NIPHOPSIS ANGUSTATUS 590 NORDMANNIA CORDIFOLIA 



N. a'lbicans (whitish), i. July. Ceylon. 

 bi'color (two-coloured). August. Malacca. 

 co'nfluens (running- together). . May. N. Holland. 



1820. 



costa'tus (ribbed-leaved). July. Ceylon. 1824. 

 ftocculo'sus (woolly-tufted). August. Manilla. 1841. 

 gla'ber (smooth). July. Malacca. 

 linea're (narrow-leaved). $. May. Japan. 1822. 

 Lingua (tongue-like). May. Japan. 1817. 

 nummularifo'lius (moon wort-leaved). May. Isle of 



Luzon. 



pertu'sus (bored). |. May. China. 1821. 

 rupe'stris (rock). . May. N. Holland. 1824. 

 sine'nsis (Chinese). \. September. China. 

 sphceroce' 'phalits (round-headed). July. Malacca. 

 sple'ndens (shining). July. E. Ind. 

 va'rius (variable). See N. ADNASCENS VARIUS. 



NIPHO'PSIS ANGUSTA'TUS. See POLYPODIUM AN- 



GUSTATUM. 



NISSO'LIA. (Named after W. Nissole, a French 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants [Leguminosae]. 

 Linn. ij-Diadelphia, ^-Decandria. Allied to Amicia.) 



Cuttings of short, stubby, half-ripened shoots in spring 

 and summer, in sand, under a bell-glass, in bottom-heat ; 

 peat and loam. Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 



N. glabra'ta (polished). See MACH^ERIUM ARBOREUM. 

 micro' ptera (small- winged). 10. White. July. See 



MACH^RIUM MICROPTERUM. 

 robinicefo'lia (Robinia-leaved). See MACHJERIUM 



ROBINLEFOLIUM. 



STOVE EVERGREEN CUMBERS. 



N. aculea'ta (prickly). See MACHARIUM ACULEATUM. 

 frutico'sa (shrubby). 15. Yellow. August. S. Amer. 



1766. 



racemo'sa (racemed). See N. FRUTICOSA. 

 retu'sa (abrupt-ended-leafleted) . 6. S. Amer. 1819. 



NITRATES. See SALTS. 

 NITTA-TREE. Pa'rkia africa'na. 



NIVE'NIA. (Named after /. Niven, a botanical col- 

 lector. Nat. ord. Proteads [Proteaceae]. Linn. 4-Tet- 

 randria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Protea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from South Africa, 

 bearing, in July, purple flowers. Seeds when obtainable ; 

 cuttings of young, stiff, half-ripened shoots in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, in May, and without bottom-heat ; 

 sandy peat and fibrous loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 N. crithmifo'lia (Crithmum-leaved). 4. July. 1810. 



Lago'pus (hare's-foot). 4. 1810. 



me'dia (middle). 2-2 J. July. 1786. 



Sce'ptrum (sceptre-like). 2. 1790. 



spathula'ta (spathulate-leaved) . 2$. 1790. 



spica'ta (spiked). 2*. 1786. 



NOCC2E'A. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Crucifers [Cruciferae]. Linn. is-Tetradynamia. Allied 

 to lonopsidium.) 



Dwarf, hardy perennials for the rock-garden. Seeds ; 

 cuttings. Light, well-drained soil. 



N. alpi'na (alpine). J. White. May. Europe. 1775. 

 Auerswa'ldii (Auerswald's). Spain. 

 Auerswa'ldii (Auerswald's). See N. ALPINA AUERS- 



WALDII. 



stylo' sa (long-styled). \. White, pink. June. S. 

 Europe. 1825. 



NOHL KOHL. See KNOHL KOHL. 



NOISE'TTIA. (Named after L. C. Noisette, a French 

 nurseryman. Nat. ord. Violetworts [Violacea?]. Linn. 

 5-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. AUied to Viola.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of young shoots in April, 

 in sand, under a glass, in heat ; rich, sandy loam' 

 Winter temp., 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 

 N. longifo'lia (long-leaved), i. Cream. Cayenne. 1824. 



NOLA'NA. Chilian Bellflower. (From nola, a little 

 bell ; the form of the flowers. Nat. ord. Bindweeds 

 [Convolvulaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy trailing annuals, mostly all blue-flowered. 

