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intended for leaves in rows three feet apart. 

 Synonymes .- 1, suaviolens ; 2, angustifdlia ; 

 3, dec&rrens, persica. See Petunia. 



alata3 . Pink. . 9, H. A. 2 N. Amer. 1829 



angustifblia . Pink . . 8, H. A. 4 Chile . .1819 



bonariehsis . "White . 8, H. A. 3 B. Ayres 1821 



braziliensis . Rose . . 7, H. A. 4 Brazil . 1825 



cerintholdes . Grn. yel. 8, H. A. 2 1821 



chinensis . . Pink . . 8, H. A. 4 China . 1819 



deeurrens . Pink . . 8, H. A. 2 . 1820 



dilatata . . Pink . . 8, H. A. 3 . 1820 

 iragrans . . Pink . . 7, G. Her. P. 3 I. Pines . 1864 

 fruticbsa . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 China . 1699 



glauca . . . Tel. grn. 9, H. A. 10 B. Ayres 1827 



glutinbsa . . Scarlet . 8, H. A. 4 Peru . . 1759 



humilis . . Grn. yel. 8, H. A. 1 Egypt . 1819 



Langsddrffii . Grn. yel. 8, H. A. 4 Chile . . 1819 



longifl&ra 2 White . S, H. A. 3 B. Ayres 1S32 



macrophylla . Pink . . 7, H. A. 6 America . 



micrantha . Gm. wt. 7, H. A. 1 



multivalvis . White . 7, H. A. 2 Columbia 1826 



nana . . . White . 7, H. A. J N. Amer. 1823 



nepalensis . Rose . . 7, H. A. 4 Nepal . 1829 



noctiflora . . Pink . . 8, H. A. 1 Chile . . 1826 



paniculata . Gm. yel. 8, H. A. 3 Peru . . 1752 



persica . . Wt. grn. 8, H. A. 3 Persia . 1831 



petiolata . . Rose . . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1829 



P fdl?a bagtai ;} Wllite - 6 ' H - A - 2 America 1816 



pusilla . ' . . White . 8, H. B. 2 VeraCruz 1733 



quadrivalvis . White . 7, H. A. 1| N. Amer. 1811 



repanda . . White . 6, H. A. 2 Havann. 1820 



rotuhdifdlia . White . 8, H. A. 1 Swan R. 1837 



rustica . . White . 8, H. A. 3 America. 1750 



sanguinea . Red . . 7, H. A. 4 Brazil . 1829 



Tabacum . . Pink . . 7, H. A. 4 America. 1570 



alipes . . . Pink . . 7, H. A 4 S. Amer. 1570 



attenuata . Pink . . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1570 



gracilipes . Pink . . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1570 



lingua . . Pink . . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1570 



macrophylla Pink . . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1570 



paUescens . Pink . . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1570 



serotina . . Pink . . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1570 



Verdan . .Pink. . 7, H. A. 4 S. Amer. 1570 



undulata 1 . White . 7, G. Her. P. 2 N. S. W. 1S00 



vincreflora . White . 8, G. Her. P. 2 S. Amer. 1820 



viscds'a . . Pink . . 7, H. A. 3 B. Ayres. 1824 



Ybarrensis . Pink . . 8, H. A. 2 S. Amer. 1823 



Nidorella, De Candolle. See Inula. 



Nidulant, nestling, as a bird in its nest. 



Nidularia, Bulliard. From nidus, a nest ; on 

 account of the plants consisting of cups, which 

 contain egg-like seeds. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. 

 Or. Lycoperdacecs. Interesting plants, found 

 on rotten leaves, shavings of wood, bark, &c. 

 — campanulata, Crucibulum, stri&ta. 



NIdus. See AspUnium Nidus. 



NIdus, the nest of anything . 



Niebuhria, De Candolle. After Carslen Nie- 

 buhr, a traveller in Arabia. Linn. 13, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Capparidacem . These plants grow 

 well in a mixture of loam and peat : and cut- 

 tings of the nearly ripened wood will root in 

 sand, under a glass, the stove species in heat. 

 Synonymes: 1, Cratceva cdffra; 2, Cdpparis 

 Jveterdclita. 



caHral . .White . 5, G. Ev. S. 4C. G. H. .1818 



"rUnST*" } Whito • 6 ' S ' Et ' S ' * Mada S a8 - • ls22 

 oblongrfolia 2 White . 6, G. Ev. CI. 4 E. Ind. . 1822 



Niepa-bark . See Samad&ra indica. 



