NEPETA 



rases and baskets. Nepeta is a genus of about 120 spe- 

 cies, mostly in the northern hemisphere outside llie 

 tropics. Perennial or annual herbs, tall and erect, or 

 dwarf and more or less trailing: Ivs. dentate or incised, 

 the floral ones like the rest 

 or reduced to bracts : 

 whorls of fls. crowded in 

 a dense spike, or in a 

 loose cyme, rarely few- 

 fld. and axillary: tls. blue 

 or white; calyx 15-nerved; 

 corolla 2-lipped; perfect 

 stamens 4: ovary 4-parted. 

 The genus is placed be- 

 tween Lopanthus and 



parallel, ascending; anther 

 cells divergent or divari- 

 cate. See Fig. 1473 . 



Nepeta Gleehoma is a 

 perennial creeping plant 



1474. Leaf of Catnip. f <'^^y . ?""i'™, '" «Py 



loose, rich, fairly moist 

 soil, in either shade or full sunlight, but to be luxuriant 

 in the open it should have a moist soil. It is a very 

 rapid grower, and is therefore often troublesome when 

 planted with other low-growing plants. It is useful as 

 a ground covering in shrubbery borders and shady 

 places generally. 



A. Blooms small, inconspicuous. 



B. Color of fls. white or nearly so. 



Cat&ria, Linn. Catnip or Catnep. CATMraT. Figs. 



llT.'i, 1174. Tall and erect: Ivs. heart-shaped, green 



above, whitish below, crenate, stalked. Eu., Orient. 



BB. Color of fls. blue. 



Gleohdma, Benth. Ground Ivy. Gill-over-the- 



Groi-nd. Makes a dense mat: Ivs. roundish, more 



deeply notched at the base than Catnip, and green on 



both sidi-s, the floral ones like the others, not reduced 



to bracts as in the other kinds hr.re dpscribed: whorls 



axillary, few-fld. Nat. fiMin r.n , \^i;.. B.B. :!:87.— The 



green-ivd. form is lr~. . uli ili^m \ :ii-. variegata (jV. 



hederdeea, Trev., viir. ../;■-../,/',/. ll,.i-t.l. 



NEPHROLEPIS 



1075 



macr&ntha, Fisch. K- • ! i ! -, nearly glabrous; 

 Ivs. short-stalked, ovat. ! ,im , .lii. , -i..non both sides: 

 cymes peduncled, few-tld.: fls. 1 inch long; bracts 

 minute. Altai. B.M. 218o {Dracocephalum Sibiricum). 



BB. IJvs. notched at base. 

 c. Fls.pedicelled. 



betonicsefdlia, C. A. Mey. Upper Ivs. green on both 

 siiles: bracts a half shorter than the calyx. Caucasus, 

 cc. Fls. sessile. 



Mussim, Spreng. Diffuse; branches ascending: Ivs. 

 green above, whitish below; racemes unbranched : bracts 

 much shorter than the calyx. Caucasus, Persia. R.H. 

 18iH:300. B.M. 923 (.V. lomjifolla). -Not adv. 



F. W. Barci^y and W. M. 



NEPHfiLIUM (old name of the burdock applied to 

 this genus because the rough fruits witc suiiposed to re- 

 semble those of burdock), ^'.//.z -' '. lip l.iti-hi nut 

 can be obtained in the dried >;:!(■ rni;irkets 



of the eastern states and is .ir, - - , ., i,,. tables 



of trans-Pacific steamers. Tli-' f r^ . ,- lir. in the 

 West Indies but not in the I'. .>.. unless in Porto 

 Hico. The whole fruit is about as large as a small 

 walnut. The outer covering consists of a thin, brittle 

 shell, under which is a layer of soft, aromatic and 

 delicious pulp; finally in the center is a rather large, 

 smooth, hard-shelled seed, from which the pulp readily 

 separates. It is one of the most delicately flavorerl 

 fruits that the tropics produce. In dried state it will 



keep a long time, and can be transported to distant 

 parts. Thus dried, the pulp shrinks from the shell and 

 ugh and less aromatic and delicate. 



