1092 



NOLANA 



\ Stem smooth ot fpai eli/ hany 



B J is large (2-2 in ) Haik hJue, not stuped 



paraddxa Lmdl (iT atnplicifdha Hort iV gian 



ifloiii Ldini ) Fig 1492 Root Ivt. ^ erj long petioled 



\ att ti 111 h s m ate mcftly sessile or -n itli winged 



NORTH CAROLINA 



was lately disco\ ered in lower Calif b\ T b Brandegee 

 on mountains abo\e Cape bt LuLas It is arborescent 

 and similar in habit to N longifolia but with glaucous 

 hs (see note below) Beaucarnea glauca ot the trside 

 doubtless belongs m Nolina Franceschi says it has 

 a crown of stiff glaucous Ivs on a slender trunk with 

 a bottle shaped base 



A Lis 8-15 h nes « ide 

 B nalnt of foliage recui i ed 

 c flunk. si.a)i.ely bulged at the ba^e 

 longlfdlia, Hems] (Dasyhrion longifdlium, Zucc. 

 Beuittutnea longifolia, Buker) Trunk m cult 4-G ft. 

 high b in thick below the crown of hs : Ivs. 

 100-200 green 4-0 tt long 9-15 lines wide, per- 

 ptilih u in w 1 fi 111 nil Idle to apex A glau- 

 ' rni I, I n ilt i ( II 7 493 567: III. 

 b7 R H 1 I I 4 4 

 or TiiinJ. , ih I 1, 1 1 „ I an ha le a foot or 



III I Ihi k 

 recurvata Hi nisi ( /, nucdmea renirvata, 

 1 111 I liuiik 111 cult 5-b ft high, 

 _- 111 till I 1 1 H tlu iruwnof Ivs.: 



ray, 



BB. Fls. imall (% ni ), light blue_ siriprd n ilh 



dark purple. 



prostr&ta, Linn., not Hook. Throat of corolla marked 



with violet-purple veins; sepals triangular: ovaries 



commonly few, 2^-seeded. Perhaps this should lie 



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



AA. Stem densely hairy. 

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

 lanceolita, Miers. Stem-lvs. mostly in pairs, 2-6 in. 

 long, the base obliquely clasping or slightly decurrent 

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

 ."i-lobed limb, each lobe deeply notched ; limb of corolla 

 lilue, throat yellowish white. 'ChUe. B.M. 5327. 

 ra. oi«j,j»<^»^>ra.in(-<'<)»s. ran 



ten§lla, Lindl. Stem very slender: upper Ivs. obtuse, 

 \vith 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 a.s jV. paradoxa, but poorly 

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

 America. S. W. Fletcher. 



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

 on agriculture, Paris, 1755). LiliAcea. Syn., Beaucar- 

 nrn. Nolinas belong to the remarkable group of desert 

 succulents in the lily family known as the Dracfena tribe, 

 of which the Yucca is the best known example in our 

 gardens. Nolina recurvata, which is perhaps the most 

 desirable species, has a striking appearance. It has a 

 fleshy trunk 5-6 ft. high, surmounted by a crown of 100 

 or more leaves, which are long, linear and gracefully 

 recurved. The base of the trunk is swelled into a sort 

 of tuber a foot or more thick, wbirb sits ,,n tlu- eround 

 like a huge onion. It has nunici-in- n ■ i > -m mI. -reen- 

 ish white, 6-lobed fls., borne in i iluwer- 



stalks several feet high. Nolinu-N m . Mexican 



plants. They are cult, in S. falii . i.^iniu,;: similar 

 treatment to Agave, Dasylirion ami Yinca, Imt Ernest 

 Braunton writes that they are not popular. In the East 

 a few kinds are offered. They are desirable plants for 

 fanciers who can bouse a coIleoUon of succulents. 



Nolinas an- m :in -I I" Ti i~vHi-ion, but their Ivs. are 

 unarmed, wliilr :' > ' ]:itti'r usually have hooked 



spines. Fls.]."! ,1:1 -i-. the loose racemes form- 

 ing a simple .11- 11111" uiiH I .tnii-le. Their stamens are 

 included, while ili..,~c- ..I l)a-vlirion are exserted. For 

 differences in fruit characters, see Dasylirion. The 

 species of Nolina are imperfectly understood. In addi- 

 tion to those given below, 2f. Beldingi is offered. This 



I I 9 95. G. 



I II I - I I l.H. 8, 



\1 1 I \ I Intel media Hort., 



shorter \ ai rilbra, Hort has the 

 Ivs tinged red neir the base. No 

 varieties however are ad\ertised. 

 BB Hnbil of foliage <itiicl 

 c. Width of Ics. 10-12 lines. 

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

 3-1 ft. long, lll-l-J lines wide above the base, with a red, 

 horny entire margin. 



cc. Width of Ivs. 5-6 lines. 

 recorr&ta, var. stricta, Lem. (Pincenictltia glnfica, 

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

 curvata, 2-3 ft. long, glaucous. 



AA. Lvs. 2 lines wide. 

 Hartwegiina. Hemsl. (^Dasylirion junceuni. Zuic.l. 

 Tr.iiik nMlin..^.n: Ivs. 2 ft. long, with only 7-9 veins 

 '"■'■■'■' '■' ' ■'"■ W. M. 



T. S. Brandegee. 

 NONESUCH, or Black Mediok, is Medicago hipulimi. 

 Nonesuch rarely means ii/c/i his Cluilcedonica. 



NOFALEA (from the Mexican name of the Cochineal 

 Cactus). Cactdceie. A genus of 4 or a 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. coccineUlfera, Salm., an arborescent, flat- 

 stemmed plant, with a somewhat cylindrical trunk 

 6-10 in. in diam., is widely grown in semi-tropical coun- 

 tries, but is rarely found in the U. S., and then only in 

 the largest collections of Cacti. It is chiefly interesting 

 in being one of the important food plants of the cochi- 

 neal insect. B.M. 2741, 2742 (as Cactus cochiiiellifer). 

 3. W. TorjiEV. 



NORFOLK ISLAND PINE. Araucaria excelsa. 



NORTH CAROLINA, HORTICULTURE 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, 



