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NEO 



will strike ; sandy peat nd turfy loam, with char- 

 coal and dried cow-dun*. Winter temp., 45 to 

 55 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



N. chlorone'mii (green-./? lamented). 1$. Scarlet. 

 July. Organ Mountains. 1841. 



ione'ma (violet -stemmed). Deep crimson. 



Tropical America. 1848. 



lo'ngipes (long-flower-stalked). 2. Scarlet. 



December. Brazil. 1841. 

 NEME'SIA. (Name of a plant in Dios- 

 corides. Nat. ord., Fif/worts [Scroplm- 

 lariacese]. Linn., \-Didynamia 2-Anyio- 

 spermia. Allied to Herairneris.) 



Natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Seeds 

 own in a slight hotbed in spring, and transplanted 

 in May or June, or sown in Mav ; the perennials, 

 also, by divisions in spring, and by cuttings under 

 a hand-light in summer ; sandy loam ; a cold pit, 

 and dry in winter. 



ANNUALS. 

 2V. bico'rnis (two-horned). 2. Purple. July. 1774. 



floribu'nda (many-flowered). 1. White, yellow. 



July. 



linea'ris(n&now -leaved). 1. Rose. April. 1822. 



HERBACEOUS. 



N. chamcedrifo'lia (chamaedrys -leaved). 2. Purple. 

 June. 1787. 



fos'tcns (stinking). 2. Purple. June. 1798. 



frute'scens (shrubby). 2. Yellow. May. 18i6. 



Evergreen. 



NEMOPA'NTHES. (From nemos, a prove, 

 and anthos, a flower; it being generally 

 found in groves. Nat. ord., f lolly worts 

 [Aquifoliaceae]. Linn., 2%-Poly<jamia 2- 

 Dicecia. Allied to Prinos.) 



An ornamental, hardy, deciduous, upright- 

 growing shrub, very little known in England, out 

 very desirable. It was called 1'lex Canade'nsis 

 and Pri'nos lu'cida. The flowers are small and 

 white ; but the berries are large, beautiful crimson, 

 and very ornamental. Layers in autumn ; seeds 

 then, and in spring ; common shrubbery soil, but 

 it will do better with an addition of sandy peat or 

 leaf-mould. 



N. Canade'nsis (Canadian). 3. May. N. Amer. 

 1812. 



NEMO'PHILA. (From nemos, a grove, 

 and phileo, to love ; from their place of 

 growth. Nat. ord., Hydrophyls [Hydro- 

 ] . Linn., 5-l J entandria \-Mono- 



Like all the Californian annuals, well-adapted 

 to be sown in September ; the seedlings to stand 

 over the winter, and be protected at times with 

 evergreen boughs, to flower where sown, or to be 

 raised in patches, and thus transplanted in spring ; 

 sown thickly in March, on a rough, rich soil, 

 consisting of leaf-mould, rotten dung, and coarse 

 loam, laid on a hard bottom, protected by glass or 

 inats, and transferred to the flower-garden in 

 April and May. Sown in April and May, in the 

 open border, they will flower most of the summer. 

 A few grown in pots will ornament a house or 

 window in winter and spring. A rich, light soil 

 suits them best, and a moist, shady situation. In 

 watering, avoid wetting the collar of the plant. 



ANNUALS. 



N. atoma'nu (speckled). . White, purple. 

 August. California. 1836. 



N. auri'ta (ti&T-leaved). l. Purple. June. 

 California. 1831. 



insi'gnis (showy). l. Blue. August. Cali- 



fornia. 1833. 



macula' ta (blotched-flowered), . White, pur- 



ple. June. California. 1848. 

 HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 

 2V. discoida'lis (disk- shaped). Purple. June. N. 

 Amer. 1813. 



panicnla'ta (panicled). J. Pale blue. May. 



N.Amer. 1813. 



parviflo'rn (small-flowered). Blue. N.Amer. 



1826. 



phaceliot'des (phacelia-like). 1. Blue. July. 



N. Amer. 1822. 



NEO'TTIA. (From neottia, a hird's-nest ; 

 referring to the interlacing of the nume- 

 rous roots. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida- 

 cenej. IAnn.,2Q-Gynandria 1-Monandria. 

 Allied to Lister a.) 



Ground orchids. Even the hardy kinds are in- 

 teresting ; division in spring ; sandy peat, loatn, 

 and charcoal. Temp., for stove kinds, winter, 50' 

 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 80. 



HARDY. 



2V. astiva'lis (summer). . White. September. 

 N. Amer. 1822. 



autumnu'lis (autumnal). . White. Sep. 



tember. Eiir-.j..*. I8u0. 



ce'rnua (drooping-fli>wered). 1. White. July. 



N. Amer. 1796- 



ni'dus a' vis (bird's-ncst). 1. Brown. May. 



Britain. 



GREENHOUSE. 



N. austra'lia (southern), f . Ked. N. Holland. 

 1823. 



plantagi'nea (plantain-leaved). 1. Red. June. 



Nepaul. 1824. 



STOVE. 



N. aphy'lFa (leafless), l. Red. Pink. June. 

 Trinidad. 1826. 



bi'color (two-coloured). 1. White. February. 



Trinidad. 1823. 



ela'ta (tall). 2. Green. July. W. Ind. i/90. 



glandtdo'sa (glanded). Green, white. Jauu. 



ary. W. Ind. 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). White, green. 



April. St. Vincent. 1829. 



macra'ntha (long-flowered). White. March. 



W. Ind. 1827. 



orcJiiui'des (orchis- like). Rose. November. 



Jamaica. 1826. 



pi'cta (painted). 2. Green. April. Trinidad. 



1805. 



pudi'ca (modest). . Pink. November. China. 



1819. 



NEOTTO'PTERIS. (~Fromneottia, a hird's- 

 nest, tmdpteris, a fern; founded on the 

 Bird's-nest, or Spleenwort Fern. Nat. 

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiacese]. Linn., 2-1- 

 Cryptogamia 1-Filices.) 



Ferns, with brown spores, requiring rather 

 shaded situations. See FKRNS. 



GREENHOUSE. 

 N.stipita' I a (long-stalked). May. E.Indies. 



vulga'ris (common). June. N.Holland. 1822. 



STOVE. 

 N. Greni'llei (Greville's). May. E. Ind. 



museefu'lia (musa-leaved). May. E. Ind. 



philii'tidis (hart's-tongue). May. E. lad. 



