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cylindrical or slightly saccate, somewhat dilated at the base, 

 ribbed ; ribs slightly fringed ; mouth very broad, oval, purplish, 

 closely ribbed, ribs ending in sharp comb-like points ; lid sub- 

 orbicular, spurred at the back. Borneo, 188L A noble species. 

 (G. C. n. s., xvi. 493.) 



N. Ratcliffiana (Ratcliff's). 1. light green, linear-lanceolate, 

 acute at both ends, 12in. to 15in. long, liin. wide. Pitchers 

 green, spotted with red, 5in. to 6in. by Sn., flask-shaped; wings 

 ciliate, broad or shallow, narrow at the base ; mouth oblique, 

 surrounded by a ribbed parti-coloured rim ; lid about the size of 

 the mouth, ovate, glandular on the inner surface, and with 

 a simple spur at the base. An attractive hybrid, said to 

 have been raised between N. Hookeriana and N. PhyUamphora. 

 (G. C. n. s., xvii. 178.) 



N. robusta (robust). A very free-growing hybrid, the result of a 

 cross between N. Hookeriana, and N. PhyUamphora, with pitchers 

 intermediate in character between the two, but having the colour 

 and markings of A". Hookeriana. The pitcher in this variety has 

 a somewhat pear-shaped appearance. 1880. 



N. rubra (red). Pitchers bright red, very large. Ceylon, 1868. 

 A distinct and beautiful species, of slender habit, and very rare 

 in cultivation. 



N. rubro-maculata (red-spotted).* I. very dark green, partly 

 amplesicaul, 12in. long, 2in. wide, rounded at the apex, coria- 

 ceous. Pitcher yellowish-green, spotted with claret-red, 5in. to 

 6in. long, IJin. wide, cylindrical, slightly distended at the base, 

 deeply winged ; wings fringed ; mouth oblique, surrounded by 

 a broad, flat rim, the ridges of which are deep red ; lid much 

 smaller than the mouth, ovate, red-spotted, glandular on the 

 inner surface. A hybrid, raised by Messrs. Veitch in 1882. 

 (G. C. n. s., xvii. 143.) 



N. sangninea (blood-red).* I. dark green. Pitchers of a deep 

 blood-red, 5in. to lOin. long. East Indies. A beautiful but ex- 

 tremely rare species. (G. C. n. s., xi. 13.) 



N. sangninea (blood-red), of gardens. A synonym of N. Veitchii. 



N. Sedenl (Seden's).* Pitchers light green, profusely blotched and 

 freckled with brownish-crimson, medium-sized. A very desirable 

 garden hybrid, obtained from seed, N. distillatoria being one of 

 the parents, and whose habit it seems to bear. It produces 

 pitchers very freely. 



N. superba (superb). A hybrid, resembling N. Hookeriana in 

 habit, but its pitchers are intermediate between those of that 

 species and of N. Sedeni. 1881. (F. M. 434.) 



N. Veitchii (Veitch's).* I. coriaceous, obovate-lanceolate, tapering 

 at the base. Pitchers about 12in. long, somewhat cylindrical, 

 narrowed at the base, with two deep, sharply-laciniate wings, the 

 laciniae themselves somewhat acutely lobed ; mouth surrounded 

 by a very broad everted border, strongly ribbed, the ribs ending 

 in sharp teeth, which point downward ; lid very small relatively 

 to the mouth, oblong, keeled at the base. Borneo. A very hand- 

 some species. (B. M. 5080, under name of If. vittosa; G. C. n.s., 

 xvi. 781, and xviii. 809, under name of N. sanguinea.) 



N. villosa (hairy). I. dark ferruginous-green, broad, somewhat 

 spathulate. Pitchers dull green, faintly blotched with reddish- 

 brown, lOin. to 12in. long, winged in front, the wings deeply 

 lacerated at the edges ; the annular disk of the mouth is very 

 broad, and reddish-pink ; lid small, rusty-green, blotched with 

 reddish-brown. Borneo, 1855. A species rarely seen in cultivation. 



N. villosa (hairy), of "Botanical Magazine." A synonym of 

 N. Veitchii. 



N. Williams!! (Williams').* This handsome form is a hybrid 

 from N. Sedeni and A T . Hookeriana, having the pitchers inter- 

 mediate in shape between those of the two parents, these being 

 4in. to 5in. long, densely spotted with blood-red, the red in many 

 cases predominating, while the interior is marked with the same 

 colour ; the under side of the lid is reddish-brown. 1880. 

 (G. C. n. s., xiv. 40.) 



N. Wrigleyana (Wrigley-s). I. light green, lOin. to 12in. long, 

 IJin. to 2in. wide, acute at both ends, glandular beneath. 

 Pitchers pale green, with crimson spots, flask-shaped, with a 

 thick cylindrical neck ; wings narrow, ciliate ; mouth oblique, 

 ribbed ;" ribs all green ; lid broadly oval, smaller than the mouth, 

 glandular on the inner surface, and with a simple spur. A 

 hybrid. 1882. (G. C. n. a., xvii. 143.) 



NEFETA (an old Latin name used by Pliny, and 

 probably derived from the town of Nepi, in Italy). Cat- 

 mint. Including Glechoma. SYNS. Cataria, Saussuria. 

