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Nepenthes — continued. 



2iin. in diameter, with a few stellate hairs ; wings rather broad, 

 friuged with teeth ; mouth obliquely ovate, bordered by a rim 

 of purple or whitish ribs; lid purple, mottled on the lower 

 surface, ovate-oblong. Borneo, 1882. Probably of specific rank. 

 (Q. C. n. s., xviii.. p. 425.) 



N. Paradlsse (Paradise Nurseries). Pitchers rich crimson, 

 marked with pale green, very much narrowed in the centre, 

 4in. to 5in. long, 2in. to 2iin. broad at the widest part, the 

 edge of the throat and the inside of the lid green, the outside 

 of the lid marked reddish. 1883. Garden hybrid. 



1T£PHR0DIT7M. To the species and varieties 

 described on pp. 440-4, Vol. II., the following ahonld 

 now be added : 



N. cristatmn (crested). This resembles N'. Filix-mas, but the 

 fronds are less erect ; the pinnai less regular ; the segments 

 broader, thinner, more wedge-shaped on the lower side, much 

 more toothed, and the lower ones sometimes almost pinnatifid, 

 the plant then forming some approach to JV. spimilosumy from 

 which it differs in the much narrower frond, with the segments 

 much broader and much less divided, sori large, as in A, Fillx- 

 wa#, with a conspicuous indusium. Europe (Britain), &c. Syks. 

 Aspidium cristatuTUj Lastrca cristata, 



N, c. floridanum (Florida), fronds thickish, broadly lanceolate, 

 pinnate, Ift.fto 2ft. high ; sterile ones shorter, growing in a crown 

 from a thick, scaly rootstock. A vigorous form. 



N, Hopeanum (Lieut. Hope's). sH. lin. to liin. long, grey, 

 glossy, naked, fronds oblong-lanceolate, 1ft. long, 6in. to 7in. 

 broad, bipinnatifld ; pinnge distant, sessile, caudate, the lower 

 ones 3in. to 4in. long, |in. to ^in. broad, cut down to a narrow 

 wing into ligulate-falcate, entire lobes ^in. broad ; tip of frond 

 like one of the pinnse ; rachis grey, slightly pubescent, sori 

 crowded close to the midrib ; involucre firm, persistent. 

 Polynesia, 1883. Syn. Lastrea Hopeana, 



N. Jenmani (.Tenman's). sti. stout, scaly, erect, fronds bi- 

 pinnate, about 2ft. long and 9in. to 12in, broad, densely pellucid- 

 dotted. Jamaica, 1887, Syn. Lastrea Jenmani, 



N. lepiduzn (pretty), sti, green, setose on the margins of the 

 groove down the face, fronds ovate, acuminate ; pinnae alternate, 

 very shortly stalked, lanceolate, acuminate, pinnatifid, the 

 central ones longest, glabrous, with hairy midribs and setose 

 margins, sori placed near the midribs on each side, with in- 

 flated, roHndish-reniform, lead-coloured, hairy indusia. 1886. 

 An elegant Fern. Syn. Lastrea (epida. 



N. juamillosuin (nippled). This species closely resembles 

 JT. dectvrrens ; but the pinnae are undivided, and the sori are 

 so deeply immersed as to make the upper surface appear as 

 if covered with minute nipples. Moluccas, 1886. Syn. Sagenia 

 mamillosa (I. H. 1886, 598). 



N. moUe Sangwellii (Sangweirs). A graceful variety, of free 

 growth, very ornamental for pots or for the rockery. 1884. 



N. montannm Bamesii (Barnes'), fronds much narrower than 

 in the type. A pretty variety. 



N. m. coronans (crowned). A finely crested variety ; the apex 

 of the frond is developed into a large, crispy tuft, and the apices 

 of the pinnae have smaller, roundish, crispy ones. 1882. 



N. prolificum (prolific), fronds rigid, deltoid, bipinnate, deep 

 green, gemmiparous in the axils of the segments and on the 

 margins ; pinnae rather distant, obliquely ovate-lanceolate, the 

 posterior side most developed ; pinnules unequal, but usually 

 linear, acute, and somewhat falcate, sori numerous, large, reni- 

 form, distributed over the whole back of the frond, covered by 

 prominent indusia. Japan, 1885. An interesting, hardy, ever- 

 green Fern. 



N. Blchardsl mnltifida (much-cleft). A fine, free-growing, 

 crested variety, useful for decorative purposes. 



N. spinulosum dilatatum dentigera (tooth-bearing), fronds 

 slender, lanceolate. 6in. to Sin. long ; pinnules about lin. long, 

 ovate, acute, cut into two to four lobes, which have one or two 

 short teeth. Inverness- shire, 1886. A neat and pretty variety, of 

 dwarf habit. 



NEFHKOLEPIS. To the species and varieties 

 described on pp. 444-6, Vol. II., the following should 

 now be addedS 



N. Bansei (Bause'a). fronds numerous, erect, more than 1ft. 

 high, leafy from their base, and of a soft, bright green ; pinnae 

 bipinnatitid. 1885. An ornamental Fern, of dense habit, suit- 

 able for basket culture. Garden variety. 



N. rufescens (reddish). Of this ferruginous-tomentose variety 

 there is a form in which the pinna? overlap one another and are 

 cut down especially on the lower aide, into deep, lanceolate 

 segments.' which (in the specimen li"-ured in G. C. ser. iii., 

 vol i pp 477 481) are merely serrated, "but m a frond which 

 lies' before us [tripinnatifida] are again pinnatifid" (J. G. Baker). 

