NER NIC 
NID NIE 
NSrium, Linn. From neroa, humid; alluding to the 
habitat of the plants. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
ApocynacecB. This is a genus of noble evergreen 
shrubs, of easy culture, and flowering freely the 
greater part of the year. N. Oleander and its varie - 
ties bear forcing remarkably well, and although 
treated as greenhouse plants, yet they will not 
floTver well unless they are kept in the stove ; they 
grow well in any rich light soil, and young cut- 
tings root in any soil if kept moist. The leaves of 
N. Oleander contain gallic acid, and the leaves and 
bark of the root of N. odorum are applied exter- 
nally as powerful repellents by the Indian practi- 
tioners, 
flavSscens . . . Pa. yeL . 7> G. Ev. S. . 1816 
odorum . . . . Pa. red .7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1683 
carueum . . Pink . . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1683 
plenum . . .Pa. red . 7, G. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1683 
Oleander . . Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. S- Eur. . . 1596 
album . . . AVhite . . 8, G. Ev. S. S. Eur. . . 1596 
splendens . . Red . . 8, G. Ev. S. S. Eur. . . 1814 
variegStum . . Striped . 8, G. Ev. S. S. Eur. . . 
thyrsidoitlm . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. Nepal . . 1830 
Nerveless, without nerves. 
Nerves, the strong ribs upon leaves or flowers. 
Nervose, or NERVOUS, full of nerves. 
Nervoselv-furrowed, or streaked, having nerves 
like furrows, or streaks. 
NEs.ffiA, Commerson. From Nescea, a sea-nymph. 
Linn. 11, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Lythracece. An orna- 
mental plant w'hen in flower, growing best in a 
mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and readily in- 
creased by cuttings in sand, under a glass, 
triflora .... Blue . . 8, S. Her. P. Mauritius . 1802 
Neslia, Desfontaines. The meaning not explained. 
Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Crucifers. A hardy annual, 
not worth cultivating. Synonyme : 1. Myagrum 
paniculatum — paniculdtd 1. 
Netted, having the veins reticulated. 
Nettle, see Urtlca. 
Nettle-tree, see Clltls. 
Neurocarpum, Desfontaines. From neuron, a nerve, 
and karpos, a fruit; each of the valves of the pod 
is furnished with a longitudinal nerve. Linn. 
17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Ltguminoss. These plants 
require to be treated like other stove plants. Sy- 
nonyme : 1 . Crotalaria guianensis. 
guianens?, 1 . . Purple . S. Ev. S. Guiana . . 1826 
simplicifOlTum . White. . S. EV. S. S. Amer. . 1824 
Neuroi..®na, R. Brown. From neuron, a nerve, and 
Isna, a cloak ; alluding to the calyx. l.inn. 19, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Composits. A worthless stove 
shrub, growing in sandy peat — lobdtd. 
Neuroloma, Andrzejowski. From neuron, a nerve, 
and loma, a fringe. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. Crucifers. 
A plant of some beauty ; it grows in any common 
soil, and is readily increased by divisions. Syno- 
nymes ; 1. Arabia grandiflora, Hesperia arabidifolia. 
arabidifiorum, 1 . Purple . 5, H. Her. P. Siberia . . 1800 
Neurospebma, Rajinesque. From neuron, a nerve, 
and sperma, a seed; the seeds are articulated with 
anastomosing nerves. Linn. 21, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Cucurbitaces. For the culture and propagation of 
this worthless plant, see Cucurbits. 
cuspidata . . Yellow . 7. H. Tr. A. Kentucky . 1827 
Neuter, neither male nor female. 
New Jersey tea, see CeanSthfis americdnua. 
New Zealand spinach, see TetragOnid expdnad. 
New Zealand tea, see Leptospermum scopdrld. 
Nicker-tree, see Guildndind. 
Nicoi.s6nia, DecandoUe. In honour of Mr. Nicolson, 
author of an “ Essay upon the Nat. Hist, of St. 
Domingo.” Linn. 17, Or. 4, Nat. Or. Leguminoss. 
For the culture and propagation of this plant, see 
Uraria. Synonyme; i. Hedysarum barbatum. 
barbate, 1 . . . Purple . 6, G. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1818 
Nicotiana, Linn. In honour of John Nicot, of 
Nismes, ambassador from the King of France to 
Portug^, who procured the first seeds from a 
Dutchman, who had them from Florida. Linn. 
f>. Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanaces. The species of this 
genus generally grown as tobacco, are N. Tabacum 
and N. macrophylla. The popular narcotic w’hich 
it furnishes is probably in more extensive use than 
any other, and its only rival is the betel of the 
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East. The herb for smoking was brought to 
England from Tobago in the West Indies, or 
from Tobasco in Mexico (and whence the name), 
by Sir Ralph Lane, in 1586. Seeds were shortly 
afterwards introduced from the same quarter. 
