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NYMPH^A 



N. mi'nimum (smallest). Yellow. July. Europe (Scot- 

 land). 

 polyse'palum (many-sepaled). Yellow. July, August. 



N. Amer. 



pu'milum (dwarf-yellow). See N. MINIMUM. 

 sagittcefo'lium (arrow-leaved). July. N. Amer. 



1824. 



NURSERY, or RESERVE GARDEN, is a garden, or 

 portion of a garden, devoted to the rearing of trees, 

 shrubs, and hardy plants, during their early stages of 

 growth, before they are desired for the fruit or pleasure- 

 grounds. 



NURSERYMAN is one who raises fruit and ornamental 

 trees and plants for sale. 



NUTMEG. Myri'stica fro,' grans. 



NUTMEG, CALABASH. Mono'dora Myri'stica. 



NUTTA'LLIA. (Commemorative of Thomas Nuitall, a 

 North American botanist. Nat. ord. Rosaceae. Allied 

 to Prunus.) 



A deciduous shrub, hardy in the more favoured parts 

 of the country, but liable to get injured by late frosts, 

 because it commences growth too early. Some plants 

 are male only, but others have hermaphrodite flowers, 

 and bear fruits like small cherries. Seeds, suckers, 

 layers, and cuttings of half-ripe wood under a hand- 

 light. Light, well-drained garden soil. 

 N. cerasifo'rmis (cherry-shaped). 3-6. White. March. 

 N.W. Amer. 1848. " Oso Berry." 



NUTTA'LLIA, of Barton. See CALLIRHOE. 

 N. corda'ta (heart-shaped). See CALLIRHOE DIGITATA. 

 digita'ta (digitate). See CALLIRHO& DIGITATA. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See CALLIRHO& PA- 

 PAVER. 

 malvcEflo'r a (mallow-flowered). See SIDALCEA MALVJE- 



FLORA. 



papavera'cea (poppy-like). See CALLIRHOE* PAP AVER. 

 ,, peda'ta (pedate). See CALLIRHOE PEDATA. 



NUT TREE. Co'rylus. 



NUT WEEVIL. BALA'NINUS NU'CUM. 



NUY'TSIA. Fire-tree. (Called after T. Nuyts, a 

 Dutch navigator. Nat. ord. Loranths [Loranthaceae]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Very handsome shrubs, from Swan River, with such 

 abundance of bright orange-coloured blossoms, that the 

 colonists at King George's Sound compare it to a tree 

 on fire ; and it is also singular as being the only plant 

 in this order of parasites which grows on the ground. 

 Seeds ; cuttings of firm side-shoots in May, in sand, 

 under a bell-glass, and placed in a cold frame ; 'sandy 

 peat and fibrous loam. Winter temp., 40 to 48. 

 N. flpribu'nda (many-flowered). 15. Orange. 1837. 

 ligustri'na (privet-like). Orange. 1837. This is 

 Loranlhus epigaus. 



NYCTA'NTHES. (From nuctos, night, and anthos, a 

 flower ; the flowers open in the evening. Nat. ord. 

 Oliveworts [Oleaceae]. Linn. 2-Diandria, i-Monogynia. 

 Allied to Jasminum.) 



This is the Hursingar of India, whose blossoms perfume 

 the air at night, and cover the ground in the morning, 

 when they are gathered and worn as necklaces, or in 

 the hair of the native women. Stove evergreen shrub. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in May, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and in bottom-heat ; sandy loam and 

 fibrous peat, kept open by sand and charcoal. Winter 

 temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 70 to 90. A moist atmos- 

 phere when growing. 



N. A'rbor-tri'stis (tree-of-sadness). 15. White. India. 

 1781. 



NYCTERI'NIA. See ZALUZIANSKYA. 

 NYCTE'RIUM. See SOLANUM. 



NYCTO'CALOS. (From nux, nuktos, night, and kalos, 

 beautiful ; the flowers of some species open at night 

 and wither in the morning. Nat. ord. Bignoniaceae.) 



An ornamental stove climber. Short side-shoots 

 getting firm, in sand, in a close case, with bottom-heat. 

 Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 N. Thomso'ni (Thomson's). White. Assam. 1868. 



NYMPHffi A. Water-Lily. (From nymphe, a water- 

 nymph. Nat. ord. Water-lilies [Nymphaeaceae]. Linn. 

 i^-Polyandria, i-Monogynia.) 



