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Nicotiana—continued. N. icotiana—continued. 
N. Langsdorffii (Langsdorff's). fl. paniculate, noddin „sub- N. 8 
secund ; corolla green or yellowish-green ; tube lin. loig limb N. epa a re = a ZE ar M avamine. 
sub-plicate ; peduncles very long, branched. August. l, lower a . es (Wigandia-like).* fl, yellowish-white, in lar, 
ones ovate, obtuse, attenuated to the petioles, undulated ; upper 
ones lanceolate, acute, sessile, decurrent. Stem branched, ft. 
high. Brazil, 1819. Herb. (B. M. 2221, 2555 
? 
N. longiflora (long-flowered).* J. lateral, solitary, pedicellate, 
often opposite the leaves, in terminal simple racemes ; corolla 
white at first, afterwards purple or yellowish-green ; limb white 
inside, August. L., radical ones ovate-lanceolate, acute ; cauline 
ones cordate-lanceolate, acuminate, h. Ift. Buenos Ayres, 1832, 
Herb. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 196.) 
N. noctiflora (night-flowering). fl. white, purplish beneath, 
odorous at night; corolla tube thrice as long as the calyx. 
August. l. petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acute, undulate-crisped. 
Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high. Chili, 1826. Herb. (B. M. 2785; 
S. B. F. G. 262.) 
Fic. 692. NICOTIANA WIGANDIOIDES, 
persica ian, . in extra-axillary, shortly pedicellate 
* 3 une Kinn, green without ; tube 24in. long. 
August. J., radical ones oblong-spathulate, acute, cordate at 
; cauline ones sessile. A. 3ft. Persia (cultivated), 1831. 
base; a 
This herb yields the celebrated Shiraz tobacco. (B. R. 1592.) 
suaveolens t-scented).* fl. white, disposed in loose 
e e 9 of rnan idia Summer. l. sub- 
etiolate, ovate-lanceolate, undulate. Stem nearly simple, B. lft. 
‘Australia, 1800. Herb. See Fig. 690. (B. M. 673, under 
name of N. undulata.) 4 A 
Tabacum,* Tobacco. f. rose, downy outside; corolla 
8 ä of the limb acuminated ; racemes 
short, many-flowered. Summer. J. sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 
acuminated. h. Aft. America, 1570. Plant downy, clammy. 
Herb. See Fig. 691. (B. M. Pl. 191.) ae L. 
fruticosa (shrubb “ This variety differs from the type 
nE in the 8 its stem and its narrower leaves 
(Hocker). (B. M. 6207.) 
drooping panicles; corolla hypocrateriform. L. lar; raten 
minate, pilose. Columbia. Greenhouse shrub, well adapted for 
sub-tropical gardening. See Fig. 692. (B. H. 1873, 18.) 
NICOTINE SOAP. See Insecticides, 
NIDULANT. Nestling; lying as a bird in its 
nest. 
NIDULARIUM. This genus is now regarded, by 
the authors of the “Genera Plantarum,” as a synonym 
of Karatas (which see). 
N. latifoliim, See Canistrum viride. 
N. Lindeni, Sce Canistrum eburneum, 
NIEREMBERGIA (named after 
John Eusebius Nieremberg, 1595-1658, 
a Spanish Jesuit, author of a work 
on the Marvels of Nature). ORD. 
Solanacew. A genus comprising about 
a score species of mostly half-hardy, 
elegant, perennial herbs, creeping, dif- 
fuse, or rarely almost erect, often slen- 
der and glabrous; they are natives 
of extra- and sub-tropical America. 
Flowers pale violet or whitish, on 
solitary pedicels; limb of corolla often 
elegantly expanding; tube slender, 
elongated. Leaves entire. The hardy 
species prefer a light but not very 
dry soil, and are all easily increased 
by cuttings, placed in a gentle 
heat. The species best adapted for 
growing in cool houses are of com- 
paratively easy culture. They thrive 
best in a compost of three parts good 
sandy loam, and one of thoroughly 
decomposed manure and sharp sand. 
These kinds should be propagated, 
during August, by cuttings, which, 
when well rooted, ld be potted off 
singly and placed for the winter on a 
light, airy shelf in the greenhouse; 
only enough water being given to pre- 
vent flagging. In February or March, 
shift into 5in. pots, in which the 
plants may be allowed to flower, or 
they may be transferred afterwards 
to beds or vases outside. Pro 
also by seeds, which should be sown 
in a warm greenhouse during spring 
or in autumn, and the plants grown 
on in the way recommended above for 
cuttings. The undermentioned species 
are those best known to cultivation. 
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ee ai gig re ge 
a white limb; peduncles lateral, one- 
flowered, short. September. J. opposite 
and alternate, roundish-obovate, petiolate. 
Stems procumbent. Buenos Ayres, 1834. 
Plant clothed with glandular pubescence. Half-hardy. (B. M. 
5571; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 319.) . 
* usually lilac, with a yellow 
3 pas na nga 3 opposite the eaves, 
one. flowered. May. J, linear-lanceolate, acute or obtuse. h. 6in. 
to 12in. Buenos Ayres, 1832. Plant glabrous, erect, filiform. 
Greenhouse. (B. M. 3370; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 243.) 
frutescens * f. delicate blue, shaded to white at 
* edges, n Ep erg densely produced much- 
-like stems. Early summer. l. linear, 14in.)to 2in. 
ae a to aft. Chili, 1867. A handsome hardy species, 
with a shrubby habit. 
N. (slender).* fl. terminating the young branches; limb 
white, streaked with purple, with a yellow centre; tube very 
long. Summer. . linear, sub-spathulate, obtuse. Stems 
erectish. R. Ein. to 12in. Buenos Ayres, 1851. Plant downy, 
half-hardy. An excellent and very floriferous species, well 
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