 Seeds in a gentle hotbed, in spring ; seedlings transplanted 

 in May, or sown in May where they are to grow. A 

 border where the soil is rather stiff answers well for 

 sowing all such plants in March, provided you can cover 

 them with a little finer soil, and lay a glass frame over 

 them, until they are fairly up, when they may be pro- 

 tected with a few branches, and then be removed in 

 large patches. 



N. atriplicifo' lia (Atriplex-leaved). $. White, yellow. 

 July. Peru. 1834. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). J. July. Chili. 

 1829. 



lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). Blue, white. Chili. 1862. 



parado'xa (paradoxical), ij. August. Chili. 1825. 



prostra'ta (trailing). J. August. Peru. 1761. 



tene'lla (slender). J. August. Chili. 1824. 



NOLI'NA. (Named after P. C. Nolin, an American 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6- 

 Hexandria, $-Trigynia. Allied to Dasylirion.) 



Interesting, half-hardy, peat-border bulbs. Offsets 

 and cuttings ; sandy, moist peat. 

 N. georgia'na (Georgian). 2$. White. July. Georgia. 



1812. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved). 10. White. Mexico. 1830. 

 Palme' ri (Palmer's). California. 



NO'LTEA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Rhamnaceae.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of half-ripe 

 shoots in sand, under a bell-glass. Fibrous loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



N. africa'na (African). 12. Pale yellow or white. 

 March to May. S. Africa. 1712. 



NOMA'PHILA. (From nomos, a pasture, and phileo, to 

 love ; in allusion to the habitat of the plants. Nat. ord. 

 Acanthaceaa.) 



A stove perennial herb. Divisions in spring. Loam, 

 leaf-mould, and sand. 

 N. corymbo'sa (level-topped). Java. 



NONATELJA. (From the South American name. 

 Nat. ord. Rubiads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i- 

 Monogynia. See PALICOUREA.) 

 N. lu'tea (yellow), i. Yellow. June. Guiana. 1823. 



officina'lis (shop). See PSYCHOTRIA OFFICINALIS. 



racemo'sa (racemed). See PSYCHOTRIA RACEMOSA. 



viola'cea (violet-berried). See PALICOUREA VIOLACEA. 



NO'NNEA. (Commemorative of /. P. Nonne, a German 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Boraginaceaj.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 

 N. a'lba (white). $ White. July to September. 

 decu'mbens (lying-down). J. Pale blue. Western 



Mediterranean region. 



,, ni'gricans (blackening). See N. DECUMBENS. 

 ro'sea (rosy). $-1. Rose, with yellow eye changing 



to white. July to September. Caucasus. 1826. 

 versi'color (changing-colour). i-i. Red, changing 

 to blue. 



NOPA'LEA. (From Nopal, the native Mexican name. 

 Nat. ord. Cactaceae.) 



Warm greenhouse or dry stove succulents. Cuttings in 

 sand, drying them a few days before inserting them in 

 sand. Loam, old mortar, and bricks, finely broken and 

 sand. Full exposure to sunlight is necessary. 

 N. coccinelli'fera (cochineal-bearing). 5-10. Scarlet. 



August. Mexico. 1688. " Cochineal Plant." 

 deje'cta (cast-down). Yellow. Cuba. 1836. 

 guatemale'nsis (Guatemalan). 15-22. Reddish (?). 

 Guatemala. 1907. 



NORA'NTEA. (From its Guianan name. Nat. ord. 

 Ternstrcemiads [Ternstrcemiaceae]. Linn. i^-Polyandrta, 

 i-Monogynia.) 



Handsome stove evergreen shrubs, remarkable for 

 their singular bracts. Cuttings in sand in a close case 

 with bottom-heat. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 N. brasilie'nsis (Brazil). 4. Brazil. 1820. 

 guiane'nsis (Guiana). 4. Violet. Guiana. 1818. 

 ,, i'ndica (Indian). White. Mauritius. 1822. 



NORDMA'NNIA CORDIFO'LIA (heart-leaved). See 

 TRACHYSTEMON ORIENTALS. 



