328 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Nephelium excelsum, F. v. Mueller. (Alectryon excelsum, Forster.) 



New Zealand. This evergreen tree is so exceptionally beautiful, 

 especially when in fruit, that it has received a place in this work as 

 recommendable for shade-lines. 



Nephelium lappaceum, 



South-India and Malay-Islands. This rather tall tree furnishes 

 the Rambutan- or Rampostan-fruit, similar to the Litchi- and 

 Longan-fruit. As one species of Nephelium is indigenous as far 

 south as Gippsland (Victoria), and as all the species seem to require 

 rather a moist mild forest-clime than great atmospheric heat, we may 

 hope to bring this tree also to perfect bearing in favorable spots of a 

 temperate clime. 



Nephelium Litchi, Cambessedes. 



Southern China, Cochin-China and the Philippine-Islands. An 

 evergreen middle-sized tree, producing the Litchi-f ruit. Fruits fairly 

 well in sub-tropic Eastern Australia, also in favorable places as far 

 south as Port Jackson. The pulpy arilius is of extremely pleasant 

 taste, though not large. 



Nephelium Long-anum, Cambessedes. 



India and Southern China. Height of tree to about 40 feet. The 

 Longan-fruit is obtained from this tree ; it is smaller than that of the 

 Litchi-tree and less palatable. The tree prospers at Port Jackson 



[C.Moore]. 



Nephelium pinnatum, Cambessedes. (Pometia pinnate, Forster.) 



Fiji and other Western South- Sea Islands. The " Darva." Hopes 

 are held out that the fruits of this tree, similar to those of the Litchi, 

 may improve by cultivation [Home]. Referable to Schmidelia. 



Neptunia gracilis, Bentham. 



Australia, in its warmer regions, extending southward far beyond 



the tropic of Capricorn. A somewhat shrubby swamp-plant, seldom 



1 over 2 feet high. Pasture-animals are exceedingly fond of the 



; i foliage [Jos. Bradshaw]. The roots have small spherical tuberous 



swellings. 



Neurachne alopecuroides, R. Brown. 



Australia, in hot and dry regions. Though coarse it is yet a wel- 

 come fodder for stock in summer, as the young leaves push out as 

 long as there is some moisture within reach of the roots [Tepper]. 



