BNOYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
New Zealand Clematis (Clematis indivisa lobata).—See 
Clematis. , 
— Zealand Crow-foot (Ranunculus Lyalli).—See Ranun- 
culus. 
New Zealand Daisy Bush (Olearia Haastii)—See Olearia. 
New Zealand Dragon-plant (Cordyline australis).—See 
Cordyline. E 
New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax & P. Colensoi).—See 
Phormium, P 
Pichia Zealand Glory-Pea (Clianthus puniceus).—See Clian- 
thus. 
New Zealand Holly (Osmanthus ilicifolius)—See Osmanthus. 
F New Zealand Laburnum.-tree (Sophora tetraptera).—See 
ophora. 
Now Zealand Palm (Rhopalostyle sapida)—See Rhopalo- 
style. 
New Zealand Reed (Cortadeira conspicua).—See Cortadeira. 
New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia expansa).—see Tetra- 
gonia. 
New Zealand Tree-fern (Dicksonia squarrosa).—See 
Dicksonia. 
New Zealand Water-Lily (Ranunculus Lyallii)—See Ra- 
nunculus, 
Nicandra (Apple-of-Peru)—Ord., Solanacew. Hardy annual. 
First introduced 1759. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny open borders. Pro- 
pagate by seeds sown } in. deep in pots or boxes of light soil in temp. 
55° to 65° in March, transplanting seedlings 3ft. apart outdoors in 
May; or by sowing seed in sunny position outdoors in April, transplant- 
ing seedlings in June. 
5 oe OULTIVATED: N. physaloides, blue and white, summer, 18 in. to 
Nicotiana (Tobacco Plant). — Ord. Solanacex. Half-hardy 
annuals. Flowering & orn. foliage. All the species best grown as 
annuals. First introduced 1570. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, two parts loam, one part leaf-mould or 
decayed manure, & one part sand. Position, sunny or shady greeu- 
house or window. Water freely when in full growth; moderately at 
other times. Apply stimulants once or twice a week when in flower. 
Temp., March to Sept. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 40° to 50°. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny beds or 
borders. Plant in June in groups of three or six. Protect N. alba 
in winter with covering of cinder ashes, tan or decayed manure. Will 
only survive winter in well-drained soils. 
CULTURE OF TOBACCO PLANT: Soil, ordinary. Position, 
sunny beds or borders. Plant, June. Gather leaves of N. tabacum 
in Sept. for drying. Water freely in dry weather. Propagate by 
seeds sown on the surface of fine light mould in a shallow box or pan 
in shade, in a temp.of 65° to 75°, in March or April, also by cuttings 
of the roots inserted in sandy soil in temp. 55° to 65° in autumn or 
spring. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: N. alba (Syn. Affinis), the Sweet-scented Tobacco, 
white, fragrant, summer, 3 ft., strictly a perennial, Brazil; sylvestris white, 
summer, 3 to 4 ft., Argentina; tabacum (Tobacco Plant), rose, summer, 4 ft., S. 
America; tabaccum macrophyllum, red, rose, or purple, summer; tomentosa (Syn. 
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