All most beautiful water-plants ; all like a rich, loamy 

 soil, and plenty of water above it. Propagated by seeds, 

 dividing the roots in some, and separating the tuber-like 

 bottoms of others. The stove kinds should be kept 

 cooler and drier in winter, and receive fresh soil before 

 starting them in spring. They much delight in a supply 

 of fresh-heated water when growing, and then the 

 atmosphere can be scarcely too hot and moist. Temp, 

 for stove kinds, winter, 48 to 55 ; summer, 70 to 90. 



HARDY. 



N. a'dvena (stranger). See NUPHAR ADVENA. 

 a'lba (white). White. June. Britain. 

 ,, canade'nsis (Canadian). White. June. Canada. 



1820. 



candidi'ssima (whitest). Flowers very large, white. 

 ,, ,, ro'sea (rosy). See N. ALBA RUBRA. 

 ,, ,, ru'bra (red). Rosy-pink. Sweden. 1878. 

 biradia'ta (double-rayed). See N. ALBA. 

 ,, Caspa'ryi (Caspary's). See N. ALBA RUBRA. 

 ,, a'lba (white). See N. ALBA. 

 fe'nnica (Finland). White. July. E. Finland. 



1899. 



,, kalmia'na (Kalmian). See NUPHAR MINIMUM. 

 ,, lu'tea (yellow). See NUPHAR LUTEUM. 

 ,, mi' nor (smaller). See N. ODORATA MINOR. 

 ,, ni'tida (sb Ding-cup- flowered). White. July. Siberia. 



1809. 

 ,, odora'ta (sweet-scented). White. July, August. N. 



Amer. 1786. 

 ,, mi'nor (smaller). Flowers and leaves smaller than 



in the type. N. Amer. 1812. 

 ,, ro'sea (rosy). Pink. 

 ru'bra (red). See N. ODORATA ROSEA. 

 ,, ,, sulphu'rea (sulphur). Sulphur-yellow. 

 ,, orienta'lis (oriental). See N. TETRAGONA. 

 ,, polyse'pala (many-sepaled). See NUPHAR POLYSE- 



PALUM. 



Pygmaa'a (pigmy). See N. TETRAGONA. 



,, renifo'rmis (kidney-shaped). See N. TUBEROSA. 



,, sphceroca'rpa ro'sea (rosy-spherical-fruited). See N. 



ALBA RUBRA. 



,, tubero'sa (tuberous). White. July. N. Amer. 1823 

 Rootstock tuberous. 



flave'scens (yellowish). Creamy-white; stamens 

 bright yellow. 



,, tetrago'na (square). Small, white, fragrant. Hima- 

 laya, China, &c. 1805. 



,, ,, he'lvola (helvola). Sulphur-yellow. Leaves 

 blotched with bronze. 



,, ,, himalaye'nsis (Himalayan). Snow-white, smaller 

 than the type. Himalaya. 1904. 



,, orienta'lis (oriental). Pure white. Leaves 

 coppery-green. Japan. 1904. 



GREENHOUSE. 



N. amazo'num (Amazon). Yellowish- white, fragrant 



Brazil. 



fla'va (yellow). Pale yellow July. Florida. 1884. 

 ,, mexica'na (Mexican). Shining yellow. July. Mexico. 



1889. 

 ,, mooria'na (Moorian). Yellow. July. Australia. 



1903. 



STOVE. 



N. a'mpla (large-tea^). White. July. W. Ind. 1801. 

 gerardia'na (Gerardian). White, or creamy- white, 



with yellow anthers. Mexico. 1906. 

 specio'sa (showy). White. July. Jamaica. 1801. 

 Bau'mii (Baum's). White, slightly fragrant. The 



smallest species known. S.W. Trop. Africa. 1907. 

 bla'nda (charming). White. July. S. Amer. 1820. 

 ,, cceru'lea (blue). See N. STELLATA C^CRULEA. 

 cape'nsis (Cape). See N. STELLATA. 

 Caspa'ryi (Caspary's) of Henkel. See N. GIGANTEA 



CASPAR YI. 



,, cya'nea (Indian-blue). See N. STELLATA. 

 denta'ta (toothed-leaved). See N. LOTUS DENTATA. 

 devonie'nsis (Duke of Devonshire's). See N. LOTUS 



DEVONIENSIS. 



