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N. li'ngua (tongue-like), i. May. Japan. 

 1817. 



nummularifo'lius (Moon-wort-leaved). May. 



Isle of Luzon. 



pertu'sus (bored), i. May. China. 1821. 



rupe'stris (rock). |. May. New Holland. 



1824. 



Sine'nsis (Chinese). $. September. China. 



sple'ndens (shining). July. East Indies. 



spheeroce'phalus (round - headed). July. 



Malacca. 



va'rius (variable). July. Malacca. 1845. 



NISSO'LIA. (Named after W.Nissole, 

 a French botanist. Nat. ord., Legumi- 

 nous Plants [Fabaceee]. Linn., 17- 

 Dladelphia 4 - Decandria. Allied to 

 Amicia.) 



Cuttings of short, stubby, half-ripened 

 shoots, in spring and summer, in sand, under a 

 bell-glass, in bottom heat; peat and loam. 

 Winter temp., 55 to 60 ; summer, 60 to 85. 



STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 

 2V. glabra'ta (polished). 6. White. 1823. 



micro'ptera (small- winged). 10. White. 



July. Teneriffe. 1820. 



robinicefo'lia (Robinia-leaved). 6. Saint 



Vincent. 1824. 



STOVE EVERGREEN CLIMBERS. 



2V. aculea'ta (prickly). 12. Rio Janeiro. 1824. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). 15. Yellow. August. 



South America. ] 766. 



racemo'sa (racemed). J5. White. July. 



West Indie*. 1800. 



retu'sa (abrupt-ended-te^/fefetf). 6. South 



America. 181 9. 



NITRATES. See Salts. 



NITTA TREE. Pa'rkla, 



NIVE'NIA. (Named after J. Niven, a 

 botanical collector. Nat. ord., Proteads 

 [Proteacese]. Linn., k-Tetrandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Protea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from the Cape 

 of Good Hope, bearing, in July, purple flowers. 

 Seeds when obtainable ; cuttings of young, 

 stiff, half-ripened shoots, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass, in May, and without bottom-heat ; sandy 

 peat and fibry loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. 

 IV. Lago'pus (Hare's-foot). 4. 1810. 



sce'ptrum (sceptre-like). 2. 1/90. 



spathulu'ta (spathulate- /cawed). 2. 1790. 



spica' ta (spiked). 2. 1786. 



NOHL-KOHL. See Knohl-kohl. 



NOISE 'TTIA. (Named after L. C. 

 Noisette, a French nurseryman. Nat. 

 ord., Violetworts [Violacese], Linn., 

 6-Pentandria \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Viola.) 



Stove evergreen. Cuttings of young shoots, 

 in April, in sand, under a glass, in heat ; rich 

 sandy loam, 

 to 85. 



2V. longifo'lia (long-leaved), 1, Cream. 

 Cayenne. 1824. 



Winter temp., 55; summer, 60 



NOLA'NA. (From no/a, a little bell ; 

 the form of the flowers. Nat. ord., 

 Nolanads [Nolanacese]. Linn., n-Pen- 

 tandria 1-Monoyynia.} 



Hardy trailing annuals, all blue-flowered but 

 one. Seeds in a gentle hotbed, in spring, seed- 

 lings transplanted in May; or sown in May 

 where they are to grow. A border where the soil 

 is rather stiff answers well for sowing all such 

 plants in March, provided you can cover with a 

 little finer soil, and lay a glass frame over 

 them, until they are fairly up, when they may 

 be protected with a few branches, and then be 

 removed in large patches. 

 IV. a*n>ft/o7Ja(Atriplex-leaved). J. White, 

 yellow. July. Peru. 1834 



grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). . July. 



Chili. 1829- 



parado'xa (paradoxical). l. August. 



Chili. 1825. 



prostra'ta (trailing). . August. Peru. 



1761. 



tene'lla (slender). . August. Chili. 1824. 



NOLI'NA. (Named after P. O. Nolan, 

 an American botanist. Nat. ord., Lilt/- 

 worts [Liliacese]. Linn., ti-Hexandria 

 3-Trigynia. Allied to Albuca.) 



An interesting hardy peat-border bulb. Off- 

 sets, and cuttings ; sandy moist peat. 

 IV. Georgia'na (Georgian). 2$. White. July. 

 Georgia. 1812. 



NONATE'LIA. (From the South Ame- 

 rican name. Nat. ord., Cinchonads 

 [Cinchonaceee], Linn., 5-Pentandria 

 1-Monogynia. Allied to Guettardia.) 



Stove evergreens, with white flowers, except 

 lutea. Cuttings of fin shoots, in summer, in 

 sand, under a bell-glass, and in a moist sweet 

 bottom heat; sandy loam and fibry peat. 

 Winter temp., 55 to 65 ; summer 70 to 90. 

 N. lu'tea (yellow). 1. Yellow. June. Guiana. 

 1823. 



officina'lis (shop). 4. June. Cayenne. 1827. 



racemo'sa (racemed). 3. June. Guiana. 



1818. 



viola'cea (violet-berried). 4. June. Guiana. 



1824. 



NORA'NTEA. (From its Guianan 

 name. Nat. ord., Margraviads [Mar- 

 graviacese]. Linn., I3-Polyandria 1- 

 Monogynla. ) 



Handsome stove evergreen shrubs, remark- 

 able for their singular bracts. Culture same as 

 for Nonatelia. 

 N. Brasilie'nsis (Brazil). 4. Brazil. 1820. 



Guiane'nsis( Guiana). 4. Violet. Guiana. 1818. 



Tndlca (Indian). White Mauritius. 1822. 



NORMANDY CRESS. See American 

 Cress. 



NORWAY SPRUCE. Pi'nvs exce'lsa. 



NOTEUE'A. (From notes, south, and 

 e/aia, the olive j literally, the Australian 



