NEJIASTYLIS 



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 by Diiteh bull. Kruwci>. 



A. Fihimrnls nearly free. Subgenus lyemasljlis proper. 



B. Cliistrr of fls. single: spafhes usuallij 1-fld. 

 coel^stina, Xurt. Root-lvs. 1-2, 1 ft.or morelong: stem 

 l'«-2 ft. loiij,'. bearing 3-4 reduced Ivs.: As. sky-blue. 

 Pine barrens. Pla. to S. C. and westward. 



BB. Clusters of fls. S-S: spathes 2-S-flcl. 

 aciita, Herb. (.T. gemhufUra, Nutt.). Root-lvs. 2-3. 

 K-1 ft. long: stem '/2-I ft. long, hearing 1 large linear 

 leaf at the fork, and .sometimes another below it: Us. 

 "bright blue." Tex., Ark. B.M. 61)66. F.S.21:2171. 

 ■ AA. FiUimitih :,„■!. 7 ; ',„-,: I- !!,,■ summit. 



B. Fls.broumisli , ■ , , ,, ,, 1 iiipeil ijellow. 

 bninnea, Wats, si.,,, h- :,,■,,.- „ ,i,,-l,. leaf 6-8 in. 



long and a .sheathins; bract at the base of the peduncle: 

 spathe 2K in. long: outer segments obtuse, inner bnes 

 acuminate. Mex. 



BB. Fis. pale blue. 



Prlnglei, Wats. Stem usually simple, with a single 



leaf at the middle: spathe VA in. long: fls. fragrant; 



outer segments obtuse, inner ones minutely apiculate. 



Mexico, ^_ jj_ 



HEMfiSIA (old name used by Dioscorides for some 

 sort of snapdragon). Scrophulari&cea. One of the 

 horticultural novelties is iV'emcsto stnimosa. It is one 

 of the most interesting annual fls. introduced in the 

 last decade of the nineteenth century. The flowers 

 are very distinct in shape and have a wide range 

 of color. The fls. are about an inch across and borne 

 in great profusion. If started indoors in March and 

 transferred to the open in May the plants will fur- 

 nish a continuous sheet of bloom from June through 

 September. The colors range from white, through pale 

 yellow and rose, to orange and crimson, with numerous 

 intermediate shades and a great variety of throat mark- 

 ings. This species has been known to botanists nearly a 

 whole century; it grows only 50 miles from Cape Town, 

 and it exhibits all these colors in the wild, yet it was 

 never exploited until 1S03. t1,i' \^v■~\ liv,- plants seen in 

 Europe being shown in Ikiil". Si\ic , ,, d,-i n,rt color varie- 

 ties were recognized in tl,,> li,-i i,, ■ h of cultivated 

 plants, and the process of -.Ln,,,^' -iiaiiis has barely 

 begun. The lower lip of the ilowir is about twice as 

 broad as long, and notched at the point farthest from 

 the center of the flower. The upper lip consists of 4 

 smaller, nearly equal lobes, the side lobes being usually 

 more nearly separate than the middle ones. 



'Nemesias are slender annual or perennial herbs, some- 

 times woody at the base: Ivs. opposite: fls. in racemes 

 at the tips of branches or rarely solitary in the axils; 

 calyx 5-parted; corolla-tube short, with an anterior spur 

 or sac: capsule compressed, septicidal, with navicular 

 valves. About 30 species, all S. African. The following 

 belong to the group with fls. in racemes. They are gla- 

 brous or nearly so, 1-2 ft. high, and branched from the 

 base. J. N. Gerard thinks that Nemesias are not des- 

 tined to become popular. He Aids that the seed is 

 likely to germinate poorly and that the young seedlings 

 are quick to damp off. 



A. Fls. with a sac at the base. 



stem-lvs. lanceolate or linear, entire: lohcs ot' the upper 

 lip relatively shorter and broader than in the next two 

 species: throat with a long beard inside: Ivs. few. the 

 floral ones br,->ct-like : capsules 4-6 lines long, 3-4 lines 

 wide. B.M. 7272. G.C. III. 12: 277. R.H. 1898, p. 87 (v.ir. 

 grandiflora) . V. 16:7.— Var. Siittoni is the strain com- 

 monly offered. G.M. 35:459. 



