1092 



NOLANA 



A. Stem smooth or sparsely hairy. 

 B. 7'^/^'. targe {1-2 in.), dark hlue, yiot striped, 

 paTad6xa, Lindl. {JV. atriplicifblia, Hort. N. gran- 

 dJrtdra.Lehm.). Fig. 1492. Root-lvs.very long-petioled, 

 ovate; stem-lvs. ovate, mostly sessile or with winged 

 petiole, fleshy: sepals ovate-lanccolato ; limb of corolla 

 blue; throat white, insi.li' of tul.c li-lit yi How: ova- 

 ries commonly manv, l--^^' 'I' '1. I"' rn ;mi(I I liilf. B.K. 

 10:865, not B.M. 2(i64. whirh i^ ,V. /. ;/. Ilfi. -This is the 

 most common species in .ult. Var. alba, Hort., has 

 white fls. Var. violacea I y. pnradiixa. var. violdcea) 

 has violet fls. F.S. 13:12(14. 



ptd uith 



prostr&ta, Linn., nut Honk. 'I'liroaf of corolla marked 

 with violet-purjilp vciii^ . -ip.iN triangular: ovaries 

 commonly few, 2-4-sc(ilc d. Pirliaps tliis should be 

 united with the preceding. Chile and Peru. B.M. 731. 



AA. Stem densely hairy. 

 B. Stem-lvs. lanceolate, thick: plant hoary-pnbescoil. 



lanceolita, Miers. Stem-lvs. mostly in pairs, 2-G in. 

 long, the base obliquely clasping or slightly decurrent 

 on the outer .side; fls. 1-2 in. broad, with a spreading, 

 5-lobed limb, each lobe deeply notched; limb of corolla 

 blue, throat yellowish white. Chile. B.M. 5327. 



BB. Steyn-h'S. ovate, iiieml>ranaceous: plant 



tenfiUa, Lindl. Stem very slender: upper Ivs. obtuse, 

 with rounded base and winged petiole: peduncle long- 

 hairy: fls. violet-blue, with a white throat; limb 5-lobed, 

 each lobe tipped with a broad point. Chile and Peru. 

 B. M. 2604 (erroneously as JV. paradoxu, but poorly 

 drawn, as no hairiness is indicated).— Not advertised in 





S. W. Fletchek. 



NOltNA (after P. C. Nolin, joint author of an essay 

 on agriculture, Paris, 1755). Lili&cece. Syn., Beaiicar- 

 nea. Nolinas hi-lone- to tho remarkable group of desert 

 succulents in the iily f.iinily known as the Dracasna tribe, 

 of which the 'iii.ia is lli.. Inst known example in our 

 gardens. Noliu; ,. .■,,,■,,,/.,, xvliifh is jierhaps the mo.st 

 desirable siH-.-i..-. I, a. a -n-l m- :,,,,„,:,,.:,,„.,, Jf i,as a 



fleshy tiaiiik :, i. II. 111-!. ,. I I., a .Town of 100 



or moiT Ira'.r-. Mlii.il , i' ,.i„| l; I'acef ull V 



NORTH CAROLINA 



was lately discovered in lower Calif, by T. S. Brandegee 

 on mountains above Cape St. Lucas. It is arborescent 

 and similar in habit to N. longifotia, but with glaucous 

 Ivs. (see note below). Beaucarnea glauca of the trade 

 doubtless belongs in Nolina. Fran'ceschi says it has 

 a crown of stiff glaucous Ivs. on a slender trunk with 

 a bottle-shaped base. 



A. lAis. 8-15 lines wide. 

 B. Habit of foliage recurved. 

 c. Trunk scarcely bulged at the base. 

 longifdlia, Hemsl. {Dasyllrion longifdlium, Zucc. 

 Bcaiicdrnea longifdlia,Ba.k>ir). Trunk in cult. 4-6 ft. 

 high, 6 in. thick below the crown of Ivs.: Ivs. 

