NEP 



390 



NEE 



biricum ; 11, N. Idxa. See Anis6mcles, Cala- 

 mlnlha, Hjjptis, and Lophdnthus. 



amethystina. Blue 

 angustifdlia 1 Purple 

 botryoldes . "White 

 caerulea . 



cataria 

 crispa . . 

 croatica 2 

 diffusa 

 f issa 11 . 

 gran difldra 



. Blue 

 . White 



7, H. Her. P. 1J S Eur. . 1816 

 6, H. A. l| Spain . . 1798 



6, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1779 

 5, H. Her. P. 1J . 1777 



8, H. Her. P. 2 Brit., road si. 

 Pa. blue 7, H. Her. P. 2 Levant . 1800 

 White . 7, H. Her. P. 1} Hungary. 1821 



7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1824 

 7, H. Her. P. 2 Caucasus . 1831 

 7, H. Her. P. 6 Caucasus. 1817 

 7, H. Her. P./li S. Eur. . 1804 



7, H. Her. P. 2 Spain . . 1820 



8, H. Her. P. | Levant . 1723 

 Italy . . 1640 



. Purple . 



Blue . 

 . Blue . 

 . Purple . 

 . Blue . 



White 



. Ed. wt. 7, H. Her. P. 1 

 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 3 

 . Violet . 7, H. Her. P. 2 

 . Wfcpur. 7, H. Her. P. 3 

 . Blue . 6, H. Her. P. 1 

 . 7, H. Her. P. 



Pyrenees . 

 Persia . 

 Siberia 

 Spain . 



imbricata 

 incana 

 italica . . 

 latif 61ia 4 

 longifldra 

 macroiira 

 marifolia 5 

 marrubioldes Red 



m £ I : aC "]^^-f.'H.Her.P. 



Musslni 6 . Violet . 7, H. Her. P. 

 Nepetella 7 . Bed . . 7, H. Her. P. 

 ntida 8 . . White . 7, H. Her. P. 

 pann6nica 9 . Bed . . 9, H. Her. P. 

 parvifl&ra . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Caucasus 

 Balvisefblia . White H. Her. P. 1 Himalaya 

 Scorddtis . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1} N. Africa. 1817 

 serpyllifolia . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Tauria. . 1828 

 sibfrica 10 . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Siberia . 1804 

 suaveolens . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1J . 1817 



suplna . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Caucasus. 1S16 

 teucriifolia . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. \h Armenia 

 teucrioldes White . 7, H. Her. P. l" S. Bur. 

 tuberbsa . . Violet . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Spain . 

 ucrania . . Blue . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Ukraine 

 violacea . Blue . 8, H. Her. P. 2 Spain . 



lanata. 



2 Algiers . 



1 Siberia . 

 1 S. Eur. 

 1£ S. Eur. 



3 Hungary. 



1816 



1802 

 1820 

 1800 



1817 

 1S04 

 1758 

 1713 

 16S3 

 1820 



1816 

 1S20 

 1083 



179,3 

 1723 



colorata, lamiifblu 



mc- 



6, S. Epi. 1 E. Indies 



6, S. Epi. 1 Java . . 1860 



6, S. Epi. 1 Borneo . 1802 



malab&rica, 

 lisscefilia, multlfida, paniculata, reticulata. 

 Nephelaph^ llum, Blwme. Application of name 

 to plants not known. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Mat. 

 Or. Orchid&cece. 

 cordatum . . Grn. yel. 

 pulchrum . Grn. yel. 

 scapigerum . Pur. yel. 



Nephelium. One of the names given to the 

 Burdock by the ancients, because the fruit of 

 this plant has some resemblance to the capitula 

 or heads of a Burdock. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Sapindacece. See Euphoria NephUium. 



Nephe6dium, Michaux. From nepkros, a kid- 

 ney ; sori covered with a kidney-shaped indu- 

 sium. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodi- 

 aceoe. Stove ferns. Synonymes : 1, Aspidium 

 augdscens; 2, Oymnogrdmma caniscens, Gonid- 

 pteris cane~scens ; 3, Aspidium cane'scens ; 4, 

 A. glanduldsum ; 5, A. ie.rtmm.ans; 6, A. 

 unltum. 



abruptum . 

 augescens 1 . 

