Cyclopedia of American Horticulture 



NABALUS. See Pi-fiHinlhes. 



UaiGfiLIA ^Karl von Nsegeli, late professor of bot- 

 any at Munich). Gesnericew. About half a dozen 

 tropical American herbs allied to Achimenes, but the 

 fls. arranged alternatflv in a leaHess terminal panicle 



(in Achimenes tli.- il-, .u. ,r^il^.|■^l. Hrraus.' .if the 

 panioled flowers, X,i J ' ■ -t. ■ ■ -. .irnjiiMiiial plants. 

 They are warmli'iu-. -i.i ■ i^ • -;■ (.'.iini- l.y -ti.l..iis 



or offsets. In Clllfu.i. ui. |. :.::•:- :iri ..fictn r- .■allf.i 



Gesnerias than X^eK'-li-i». I.ui ili., a-- -i; ■• im' a: -lual 

 from that genus in usually liavini; aa af r a u -a lani:- 

 like disk at the base of the corolla. I ;f I ; la . .].lv 



lobed disk. Tubers usually none. N ii/e 



■with other Gesnerias. One hybrid laa i~ I a ., ,, ms 

 NiPgelio-Achimenes and another (F.S. lii:!ls7-8) as 

 Mandirola. L_ jj_ B_ 



In general, the cultural methods given under Ges- 



in the pots in wiiirli tliry lia\c lain -'..a a li I- a laid 



Na?gelia Imllis sImm 



the benches. Kee 



them occasionally. 



A. Fls. nearly i 



T. D. Hatfield. 



cinnabarina. Lind. {Gesneria ciunabarina, Lind.) 

 Fine winter-blooming plant, lK-2 ft. tall, soft-hairy 

 Ivs. round-ovate and cordate, crenate-dentate, tbickisli 

 gl-ean. witli red .,r purplish hairs: ds. about I'j in 



.JI. 5030. Lowe, 33. 



AA. Fls. orange-scarlet 



towards tlie base, wheiaat., tl,ei aiv liii.la.u- ..r ..w„ll. i. 

 to the very base in S. ci,iiiabari,ia. Brazil. B.JI. 

 39t0. B.R." 28:10. P.M. 271. -A fine plant, of which 

 there are several forms. The commonest species. 

 N:iines belonging here are Gesneria regal is and 

 G. splendens. 



achimenoldes. Hort. Hybrid of JV. zebrina and 

 Achimenes or Gloxinia (said to be with A. glox- 

 iniwflora): fls. very large (often 2 in. long), yel- 

 lowish rose on the outside, yellow and rose- 

 spotted on the inside, the segments clear rose. 

 AAA. Fls. wliite, cream color or rose. 



amlbilis, Decne. (X »«HHi7Mra, Hook.). Fls. white 

 or cream color, numerous, hanging, the tube curved 

 and not much swollen, the obtuse lobes subequal: 

 plant bearing long, glandular hairs in addition to the 

 velvety covering: otherwise much like .V. zt'l>i-i)in. 



Mex. B.M. 5083. F.S. 12:1192 | as J - /, ,. I.Va,,,- 



na]amabilis). G.C. HI. 22:413.-Tla a. ,, a f 



this species is usually held to be II .; , i - \ ,. . /,- 

 «o»a, which dates from 1858: but Deaai-a. - \ , a,aa/,- 

 iVis, or X. amabilis, Hort., is older. 



hyacinthina, Oarr. Of horticultural origin, probably 

 a hvbrid: fls. white or rose, in a very compact pyra- 

 midal panicle. R.H. 1877:29. 



plant, allied to X. zebrina. 



sceptre corail, Carr. Fls. ms. . _ .._ 



red, yellow-spotted inside. R.H. 1869. ^. ..„ ,.„„ ._„. 



For niotures of varieties and hybrids, see F.S. 16:107 



(. 2:pl. 4. for April.— A'. 



open pauifde, einnaOar- 



col. plate. 



NaiGELIO-ACHIMENES is a trade name mentioned 



inder Xiegeliu. 



NARDlNA (Japane.se name). BerberidAcew. 

 small, tender shrub, with bright red or white berri 

 said to be cult, in everv little garden 



many simple 

 which are bra 

 nated with a i 

 of a pea."— H, 

 ger. Thef..li: 



lapan.. "At a 



reed-like appearance, 

 ) from the same root, 

 p onlv, and are termi- 

 f red l.erries the size 



This shrub is rarel 

 grown plants or se 

 dealers. The seed- 

 shape, being convex 



'. genus contains but one species 



grown North under glass. Pot- 

 is are procurable from Japanese 

 are said to be of an uncommon 

 Q one side and concave on the other. 



It is the only ( 



growing shrub in the barberry family outside of Berberis. 

 It agrees with the common barberries in having stamens 

 and an indehiscent berry, but the fls. are dift'erently 



