NEPHROLEPIS 



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NERINE 



acumina'la (pointed). June. W. Ind. 

 acu'ia (acute). 2^-4$. Tropics of both Worlds. 

 Westo'ni (Weston's). Pinnas, but not apex of 

 frond, crested. 1903. 



ama'bilis (lovely). See N. RUFESCENS AMABILIS. 

 Bau'sei (Bause's). i-ij. Of dense, dwarf habit. 



Garden origin. 1885. 



biserra'ta (double-saw-edged). See N. ACUTA. 

 corda'ta (heart-shaped). See N. CORDIFOLIA. 

 cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 1-2. September. Tropics 

 of both Worlds. 1841. 



compa'cta (compact). iJ-2. Pinnules compactly 

 placed. 1890. 



crispa' to-conge' sta (crisped-crowded). J-J. Pinnae 

 twisted and curled. 1903. 



pectina'ta (comb-like). Pinnae closely placed. 

 Tropics of New World. 1841. 

 philippine'nsis (Philippine). Philippines. 

 tessella'ta (tessellated). Some of the pinnae are 

 pinnate. 1906. 



tuber o' so, (tuberous). Wiry rhizomes bearing 

 tubers. Jamaica. 1841. 



davallioi'des (Davallia-like). Fertile pinnae pinnatifid. 

 Java. 1852. 



fu'rcans (forking). Pinnae forked at the tips. 

 Polynesia. 1873. 



mu'lticeps (many-headed). Pinnae crested. 1892. 

 Du'ffi (Grant-Duff's), 1-1$. Australia. 1878. 



ensifo'lia (sword-leaved). See N. ACUTA. 



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93- 

 Amerpo'htii (Amerpohl's). Pinnae finely divided. 



exalta'ta (tall). 1^-3. Very variable in habit and 

 form. Tropics of bot 



5th Worlds. 1793. 



1905. 



Barro'wsii (Barrow's). Pinnae bipinnatisect dark 



green. 1908. 



Barte'ri (Barter's). W. Trop. Africa. 

 eanalicula'ta (channelled). Frond and pinnae with 



curly, much-cut tassels. 1906. 

 Foste'ri (Foster's), ii-3- Pinna?, except the 



basal ones, much divided. 1903. 

 hirsu'tula (finely-hairy). Covered all over with 



rusty down. June. 

 lycopodioi'des (lycopod-like). Fronds small, 



densely plumose. 1909. 

 magni'fica (magnificent). Fronds more finely cut 



than N. e. Amerpohlii. 

 Marsha'lli (Marshall's). 1-2. The most finely 



divided, and most densely plumose form. 1909. 

 Neube'rtii (Neubert's). Plant dwarf; fronds very 



finely divided. 



Pearso'ni (Pearson's). Pinnae much divided. 1902. 

 Pearso'ni compa'cta (Pearson's compact). Pinnae 



much divided, compact. 1905. 

 Pearso'ni eleganti' ssima (Pearson's most elegant). 



Pinnae much divided, dense. 1905. 

 pe'ndula (pendulous). 4. Fronds long, pendulous. 



June. W. Ind. 

 Schcelze'li (Schoelzel's) . Fronds very plumose. 



1909. 



Sco'ttii (Scott's). A dwarf variety. 1904. 

 supe'rba (superb). 1^-2. Pinnae waved, cut, 



crested. 1906. 

 superb? ssima (most superb), i. Pinnae nearly at 



right angles to the frond. 1907. 

 todeaoi'des (Todea-like). Fronds plumose, like 



Todea superba. 1906. 



volu'bilis (twining). Fronds straggling, flexuose. 

 Whitma'ni (Whitman's). Intermediate between 



the varieties elegantissima and todeaoides. 1907. 

 falcifo'rmis (sickle-shaped). i-2. Borneo. 

 Hesto'ni (Heston's). Intermediate between N. acuta 



and N. rufescens. 1903. 



hirsu'tula (small-haired). See N. EXALT ATA HIRSUTULA. 

 oblitera'ta (obliterated). See N. RAMOSA. 

 orna'ta (adorned). Distinct and compact in habit. 



1909. 



pectina'ta (comb-like). See N. CORDIFOLIA PECTINATA. 

 pe'ndula (drooping). See N. EXALTATA PENDULA. 

 philippine'nsis (Philippine). See N. CORDIFOLIA 



PHILIPPINENSIS. 



Plu'ma (Pluma). 4-5. Fronds pendulous, deciduous. 



Madagascar. 1878. 



punclula'ta (small-dotted). See N. ACUTA. 

 ramo'sa (branched). J-i. June. Tropics of Old 



World. 1839. 



