1064 



NECTARINE 



therefore is less grown, nlthoiich in California 



well on almond stocks. \. . i:ii m. m. n miiIIi in 



to peaches in quality, it 



has been given to the In i 



ties, and from the fact ih n Mr. ,■■■ i .nun 



standard of e.xcellenee. .\c'.-r:irini-; ihnvc uh>- 

 peaches do. Varieties arc few, as compared 



peaches. The mo.st prominent in ilii 

 ton, Downton, Hardwick, Early Nnw 

 Orange, Stanwick, Humboldt, Lonl 

 Elruge. In color, size and seasfju. > 

 peaches do. See also Peuch, and Fu 



NELUMBO 



campanulate, pubescent, with the b 



luii;r. Aug., Sept. Himalayas. R.U. 



\ 1 "»iV/isi», Nichols. =Physocnrpu': A 



in'.w. & Wats.=»Physocarpus i'jm 



'I .V Sjiv.=»Stephanandra Tanakji-. 



NELlJMBIUM. The prior name is Selumb, 

 NELOMBO (Cpvlonese 



lame). yymphadei'w. Usu- 

 Two species of strong-grow- 



w -rtowered anil native to N. 

 tir cyanic-flowered and native 



ii|>biBa, or the true water lilies. 



■uted receptacle (Fig. 1465), in which 

 many carpels. 

 n tiolil ],laiits. suital>lc for large ponds 



vater, may be made 



drying only about one |.rr crnl llnil of thn pna.-ii, 

 varieties grown for lioth <arniiiiu- ami tlryinir are 

 white varieties, becauKo tin \ .1.. in.t .(.Inr tin- syrii 

 canning, and because wlmn snltnti .1 Tln-\ iiiakc a b 

 tiful, amber-colored, traushu'cnt pr.pilu.t. 



E. .T. WicKSO 

 NEGRO'S HEAD. I'nusual name for the ivory 

 palm, Phijteh'ithtts itiitvrocarptt. 



NEGUNDO. For N. aceroides, Callfornicum 

 fraxittifnititut, nee Acer ^Vegundo; also Fig. 254. 



NfilLLIA (named after P.ltrick N..iII, at t),.- b. 



in simple orpauiclod 

 The one species in 

 requires protection 

 often killn.l to fbc g 



soil. 

 China 



the ln-;n I 



almost I ;''ir 



petaN; -l;nn. I 



only at ilm in 

 Prom Siiiiaa i 

 carptis ami SI 

 shining riiisia. 

 thyrsiflora, I 

 but usually nm 

 ground: branc 



nate, usually :', 

 pubescent only 

 in panicled or 



-lirnl,. to 6 ft. high, 

 aiinnally killed to the 

 rnus: stipules rather 

 ■ at base, long-acumi- 

 rate, glabrous above, 

 oath, 2-4 in. long: fls. 

 I' racemes; calyx-tube 



ICitea, Pers. Amkhioan IjOTrs, or Nem'MBO. Water 

 CuiNKAniN. I. vs. nsuallv raisn.l -J-i; ft. out of shallow 



uat.T. .nii,|.n.l ,.r .l.-invs.,.,! i„ tin nirr ovnr the at- 



l:n-l nt ,.f tin- pniol,.. I-J ft. arross: IN. ,,ale sulfur- 

 petals and hook-appendaged anthers: root-tubers and 

 seeds edible. In ponds and slow streams from S. 

 Ontario and Mich, to Fla. and La.; usually local. Mn. 

 in:li;t.— A bold and useful plant for colonizing, deserv- 

 ing to be better known. 



AA. Fls. pink, red or white, 

 nucifera, Ojertn. isVi'Ji'imhhtm sjtrr-ifianm, Willd. 



Indian Loti.- I'n. in,:, |,>, n.in,ii> <■,.■ — rimu 

 those of .\' ■ r i I : i.ik 



except ill n ■; i . i > -. 





(F.K. 1(1, .Supiil. Fob. 12). A free-flowcriug early sort 

 with white tls. shaded pink is TV. A'iH.fZiiVcM of the trade. 

 There are other forms with Latin names. j^, jj, p. 



Whilst it mny be bisforicallv trim tlmt t',,- F-.-pi ian 

 Lotus is m.t a X.lninl.inin, llm \, .'-.„.' ■ nm 



known uml. r iln 



to change the cm 



fine aquatic plai 

 American Lotus 



recognized homes of ■ the splend 

 tera, they do not possess a yellow 

 Central states and near the Great La 

 found in abundance, but it is .scarce in tli 



f possessing such : 

 ''II, the well-knowi 

 ind Japan are thi 