I of southern China and the Malay 



1475. Litchi Nut— Nephel. 



Botanically the genus 



becomes 



The tre 

 archipelago, where it has been cult, for at least 

 years. It has been brought to the extreme south of 

 Japan and to various tropical countries. It was introduced 

 to southern Pla. in 1886. Only a limited area is suited 

 to its growth, as it does not readily adapt itself to cli- 

 mates which differ much from that peculiar to its orig- 

 inal habitat. It is a good-sized tn-.- s.i.) t.. ptt'iiii a di- 

 ameter of 2-3 ft. It is probably . nli i i i I -•, in a 

 few European botanic gardens t>n- i u i,-st. 



The preceding account is ali-ii I ' tjora 



(i. C. Georgeson's article in A. <i. 1- '•■> \\ \ T.iNlor 

 Hiii.s : ■•The Litchi nut is also sold in ('limes., stores 

 in till- l.imir cities in the form of preserves packed in 

 svrup ill -liiss jars. In this form the peculiar fragrance 

 and Ilii\'.r nf tlie fresh fruit are well preserved." 



Nephelium is a genus of .about 20 species of 

 trees: Ivs. alternate, 

 abruptly pinnate ; 

 Ifts. not quite op- 

 posite, oblong, en- 

 tire, rarely serrate: 

 panicles axillary and 

 terminal, many-fld.: 

 fls. small, regular, 

 polygarao - dioecious ; 

 calyx small, cup- 

 shaped, 4-6-cut; pet- 

 als none or 4-6, vil- 

 lous or with 2 scales; 

 stamens 6-10; ovary 2-3-lobed 

 is allied to the soap-berry. 



Litchi, Cambes. Litchi or Leechee. Pig. 1475. Lfts. 

 about 3 pairs, lanceolate, 1-nerved beneath. China. 

 A. G. 12:209. 



NEPHEdDIUM. A name used at Kew for species of 

 Dryopteris, which see. iV. emersumy var. cristatum is 

 advertised, but unknown to botanists. 



L. M. Underwood. 



NEPHBOLEPIS (Greek, Udney scale ; alluding to the 

 indusia). PohjpodiAcew. A genus of subtropical ferns 

 with pinnate Ivs., the pinnsB articulated to the rachif, 

 free veins and a reniform or roundish indusium rising 

 from the apex of the upper branch of a vein. See Fern. 



acuta, 3. Dxtlfii. 1. plumosa. 2. 



Bausei. 3. cxaltata, 2. rufescens. 3. 



liostoninisis, 2. furcans. 4. tripinnatifida, 3. 



cordata, 1. Paradisie, 2. tuberosa, 1. 



cnrdifolia. 1. pectinata. 1. Washingtonensis, 2. 



davallioides, 4. Philippensis, 2. 



A. Sootstocks bearing tuhrrs. 



1. cordifdlla, Presl. (.A". / .'.- - ■■ ',, II. .1, Si;,ik, 1-4 

 in. long: Ivs. 1-2 ft. long. I ' 'n' :' ;i i ' , .iften 

 imbricated pinnae, usually i . I in, to 



Japan and New Zealand. .\ / ,~ ii.i-,i|..rm 



with auricled Ivs. and no liil.cr.s. .\ . Jim/,., Al...jre, is 

 apparently a monstrous form from Xew Zealand, with 

 tufted habit and branching fronds. jY. cordata compacta, 

 Hort., is said to be a var. of N. cordifolia. 



AA. Rootstocks witlwut tubers. 

 B. Margins entire or crenulate. 



2. exaltata, Schott. Sword Fern. Stalks 4-6 in. long: 

 Ivs. 1-2 ft. or more long, 3-0 in. bmiid ; pinnie cli.sc, usu- 

 ally acute, the edge entin- "i -!i-ii:l. .i.n.r. lii. upper 

 sideauricled. Fla. to Bra/.il i i i ! \ 1 1 ica. 

 The "Boston Fern," or var ,'. . ■, ,, i i. .\I) 

 of the horticulturists, is III L land- 

 ing as a lii.fanical Tarii-t\ I ' ■ ■ . iiade 

 under tin' 111. riiniltiiral III \ /■ : - ■. 'i.il,:, 



X. 'Phili',"/n\,^,,. I[..r't..'v, :::! ,'..,: ,,,;.. 'J,. '.' („U- 



age, pnibablv belon;;s Llil. .\". I] .i . j,. „,/:.j,!l „..,.•, und 

 N. Washiiit/ionieiisis, var. pi iiihilii , Hort., are said to be 

 forms of this species. G. W. Oliver says that their fronds 

 last well after being cut. 



