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serratus . . . Pa.yoI. . 3, H. Bl. P. i S. Eur. . 



suavis . . . Pa.yel . 3, H. Bl. P. * 8. Eur. . 



Blmilis . . . Tel. . . 4, H. Bl. P. j 



spilrius . . ". Tel. . . 3, H. Bl. P. 1 Eng., mead, 



stellaris . . . Wt.crm. 6, H. BL P. 1 . 1629 



stridulus . . Yel. . . 4, H. Bl. P. \ 



Spofforthia) . Yel. . . 4, H. Bl. P. 1 Hybrid . 1843 



spilrius . . Yel. . . 4, H. Bl. P. 1 Hybrid . 1S43 



Taze"tta . . . White . 3, H. Bl. P. 1 Spain . 1759 



Telambnius . . Yel. . . 4, H. BL P. 1 



grandiplenus. Yel. . . 4, H. Bl. P. 1 



plenus . . . Yel. . . 4, H. Bl. P. 1 



tenuif&lius . . White . 4, H. Bl. P. j 

 tonulor ... 14. wht. 5, H. Bl. P. 1 . 1789 



tereticaulia . . Pa. yel. . 3, H. Bl. P. H Spain . • 



tortu&sus . "White" . 4, H. Bl. P. lj Spain . 1629 

 Trewianus . . Wt. yel. 8, H. Bl. P. 1 Spain . 



triandrus . . White . 4, H. Bl. P. § Portugal 1629 



tril5bus 17 . . Yel. . . 4, H. Bl. P. £ S. Eur. . 1629 



tubifl&rus . . Wht. yl. 8, H. Bl. P. 1 



viridifl&rus . . Green . 9. H. Bl. P. £ Barbary 1629 



Narcotic, producing sleep or torpor. 



Nardosmia, Be Cmidolle. See Tussilago. 



Nard8stachys JatamAnsi is supposed to be 

 the true spikenard of the ancients ;. it is pro- 

 bably not yet introduced into our collections, 

 although seeds and specimens have been 

 brought to this country by several" travellers. 



Nardtjs, Linn. From nardos, in Greek, and 

 nard, in the Hebrew ; having a peculiar smell. 

 Linn. 3, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Graminacece. An 

 insignificant species, growing on moist heaths 

 in many parts of Britain, 

 stricta . . Apetal . . 6, H. Grass J Brit, heaths. 



Narrowed, tapering. 



Narthecium, Mohring. From narthex, a rod ; 

 referring to the stem. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Liliacem. Iris-looking plants, which grow in 

 turfy peat, and are multiplied by divisions, 

 americanum . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. i N. Amer. . 1811 

 ossifragum . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. £ Brit. bogs. 



NArthex, the name of Asafoetida in Diosco- 



rides. Linn. 5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Api&cece. 



For culture, fee, see Firula. Synonymes: 1, 



Firula asafoetida, Asafoetida disguninsis. 



asafoetida 1 . . Yel. 7, H. Her. P. 6 Persia . . 1835 

 Narum. See IMdna Narum. 

 Naseberry-tree. See Achras ZapoUlla. 

 Nas6nia, Lindley. From naso, a nose, in 



allusion to the column. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 



Or. Orckidacece. A genus of Orchids, of which 



we possess little information. 



sanguinea . Carmine . 2, S. Epi. i Tolima . . 1843 



Nasturtium, ft. Brown. From nasus, the 

 nose, and tortus, tormented ; the acridity of 

 N. officinalis affects the muscles of the nose. 

 Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. Few of these 

 plants are worth cultivating ; they are of the 

 simplest culture. The seeds of the annual 

 kinds have only to be sown in the open ground 

 in spring. Synonymes: 1, Sisymbrium nas- 

 turtium ; 2, S. terristre ; 3, S. sylvistre. See 

 Notbceras. 



erectum . . YeL . 6, H. A. 2 Siberia . . 1S37 

 natans . . . Yel. . 7, H. Aq. P. 8 Siberia . . 1827 

 officinale 1 . White. 6, H. Aq. P. 1 Brit, rivulets. 

 ampMbium, indicum, variifolium, bengalense, 

 bursifblium, ckmdestlnum, coronopifolium, in- 

 dieum, lippizdnse, palustre 2, pyrenalcum, sa- 

 gittatum, syMstre 3. 



