NICOTIANA 



tomentdsa, Ruiz & Pav. ( jV. coldssea, Andrei. Peren- 

 nial, rarely blooming in the North, but easily propagated 

 by cuttings and treated as a tender annual: 8 to 10 ft. 

 and more, very stout and branchy, viscid -pubescent : 

 Ivs. obovate-oblong and acuminate, narrowed to clasping 

 and decurrent base, 1-3 ft. long, pale and reticulate be- 

 neath: fls. short, the tube inflated at the top and slightly 

 curved, pubescent, the lobes ovate and obtu.se and nearly 





NIDULARIUM 



1089 



1489. Nicotiana sylvestris iXH)- 



or quite equal, the color of the tube pale green and of 

 the limb vellciwisli outside and pale rose within. Brazil. 

 B.M.TJ.i-' i;.( . in, :i:s:!. Gng. 1:97. A.G. 11:117.-A 

 mostr.ii I' .. i III fur largeand rapid growth. Very 

 useful I' i •r..|.ical effects. The plants came 



up in s'mI III \viiH ii f.iiizilian orchids were shipped to 

 France, iiiul ii I., Kao i... attract trcTioral attention in France 

 about 1889. It usually lias rc-iMi^li ^tiins, thereby adding 

 to the bold effect. Seeds sh.MiM I,.. -larted under glass. 

 There is a var. variegita, H..it., with lu.ittled and mar- 

 gined foliage. R. II. is'.i:;. v- '1. I ..^1. :;7:i.l. 

 y.acumindtajl'-^ s, , ,;, ,- ;, , ,„ . '-....! lonM^olate, 



Argentina. B.-M ._' 

 sessile, obovntf ..r 

 (as in N. sylvct, 

 cmarginatelobi-s, 

 rfor/ii. Schrank. 'I 

 fls. trumpet-shai- ' 

 irig and nearl.v ' r 

 2om.-N. panir„i 

 LangsdoHii, but i 

 Several Nicot ill. 

 One, N. quadri' ■'' 

 as Oregon, and was 



i.rth 



NICOTONIA is a name given I. .-iird to 



hybrids of Nicotiana and Petunia . > : :. They 



were originally described as foil. 1. I , i, have 



slender, drooping or trailing toin. i i -i ._-i..i , i.d and 

 purple stalks and leaves twice or three times as large 

 as the Petunia; the flowers are handsome, white, pink, 

 carmine or striped and borne in plenteous profusion. 

 No seed is ever produced, but they are very readily 

 multiplied by cuttings." 



These plants have unfortunately vanished from culti- 

 vation. They were, of course, annuals. They were 



semi-trailing plants, the leaves covered with abundant 

 short, woolly hairs. The cross was Pehtnia hybrida, 

 var. grandiflora x Nicotiana wigandioides , var. ruhra^ 

 the former probably being the seed parent. The singu- 

 lar thing about the cross was the fact that the root 

 seemed in all cases to be paralyzed and very defective, 

 though the tops in all the many hybrids produced grew 

 with much vigor. The blooms were beautiful, and it is 

 a pity that the plants were not grafted on tobacco roots. 

 Luther Bukbank. 

 NIDULARIUM (from Latin nidus, a nest). Bro- 

 melidi-eo'. About 15 Brazilian epiphytes, by some re- 

 ferred to Karatas and other genera, but by Mez (DC. 

 Monogr. Phaner. 9) kept distinct. The flowers are per- 

 fect, borne in simple or compound heads, the petals 

 joined at the base and not ligulate (in all the typical 

 species) : anthers attached mostly on the back (in some 

 related plants attached mostly at the base). Leaves 

 strap-shaped, ovate or oval, in dense rosettes, the flowers 

 mostly sessile, red, blue, or white. The inner leaves of 

 the rosette, here called bract-leaves, are usually bisbly 

 colored and constitute most of the merit of some species. 

 Warnihouse plants, requiring the treatment of Billbergia, 



In the following account, the genus is held to comprise 

 the species referred by Mez to Aregelia, having simple 

 flower-clusters, whereas Nidularium proper has com- 

 pound clusters. 



A. Flotoer-cluster simple {Aregelia). 

 B. Length of fton-er l\i in. or less. 



trfste, Regel (iV. marmordtum, Hort., not Morr. 

 Karatas tristis. Baker. Aregelia tristis, Mez). Lvs. 

 0-12, from 6-12 in. long and half as broad in the middle, 

 green dappled with brown, somewhat scurfy beneath: 

 flowerpurple: bract-lvs. narrow-linear: fr. oblong,white. 



BB. Length of flower IM in. or more. 



UoTTeniinQm, Makoy (Kar&tas MorreniAna, Ant. 

 Aregelia MorreniAna, Mez). Lvs. many in a dense 

 rosette, with few very minute spines, not striped, densely 

 scurf y beneath : fls. many, dark purple: bract-lvs. linear- 

 lanceolate. 



N. Carolinae, Lem. (iV. Mhjendorfii. Re^el. Kariitas 

 Varol\n(B,Arit. Guzmdniapictajjiiiyi. /;;.;'./, ,'.i <'>>n>- 

 « life. Beer. B. d;«ns. Hook.). Lvs. ■ ' . imy, 



strap-shaped, rather thick, finely sjai i i , , i m. 

 long, bright green on both surfaces, 111. .....i I. iimht 



red: fls. blue-purple, in a short bea.l iie.siliny lu the 

 bright leaf-cup. B.M. 5502. LB. 7:2i5. 



princeps, Morr. [N. spectdbile, Hort. Knrdtas prln- 

 ceps, Baker. A'. Mei/endorfii, Ant. Aregelia princeps, 

 Mez). Lvs. 15-20, about 10-12 in. long, broadest at 

 the middle, firm, spiny-toothed, lightly glaucous: fls. 

 numerous, violet-purple, surrounded by about 8-10 oval, 

 bright red bract-lvs. 



Blndti, Morr. (JT. MaTion&nnm, Regel. Kardtas Bindti, 

 Morr. Aregelia Bindti, ilez). Lvs. 15-20, strong-spiny, 

 scurfy and transversely banded on the back, the inner 

 ones similar in color: fls. many, white. Not to be con- 

 founded with Bromelia Binoti. 



AA. Flower-cluster compound. 



B. Petals joined below , 



C. Flowers white. 



Innoc^ntii, Lem. {Kardtas InnocMii, Ant.). Stem- 

 less and stolonif erous : lvs. about 20, in a dense rosette, 

 strap-shaped, about 1 ft. long, broadest near the middle, 

 with many small, spiny teeth, green but more or less 

 tinted brown or red, the oval bract-lvs. bright red: fls. 

 in a dense head, white. I. H. 9:329. -Named for the 

 Marquis de St. Innocent, amateur, of Autuu, France. 

 There is a form with yellow-striped lvs. I. H. 41:5. 

 This species is one of the best Nidulariums. 



Btri&tnm, Baker {N. 3fakoy&num, Morr., not Hort. 

 Kariitas neglecta. Baker). Lvs. 8-12 in. long, strap- 

 shaped, fine-toothed, prominently striped with central 

 bands of white and .shading to cream-color towards the 

 ninrein,the bodv color deep green and not brown-tinted. 

 G,C. III. 8:183 (desc.).— A good species. 