 100-200, green, 4-6 ft. long, 9-15 lines wide, per- 

 ceptibly narrowed from middle to apex. A glau- 

 cous form has been cult. G.C. II. 7:493, 567: III. 

 '6:67. R.H..1876, p. 454. 

 cc. Trunk with a bulge at the base a foot or 



more thick. 

 recurvata, Hemsl. (Beancdmea recurvata, 

 Lem.). Trunk in cult. 5-6 ft. high, 

 2-3 in. thick below the crown of Ivs. : 

 Ivs. green, equally wide all the way, 

 8-9 lines wide at base. G.F. 9:95. G. 

 C. 1870:1445. P.S. 18, p. 26. I.H. 8, 

 Misc. p. 59.-Var. intermedia, Hort., 

 has Ivs. which are less recurved and 

 shorter. Var. riibra, Hort., has the 

 Ivs. tinged red near the base. No 

 varieties, however, are advertised. 

 BE. Habit of foliage strict. 

 c. Width of Ivs. 10-12 lines. 

 Blgelovii, Wats. Trunk unknown: Ivs. thick, flat, 

 3-4 ft. long, 10-12 lines wide above the base, with a red, 

 horny entire margin. 



cc. Width of Ivs. 5-6 lines. 

 recurvata, var. stricta, Lem. (Pincenictltia glauca, 

 Hort.). Lvs. shorter and narrower than typical N. re- 

 rurvaiu, 2-3 ft. long, glaucous. 



AA. Zvs. 2 lines wide. 

 Hartwegi5,na, Hemsl. (Dasyllrion junceuin, Zucc). 

 ~ ■ ■ 2 ft. long, with only 7-9 veins 



W. M. 



if. Seldingi, Brandg. Aborescent, branching freely: tnmk 

 columuar, 1-1}-.; ft. in diam.. 8-15 ft. high: branches .short 



Itie capo ri'^'ioii ..l I ...u . r l .-. hi. .. n... ,\ |.|..i r.ail 1\ li'.-.r.'sf r.J . 



Bigelovii, from whii-li il .lillers in lln' lliimier, uioir tiaceid 

 leaves, and the very much greater size. 



T. S. Brandegee. 

 NONESUCH, or Black Medick, is Medicago lupulina. 

 Nonesuch rarely means Lychnis Chalcedonica. 



NOPALEA (from the Mexican name of the Cochineal 

 Cactus). Cactdcem. A genus of 4 or 5 species, often 

 placed with the Opuntias, but differing from the latter 

 in having leaves longer than the perianth, as well as in 

 many minor details. Natives of the West Indies and 

 Mexico. N. coccinelUfera, Salm., an arborescent, flat- 

 stemmed idant, with a soiiiewlKil cylindneal trunk 



instead of about 50. 



ish whi 

 stalks se 

 plants. 



fan. 



rnest 

 East 

 s for 



Noll 



unarmed, while those of the latter usually have hooked 

 spines. _PIs. polygamo-dioecions, the loose racemes foi-m- 

 ing a simple or compound panicle. Their stamens are 

 included, while those of Dasylirion are exserted. For 

 differences in fruit characters, see Dasylirion. The 

 species of Nolina are imperfectly understood. In addi- 

 tion to those given below, N. Beldingi is offered. This 



ueal luseel. U.M. Joii. J,4J ,a, ( ,o,«.^ ,..; U, „, il,l,:r) . 

 J. W. TOUMEY. 



NORFOLK ISLAND PINE. Araucaria exceUa. 



NORTH CAROLINA, HOETICULTUEE IN. Fig. 

 1493. Occupying the sunny slope eastward from the 

 highest mountains east of the Mississippi, North Caro- 

 lina has a greater variety in soil and climate than most 

 other states ; hence the horticultural capabilities are 

 varied accordingly. In the region of high plateaus, 

 ranges and valleys lying between the Blue Ridge and 

 the Great Smokies, which mark the line of Tennessee, 



