NEOTTOPTERIS 



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NEPETA 



NEOTTO'PTEKIS. (From neotiia, a bird's-nest, and 

 pteris, a fern ; founded on the Bird's-nest, or Spleenwort 

 Fern. Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. z^-Cryptogamia, 

 i-Filices. Now referred to Asplenium.) 



GREENHOUSE. 

 N. australa'sica (Australasian). See ASPLENIUM NIDUS 



AUSTRALASICUM. 



Ni'dus (bird's-nest). See ASPLENIUM NIDUS. 



stipita'ta (/ong-stalked). May. E. Ind. 



wlga'ris (common). See ASPLENIUM NIDUS. 



STOVE. 



N. Grevi'llei (Greville's). See ASPLENIUM GREVILLEI. 

 muscefo'lia (Musa-leaved). See ASPLENIUM NIDUS 



MUS.EFOLIUM. 



Philliti'dis (hart's-tongue). See ASPLENIUM NIDUS 

 PHYLLITIDIS. 



NEPENTHES. Pitcher Plant. ( From nepenthes, grief - 

 assuaging ; its supposed medicinal quality. Nat. ord. 

 Nepenihs [Nepenthaceae]. Linn. 22-Dicecia, i$-Mona- 

 delphia.) 



Stove evergreen climbers. Seeds, when they can be 

 obtained, which require a strong, moist heat to vegetate 

 them in ; but chiefly by little offsets, which come from 

 near the base of the shoots; very fibrous peat, old 

 sphagnum, charcoal, and broken potsherds, particularly 

 well-drained ; the pot to be then plunged in moss, and 

 at all times supplied, less or more, with bottom-heat and 

 abundance of moisture. Where there are tanks or beds 

 heated by hot water, one chief element to successful 

 culture is obtained. Even in winter the bottom-heat 

 should not be lower than 75. Winter temp., 60 to 65 ; 

 summer, 60 to 90. 

 N. a'lbo margina'ta (white-margined). Singapore. 



1848. 

 ampulla'ria (bottle-like). Green. June. Malaya. 



1840. 

 pi' eta (painted). Pitchers pale green, striped with 



brown. 

 vitta'ta ma'jor (larger-striped). Pitchers mottled 



with red-brown. E. Ind. 1877. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Pitchers green, spotted 



with red. Malaya. 1881. 

 bicalcara'ta (two-spurred). Pitchers covered with 



rusty down. Borneo. 1880. 

 Bu'rkei (Burke's). Pitchers wingless, green, blotched 



with red. Borneo. 1889. 

 ,, exce 'liens (excelling). Pitchers larger, with larger 



blotches. 1890. 

 proli'fica (prolific). Pitchers smaller than in the 



type. 1890. 

 ci'ncta (girt). Pitchers green, flushed with red, 



blotched with purple. Borneo. 1884. 

 Curti'sii (Curtis's). Pitchers dull green, mottled with 



purple, with three small horns. Borneo. 1887. 

 supe'rba (superb). Pitchers almost wholly purple. 

 distillate' ria (distilling). 6. Green, yellow. Ceylon. 



1789. 



gra'cilis (slender). Borneo. 

 hirsu'fa (hairy). Pitchers reddish, with green veins. 



Borneo. 

 glabre'scens (smooth). Pitchers reddish or wholly 



green. Borneo. 1882. 

 Ttookeria'na (Sir W. J. Hooker's). See N. RAFFLESIANA 



HOOKERIANA. 



kenntdya'na (Kennedyan). Pitchers reddish. N. 



Australia. 1882. 

 khasia'na (Khasian). Pale green and yellow. Pitchers 



green, marked purple. Himalaya. 1789. 

 Ice'vis (smooth). Malaya. 1848. 

 lana'ta (woolly). Pitchers pale green. Borneo. 1876. 

 lindleya'na (Dr. Lindley's). 8. Purple. Borneo. 



1847. 



,, Loddige'sii (Loddiges'). Borneo. 1847. 

 madagascarie'nsis (Madagascar). Pitcher crimson, 



4-6 in. long. Madagascar. 1881. 

 northia'na (Miss North's). Pitchers greenish-red with 



purple spots, 12 in. long. Borneo. 1881. 

 obrienia'na (O'Brienian). Pitchers green, red up- 

 wards. Borneo. 1890. 

 Pervi'llei (Perville's). Pitchers dull crimson, 2-8 in. 



long. Seychelles. 1896. 



N. Phylla'mphora (pitcher-leaved). 6. Green, yellow. 



July. Cochin-China. 1820. 

 rafflesia'na (Sir Stamford Raffles'). Yellow, brown. 



