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Synonymes: 1, Psychbtria involucrata ; 2, P. 



racembsa. 



liitea . . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. 1 Guiana . . 1823 



officinalis 1 . White . 6, S. Ev. 8. 3 Cayenne. . 1827 



racembsa 2 . White . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 Guiana . . JS18 



violacea . . Whito . 6, S. Ev. 8. 3 Guiana . . 1S24 



NdNEA, Medik. In honour of J. P. Nonne, 

 a German botanist. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Boragina.ce.oe. Plants of no great beauty ; 

 they grow well in the open border, where the 

 seed has only to be sown. Synonymes : ' 1, 

 Lycbpsis lutea ; 2, L. plcta, Anch&sa plcta ; 3, 

 L. vnsicaria ; 4, Anchusa rdsea ; 5, A. versi- 

 color; 6, L. vesicaria; 7, Anchusa alpistris ; 

 8, Lycopsis echioides. See I/yc6psis. 



alba . . . White . 6, H. A. 1 France, 



alpestris 7 . Yellow . 6, H. A. i Caucas. 1829 



ciliata. . . Yellow . 0. H. A. 1 Levant 1804 



echioides 8 . Yellow . 6, H. A. | Caucas. 1820 



flavescens . Yellow . 6, H. A. ij Russia. 1835 



lutea 1 . . Yellow . 0, H. A. 1 Crimea 1805 



nigricans. .Dark. . 5, II. Tr. A. 1J Barb. . 1S_>2 



obtusifblia . Blue . . 6, H. A. £ Ohio . 1818 



plcta 2 . . Varieg. . 0, H Tr. A. | Tauria . 1800 



pulla 3 . . Dark . . 6, H. Her. Tr. | Germy. 1648 



r6sea4 . .Pink. . 6, H. A. 1$ Crimea 1823 



setfisa . . . Yellow . 6, H. A. 1 Iberia . 1 826 



s&rdida . . Yellow . 6, H. A. 1 Caucas. 1835 



versicolor 5 . Varieg. . 6, H. Tr. A. g Caucas. 18:30 



violacea 6 . Purple . 6, H. Tr. A. 1 S. Eur. 1686 



Nonesuch, or Hop-trefoil. See Medicago 

 Iwpullna. 



Norantea, Aublet. From the Guiana name of 

 N. guianinsis, Gonora-anlegri. Linn. 13, Or. 

 1, Nat. Or. Marcgraaviaeece. These are singu- 

 lar and very beautiful plants ; they grow well 

 in a mixture of loam and peat, and cuttings 

 root freely either in sand or mould, under a 

 glass, in heat. Synonyrne: 1, Ascprium mo- 

 laceum. 



brasiliensis . Pur. wht. 6, S. Ev. 8. 4 Brazil . . 1820 

 guianensis 1 . Violet . 6, S. Ev. S. 4 Guiana . . 1818 

 fndica . . . White . 6, 8. Ev. S. 4 Mauritius . 1822 



Nordmannia, Fiselier and Meyer. In honour 

 of M. Nordmann, a zealous botanist. Linn. 

 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Thymelhceoz. A hardy 

 herbaceous plant, of little merit. It may be 

 increased by division, 

 cordifolia. . Pa. blue. 2, H. Her. P. . 1846 



Norfolk Island pine. See AMngia excllsa. 



Noronhia, Thouars. In honour of C. Noronha, 

 a traveller in Madagascar. Linn. 2, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Oleacece. For the culture and propa- 

 gation of these plants, see the genus Clea. 

 Synonymes: 1, (ilea cirnua; 2, O. emargi- 

 nata. 



cernua 1 . . White . 8, S. Ev. T. 15 Mauritius. 1816 

 emarginata 2 White . 8, 8. Ev. T. 15 Madagas. . 1825 



Norway-spruce. See Plnus canadensis. 



Nostoc, Vauch. Meaning unknown. Linn. 

 2i, Or. 7, Nat. Or. Corifervacece. A genus of 

 curious plants, found in lakes, and on rocks 

 in moist situations — coeruleum, commune, foli- 

 aceum, humifusum, microsc6picum, Muscbrum, 

 prunifbrme, sphcericum, verniebsum, vesica- 

 rium. 



Notel^a, Venienat. From notos, south, and 

 elaia, an olive ; in allusion to the genus being 

 allied to Olea, and from its native country. 