N. recurva'ta (recurved). See N. EXALTATA. 



,, rufe'scens (reddish), ij-z. Felted with rusty hairs. 

 Tropics. 



,, ama'bilis (lovely). 2-2 J. Fronds gracefully arch- 

 ing, crested. 1908. 



,, Ma'yi (May's). 2-2$. Pinnae close, much waved 

 and twisted. 1903. 



tripinnati' fida (three- times-cut). Pinnae deeply 

 divided, overlapping. Trop. Amer. 1887. 



,, sple'ndens (shining). See N. ACUTA. 



sple'ndens (shining) of gardens. z\. Pinnae overlap- 

 ping, deep green. Chance sporeling. 1909. 



,, trichomanoi' des (Trichomanes-like). See N. RAMOSA. 



tubero'sa (tuberous-rooted). See N. CORDIFOLIA 



TUBEROSA. 



undula'ta (wavy). See N. CORDIFOLIA. 



volu'bilis (twining). See N. EXALTATA VOLUBILIS. 



NEPHROSPE RMA. (From nephros, a kidney, and 

 sperma, a seed ; in allusion to the shape of the seed. 

 Nat. ord. Palmaceae.) 



A stove palm with deeply pinnatisect leaves, with 

 broad and narrow pinnae. Seeds. Loam, with a little 

 peat and sand. 



N. Va'n-houttea'num (Van Houtte's). 20-25. Fruit 

 red. Seychelle Islands. 1868. 



NE'PHTHYTIS. (Named after Nephtkys, a mythical 

 goddess. Nat. ord. Araceae. Allied to Richardia.) 



Stove herbs with a thick tuberous rootstock and large, 

 triangular, arrow-shaped leaves. Offsets. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, charcoal, and sand. 

 N. libe'rica (Liberian). 2-3. Spathe green. Spadix 



cream in upper part. W. Trop. Africa. 1881. 

 pictura'ta (ornamented). 2. Leaves variegated with 

 white. Congo. 1887. 



NEPTU'NIA. (After Neptune, the mythological deity 

 of the sea ; a water-plant. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants 

 [Leguminosae]. Linn. 2^-Polygamia, i-Monoxia. Allied 

 to Desmanthus.) 



Stove water-plant, with pinnated, sensitive leaves like 

 a Mimosa ; seeds in strong heat ; cuttings and divisions. 

 Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 N. olera'cea (pot-herb). White, yellow. August. Tropics. 



1733- 

 ple'na (full). See N. OLERACEA. 



NERI'NE. (The daughter of Nerius. Nat. ord. 

 Amaryllids [Amaryllidaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Brunsvigia.) 



Greenhouse bulbs, from South Africa. The Guernsey 

 lily is a Nerine, and, like it, all the species flower in the 

 autumn some before the growth of the leaves, and 

 others with the leaves coming up. Like the Amaryllis, 

 they grow from September to May, and delight in strong, 

 yellow loam ; a vigorous growth of the leaves is requisite 

 to cause them to flower the following autumn. Many 

 attempts have been made to cross them with Amaryllis 

 and other allied families without success ; but they pro- 

 duce fine crosses among themselves. Seeds sown in 

 heat, in spring, or as soon as ripe, but chiefly by offsets 

 from the bulbs ; rich, sandy loam, with a little peat ; 

 deeply planted, and a dry situation in winter ; or pro- 

 tected in a cold pit or greenhouse, and kept dry until 

 vegetation commences. 

 N. anguslifo'lia (narrow-leaved). See N. FLEXUOSA 



ANGUSTIFOLIA. 



appendicula' ta (appendaged). i. Pink ; filaments 



appendaged. Natal. 1894. 

 Bowde'ni (Bowden's). ij. Flowers pink, larger than 



those of any other species. 1904. 

 , coru'sca (glittering). See N. SARNIENSIS CORUSCA. 

 , cri'spa (crisped). See N. UNDULATA. 

 curvifo'lia (curve-leaved), i. Scarlet. July. 1777 



Fothergi'llii (Fothergill's). Crimson or scarlet. 

 Elwe'sii (Elwes's). See N. PUDICA ELWESII. 

 filifo'lia (thread-leaved). Pale and deep rose ; fila- 

 ments and style red. 1879. 



,, flexuo'sa (zigzag), i. Pink. September. 1795. 

 a'lba (white), i. White. 1902. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved), i. Pink. 1885. 

 pulche'lla (pretty). 1-2. Pink, rose. July. 1820. 

 ,, Sanderso'ni (Sanderson's). 1-2. Segments less 

 crisped, cupped at base. 1885. 



