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NYCTANTHUS. 



The Fennel-flower, or Devil in a 

 Bush. Annual plants, with showy 

 flowers, which are, however, almost 

 hidden by their leafy involucres. jV". 

 hispanica is the handsomest species. 

 They only require sowing in March or 

 April in the open border ; or they may 

 be sown in autumn, as they will stand 

 the winter without protection, and 

 will thus be ready to flower early in 

 summer. 



Nightshade. — See Sola v num. 



Nissolia. — Leguminosce. — The 

 Grass Vetch. A rare British plant, 

 with grass-like leaves and bright crim- 

 son single flowers, which looks very 

 well on rock-work, where it can be 

 kept moist. 



Nitraria. — FicoidecB. — Low 

 sbrubs with white flowers, which are 

 very hardy, and will grow well in 

 situations exposed to the sea. In 

 gardens, the ground in which they 

 grow should be occasionally watered 

 with water in which saltpetre has been 

 dissolved. 



Noisette Rose. — Roses which bear 

 their flowers in bunches, and which 

 were named from a nurseryman of the 

 name of Noisette, in Paris, who raised 

 the first from seed of the common 

 China. For the culture, see Rosa. 



Nolana. — Nolanacees. — Trailing 

 annual plants, with pretty blue flowers, 

 that only require sowing in March in 

 the open border. N. atriplicifolia, 

 the handsomest species, strongly re- 

 sembles the minor Convolvulus. 



NoLlTANGERE, Or NoLI-ME-TANGERE. 



— See Impatiens. 



Nonea. — BoraginecB. — The name 

 given to the new genus, divided from 

 Anchusa, the Bugloss, and which in- 

 cludes several of the most ornamental 

 of the annual species, such as A. ver- 

 sicolor, A. lutea, A. rosea, &c, and 

 some perennials. They are all quite 

 hardy, and the annual kinds only 

 require sowing in the open border in 

 March. 



Norfolk Island Pine. — Arau- 

 caria excelsa. — One of the largest 

 trees in the world in its native country, 

 but which can only be grown of small 

 size in England, from its requiring 

 protection during winter. 



Notel^ a. — Oleacece . — Australian 

 shrubs with white floweis, greatly re- 

 sembling in their leaves and general 

 appearance the European olive. They 

 are generally kept in a greenhouse, 

 and grown in sandy peat ; but they 

 are nearly hardy, and make good 

 shrubs for the back ground of a 

 balcony. 



Nuphar. — Nymphacece. — The 

 yellow Water Lily. A British plant, 

 common in stagnant water. The 

 popular name is Brandy Bottle, from 

 the flowers smelling like brandy. 

 They look very well in ponds, or even 

 cisterns, where they will grow freely 

 if the seeds are sown in a layer of 

 loam at the bottom. The plants may 

 also be increased by division. 



Nutta'llia. — Malvaceae. — Beauti- 

 ful poppy-like perennial plants, which 

 may be planted out in summer, but 

 which must be protected during winter 

 in a frame or greenhouse. They 

 should be grown in light rich soil, 

 consisting principally of vegetable 

 mould, with a little loam ; and, when 

 in flower, they are very beautiful. 



Nyctanthus. — JasminecB. — The 

 Indian Jasmine. This plant, which 

 is generally grown in a stove in Eng- 

 land, gives out its odour only by 

 night, and is the plant alluded to by 

 Moore in the following well-known, 

 lines : — 



The timid Jasmine buds, that keep 

 Their odour to themselves all day ; 

 But, when the sunlight dies away, 

 Let the delicious fragrance out 

 To every breeze that roams about. 



The plants should be grown in loam 

 and peat, and would probably succeed 

 in a greenhouse, as it is found that 

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