552 THE DICTIONARY 
Nephrolepis—continued. 
N. cordifolia compacta (compact).* fronds arching, 1sft. to 
2ft. long, leafy from the base; pinn closely disposed, oblong, 
coriaceous, lin. long, toothed, deep glossy green, with a 
darker midnerve. 1890. An elegant garden variety (distributed 
as N. cordata compacta), suitable for the intermediate house 
or stove. Other varieties in cultivation are philippinensis and 
tuberosa. 
N. davallioides furcans plumosa (plumed).* fronds 
repeatedly forked at their summit, ending in large tassels of 
a crested and feathery nature. 1873. A very distinct form. 
N. d. multiceps (many-headed). fronds light green, much-cleft, 
gracefully spreading. 92. 
N. exaltata neglecta (untrimmed). fronds Ift. to 2ft. long; 
pinne cordate, cruciate, or triangular, distant, but much more 
securely attached to the rachis than in other kinds. This form 
is more suited for the rockery than for pots or baskets. 
N. e. plumosa (feathery). In this variety the fronds are crested. 
. 1899. 
Other varieties are Barteri and volubilis (the last-named of 
zigzag form). 
N. imbricata (overlapping). A synonym of NV. cordifolia. 
N. neglecta (untrimmed). A form of N. exaltata. 
N. obtusifolia (blunt-leaved). A synonym of NV. cordifolia. 
N. philippinensis (Philippine Islands).* fronds narrow, seldom 
exceeding lft. in length, quite erect, produced from thickly- 
tufted crowns; midrib bright shining brown; pinne closely 
set, deflexed, dark green, coriaceous, auricled at base, finely 
toothed. Philippine Islands. A lovely stove or greenhouse 
species. 
N. platyotis (broad-eared). 
N. recurvata (recurved). A garden synonym of N. exaltata. 
N. rufescens (reddish). Of this ferruginous-tomentose variety 
there is a form in which the pinne overlap one another and 
are cut down, especially on the lower side, into deep, 
lanceolate segments, which (in the specimen figured in G, C. 
1887, i., pp. 477, 481) are merely serrated, “but in 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. 587, for which we are indebted to Messrs. W. and J. 
Birkenhead. 
N. undulata (wavy).* fronds arching, seldom exceeding 1ift. 
in length, narrow-lanceolate ; pinne narrow-oblong, acute, of a 
thin papery texture, notched at the edges, of a cheerful light 
green. West Africa, 1848. A very handsome species, especially 
when in fruit. 
N. Zollingeriana (Zollinger’s)." rhiz. freely produced, ex- 
tending a long way. sti. terete, woolly, green at first, turning 
brown. fronds seldom more than 14ft. long, of a cheerful green ; 
pinne so deeply toothed as to appear pinnatifid. sort in a 
single row half-way between the midrib and the margin; 
involucre nearly round, fugacious. Malaya. A good rockery 
species for the warm or intermediate house. 
NEPHTHYTIS. To the species described on p. 446, 
Vol. II., the following should be added: 
N. picturata (pictured). 7. spreading, 6in. to 12in. long, 5in. 
to Yin. broad, broadly ovate-hastate, deeply cordate at base 
A synonym of N. acuta. 
Fic, 588, NEPHTHYTIS PICTURAYa. 
OF GARDENING, 
Nephthytis—continued. 
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 10in. to 12in. long, terete, 
erect, green. Congo, 1887. Stove perennial. See Fig. 588, 
for which we are indebted to Mr. Wm. Bull. 
NEPTICULA. See Rosa—Insects. 
NERIEGME. See Spiders. 
NERINE. Flowers pale or deep red, few or many 
in an umbel; perianth funnel-shaped, the segments more 
or less crisped; stamens inserted at the base of the 
segments; peduncle usually slender. To the species and 
varieties described on p. 447, Vol. II., the following should 
be added : 
N. angustifolia (narrow-leaved). A form of N. flexuosa. 
N. appendiculata (bhavirg an appendage). /l. in colour and 
size resembling those of N. flexuosa angustifolia, but the 
filaments have each at the base outside a strap-shaped 
process with two or four long, apical teeth (a new type of 
structure in the genus). 1894. 
