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NEP 



NSPE'NTHES. Pitcher Plant. (From 

 nepenthes, grief-assuaging; its supposed 

 medicinal quality. Nat. ord., Nepenths 

 [Nepenthaceae], Linn., 22-JDicecia 13- 

 Motiadelphia.) 



Stove evergreen climbers. Seeds, when they 

 can he obtained, which require a strong, moist 

 heat to vegetate them in ; but chiefly by little off- 

 sets, which come from near the base of the shoots ; 

 very fibry peat, old sphagnum, charcoal, and 

 broken potsherds, particularly well-drained ; the 

 pot to be then plunged in moss, and at all times 

 supplied, less or more, with bottom-heat and abun- 

 dance of moisture. Where there are tank* or 

 beds heated by hot water, one chief element to 

 successful culture is obtained. Even in winter the 

 bottom-heat should not he lower than 75. Win- 

 ter temp., 60 to 65 ; summer, 60 to 90. 

 N. a'lbo margin'i'ta (white -margined). Singa- 

 pore. 1848. 



ampulla' 'cea (bottle-like). Green. June. Ma- 



niila. 1840. 



distilliitu'ria (distilling. Chinese). 6. Green, 



yellow. China. 1780.. 



Hook'ria'na (Sir W. J. Hooker's). 20. Sara- 



wak. 1847. 



ICE' vis (smooth). Java. 1848. 



Lindleya'nu (Ur. Lindley's). 8. Purple. Borneo. 



1847. 



Loddise'sii (Loddige's). Borneo. 1847. 



phylla 1 mphora (pitcher-leaved). 6. Green, 



yellow. July. China. 1820. 



Rajftesia'na (Sir Stamford Raffles'). Yellow, 



brown. September. Singapore. 1845. 



NEPE'TA. Cat Mint. (Named from 

 Nepct, a town in Tuscany. Nat. ovd., 

 Labiates [Lamiacese], Linn., ll-Didy- 

 namirt 1 Gymnospcrmia. Allied to 1 'raco- 

 cepbalum.) 



A genus of hardy herbaceous plants, compre- 

 hending a few ornamental, with a large number 

 of weeds; the latter we have omitted. The 

 Ground Ivy, Nepe'ta gle'chomn, is still held in 

 high ^estimation as a pectoral medicine in some 

 parts of the country, and also several others of 

 this order. Seeds, sown in spring, but chiefly by 

 dividing the plants in the spring as growth com- 

 mences ; also, in rare kinds, by cuttings in sum- 

 mer, under a hand-light ; light, sandy soil ; some 

 of the more trailing kinds do well for rock-work. 

 N. amethy'stina (amethystine). l. Blue. July. 

 South Europe. 1816. 



reeru'lea (blue). l. Blue. May. 1777. 



Croa'ticti (Croatian). !. White. " July. Hun- 



gary. 1821. 



difu'na (spreading). 1$. Purple. July. Si- 



beria. 1824. 



grandifiu'ra (large-flowered), d. Blue. July. 



Caucasus. 181/. 



grave'alens (heavy-smelling). l. Purple. 



July. South Europe. 1804. 



hederu'cea (ivy-like. Common'). I. Blue. 



May. Britain. 



' ro'tsea (rosy). ^. Rose. May. England. 



vuriega't'i (vanegated-teawed). $. Blue. 



May. England. 



hirsu'ta( hairy;. 2. Pink. May. Hungary. 



unbricieta (imbricated). 2. .Blue. Julv. 



Spain. 1820. 



latifo'/ia (nroad-leaved). 4. Purple. July. 



Pyrenees. 1816. 



N.longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 2. Violet. Julv. 

 Persia. 1802. 



macron' > a (long-tailed). 4. White, purple. 



July. Siberia. 1820. 



marifd'lia . (marum-leaved). 1. Blue. June. 



Spain. 1800. 



marrw^ioi'^A^horehound-like). 1$. Red. July. 



multibractea 1 tu uianv-bracted). 3. Purple. 



July. Algiers. "lS17. 



Mussi'ni (Mussin's). 2. Violet. July. Si- 



beria. 1804. 



Nepete'lla (small Nepeta). 1, Bed. July. 



South Europe. 1/58. 



Panno'nicu (Hungarian). 4. Red. Septem- 



ber. Hungary. 1683. 



scordo'tis (scordotis). !. Blue. July. N, 



Africa. 1817. 



Sibi'rica (Siberian). 1. Purple. July. Siberia. 



1304. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented). 1$. Blue. July.181/. 



teucriifu' lia (teucrium-leavad). 1^. Purple. 



July. Armenia. 1S16. 



tubei'o'sa (tuberous-looted). 2. Violet. July. 



Spain. 1CS3. 



viola'cea (violet). 2. Blue. August. Spain. 



1/23. 



NEPHE'UTJM. (An ancient name for 

 Burdock : applied in reference to the 

 similarity of the heads of the flowers 

 and seeds. Nat. ord., Soapworts [Sapin- 

 daceje]. Linn., ti-Octandria l-Monoyt/niu. 

 Allied to Cupania.) 



Stove evergreen fruit-trees. Seed sown in a 

 hotbed in spring ; layers and cuttings of hall'- 

 ripened shoots in sanely soil, under a ueli-g'.ass; 

 sandy loam and dried leaf-mould. Winter teuip., 

 ta to 55; summer, 60 to 80. 

 N. Lit'Jd' (Lee Chee). 15. White. Mav. China. 

 1786. 



Longu'na (Longan). 20. White. May. China, 



I7s6. 



vertici-'la'ta (whorled). 6. White, red. May. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



NEPHRO'DIUM. (From nephros, a kid- 

 ney; the shape of the spore-cases. Nat. 

 ord., Ferns [Polypodiaceie]. Linn., ;M- 

 Cryptugamia 1-Filices.) See FEKNS. 



HARDY. 



2V. aculea'tum (eommow-prickly). 2. Brown. 

 June. Britain. 



aeros^'cAoi'<fes(acrostichum-like). 14. Brown. 



July. N. Amer. 



angula're (angular). . Brown. July. Hun- 



gary. 1819. 



Baro'mez (Baromez). Yellow. Tartary. !82t. 



cristu'tum (/mre/'-crested). 1^. Brown. June. 



England. 



fi'lix-ina's (male fern). 3. Brown. June. 

 Britain. 



fra'grans (fragrant). . Brown. July. Si- 



beria. 1820. 



'Goldia'num (Goidie's). 2. Brown. August. 

 N. Amer. 



intermedium (intermediate). 2. Brown. June. 



N. Amer. 1825. 



Lancastrie'nse (Lancaster). i'ellow. July. 



N. Amer. 18^3. 



lohn'tum (lobed). 2. JJrown. June. England. 



lunchi'tis (lonchitis). j. Jlrown. May. Britain. 

 usptSrriina (very rou^h). 1. Brcwn. 



July. N. Amer. 