September. India. 1845. 

 elonga'ta (elongated). 



hookeria'na (Hookerian). 20. Borneo. 1847. 

 insi'gnis (remarkable). Pitchers 9 in. long, 



mottled with purplish-brown. Borneo. 1882. 

 nigropurpu'rea (black-purple). Pitchers 6 in. 



long, dull purple-brown. Borneo. 1882. 

 Ra'jah (Rajah). Pitchers dull purple, 3 in. to 12 in. 



long in the wild state. Borneo. 1881. 

 ru'bra (red). See N. KHASIAN A. 

 sanderia'na (Sanderian). See N. RAFFLESIANA. 

 sangui'nea (blood-red). Pitchers deep blood-red. 



Malaya. 1849. 

 stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). Pitchers green, with 



reddish-purple blotches. Borneo. 1890. 

 Vei'tchii (Veitch's). Pitchers pale green, with a 



broad collar. Borneo. 1881. 

 ventrico'sa, (inflated). Pitchers green, with red collar, 



wingless. Philippines. 1898. 

 Vieilla'rdi (Vieillard's). Pitchers inflated. New 



Caledonia. 1876. 

 villo'sa (shaggy). Pitchers pale green, blotched with 



reddish-brown. Borneo. 1855. 



NE PETA. Cat Mint. (Named from Nepet, a town in 

 Tuscany. Nat. ord. Labiates [Labiate]. Linn. 14- 

 Didynamia, \-Gymnospermia. Allied to Dracocephalum.) 

 A genus of hardy herbaceous plants, comprehending a 

 few ornamental, with a large number of weeds ; the latter 

 we have omitted. The Ground Ivy, Ne'peia Glecho'ma, is 

 still held in high estimation as a pectoral medicine in 

 some parts of the country, and also several others of 

 this order. Seeds, sown in spring, but chiefly by dividing 

 the plants in the spring as growth commences ; also, in 

 rare kinds, by cuttings in summer, under a hand-light ; 

 light, sandy soil; some of the more trailing kinds do 

 well for rock-work. 

 N. ameihysii'na (amethystine), ij. Blue. July. S. 



Europe. 1816. 



azu'rea (azure), i. Blue. Abyssinia. 

 caru'lea (blue). i|. Blue. May. 1777. 

 ctzsarefa (Caesarean). Cappadocia. 

 Cata'ria (Cataria). 2-3. White, spotted with purple. 



July. Europe (Britain). 

 co'ncolor (one-coloured). Asia Minor. 

 ,, croa'tica (Croatian). See MICROMERIA RUPESTRIS. 

 diffu'sa (spreading). See N. MUSSINI. 

 ,, dis' color carule" scens (bluish- two-coloured). Himalaya. 

 Glecho'ma (Glechoma). . Blue. May. Britain. 



" Ground Ivy." 



ro'sea (rosy). . Rose. May. England. 

 variega'ta (variegated). $. Blue. Leaves varie- 

 gated. May. England. " Variegated Ground Ivy." 

 ,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 6. Blue. July. 



Caucasus. 1817. 



,, grave'olens (heavy-smelling). See N. NEPETELLA. 

 hedera'cea (ivy-like). See N. GLECHOMA and varieties. 

 ,, hirsu'ta (hairy). See N. SCORDOTIS. 

 ,, imbrica'ta (imbricated). See N. ITALICA. 

 ita'lica (Italian). 1^-2. Reddish-purple. July. 



S. Europe. 1820. 

 ,, kokami'rica (Kokamirian). i. Blue. Turkestan. 



1879. 

 latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 4. Purple. July. Pyrenees. 



1816. 

 longifto'ra (long-flowered). 2. Violet. July. Persia. 



1802. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered) of Sims. See N. MUSSINI. 

 ,, macra'ntha (large-flowered). 1-2. Blue. August. 



Siberia. 1769. 



macru'ra (long-tailed). See N. CATARIA. 

 ,, malaba'r tea (Malabar). See ANISOMELES MALABARICA. 

 ,, marifo'lia (Marum-leaved). See MICROMERIA MARI- 



FOLIA. 



,, marrubioi' 'des (horehound-like). See N. ITALICA. 

 multibractea'ta (many-bracted). 3. Purple. July. 



Algiers. 1817. 



,, Mussi'ni (Mussin's). 2. Violet. July. Caucasus. 

 Nepete'lla( small Nepeta). i. Red. July. S.Europe. 



1758. " Small Cat-mint." 



nu'da (naked). 2-4. Red. September. S. Europe. 

 1683. 