Nastus, Jussieu. Nastos is the Greek name for 



a kind of reed. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Graminacece. A curious species of grass, re- 

 quiring the heat of the stove and a good sandy 

 peat soil ; it is increased by suckers. Sy- 

 nonyme: 1, Bambtisa latif'olia. 

 latif&lia 1 . Green . 5, S. Grass 20 Cumana . 1818 



Nasbtus, having a fancied resemblance to the 

 nose. 



Natans, floating, swimming. 



Natchnee. See Eleusine coracdna. 



Native carrot op Van Diemen's Land. 

 See Geranium pa/nifiorum. 



Native currant of Tasmania. See Leuco- 

 pbgon Sichei. 



Native gum, or Gum Guaiacum. See Guai- 

 acum officin&le. 



Native potato op Tasmania. See Gastrddia 

 Sesamoldes. 



NXtrix. See Ononis Ndtrix. 



Natural marmalade. See Achras mammosa. 



Nauclea, Linn. From naus, a ship, and kleio, 

 to inclose ; the half capsule is hull-shaped. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. CincJwnacece. A 

 noble genus of plants, producing their flowers 

 in large round heads. They grow well in a 

 rich loamy soil, and young plants may be 

 obtained from layers or cuttings. See Adi/tia 

 and Uncciria. 



Cadamba . . Orange . 5 S. Ev. S. 20 E. Ind. . 1800 

 coadunata . . YeL . .5 8. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 1820 

 oordifblia . . Yel. . . 5 S. Ev. T. 30 E. Ind. . 1820 

 macrophylla . Yel. . .5 8. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 18'29 

 orientalis . . Yel. . .5 8. Ev. T. 30 E. Ind. . 1800 

 parvif&lia . . YeL ..58. Ev. S. 10 E. Ind. . 1825 

 purpurea . . Pur. . .5 8. Ev. T. la. E. Ind. . 1820 

 undulata . . Yel. ..58. Ev. T. 20 E. Ind. . 1820 



Nauenburoia, Momch. In honour of John 

 Samuel Nauenburgh, a botanical author. Linn. 

 19, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Asteracece. A stove an- 

 nual, not worth cultivating. Synonyme : 1, 

 Brotera Oontray&rva — trinervata 1. 



Naussauvia. See Triptilion. 



NAUTfcALYX. See CentrosoUnia. 



Navarettia, Ruiz and Pav. Derivation not 

 known. Linn. .5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polemoni- 

 acece. Annual plants, requiring just the same 

 treatment as the species of Gilia. Synonyme : 

 1, GUia p&ngens. 



cotutofblia . "White . 7, H. An. 1 California . 1848 

 pubdscens . . Wht. bl. 7, H. An. 1 California . 1848 

 squarrdsa 1 . Blue . . 7, H. An. 1 Vera Cruz. . 1847 



Navelwort. See i 



Navicular, boat-shaped. 



Neapolitan violet. See Vibla odorata p&l- 



lida-pl&na. 

 Nebelia, Necker. Derivation unknown. Linn. 



5, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Bruni&cece. For culture, 



see Brunia. 



afflnis . . . White 6, O. Ev. S. 14 C. G. H. . 1816 



phylicoldes . . White 6, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1823 



Neb-Neb. See Acacia nilotica. 



Nebul6sus, cloudy, dingy. 



Neck ; the upper tapering end in bulbs, or 

 other plants, is called the neck. 



Neckera, Hedwig. In honour of N. J. Necker, 



a famous German botanist. Linn. 24, Or. 5, 



Nat. Or. Bryacem. This is a beautiful genus 



of mosses j the plants are found in woods, 



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