N. curvifolia Fothergilli (Fothergill’s). ji. between crimson 
and scatlet, more numerous than in the type. The plant is 
more robust in all its parts. (A. B. R. 163, under name of 
Amaryllis Fothergilli.) 
N. elegans alba (white).* /. white, medium-sized, ten or a 
dozen borne in an umbel on an erect scape about 6in. high. 
1. bright green, 4in. long, sin. broad. 1893. A beautiful dwarf 
lant, ‘‘said to be an introduction from South Africa, and there- 
ore not likely to be a form of NV. elegans, which is a hybrid of 
garden origin. It comes near N. Moorei.” (J. H. xxvii., p. 349, 
f. 51.) 
N. excellens (excelling). “A garden hybrid between 
N. flexilis (? flexuosa] and N, humilis.” 1882. 
N. flexuosa angustifolia (narrow-leaved). jl. pink; pedicels 
pubescent. J. linear, gin. to tin. brodd. 18385. A very distinct 
plant. (Ref. B. 329, under name of NV. pulchella angustifolia.) 
N. f. Sandersoni (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 
the broader leaves. 1885. 
N. Fothergilli (Fothergill’s). A variety of NV. curvifolia, 
N. humilis splendens (splendid). A variety having rosy- 
carmine flowers. 
N. Moorei (Moore’s). jl. six to nine; perianth bright scarlet, 
erect, the segments cut down to the ovary, oblanceolate, 
crisped, l4in. long, nearly din. broad ; pedicels Zin. to lin. long; 
peduncle about 8in. long. 7. produced a little after the flowers, 
Jin. to 12in. long, 4in. to Zin. broad, curved, slightly twisted, 
blunt, thick and leathery, shining. 1886. 
N. pancratioides (Pancratium-like). fl. white, twelve to 
twenty in an umbel; perianth lin. long, with small, square, 
bifid scales between each of the filaments, as in Pancratium ; 
scape 2ft. high. 7. long, narrow, sub-terete in the lower half. 
1891. 
N. pulchella (pretty). A variety of V. flexuosa. 
N. pumila (dwarf).* #1. of a brilliant scarlet, with a golden 
sheen, sixteen to eighteen in an umbel. Jl. appearing after 
the flowers, about 10in. long, channelled, glaucous, incurved, 
and spreading on the ground. 1890. A beautiful species, 
somewhat similar to NV. curvifolia. 
N. rosea (pink). A form of N. sarniensis. 
N. sarniensis corusca insignis (remarkable). 
with white centre. 
N. s. c. pallida (pale). An orange-scarlet form. 
N. s. profusa (profuse). jl. bright scarlet; segments narrower 
and more acute, less wavy, and less falcate than in the form 
venusta. Late in August. 
N. s. rosea (pink). jl. rose-red. /. darker than in the type. 
(B. M. 2124, under name of J. rosea.) 
Hybrids. These in many cases quite ont-distance the 
species alike as regards form and colour of flowers. 
Some excellent kinds have of- recent years been pro- 
duced by Mr. Elwes, Mr. Max Leichtlin, and others. The 
more important are included in the enumeration that 
follows : 
ALLENI  (sarniensis and s. corusca major); ATROSANGUINEA 
(sarniensis Plantii and flexuosa); CAMII (curvifolia and undu- 
lata); CINNABARINA (Fothergilli and flexuosa); COUNTESS 
BATHURST ; ELEGANS (flexuosa and rosea); EXCELLENS (flexuosa 
and hwmilis); LADY BROMLEY; LADY CLEMENTINA MITFORD; 
Lapy DoRINGTON ; LADY LAWRENCE; LADY LLEWELLYN ; LADY 
Lucy Hicks BEacH ; LADY Mary SHELLEY ; MANSELLI ( flexuosa 
and curvifolia Fothergilli); MEADOWBANKII (sarniensis and 
Fothergilli); Miss JEKYLL; Miss WILMOT; MRS. BERKELEY; 
Mrs. Dovuctas; Mrs. GopMaN; MUTABILIS (humilis and 
jlexuosa pulchella); NOVELTY, free and very late, one of the 
best ; O’BRIENI (pudica and Plantii); ROSEO-CRISPA (undulata 
and jlezwosa); STRICKLANDI (curvifolia and pudica); TARDI- 
FLORA, and TARDIFLORA MAJOR 
Deep rose, 