 OBD. Labiates. A large genus (about 120 species) of 

 hardy herbaceous plants, sometimes tall and erect, some- 

 times diffuse, perennial or annual, low or dwarf, broadly 

 dispersed over the extra-tropical regions of the Northern 

 hemisphere ; a few extend between the tropics, and one 

 species has been introduced to North America or South 

 Africa. Corolla often blue or white, rarely yellow ; tube 

 slender at base, included or exserted ; whorls often many- 

 flowered, bnt varying. Leaves toothed or incised. The 

 tew species which are worth growing are of the easiest 



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culture, in any ordinary light sandy soil. Propagated 



by division of the plants, or by sowing seeds, in spring. 



All the species here described are perennials. 



N. Glechoma (Glechoma). Ground Ivy. fl. blue, in axillary 

 whorls of about six. April. {. reniform, crenate, stalked. Stems 

 procumbent, frequently several feet long, creeping. Europe 

 (Britain). A handsome plant, but too common to be of horti- 

 cultural value. SYN. Glechoma hederacea. (Sy. En. B. 1055.) 

 There is a form with variegated leaves. 



N. Kokamirica (Kokamyran). fl. blue, in dense terminal spikes ; 

 lower lip of corolla reniform, emarginate. I. small, opposite, 

 ovate-elliptic, crenately toothed. Kokamyr, 1879. (R. G. 1030.) 



N. Mussini (Mussin's). fl. pale blue, verticillate ; corolla tube 

 longer than calyx, filiform, curved ; throat compressed, funnel- 

 shaped ; upper lip divided almost to the base ; lower lip large, 

 crenate, hollow, spotted with white towards the throat ; anthers 

 purple, bilobed. May. I. cordate, oblong-oval, crenate, rugose, 

 hoary beneath ; lower ones on rather long petioles, upper ones 

 sub-sessile. Stem divided at the base ; branches long, weak, 

 generally undivided, square, with obtuse angles. Caucasus. 

 (B. M. 923.) 



N. spicata (spike-flowered), fl. in terminal, sessile, or peduncled 

 spikes, 2in. to 4in. long ; corolla purple, with the lower lip nearly 

 white. September. I. lin. to 4m. long, broadly ovate-cordate, 

 deeply serrate or toothed. A. 6in. to 12in. Western Himalayas, 

 1878. (B. M.6405.) 



NEPHELAPHYLLUM (from nephele, a cloud, and 

 phyllon, a leaf ; referring to the marks upon the leaves). 

 OBD. Orchidece. A small genus (four species) of creeping, 

 stove, terrestrial Orchids, natives of the East Indies, 

 Southern China, and the Malayan Archipelago. Flowers 

 loose or densely racemose, on leafless scapes. Leaves 

 stalked, ovate-lanceolate or cordate, usually purplish 

 beneath, spotted or clouded above. The species thrive 

 in a mixture of peat, fibre, and sphagnum, amongst which 

 a few pieces of porous sandstone and charcoal may with 

 advantage be placed. Generally speaking, they require 

 somewhat similar treatment to Ancectochilus. The two 

 species here given are probably the only ones yet intro- 

 duced. 

 N. pulchrum (beautiful), fl. green, small, with a white lip. 



I. beautifully mottled with dark green, h. Sin. Java, 1860. 



(B. M. 5332.) 

 N. scapigernm (scape-bearing), fl. very pretty ; lip white at the 



base, spotted with purple-brown in the middle and yellow at the 



tip. I. plain, h. 4in. to 6in. Borneo, 1863. A very desirable plant. 



(B. M. 5390.) 



NEFHELIUM (an ancient name for Burdock, and 



applied to this genus on account of the rough fruits, which 



somewhat resemble those of Burdock). SYNS. Dimocarpus 



(in part), Euphoria (in part). OBD. Sapindacece. This 



genus comprises about a score species of handsome stove, 



evergreen trees, natives of the West Indies, the Indian 



Archipelago, and Australia. Flowers small, in axillary 



and terminal many-flowered panicles. Fruit globose or 



ovoid, smooth, or tnbercled or warted, often edible. Leaves 



alternate, exstipulate, abruptly pinnate ; leaflets entire 



or rarely serrate, in one species stipule-like. The species 



(of which the two here described are, in all probability, 



the only ones introduced) thrive in a good, well-drained, 



turfy loam, and, during the season of growth, like an 



occasional watering with liquid manure. Propagated by 



seeds, or by cuttings made of half-ripened wood. 



N. Xiit-chi (Lee Chee). /. white, racemose, loose, forming a 



panicle. May. Jr. a berry, cordate, scaly, disposed in loose 



racemes, red on one side and green on the other, containing a 



delicious white, sweet, sub-acid pulp, and a large seed. L, leaflets 



three or four pairs, tapering to both ends, lanceolate, glaucous 



beneath. South China, 1786, widely cultivated in the tropics. 



N. Longana (Longan). fl. white, in loose panicles. May. 



fr., berries globose, almost smooth, with a yellowish, smooth 



skin ; pulp white, tart, and iuicy. L, leaflets three pairs. 



h. 20ft India, &c., 1786, cultivated in the tropics. (B. M. 4096.) 



This species is regarded by Bentham and Hooker as the type of 



the genus Euphoria. 



N. verticillatum (whorled). A synonym of Sapindus Danura. 



NEFHRANDRA. A synonym of Vitez (which 

 see). 



NEPHRANTHERA. A synonym of Renanthera 

 (which see). 