 Blumei 2 . . 

 cane'scens 3 . 

 caudicula- 1 



turn . J 

 crinltum ., . 

 Cumingii . . 

 Cunning- ) 



hamii . f 

 drepanum . 

 glandul6- I 



sum 4 . j 

 Hippdcrepis . 

 hirsutum . . 

 laetevlrens 

 lucens .* . 

 mdlle . . 

 pennigerum. 



Brn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1 I. Luzon. 

 Bra. yeL 6, S. Her. P. 1$ Cuba . . 1841 

 Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. 1 E. Ind. . 1840 

 Brn. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 1£ I. Luzon. 



Brn. yel. 6, S. Her. P. 1J I. Luzon. 



Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. 1 Mauritius 1837 

 Brn. yel 2, S. Her. P. 1 Malacca . 1839 

 Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. 1 N. Zeal. . 

 Yellow . 7, 8. Her. P. 1J Madeira . 1837 

 Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. 1 I. Luzon. 1841 

 Yellow . 5, S. Her. P. 1 Jamaica . 

 Bm. yel. 5, S. Her. P. 1 I. Luzon. 1842 

 Yellow . 1, S. Her. P. 1J Madeira . 

 Yellow . 7, 8. Her. P. 1 Mauritius 

 Yellow . 7, S. Her. P. 1 S. Amer. 1S20 

 Yellow . 1, 8. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. . 



pungens . . Yellow . 

 Serra . . . Yellow . 

 simplicifdlia. Yellow . 

 terminans 5 . Yel. bra. 

 tuberosum . Yellow . 

 unltum 6 . . Yellow . 

 venustum . Yellow . 



Nephr6lepis, Schott. From nephros, a kidney, 

 and lepis, a scale. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 JPolypodiacece. Stove ferns. 



. Yellow 

 . Yellow 

 . Yellow 

 . Yellow 



6, 8. Her. P. 1 W. Ind. . 

 6, S. Her. P. 1 I. Luzon. 

 6, S. Her. P. $ 

 6, S. Her. P. 1 India . . 



acuminata 

 biserrata . 

 davalloldes 

 ensifdlia . 

 hirsutula . 

 obliterata 

 pectinata . 

 pendula . 

 phiUitis . 

 punctulata 

 splendens 

 trichoma- 

 noldes . 

 volubilis . '. Yellow . 6, 8. Her. P. 1J W. Ind. 



Nephr6ma, Acharius. From nephros, a kid- 

 ney ; in allusion to the form of the apothecia. 

 Linn. 24, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Parmeliacece. 

 These plants are found amongst moss in stone 

 quarries, &c. — parilis, resupinata. 



NEPTiraiA, Loureiro. After the mythological 

 deity N eptune ; water plants. Linn. 23, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Fabacece. A curions water-plant, 

 whose leaves are sensitive. It requires a place 

 in the stove, and may be propagated by seeds 

 and cuttings. Synonymes : 1, Desmdnthus pli- 

 nus, D. polyphDllus, D. punctatus, Mimbsd 

 adendnthera, M. plena, M. punctata, Ncptunia 

 polyphplla. 

 plena 1 . . Yellow . 10, 8. Aq. P. J Mexico . 1845 



NeriAndra, De Oandolle. See Bchltes. 



NerInb, Herbert. After Nerine, the daughter 

 of Nerius. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ama- 

 ryllidacece. A genus of pretty bulbous plants. 

 N. sarntensis, or Guernsey-lily, is a very 

 popular autumnal flower. They flourish best 

 in a rich sandy mould, and are readily in- 

 creased by offsets, or by seeds. Synonymes: 

 1, Lycorus aurea ; 2, Amaryllis curvif ilia ; 3, 

 Lycorus radiata. See Brunsvlgia and Ly- 

 corus. 



Nerium, Linn. From neros, humid ; alluding 

 to the habitat of the plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Apocynacece. This is a genus of 

 noble evergreen shrubs, of easy culture, and 

 flowering freely the greater part of the year. 

 N. olednder and its varieties bear forcing re- 

 markably well, and although treated as green- 

 house plants, yet they will not flower well 

 unless they are kept in the stove ; they grow 

 well in any rich light soil, and young cuttings 

 root in any soil if kept moist. The leaves of ' 