 Linn. 2, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Olcacem. These 



plants grow well in peat and loam, and cut- 

 tings of the ripened wood root readily in sand, 

 under a glass. 



ligustrlna . Whito . 7, G. Ev. S. 3 V. D. L. . 1807 

 longifolia. . White . 4, G. Ev. S. 3 N. 8. W. . 1790 

 ovata . . . White . 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 N". S. W. . 1824 

 punctata . . White . 6, G. Ev. 8. 3 N. Holl. . 1826 

 rfgida . . . White . 7, G. Ev. 8. 3 V.' D. L. . 1821 



NothochlAna, B. Brown. From nothos, spu- 

 rious, and chlaina, a cloak ; the sori are fre- 

 quently only covered over by the palese of the 

 frond. Linn. 2i, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Polypodiacece. 

 This is a genus of very handsome stove ferns. 

 They grow well in a sandy peat soil, in a hot, 

 humid atmosphere, and are increased by di- 

 visions, or by seeds, sown and treated in the 

 usual manner. Synonymes: 1, Acr6stichum 

 villeum, lanuginbsum; 2, Cheildnthes lentigera; 

 3, A. Mardnto?, ; 4, Pteris piloselloldes ; 5, 

 Pteris trichomanoides ; 6,^ Cheildnthes vcstUa; 

 7, Acristiehwm, sinuatum, Oymnogrdmma simir 

 dta, N. Icevis. See Cheildnthes. 

 dfstans . . Brown . 7, G. Her. P. 3 N. Holl. . 1823 

 Eckloniana . Brown . 8, 8. Her. P. J . 1838 



lanuginosa 1. Brown . 8, G. Her. P. f Madeira . 1778 

 lentfsfera 2 . Brown . 5, 8. Her. P. J S. Amer. . 1822 

 Marantas 3 . Brown . 7, G. Her. P. g N. Holl. . 1S20 

 nlvea . . . White . 7, S. Her. P. | Mexico. . 



Pa ola-es"4 l 8 ™ 1 • 7 > S - Her - P - i E - Imi - • ■ 1822 



pumila . . Brown . 8, S. Her. P. £ N. Holl. 



rufa. . . . Brown . 5, 8. Her. P. £ 8. Amer. . 1S41 



sinuata 7 . . Brown . 0, 8. Her. P. | Peru . . 1831 



tenera . . . Brown . 5, 8. Her. P. % Mendo'za . 



tomentosa . Brown . 5, 8. Her. P. f Mexico. . 1841 



^noldSTs } Bl '°w n • <*. S. Her. P. i Jamaica . 1844 

 vestlta 6 . . Brown . 7, H. Her. P. $ N. Amer. . 1812 



Nothria. See Frankenia Nothria. 



NoT(5ceras, JR. Broiim. From notos, the back, 

 and keras, a horn ; back of the pods. Linn. 

 15, Nat. Or. Brassicacece. Hardy annuals, 

 not worth cultivating. Synonymes: 1, Erysi- 

 mum biebrne; 2, B. quadricbrne, Nasturtium 

 quadricbrne — canaricnse 1, hispanicum, quad- 

 ricbrne 2. 



Notylia, Lindley. From notos, back, and tylos, 

 a hump ; in allusion to a singular callosity on 

 the stigma. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orehi- 

 dacew. Pretty little plants, well worthy of a 

 place in every collection ; for culture and pro- 

 pagation, see Burlingtbnia. Synonymes: 1, 

 N. laxiftbra, orbicularis, sagiltifera, triddchne, 

 trisipala ; 2, Pleurolhdllis punctata, Gomiza 

 Unuiflbra. 



arom£tica . Green . . 5, 8. Epi. J Para . . 1838 



Barkeri . . Straw . . 5, S. Epi. f Mexico . 1837 



blcolor 1 . . Yel. brn. . 6, S. Epi. % 



incurva . . Straw yel. . 6, 8. Epi. | Trinidad . 



micrantha . Pa. green . 6, S. Epi. i Demerara 



punctata 2 Yel. grn. . 5, 8. Epi. 4 Trinidad . 1822 



pubeseens . Orange. . 6, S. Epi. J Brazil . . 1838 



tenuis . . .Pa. straw . 5, S. Epi. \ Demerara 1836 



Nucamentaceous, producing nuts. 

 Nucleus, the kernel of a nut. 

 Nudicaulis, naked-stemmed. 

 Nuga. See Ccesalpinia Nuga. 

 NummulAria, round, like a piece of coin. 

 Nummularis See Dioscbrea Nummularia. 

 Nunezia. See Chamcedorea. 

 Nuphar, Sibthorp. From naufar, or nyloufar, 

 the Arabic name of Nymplujea. Linn. 13, Or. 



