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NEL 



N. viridiflo' rus (green - flowered). . Green. 

 September. Barbary. 1629. 



NARCISSUS FLY. Me'rodon Narci'ssi. 



NAIITHE'CIUM. (From narlliex, a, rod; 

 referring to the flower-stems. Nat. 

 ord., Hushes [Juncacese]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria \-Monogynia.') 



Hardy herbaceous, Iris-like rushes, adapted 

 for mixed borders of herbaceous plants. Divi- 

 sions of the plant in spring ; a cool border, and 

 supplied with sandy peat, or sand and leaf- 

 mould. 



N. America 1 num (American). . Yellow. 

 July. North America. 1811. 



ossi'frugum (bone-breaking). }. Yellow. 



July. Britain. 



NASTUR'TIUM. (From nasiis, the nose, 

 and tortus, tormented ; referring to the 

 hot, acrid smell. Nat. ord., Crucifers 

 [Brassicaceee]. Linn., 15-Tetradynamia. 

 Allied to the Wall-flower.) 



Simple-looking plants of no great beauty. 

 We introduce the genus to correct the common 

 error of calling the Indian Cress (Tropceolum) 

 Nasturtiums. Hardy aquatics, with yellow 

 flowers; seeds and division of the plant in 

 common soil ; but none are worth growing for 

 their beauty. 



N. a'nceps (two-edged- pod). 1, July. Britain. 



ere'ctum (upright). June. Siberia. 1837. 



na'tans (floating). 4. July. Siberia. 1827. 



NATIVE OAK. Casuari'na. 



NA'UCLEA. (From nans, a ship, and 

 klcio, to inclose ; the half capsule, or 

 seed-pod, in the form of a ship's hull. 

 Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cinchonacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Cinchona.) 



Stove evergreens from the East Indies ; cut- 

 tings of half-ripe shoots, in sandy loam, under 

 a glass, in heat ; loam, sand, and peat. Usual 

 stove temperatures. 



N.A'dina (Adina). White. July. China. 

 1804. 



Cada'mba (Cadatnba). 20. Orange. 



cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). 40. Yellow. 



macropliy'lla (large-leaved). Yellow. 1820. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 30. Yellow. 



purpu'rea (purple). 10. Purple. 



undula'ta (waved-teawed). 20. Yellow. 



1820. 



NAVARRE'TTIA. (Named after a 

 Spaniard. Nat. ord., Phloxwofts [Pole- 

 moniaceae]. Linn., %-Pentandria 1-Mo- 

 nogynia. Allied to Ipomopsis.) 



Hardy annuals from California, blue-flowered, 

 dnd blooming in June, except where otherwise 

 mentioned ; sow in March in open border. 

 N. cotulcefo'lia (Cotula-leaved). $. White. 

 1833. 



eryngioi'des (Eryngium-like). Chili, 1833. 



intertex'ta (interwoven). l 1833. 



N. pube'scens (downy). . 1833. 



pu'ngens (prickly-leaved). l. 1826. 



squarrn'sa (spreading). 1. August. Santa 



Cruz. 1847- 



NAVELWORT. Coty'ledon. 



NAVET, or NAVEW. Bra'ssicet na'pus, 

 the Colesat, or Rape. 



NEAPOLITAN VIOLET. Vi'ola odora'ta 

 pa'llida ple'na. 



NECTARINE. Pe'rsica l&'vis. The 

 following are the hest varieties, and all 

 require a south-aspect wall. We add 

 the months in which the fruit ripens. 

 Hardwick Seedllny, August ; Elruge, 

 August ; Violet hativc, August, Septem- 

 ber ; Late Newington, September, Octo- 

 ber ; Pitmaston Oranyc, September. 

 For culture, see Peach. 



NECTAROSOCO'RDUM. Honey Garlic. 

 (From nectar, honey, and skorodon, 

 garlic ; referring to honey pores in the 

 flower of this onion-like flower. Nat. 

 ord., AmaryUids [ Amaryllidaceas ] . 

 Linn., 6-Hexandria l-Monogynia. Al- 

 lied to Allium.) 



A very curious hardy bulb growing in shady 

 woods in Sicily, with a flower scape three to 

 four feet long, bearing pendulous flowers. Off- 

 sets from the bulbs ; common sandy soil. 

 N. Si'culum (Sicilian). Purple, green, white. 

 June. Sicily. 1832. 



NEGRO FLY. Atfia'lia. 



NEGU'NDO. Box Elder. (Derivation 

 is not known. Nat ord., Maples [Accra - 

 cere]. Linn., 22-Dicccia Sj-Pentandria. 

 Allied to the Maple.) 



Hardy deciduous trees, with green flowers, 

 frotn North America. Layers and seeds, which 

 should be sown in autumn as soon as gathered j 

 deep, moist, "sandy loam. A short-lived tree, 

 suitable for shrubberies and lawns, 

 AT. fraxinifo'lium (Ash-leaved-nia/>te). 40. 

 May. 1688. 



cri'spum (curled-leaved). 30. 



May. 1688. 



viola' ceum (purple). 



May. 



30. 



NE 'JA. (Probably the Mexican name. 

 Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceee]. 

 Linn., IQ-atynyenesia %-Superjlna. ) 



A half-hardy herbaceous Asterwort, flowering 

 in a bed or border from May to October. Seeds, 

 divisions ; common soil ; protection in a pit in 

 winter. 



N.gra'cilis (slender). 1. Yellow. Mexico. 

 1828. 



NKLI'TRIR. (From ne, not, and ely- 

 tron, a seed-case ; referring to the berry 

 having no partitions. Nat. ord., Myrtle- 



