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equal portions, and are increased by dividing 

 the roots, or by seeds. Synonymes: 1, Poly- 

 podium adndseens ; 2, confluens ; 3, linecurc ; 

 4, lingua, Acr6stichum lingua; 5, P.pertiisum; 

 6, P. r, 



achroati 



'choTdes. } Brown 9 ' S - Her - P ' * L of Luz ™ 

 adnaacena 1 . Brown 5, S. Bv. Cr. £ E. Ind. 

 albicana . 

 blcolor 

 coatatua . 

 c6nnuons 2 

 flocculbaus 

 gibber . . 

 lineare 3 . 

 lingua 4 . 

 nummula- 



rif61ius . 

 pertusus 5 

 rupeatria 6 

 ainenais . 

 sphsero- 



1S24 

 1S20 

 18-11 



1822 

 1S17 



1821 

 1824 



Brown 7, S. Her. P. 1 Ceylon 

 . Brown 8, S. Her. P. i Malacca . 

 . Brown 7, S. Her. P. i Ceylon . 

 . Brown 5, S. Bv. Cr. i N. Holl. . 

 . Brown 8, S. Her. P. i Manilla . 

 . Brown 7, S. Her. P. | Malacca . 

 . Brown 5, S. Bv. Cr. £ Japan 

 . Brown 5, 9. Ev. Cr. j Japan 



! Brown 5, S. Her. P. i I. of Luzon 



. Brown 5, S. Ev. Cr. J China . 

 . Brown 5, S. Ev. Cr. | N. Holl. . 

 . Brown 9, S. Ev. Cr. J China . 



„.., ll: ,l lls } Brown 7, S. Her. P. J Malacca . 



splendena . Brown 7, S. Her. P. 4. E. Ind. . 

 varius . . . Brown 7, 8. Her. P. i Malayan I. 



Nipplewort. See Ldpsana. 



NlRtjRl. See Phylldnthus Niruri. 



Niss6lia, Jacquin. In honour of William Nis- 

 sole, a diligent French botanist. Linn. 17, 

 Or. 4, Nat. Or. Fabaceee. Ornamental shrubs, 

 which grow well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat ; and cuttings of the ripened wood will 

 root in sand, under a glass, in heat. 



aculeate . . White . 8, S. Ev. CI. 10 Bio Jan. . 1824 



fruticftsa . . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. CI 15 S. Amer. . 1766 



glabrate . . White . 8, S. Ev S. 10 S. Amer. . 1823 



micrGptera . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 10 Teneriffe . 1820 



racemosa. . White . 7, S. Ev. CI. 15 W. Ind. . 1800 



retuaa . . . White . 8, S. Ev. CI. 8 S. Amer. . 1819 



robmiasfdlia . White . 7, S. Ev. S. 6 St. Vine. . 1S24 



Niss6lia. See Ldthyrus Nissilia. 



Nitella, Agardh. From nitco, to shine ; shining 

 plants. Linn. 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Ohardcece. 

 Fresh water Algce; the plants are found in 

 pools and rivulets. The stems are composed 

 of simple tubes. Synonyme : 1, Chara JUxilis 

 — flexilis 1, gracilis, nidifica, opaca, translu- 

 cens. 



NfTiDUS, shining, glossy. 



Nitophyllum, Qrev. From niteo, to shine, and 

 phyllon, leaf ; surface of leaves glossy. Linn. 

 24, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Ceramiacew. For species 

 refer to Delessiria. 



NlTRARIA, Schreber. From niirum, nitre ; first 

 found by Schreber near the nitre works in 

 Siberia. Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Malpighi- 

 acice. Curious dwarf-growing shrubs.; they 

 succeed well in a light sandy soil, and may be 

 increased either by cuttings or layers. Syno- 

 nyme: 1, N. edspiea; 2, N. sibirica. 



Schoberi . . Pur. blue 6, H. De. S. li Siberia . 1788 



cfepica 1 . White . 6, H. De. S. 2 Caapian . 1812 



aibiriea 2 . Purple . 6, H. De. S. 2 Siberia 



tridentate . Pur. blue 6, H. De S. 1J Barbary . 1820 



NfTRARiACEA See Malpighiacece. 