 1887 A free-growing, handsome Fern, either for pot culture, or 

 for planting out in a warm house. See Fig. 45, for which we are 

 indebted to Messrs. W. and J. Birkenhead. 



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Included under Flerandra (which 



BTEPHTHTTIS. To the specie^ described on p. 446, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



N. picturata (pictured). I. spreading, 6in. to 12in. long, 5in. to 

 9in. broad, broadly ovate-hastate, deeply cordate at base -with 

 a rhomboid sinus, cuspidate-acuminate at apex, variegated with 

 white in a pattern resembling the tips of Fern fronds laid 

 between the nerves ; petioles lOin. to 12in. lonjc, terete, erect, 

 green. Congo, 1887. Stove perennial. See Fig. 44, p. 574, for 

 which we are indebted to Mr. Wm. Bull. 



NIiRINE. To the species and varieties described on 

 p. 447, Vol. II.j the following should now be added : 



N. atrosanguinea (dark blood-coloured), fl. of a bright rosy- 

 salmon, broadly campanulate, 2^in. in diameter, several in an 

 umbel. Winter. 1885, A line garden hybrid between iV. sar- 



niensis Plantii and N, Jlexuosa, 



N. Garni (Dr. Cam's). /. rosy-pink, distinctly flushed blue. l^in. 

 long, campauulate ; perianth segments linear-oblong, acute ; 

 umbel of about ten flowers, emerging from two pink bracts. 

 1882. A hybrid between N. cnrvifolia and N. undulata, pro- 

 ducing its flowers at the same time as its leaves. 



N. fiexuosa angustifolla (narrow-leaved), fl, piuk ; pedicels 

 pubescent. L linear, gin. to Jin. broad. 1885. A very distinct 

 plant. 



N« f. Sanderson! (Sanderson's). This differs from the type in 

 the less-crisped perianth segments, which are more united in 

 a cup at the base, the stouter pedicels and peduncles, and tlio 

 broader leaves. 1885. 



N» Manselli (Mansell*s). fl. bright rose-red, ten to twenty in 

 an umbel. I. bright green, l^in. broad. 1886. A fine hybrid 

 between N. Jtexiiosa and N. cnrvifolia, 



N- Moorei (Muure'a). /. six to nine ; perianth bright ^^carlet, 

 erect, the segraenta cut down to the ovary, oblanceolatn, 

 crisped, liin. long, nearly Jin. broad ; pedicels l\n. to lin. Ion;;; 

 peduncle about Sin. long. I, 9in. to 12in. long, ^in. to Jin. broad, 

 curved, slightly twisted, blunt, thick and leathery, shinin 

 1886. 



NESOFANAX. 



see). 



NEVHTSA (named in honour of the Eev.E. D. Nevius, 



of Alabama, the discoverer of the plant). Ord. Bosacece. 



A monotypic genna. The species is a nearly or quite 



hardy-j glabrous, slender shrub, with cylindric branches 



and very slender, puberulous, leafy branchlets. It thrives 



in ordinary garden soil, in sheltered positions, and may be 



propagated by cuttings, 



N. alabamonsls (Alabama), fl. lin. in diameter across the spread- 

 ing stamens, in terminal, sessile, sub-paniculate corymbs ; calyx 

 tube green, small, the five lobes ^in. long, deeply toothed; 

 stamens white, numerous, in many series ; anthers yellow. May. 

 L alternate, petiolate, l^in. to 3iin. long, membranous, pale 

 green, ovate or oblong-ovate, acute or acuminate, usually doubly 

 serrulate, puberulous ; petioles Jin. to Jin. long. Alabama, 1882. 

 (B. M. 6805.) 



NOTTLIA. To the species described on p. 457, 



Vol. II., the following should now be added: 



N. Bungerothil (Eungeroth*sX /. yellowish-green, closely 

 packed ; dorsal sepal very falcate ; petals lin ear- falcate, white, 

 and having an orange spot at base ; lip white, small, singularly 

 rounded ; peduncle long, many-flowered. I, nearly 9in. long, 

 2in. to 3in. broad. Pseudo-bulbs very large and broad, oblong. 

 Central America, 1887. 



NTMFHiEA. To the species and varieties described 

 on pp. 459-60, Yol. II., the following should now be 

 added : 



N. alba candidissizna (whitest). A large-flowered form of 

 j^. alba. 



N. DaulJenyana (Daubeny's). ft. pale blue, large, with a cluster 

 of yellow stamens, each of which is tipped with a blue point, 

 nicely scented, remaining open all day and closine in the 

 evening. 2.. very handsome, with entire margins, producing In 

 the angle of the opening small plants, which grow readily. 18BJ. 



Stove. 

 N, KewensiS (Kew). A garden hybrid between K. DevoniensiM 



and N. Lotus, differing from the former principally m the colour 



of its flowers, which are rosy-red, with the lower part of the 



petals almost white, and which are sometimes as much as 9in. 



in diameter. (B. M. 6988.) 

 N. Marliacea diromatella (Murliac's yellow). A synonym of 



jy. tuberosa flavescent. 

 N. odele. A synonym of A*, stellata purpurea. 

 V AtpllAta. nnrDUrea (purple). A handsome variety, with 



redd^SWe^^e^^^ 1^^?. six A'. odeU. (R. G, 1240, under 



name of N, Zanzibar en sis flore-rubro,) 