NEJIOPHILA 



AA. Fls. with a spur at the base. 

 versicolor, E. Mey. Lowest Ivs. stalked and ovate; 

 u|,|,er Ivs. few, sessile, oblong, lanceolate or linear, entire 

 or lootlie.l: lobes of the upper lip equal among them- 

 si Iv, s and as long as the lower lip; throat with 2 eallosi- 

 ti. -, |i,il,escent; spur incurved, about as long as the 

 lowri- l,|>. 4 lines. Not advertised by name, but JY. eoni- 

 /..i, 1,1 . vars. alba and cceriilea, Hort., belong here. R.H. 



Sloribunda, Lehm. Lower Ivs. stalkeil. ., .,r,. ,1, ,,,:;;,. ; 

 upper ones few, small, ovate or Ian,,.. ,■. ,' . ,,. : 

 lobes of the upper lip not quite as Ion:; : I . 1 ip: 



fls. white; throat lined with blue, the ,;iii .-i-ii - ^i ihr 

 palate yellow. According to De Candolle. tlie lohes of 

 the upper lip are about equal among one another, but in 

 B.R. 24:39 the middle lobes are narrower and longer 

 tliau the side lobes. Advertised abroad. Fls. smaller 

 and with a narrower range of colors than iV. strumosu. 

 W. M. 



NEMOPANTHUS (Greek words, referring to the 

 thread-like flower-stalks). Arjuifoliiteeie. Mountain 

 HoLLV. A genus of one species, confined to eastern 

 N. America. It is a medium-sized, hardy shrub, rarely 

 cult, for its showy pendulous red berries, which are 

 borne in autumn. The genus is distinguished from the 



used, and the plants attain 10 ft. in cultivation. 



fascictil&.ris, Raf . (IV. Canadensis, DC). Dense-grow- 

 ing, purplish barked shrub, attaining 6 ft. : Ivs. often 

 clustered on spurs, 1-1 K in. long, elliptical, mucronate, 

 entire or minutely serrate, thin but firm : fls. about 2 

 lines wide: drupes dull red, about 3 lines thick. B.B. 

 2:393. 



NEMOPHILA (Greek, nemos, a grove, and phileo, to 

 love; referring to the habitat of some species). Uijdro- 

 phylldcew. Nine species of hardy annual herbs, all 

 from N. Amer., are now referred to this genus. They 

 are of dwarf, compact habit, and produce an abundance 

 of showy bell-shaped fls. from early spring to late sum- 

 mer; hence they are valued for bedding and for the 

 border. Whole plant more or less hairy : stem diffuse, 

 becoming prnstr.ate: Ivs. alternate or opposite, pin- 

 iiatelv lohe.l or ilivided, petiolate: flower-stalks usually 

 loUL', r ihaij tl,.' Ivs.. terminal or lateral, slender, 1-fld.: 

 fls. I.l,ie, while, purple, or variously spotted; calyx 5- 



parte.l; lobes el t or Spreading, with 5 supplementary 



reflexed lobes alternating with them; corolla broadly 

 bell-shaped or wheel-shaped, deeply 5-lobed, with 10 

 scaly appendages on the inside of the throat. 



S. W. Fletchek. 



All the species are propagated by seeds sown in the 

 fall or early spring. If plants are desired for very early 

 flowering, seeds should be sown in Aug. out-of-doors 

 and the plants transplanted in late fall; or they may be 

 started under glass in March. Seeds sown in April in 

 the open will give plants for summer and fall flowering. 

 These are preferably transplanted. If a later sowing is 

 made it should be where the plants are to flower. Most 



nuals are n,or,' i iiln;,lil,' to, 

 because of tl,i>ir i-<ii,ip,,rt 1,,, 

 ties. They ar.- also tin,- fo 

 and pot-plants, y. insignis 

 many garden varieties, are 



u. Few hardy 

 than Nemophi 

 ee-blooming qu 



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