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N. oleander contain gallic acid, and the leaves 

 and bark of the root of N. odbram are applied 

 externally as powerful repellents by Indian 

 practitioners. See Alstbnia, Taberncembntana, 

 and Wrlghtia. 



Nerveless, without nerves. 



Nerves, the strong ribs upon leaves or flowers. 



Nervose, or Nervotjs, full of nerves. 



Nervously-furrowed, or streaked, having 

 nerves like furrows, or streaks. 



NesAa, Commerson,. From Nescea, a sea-nymph. 

 Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythracece. Or- 

 namental plants when in flower, growing best 

 in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and 

 readily increased by cuttings in sand, under a 

 glass. See Dicodon, and Heimia. 



trifl6ra . . Blue . . 8, S. Her. P. 2 Mauritius 1802 

 verticillata . Purple . 7, H. Her. P. 2 N. Amer. 1759 



NIsslia, Besfontaines. The meaning not ex- 

 plained. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Brassic&cece. A 

 hardy annual, not worth cultivating. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, Myagrum paniculatwm — panicu- 

 lata 1. 



Nestlera, De Oandolle. After Professor Nest- 

 ler, of Strasburgh. Linn. 19, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Aster&cece. Sow the seeds after the manner of 

 other biennials, in any light soil, and shelter 

 in the greenhouse. See Colmnillia. 

 biennis . Yellow . 7, G. B. 1 C. G. H. . 1820 



Netouxia, Kunth. In honour of H. Netoux, a 

 botanical author. Linn. .5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Solanacece. This plant is rather singular than 

 pretty ; it will grow in any light rich soil, and 

 may be increased both by division and cut- 

 tings, 

 formbsa . Yellow . 7, H. Her. P. 1 Mexico . 1826 



Netted, having the veins reticulated. 



Nettle. See Urtica. 



Nettle-tree. See CiUis. 



NEUROCARPUM, Besfontaines. From neuron, a 

 nerve, and karpos, a fruit ; each of the valves 

 of the pod is furnished with a longitudinal 

 nerve. Limn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fab&cece. 

 These plants require to be treated like other 

 stove plants. Synonyms: 1, Crotalaria guia- 



euiandnse 1 . Purple . 5, S. Ev. S. 2 Guiana . 1826 

 iimplicif blium "White . 5, 8. Ev. S. 2 8. Amer. 1824 



NEUROLibNA, R. Brown. From neuron, a 



nerve, and lama, a cloak; alluding to the 



calyx. Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Aster&cece. 



A worthless stove shrub, growing in sandy 



peat — lob&ta. 

 Neurol6ma, AndrzejowsU. From neuron, a 



nerve, and loma, a fringe. Linn. 15, Nat. 



Or. Brassic&cece. A plant of some beauty; 



it grows in any common soil, and is readily 



increased by divisions. Synonyme: 1, Ardbis 

 grandiflbra, Hisperis arabidifblia. 

 arahidindrum 1 Purple . 5, H. Her. P. } Siberia 1800 



NEUROSPERMA, JZqfinesque. From neuron, a 

 nerve, and sperma, a seed ; the seeds are arti- 

 culated with anastomosing nerves. Linn. 21, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cucurbitacece. For the cul- 

 ture and propagation of this trailing plant, 

 see Quciurbita. 

 ouspidata . Yellow . 7, H. Tr. A. 5 Kentucky 1827 



Neuter, neither male nor female. 



New Holland cedar. See CedrUa. 



New Holland gum Arabic. See Ang6phora 

 costata. 



New Jersey tea. See Ceanbthus americanus. 



New Zealand flax. See Phbrmium tinax. 



New Zealand spinach. See Tetragbnia ex- 

 pdnsa. 



New Zealand spruce tree. See Dacryclium 

 cupressinum. 



New Zealand tea. See Lcptospermum sco- 

 parium. 



Nicandra. See Solanum, and Anisbdus. 



Nicker tree. See Guilandina. 



Nicols6nia, De Oandolle. In honour of Mr. 

 Nicolson, author of an " Essay upon the Nat. 

 Hist, of St. Domingo.'' Linn. 17, Or. 4, 

 Nat. Or. Fabacece. For the culture and pro- 

 pagation of this plant, see Uraria. Synonyme: 

 1, Hedfisarum barb&tum. 

 barbata 1 . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. 1 Jamaica . 1818 



Nicotiana, Linn. In honour of John Nicot, of 

 Nismes, ambassador from the King of France 

 to Portugal, who procured the first seeds from 

 a Dutchman, who had them from Florida. 

 Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanacece. The 

 species of this genus generally grown as to- 

 bacco, are N. Tabaeum and N. macrophtflla. 

 The popular narcotic which it furnishes is pro- 

 bably in more extensive use than any other, 

 and its only rival is the betel of the East. 

 The herb for smoking was brought to England 

 from Tobago in the West Indies, or from To- 

 basco in Mexico (and whence the name;, by 

 Sir Ralph Lane, 1586. Seeds were shortly 

 afterwards introduced from the same quarter. 

 Sir "Walter Raleigh first introduced smoking ; 

 in the house in which he lived at Islington 

 were his arms on a shield, with a tobacco 

 plant on the top. "Tobacco as used by man," 

 says Du Tour, "gives pleasure to the savage 

 and the philosopher, to the inhabitant of the 

 burning desert and the frozen zone ; in short, 

 its use either in powder, to chew, or to smoke, 

 is universal, and for no other reason than a 

 sort of convulsive motion (sneezing) produced 

 by the first, and a degree of intoxication by 

 the two last modes of usage."— Many of the 

 species are showy when in flower, and are well 

 suited for decorating the flower-borders. The 

 seeds require" to be sown on a hotbed in 

 spring, and when the plants have got two or 

 three leaves, they should be planted into small 

 pots, and placed in the frame, and planted out 

 about the end of May, those for the opeu 

 border in conspicuous situations, and those 