Nitta-tree. See Parkia. 



NfvEA, covered with a pubescence resembling 



snow. 

 Nivenia, JR. Brown. In honour of James Niven, 



an eminent collector of South African seeds. 



Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Proleaccce. These 



shrubs are possessed of some beauty ; they 



thrive in sandy peat and a little loam mixed, 

 and cuttings of the young wood root freely in 

 sand, under a glass ; they may also be in- 

 creased by seeds. Synonymes : 1, Prbtca S2>a- 

 tulMa. 



crithmifdlia . Pa. pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1797 



Lagdpua . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 C. G. H. . 1810 



media . . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 C. G. H. . 1803 



parvif61ia 1 . Purple . 7, Q. Ev. S. 1 J C. G. H. . 1823 



sceptrum. . Pa. pur. . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 



spathulata . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1790 



spicilta . . Purple . 7, G. Ev. S. 2 C. G. H. . 1788 



N6bla. See Phpllis Nobla. 



N(5ccA, Cavanilles. In honour of Dominic 

 Nocca, a professor at Pavia. Linn. 19, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Asteraccce. Ornamental plants, grow- 

 ing in any common soil, and increased by cut- 

 tings. Synonymes : 1, Lagdsea helianthifdlia ; 

 2, L. rubra ; 3, L. suavioUns. 

 latifdlia . White . S, P. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . . 1S26 

 rigida 1 . . Pink . . 8, S. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . . 1825 

 rubra 2 . . Bod . 7, S. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . . 1823 

 suaveolena 3. White . 8, S. Ev. S. 3 Mexico . . 1S25 



Noddinq, having a drooping position. 



N6di, the swelled articulations of stems, the 

 place where one joint is articulated with 

 another. 



Nodose, having many nodi, or knots. 



N6dtjlus, a small, hard nodus, or knot. 



NoisjSttia, Euinb., Bonp. and Kunth. In ho- 

 nour of Louis Noisette, an eminent French 

 cultivator. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Violacece. 

 This species grows freely in any light rich soil, 

 and young cuttings root in sand, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonymes : 1, lonldium longi- 

 fblium, Vidla longifolia. 

 longifdlia 1 . Cream . 4, S. Ev. S. 1 Cayenne . 1824 



NolAna, Linn. From nola, a little bell ; be- 

 cause of the form of the corolla. Linn. 5, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Nolanaccce. These plants are very 

 showy when in flower, and are therefore well 

 suited for ornamenting flower-borders. The 

 seed ought to be sown on a gentle hotbed in 

 spring, and transplanted to the open ground 

 about the middle of May. Synonyme: 1, 

 A lima coiltstis. 



atriplicifblia. Wht. yel. 7, H. A. \ Peru. . . 1834 

 ccelestia 1 . Pa. blue. 7, P. Ev. S. 2 Chile . . 1843 

 grandiflbra . Blue . . 7, H. Tr. A. 1 Chile . . 1S29 

 lanceolate . Bl. wht. . 7, H. A. } Chile . I860 

 paradfixa . . Blue . . 8, H. Tr. A. 1 Chile . . 1S25 

 proatrata. . Blue . . 8, H. Tr. A. i Peru. . . 1761 

 tenella . . Blue . . 8, H. Tr. A. J Chile . . 1824 



NoLANACEiE, or Nolanads. An order 'nearly 

 related to Bindweeds and Borages, but now 

 erected into a distinct group. Noldna pros- 

 tr&ta and Aldna cceUstis may be considered 

 fair types of the order. 



NolIna, Michaux. After P. C. Nolin, an Ame- 

 rican botanist.. Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Me- 

 lanthaceoz. This is a very ornamental plant, 

 succeeding in sandy peat, and increased by 

 offsets. Synonyme : 1, Phaldngium iirgatum. 

 goorgianal . White . 7, H. Her. P. 2 Georgia . 1812 



Nolitangere. See Impatiens Nolitdngere. 

 Nonatelia, Aublet. The name of one of the 



species in Guiana. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 



Oinchonaceai. A genus of ornamental plants; 



for culture and propagation, see Hamilthiia. 



