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NEM 



upon trees, and rocks — crtspa, penndta, pumila. 

 See An6modon and Daltbnia. 



Necklace-tree. See Ormbsia dasycarpa. 



Nectarial, of, or belonging to the nectary. 



Nectariferous, bearing honey, or nectaries. 



Nectariferous-tube in Pelargdnium is the 

 tube or swelled part at the top of the pedicel . 



Nectarina. See Persica Icevis. 



Nectarine. See Pirsica Icevis. 



Nectaritjm, nectary, that part of a flower which 

 produces honey. 



Nectarosoc6rdum, Lindley. From neklar, 

 honey, and slcorodon, garlic ; in allusion to the 

 honey-pores in its flowers, Honey-garlic. Linn. 

 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lilidcece. This is an orna- 

 mental plant, succeeding well in any common 

 soil, and increased by offsets. Synonyme : 1, 

 Allium siculum. 

 sioulum 1 . . Pur. wM. 6, H. Bl. P. 3 Sicily . 1832 



Negtris. See Cabdmba. 



Neem-tree. See MUia Azadirdchta. 



Nebmda. See Buddleya Neimda. 



Negro Guinea' corn. See Sorghum vulgare. 



Negro's-head palm. See Phytilephas macro- 

 cdrpa. 



Negundium. See Negundo. 



Negundo, Mcmch. The meaning is unknown 

 to us. Linn.11, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Acerdcece. 

 Fine ornamental trees, well suited for orna- 

 menting the back of shrubberies. A light 

 soil suits them best, and they are easily propa- 

 gated by layers or seeds. Synonymes: 1, Acer 

 Negundo, NegHndmm americdnum. 

 fraxlnifoltum I Green . 4, H. De. T. SO N. Amer. 1688 

 crfspum . . Green . 4, H. De. T. SO N. Amer. 1688 

 violaceum . Green . 4, H. De. T. 30 N. Amer. 



Negundo. See Vitex Neg&ndo. 



Nehai. See Mardttia alata. 



NEfLLlA, D. Don. Named in honour of Patrick 

 Neill, LL. D., secretary to the Caledonian 

 Horticultural Society. Linn. 12, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Homalinaceoe. Little shrubs of easy 

 growth in common garden soil, and increased 

 by cuttings of the young wood, 

 rubiflbra . . White . 7, H. De. S. 6 Nepal . 1850 

 thyrsiflbra. . White . 7, H. De. S. 6 Nepal . 1850 



Neipp^rgia. See Acinila. 



Neja, Bon. Meaning unknown. Linn. 19, Or. 

 2, Nat. Or. Asterdcece . A worthless greenhouse 

 herbaceous plant, growing in any common 

 soil, and increased by seeds — gracilis. 



Nelitris, Gcertner. From ne, privative, and 

 elytron, a seed-vessel ; the berry is without 

 any partitions. Linn. 12, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Myr- 

 tdcece. An ornamental genus ; for culture and 

 propagation, see Psidium. Synonyme : 1, 

 Psidium, decaspirmum. 



Jambosflla 1 White . 5, S. Bv t S. 10 Society's I. 1810 

 paniculata . White . 5, S. Ev. S. 10 Moluccas . 1820 



Nelsonia, R. Brown. In honour of D. Nelson, 

 the botanist who accompanied the circum- 

 navigator Captain Cook. Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Acanthacece. A stove herbaceous plant, 

 not worth cultivating — hirsuta. 



Nelumbiace.35 or water-beans. These are 

 remarkable for the beauty of their flowers. 



Nelumbium speciosum is supposed to be the 

 ancient Egyptian Lotus, so popular in the his- 

 tory of that country. The nuts of all are eat- 

 able and wholesome. 

 Nelumbium, Jussieu. From nelumbo, the Cin- 

 galese name of N. speciosum. Linn. 13, Or. 

 6, Nat. Or. Nelumbiaceas. This is a genus of 

 very interesting plants, which require to be 

 grown in a rich loamy soil. The tank or tub 

 in which the plants are grown should be kept 

 full of water while the plants are growing, but 

 may be allowed to get dry when the flowering 

 season is over. They require to be grown in 

 a strong heat, or they will not flower well ; 

 they may be increased by dividing the roots, 

 but they are more readily increased by seeds. 

 The fruit of N. specidsum is supposed to he 

 the Egyptian bean of Pythagoras. 

 IMeum . Yellow . 7, S. Aq. P. 4 Carolina . 1810 

 specidsum . Pink . 7, S. Aq. P. 4 India . . 1787 

 album . . White . 7, S. Aq. P. 4 India . . 17S7 

 caspicum . Pink . 7, S. Aq. P. 3 Casp. Sea . 1822 

 jamaicense Pa. blue 7, S. Aq. P. 3 Jamaica . 1824 

 Tamara. . Pink . 7, S. Aq. P. 3 Malabar . 1813 



Nelumbo. See Nelumbium. 



Nemaooma. See PonZra. 



Nematanthus, De Oandolle. From nema, a 

 thread, and anthos, a flower, in allusion to the 

 pendant thread-like peduncles on which the 

 flowers are suspended. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 

 Or. Gesnerdcece. A genus of fine stove clim- 

 bers, producing from the axils of the leaves 

 large deep crimson blossoms, upon very long 

 peduncles. It thrives in turfy heath-mould 

 mixed with moss, and is increased with the 

 greatest facility by cuttings, and probably 

 by single leaves, as Gloxinia. Synonymes: 1, 

 Drymonia limgipes ; 2, N. corticola, Morelli- 

 ana ; 3, Golumnea spUndens. 



chloronema . Scar. 7, S. Ev. Tr. 2 Org. Mts. 1841 



Guilleminiana 3 Soar. 11, S. Ev. Tr. 2 Brazil . . 1841 



ionema 2 . . . Red 8, S. Ev. CI. 2 Brazil . . 1848 



Wngipes 1 ; . Scar. 12, S. Ev. Tr. 2 Brazil . . 1841 



Nemesia, Tentenat. A name applied by Dios- 

 corides to a kind of Antirrhinum. Lmn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. ScropJiulariacece. These plants 

 will grow well in any rich light soil. N. 

 bicbrnis may be treated as otHer tender or half- 

 hardy annuals ; the others may be increased 

 by cuttings of the young wood planted under 

 a glass. Synonyme: 1, Antirrhinum macro- 

 cctrpum. 



bicdrnis . . . Purple 7, H. A. 2 C. G. H. 1774 



chamffidrifblia 1 Purple 6, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. 1787 

 f&tens . . . Purple 6, G. Her. P. 2 C. G. H. 1798 

 floribflnda . Wt. yL 7, H. A. 1 C. G. H. 1822 



frutescens . . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 2J C. G. H. 181S 

 linearis . . . Rose . 4, G. A. 2 C G. H. 1822 



NemolXpathum. See Rumex Nemoldpathum. 



Nemopanthes, Rafinesque. From nemos, a 

 grove, and anthos, a flower ; habitat of the 

 plant. Linn. 22, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Aquifoli- 

 acece. This is an ornamental plant, thriving 

 well in peat soil, and readily increased by layers 

 or seeds. Synonymes : 1, fascicular is, Ilex 

 canadensis. 

 canadensis 1 . White . 6, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. 1812 



Nemophila, Barton. From nemos, a grove, 



