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Myrsiphvllum, Willdenon). From »tyr«tne, a myrtle, 
and phyllon, a leaf; resemblance of the leaves. 
Linn. 6, Or. 3, Nat Or. Mdanthacecs. A genus of 
pretty twining plants, thriving well in sandy loam 
and peat, and readily multiplied by dividing at the 
root. Synonyme : 1. Medeola asparagoides. 
angiistifdlldm . Grn. wht. . 7, G. De. Tw. C. G. H. . 1752 
asparagoides, 1 . Grn. wht . ^ G. De. Tw. C. G. H. .1702 
Myrtle, see MyrfUs. 
M YHTLE BiLKERRY, See VaccinHim Myrtillns. 
Myrtus, Linn. From myron, perfume; myrtos of 
the Greeks ; myrtus of the Dutch, and of almost 
every other European language. Linn. 12, Or. 1, 
Nat. Or. Myrtaceae. The Myrtle is a favourite and 
w'ell-known genus of plants, which grow well in 
sandy loam and peat ; and cuttings, if not too ripe, 
will root freely either in sand or soil, under a 
glass. 
afFinls .... Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. China . • 1823 
biflor^ .... White. . 5, S. £v. S. Jamaica . 1759 
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flore-pleno . 
lusitanlca . 
macul&ta . 
mucrouata . 
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tarentlna 
variegate 
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melastomoides 
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Myxotrichium, Kunze. From myxa, gluten, and 
thrix, a hair; filaments. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 
Fungi. This species is found on rotten branches — 
cxslum. 
N. 
N JEMaSPORA, Persoon. From nema, a thread, 
and spora, a sporule. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 
Fungi. V ery minute plants, found on dead branches 
of Hornbeam, Scc.—carptnl, crScid, JilatnentOsa, 
R6sde. 
Nbbmatella, Fries. From naima, gelatine, and ello, 
to contain ; in allusion to the nucleus in the recep- 
tacle. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. A curious 
flesh-coloured species, growing on partially decayed 
pine-wood — encephala. 
Nagkia, Gaertner. From Nagi, the Japanese name 
of the plant. Linn. 22, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Myricaceas. 
A plant of very little interest, growing best in a 
good rich loam ; and cuttings of the ripened wood 
root in sand, under a glass, in a strong heat. 
Putranjivii . . . Apetal . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1822 
Nain rlageolet, see PhasSolus tumldus. 
Najas, Linn. From naias, a w’ater-nj'mph ; on ac- 
count of the habitation of the plant. Linn. 21, Or. 
5, Nat. Or. Fluviales. A curious plant, of very 
simple culture. Synonyme: monosperma. 
maiOr, 1 . . . . 7, H. Aq. A. Europe . . 1816 
Naked, without hairs, leaves, or branches, &c. 
Nakkdish, nearly destitute of hairs, leaves, &c. 
Nandina, Thunberg. Nandin, or Nand-scohf, is the 
name of the shrub in Japan. Linn. 6, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Berberacece. This is a handsome plant, grow- 
ing in a mixture of loam and peat ; and ripened 
cuttings will root in sand, under a glass, provided 
the leaves are not shortened, 
domestic^ . . . Grn. brn. . 7, G. Ev. S. China . . 1804 
Nanodes, Lindley. F rom nanodes, pigmy ; in allusion 
to the small size of both plant and flowers. Linn. 
20, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Orchidacece. This is among the 
most curious of orchidaceous plants ; its flowers are 
completely embosomed by the leaves, and so similar 
in colour, that it would scarcely be observed to be 
in flower, even if every branch were blossoming. 
It is rather difficult to cultivate, but will be found 
to succeed best treated after the manner of Bur- 
lingtonia. 
di'cOlbr .... Purpsh. gm. 8, S. Epi. Brazil . . 1827 
Napieorm, formed like a turnip, tuberous. 
Napoleon’s weeping willow, see Sdltx NapoleOnd. 
Naravelia, DeoandoHe. From Narawcel, its name in 
Ceylon. Linn. 13, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Ranunculaceae. 
A mixture of sandy loam and peat suits this spe- 
cies, and cuttings of the young wood will root 
readily in sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonyme ; 
1. Atragene zeylanica. 
zeylanica . . . Yellow • S. Ev. CL Ceylon . . 1796 
Narcissus, Linn. From narke, stupor; on account 
of the effects produced by the smell upon the 
nerves. Linn. 6, Or. 2, Nat. Or. Amaryllidaceae. 
This is an old and very popular flower of great 
beauty, and some of the species are highly fragrant. 
They are all of very easy culture, growing well in 
any light sandy soil, or on glasses of water, and 
increased by offsets from the bulbs. N. poeticus, 
and one or two more, are well known to be emetic. 
Synonymes : 1. radiiflorus. 2. triandrus. 3. orien 
talis, var. 4. Corbularia conspicua. 5. Queliia con- 
eolor. 6. Narcissus proecox. 7. bicolor. 8. Ajax 
maximus. 9. Narcissus Tazetta. 10. trilobus 'll. 
calathinus. 12. unicolor, nevius. 1.3. poeticus, ma- 
jalis. 14. moschatus. 15. festalis. 16. Phylogyne 
minor. 17. calathinus, odorus, tripartitus. 
alblcSns . . 
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plenua . . 
angustifSIIus, 1 
aputicorOni . 
auxSntlus 
plends-lutSus 
bIcOlbr . . 
bifldnls . . 
bifrons . . 
BulbocOdlum 
cApax . . 
cerlnus . . 
Ctirnuds, 2 . 
corbna-plenA 
citrinus, 3 '. 
compressQs . 
cbnc4lbr . . 
eonspIouQs, 4 
crenulatua . 
Cypri . . . 
corbnS-plenA 
dubius . . 
fistulosus 
floribundus . 
galanthifblliis 
grAcills . . 
grandiflorixs . 
Hawdrlhia, 5 
plenus-sulphur6i 
heminall!! 
incomparAbllls 
inflatus . . 
infundibularls 
interjectus . 
intermidlus . 
itAlIcus, 6 . 
plenus . . 
semiplenus 
JonqiilUA 
fiort-plenO 
latifdllus . . 
lobulatus . . 
lorifdllus, 7 . 
anceps 
brevMda . 
LanA . . . 
MacleAH . . 
major . . 
maximus, 8 . 
mlndr . . . 
moDtanus . 
maschatOs . 
multiflorus, 9 
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