Nierembergia, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour 

 of John Eusebius Nieremberg, a Spanish Je- 

 suit, author of a History of Nature, Antwerp, 

 1635. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanacece. 

 These very elegant plants may be referred to 



Petunia for culture and propagation. Syno- 

 nyme : 1, N. linaricefolia. See Petunia. 

 aristata . . Wht. pur. 7, H. A. 2 Panama . 1832 



calyclna . . White . 7, G. Her. P. j Uraguay . 1834 

 filicaulis 1 . Lilac . . 5, G Her. P. 1 B. Ayres . 1832 

 gracilis . . Wht.pur. 7, F. Her. P. 1 Uraguay . 1S31 

 linariaefdlia . Wht. pur. 7, G. A. £ Uraguay . 1831 



Nieshout is the sawdust of Pterdxylon Mile. 

 Nigella, Linn. From niger, black ; the black 

 seed, which is the part of the plant known in 

 cookery. Linn. 13, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Ranwncu- 

 lacece. The species of Fennel-flower are cu- 

 rious and ornamental ; they only require to be 

 sown in the open ground. The seeds of N. 

 satlva and N. arvinsis were formerly used in- 

 stead of pepper, and are said to be still exten- 

 sively used in adulterating it. 

 aristata . . Blue . . 8, H. B. 2 Athens 183.5 



arvensis . . Brn. wht. 7, H. A. 1£ Germy. 1683 



ciliaris . Yellow . 7, H. A. 1 Levant, 



coaretata. . Wht. grn. 8, H. Her. P. J S.Eur. 1793 

 corniculata . Yellow . 7, H. A. 1 . 1820 



damascena . Li. blue . 7, H. A. lj S. Eur. 1570 



fl6re-pleno. Li. blue . 7. H. A. li S. Eur. 1670 



divaricata . Brn. wht. 7, H. A. 1 Egypt . 



fteniculacea . Brn. wht. 7, H. B. 2 Tauria . 1835 



hispanica . Brn. wht. 7, H. A. 1J Spain . 1629 



orientalis . Yellow . 7, H. A. 1 Syria . 1609 



satlva . . . Yellow . 7, H. A. li Egypt . 1548 



citrlna . . Pa. blue . 7, H. A. lj S. Eur. 



cretica . . Pa. blue . 7, H. A. 1 Crete . 



indica . . Pa. blue . 7, H. A. 1 E. Ind. 



Night-flower. See Nyctdnthes arbor-tristis. 



Night primrose. See CEnoili&ra noct&rna. 



Night rocket. See Hisperis ti istis. 



Nightshade. See Solanum. 



NIgrita, partially black. 



Nigritella, Richard. From niger, black ; be- 

 cause of the dark colour of the flowers. Linn. 

 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidaceai. A curious 

 tuberous-rooted species, growing freely in loam 

 and peat, and increased by divisions of the 

 roots. Synonyme ; 1, Satijrium nigrum. 

 angustnolia 1 Drk. erim. 7, H. Ter. ± Austria . 1795 



Nint6oa. See Capri/ilium. 



Niouttont, or bdellium tree, is the Balsamo- 

 dindron africanwn. 



NIpaj Tliunberg. The name of the tree in the 

 Moluccas. Linn. 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. Pal- 

 macece. A fine palm, requiring to be grown 

 in a strong loamy soil, and a hot, humid 

 atmosphere, 

 frilticans . . White . . 5, S. Palm 12 E. Ind. . 1822 



NiphAa, Lindley. From nipkos, snow ; in al- 

 lusion to its pure white flowers. Linn. 14, 

 Or. 2, Nat. Or. Gesneraceai. Beautiful little 

 plants, bearing pure white flowers, and resem- 

 bling in their habits some of the dwarf Ges- 

 neras. A temperature intermediate between 

 the greenhouse and stove suits them best, and 

 the species of Aehimenes may be taken as a 

 guide both for their culture and propagation, 

 albo-lineata . White . 9, S. Her. P. i N. Grenada . 1844 

 oblonga . . Whito . 9, S. Her. P. 1 Guatemala . 1841 

 rubida. . . White. 7, S. Her. P. i Guatemala . 1846 



NlPHOBOLtrs, ICaulfuss. From niphobotos, covered 

 with snow; the indusia appear as if covered 

 with snow. Linn. 24, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypo- 

 diheece. A genus of very ornamental ferns, 

 which grow well in sandy loam and peat in 



