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Opuntia coccinellifera under which name it is 

 described in this work, and whicla see. 



Nora'ntea. Altered from Gonora-aniegri, the 

 Guiana name of N. Guianensis. Nat. Ord. 

 Ternstromiacem. 



A genus of handsome epiphytal or climbing 

 shrubby plants, natives of the tropical parts 

 of America. A few species are in culti- 

 vation. N. Guianensis has violet-colored 

 flowers on long spikes with large scarlet 

 bracts. The branches are red, and throw out 

 roots by which they are supported. It is a 

 beautiful species and was introduced to culti- 

 vation in 1818. 



Norfolk Island Pine. See Araucaria excelsa. 



Normal. When the ordinary structure peculiar 

 to the family or genus is in nowise departed 

 from. 



Nor-way Maple. Acer Plafanoides. 



Norway Spruce. See Abies excelsa. 



Nosebleed. A common name for the Yarrow. 



Achillea Millefolium. 

 Notelae'a. From notos, south, and Elaia, the 

 Olive ; in allusion to the form and native 

 place of the species. Nat. Ord. OleacecB. 



A genus of green-house evergreen shrubs, 

 natives of Australia and Tasmania. The 

 flowers are white and are borne in axillary 

 racemes ; the leaves are opposite and entire. 

 N. ligustrina, the Tasmanian IronAvood, yields 

 an extremely hard dense wood, which is used 

 as a substitute for lignum-vitie, and for turn- 

 ery and inlaid work. 



Nothochlae'na. From nothos, spurious, and 

 chlaina, a cloak ; some of the species appear 

 to have an involucre. Nat. Ord. Polypodi- 

 acecB. 



An extensive genus of green-house Ferns 

 found in almost every tropical and sub-tropi- 

 cal country. It is related to Polypodium, dif- 

 fering only in the sort. A number of the spe- 

 cies have been introduced into the Fern-house, 

 and among them, JV. nivea, a flue Silver 

 Fern, and N. Jlavens (syn. N. chrysophylla) a 

 very beautiful miniature Golden Fern ; N. 

 lanuginosa, N. Marantm (an almost hardy spe- 

 cies), N. trichomanoides, N. sulphurea, and N. 

 Eckloniana, are all very desirable species. 

 They are propagated by spores. 



Nothosco'rdum. From nothos, spurious, and 

 Scordon, garlic ; in reference to the near rela- 

 tionship which exists between this genus and 

 Allium. Nat Ord. Liliacew. 



A genus comprising about ten species of 

 green-house, or hardy bulbs, closely allied to 

 Allium, and Milla, in which genera the species 

 of this genus are by some authorities dis- 

 tributed. Natives of North and tropical 

 America, and China. 



Notospa'rtium. From notos, southern, and 

 Spartium, Broom ; in reference to its being a 

 native of the southern Hemisphere, and its 

 Broom-like appearance. Nat. Ord. Legumi- 

 nosce. 



N. CarmichcBlim the only species, is a beauti- 

 ful and interesting, half-hardy. Broom-like 

 shrub, or small tree. "This, the 'Pink- 

 Broom,' of the residents of the Middle Islands 

 of New Zealand, is one of the most beautiful 

 plants in the colony, and is further remarkable 

 as being a member of what is one of the 

 largest families of plants in every part of the 



NUT 



world, except New Zealand. Indeed, the 

 absence of Leguminosm in New Zealand, in con- 

 trast with their great abundance in Australia, 

 is the most singular feature in the Flora of 

 the Island." — Hooker. 



Nudicaulis. "When a stem has no leaves. 



Nu'phar. Yellow Water Lilj'. From Naufar, 

 the Arabic lor Water Lily. Nat. Ord. Nym- 

 phaceoe. 



The several species included in the genus 

 are common in ponds and stagnant water in 

 the Middle, Northern, and Western States, 

 and are known as Yellow Water Lilies. 



Nut. A hard indehiscent pericarp, usually 

 containing only one seed, the fruit or 

 kernel of the seed of various plants ; rarely 

 applied to certain tubers. 



Acajou, the Cashew Nut. Anacardium occi- 

 dentale. 



Ar. See Bunium fiexuosum. 



Barbadoes. The seed of Curcus purgans. 



Barcelona. A variety of Corylus Avellana. 



Bedda. The fruit of terminalia Bellerica, called 

 also Bastard Myroljalans. 



Ben. The winged seed of Moringa pterygo- 

 serma. 



Betel. The seed of Areca Catechu. 



Bitter. Carya amara. 



Bladder. Staphylea trifoliata and S. pinnata. 



Brazil or Castanha. The seed of Bertholletia 

 excelsa. 



Bread. The fruit of Brosimum Alicasfrum. 



Bread. Mt)nkey. The fruit of Adansonia digi- 

 tata. 



Buffalo. The fruit of Pyrularia oleifera. 



Butter. Jnglans cinerea. 



Candle. The seed of Aleurites triloba. 



Cashew. The seed of A^iacardium occidentale. 



Cob. A variety of Corylus Avellana. 



Cocoa. Cocos nucifera. 



Cocoa, Double or Sea. Lodoicea Seychellarum. 



Cola or KoUa. The seed of Cola acuminata. 



Coquilla. The fruit of Attalea funifera. 



Earth. Arachis hypogcea, also Buniumflexuo- 

 sum, and Carum btUbo-castanum. 



Elk. The fruit of Pyrularia oleifera. 



French. Juglans regia. 



Ground. Arachis hypogcea, also a common 

 name for Aralia (Panax) trifolia. 



Hazel, English. Corylus Avellana. 



Hazel, American. Corylus Americana and C. 

 rostrata. 



Hickory. Carya Alba, and other species. 



Hog or Pig. Carya porcina. 



Hog Pea. A common name for AinphicarpcBa, 

 which see. 



Ivory. Phytelephas macrocarpa. 



Jesuits'. Trapa nutans. 



Malabar. Adahota Vasica. 



Marking, Maranay or Marsh. The nuts of 

 Semecarpus Anacardium. 



Mocker or Moker. The nut of Carya tomen- 

 tosa. 



Monkey. Arachis hypogaza, and the seeds of 

 Anacardium. 



Oil. The fruit of Pyrularia (Hamiltonia) olei- 

 fera, also a West Indian name for the seeds 

 Ricinus communis. 



Olive. Tlie fruit of ElcRocarpus. 



P(^a. See Arachis hypogcca. 



Pecan. Carya oUvceformis. 



Phj'sic. Curcus purgans. {Syn. Jatropha pur- 

 gans.) 



