mexico (and whence the name),
b y Sir Ralph Lane, in 1586. Seeds were shortly
a f t e r w a r d s introduced from the same quarter.
Sir "Walter Raleigh flrst introduced smoking;
in the house in which he lived at Islington were
his arms on a shield, with a tobacco plant on
t h e top. ** Tobacco as used by man," says Du
Tour, "gives pleasure to the savage and the philosopher,
to the inhabitant of the burning desert
and the frozen zone; in short, its use either in
)owder, to chew, or to smoke, is universal, and
: or no other reason than a sort of convulsive motion
(sneezing) produced by the first, and a degree of
intoxication by the two last modes of usage."—
Don'i Gard. and Bot. Many of the species are
showy when in flower, and are well suited for
decorating the flower-borders. The seeds require
to be sown on a hotbed in spring, and when the
plants have got two or three leaves, they should be
planted into small pots, and placed in the frame,
and planted out about the end of May, those for
t h e open border in conspicuous si tuat ions, and those
intended for leaves in rows three feet apart. Synonyme:
1. suaveolens.
alata . . . ,
angustiföliil . .
bonariènsïs . ,
cerinthoîdgs . •
cliinënsïs .
decûrrëns .
dilatâtâ . .
fruticösä . .
glaûcâ . . .
giutinösä . .
hûmïlïs . .
Lang.sdôriFïï .
longiflö'rä . .
maciophyllä .
micränihä .
multivâlvïs .
nänä . . .
noctiflörä . .
paniculätä .
persici .
plumbaginiföliä
puslllá . .
quadrivâlvïs .
repànda . .
rotundifüliä .
rOsticá . .
Tahâcûm . .
âlïpës . .
attenuâta .
eracïlïpês .
lînguà . .
macroph'Ç^llâ
pallêscêns .
seròtini
Vërdàn .
undulatà, 1 .
vincaeiiöril
viscosa . .
Ybarrënsïs
Pink . .
Pink .
White.
Grn. yel.
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
Yel. grn.
Scarlet
Grn. yel.
Grn. yel.
White .
l-'ink .
Grn. Tvht.
White .
White .
Pink .
Grn. yel,
Wht. grn.
White .
White .
Wliite .
White .
White.
White.
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
Pink .
r4nk .
White .
White .
Pink .
Pink .
9, H.
8, H.
8, H.
8, H. 8, H.
8, H.
8, H.
7, G. Ev.
9, H.
8, H.
8, H.
8, H.
8, H.
7, H.
7, H.
7, H.
7, H.
8, H.
8, H.
8, H.
5, H.
8, H.
7, H.
6, H.
8, H.
8, H.
7, H.
7, H.
7, H.
7, H.
7, H.
7, H.
7, H-.
7, H.
7, H.
7, G. Her.
8, G Her.
7, H.
8, H.
N. Amer.
Chile .
B. Ayres
China .
China .
B. Ayres
Peru
A. ChUe'
A. B. Ayres
A. America
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
B.
1829
1819
1821
2821
1819
1820
1820
1699
1827
1759
1819
1819
3832
Columbia . 1826
N. Amer. . 1B23
Chile . .1826
Peru . .1752
Persia . .1831
America .1816
Vera Cruz . 1733
A. N.Amer. . 1811
A. Havannah . 1820
A. Swan River 1837
A. America . 1750
A. America , 1570
A. S.Amer. . 1570
A. S.Amer. . 1570
A. S.Amer. , 1570
A. S.Amer. .1570
A. ^.Amer. . 1570
A. S.Amer. . 15/0
A. S.Amer. . 1570
A. S. Amer. . 157*0
P. N. S. W. . 1800
P. S.Amer, . 1820
A. B. Ayres . 1824
A. S.Amer. . 1823
NIDULANT, nest l ing, as a bird in its nest,
NIDULARÍA, Bulliard. From nidus, a n e s t ; on account
of the plants consisting of cups, which contain
egg-like seeds. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi.
I n t e r e s t i n g plants, found on rotten leaves, sha-vings
of wood, bark, camp anuíala, Cruclbúlfim,
striata.
NIDUS, the nest of anything.
NIEBÜHRÍÁ, Becandolle. After Carslen Niebuhr, a
t r a v e l l e r in Arabia. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or.
Capparidacets. These plants grow well in a mixt
u r e of loam and peat ; and cuttings of the nearly
ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass, the
stove species in heat. Synonymes: 1. Cratceva
caffra. 2. Capparis heteroclita.
caffra, 1 . . . -White.
G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818
madagñscariensís . White.
S. Ev. S. Madagas. . 1822
oblongifOlIá, 2 . White .
G. Ev. CI. E.Ind. . . 1822
NIEREMBÉRGÍA, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of John
Eusebius Nieremberg, a Spanish Jesuit, author
of a History of Nature, Antwerp, 1635. Linn. 5,
Or. 1, Nat. Or. SolanacecB. These very elegant
plants may be referred to Petunia for culture and
propagation. Synonyme: N. linaricBfoha.
arist&tS . . . . WJit. pur. 7, H. A. Panama . 1832
calyciná . . . m i t e . . 7, G. Her. P. Uraguay . 1834