BOTANICAL NAMES 153 



Noli-Me-Tangere (noli-me-tan-je-re). L. " Noli " 

 (don't) ; " me " (me) ; " tangere " (touch) ; because 

 when ripe the seeds are ejected from the pod on the 

 slightest touch. Second hot. name for Yellow 

 Balsam. 



Non-Scriptus (non-skrip-tus). L. " Non " (not); 

 " scriptus " (written). Second hot. name. See 

 Agraphis. 



Norvegicum (nor-ve-je-kum). L. for " Norwegian." 

 Second hot. name. 



Nuda (new-da). L. adj., "bare." Second bot. name. 



Nudicaulis (new-de-kaul-is). L. " Nudus " (bare); 

 " caulis " (stem). Second bot. name. 



Nudiflorus (new-de-flo-rus). L. " Nudus " (bare); 

 " florus " (flowers); because the plant does not 

 flower until its leaves for the year have withered. 

 Second bot. name Autumnal Crocus. 



Nummularia (num-mul-ar-ia). L. " Nummus." G. 

 name for a coin used in Sicily, because the look of 

 the coin was like that of the leaf. Second bot. 

 name Moneywort. 



Nutans (new-tans). L. adj., " nodding " or " droop- 

 ing." Second bot. name. 



Nuphar (nu-far). Arabic name for Yellow Water-lily. 

 Bot. name of group. 



Nymphaea (nim-fe-a). G. " Nymphe " (goddesses of 

 Springs). Bot. name for group. 



Nymphaeaceae (nim-fe-a-si-e). L. "Nymphaea" and 

 " aceous " (like). Bot. name for Waterlily family. 



Nymphaeoides (nim-fe-oi-des). G. "Nymphae" and 

 '* oides " (like); the leaves of the plant being like 

 those of the Waterlily. Second bot. name. 