Sir Walter Raleigh first introduced smoking; 
in the house in which he lived at Islington were 
his arms on a shield, with a tobacco plant on 
the top. “ Tobacco as used by man,” says Du 
Tour, “ gives pleasure to the savage and the phi- 
losopher, to the inhabitant of the burning desert 
and the frozen zone ; in short, its use either in 
powder, to chew, or to smoke, is universal, and 
for no other reason than a sort of convulsive motion 
(sneezing) produced by the first, and a degree of 
intoxication by the two last modes of usage.” — 
Don’s Card, and Bot. Many of the species are 
showy when in flower, and are well suited for 
decorating the flower-borders. The seeds require 
to be sown on a hotbed in spring, and when the 
plants have got two or three leaves, they should be 
planted into small pots, and placed in the frame, 
and planted out about the end of May, those for 
the open border in conspicuous situations, and those 
intended for leaves in rows three feet apart. Sy- 
nonyms : 1. suaveolens. 
alata .... Pink . . 9, H. A. N. Amer. . 1829 
angustif&liS . . Pink . . 8, H. A. Cliile . . 1819 
bonariensTs . . White. . 8, H. A. B. Ayres . 1821 
cerintholdes . . Gm. yeL . 8, H. A. . 1821 
cliinensis . . . Pink . . 8, H. A. China . . 1819 
decurrens ... . 8, H. A. .1 820 
dilatata . . . Pink . . 8, H. A. . 1820 
fruiicosa . . . Pink . . 7, G. Ev. S. China . . 1699 
glatica . . . . Yel. grn. . 9, H. A. B. Ayres . 1827 
glutindsa . . . Scarlet . 8, H. A. Peru . . 1759 
numilis . . . Grn. yel. . 8, H. A. Egypt . . 1819 
Lang-sdorffH . . Gm. yel. . 8, H. A. Chile . . 1819 
longrflora . . . White . . 8, H. A. B. Ayres . 1832 
macrophylla . . Pink . . 7, H. A. America . 
micranth'a . . Grn. wht. 7, H. A. 
multivalvis . . White , . 7, H. A. Columbia . 1826 
nana .... White. . 7, H. A. N. Amer. . 1823 
noctiflora . . . Pink . . % H. A. Chile . . 1826 
paniculata . . Grn. yeL . 8, H. A. Peru . . 1752 
persica . . . Wht. gm. 8, H. A. Persia . . 1831 
plumbaginifSlia . White . . 5, H. A. America . 1816 
pusllia . . .White. . 8, H. B. Vera Cruz . 1733 
quadiivalris . . White. . 7, H. A. N. Amer. . 1811 
repanda . . . White . . 6, H. A. Havannah . 1820 
rotundifOlia . . White. . 8, H. A Swan River 1837 
rustica . . . White. . 8, H. A. America . 1750 
Tabacum . . . Pink . . 7, H. A. America . 1570 
allpes . . . Pink . . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1570 
attenuata . . Pink . . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1670 
graciUptiS . . Pink . . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1570 
lingua . . . Pink . . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1570 
macrophylla . Pink . . 7> H. A. S. Amer. . 1570 
paUescens . . Pink . . 7, B. A. S. Amer. . 1570 
serotina . . Pink . . 7, H. A. S. Amer. . 1570 
Verdan . . Pink . . 7, H. AS. Amer. . 1570 
undulata, 1 . . White. . 7, G. Her. P. N. S. W. . 1800 
vincaeiiora . . IVhite . . 8, G Her. P. S. Amer. . 1820 
viscosa . . . Pink . . 7, H. A. B, Ayres . 1824 
Ybarrensis . . Pink . . ft H. A. S. Amer. . 1823 
Niddlant, nestling, as a bird in its nest. 
Nidularia, RuWiard. From a nest ; on account 
of the plants consisting of cups, which contain 
egg-like seeds. Linn. 24, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Fungi. 
Interesting plants, found on rotten leaves, shavings 
of wood, bark, &c. — campanuldld, Crucibfilum, 
stridtd. 
Nidus, the nest of anything. 
Niebuhria, DecandoUe. After Carslen Niebuhr, a 
traveller in Arabia. Linn. 13, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Capparidaces. These plants grow well in a mix- 
ture of loam and peat ; and cuttings of the nearly 
ripened wood will root in sand, under a glass, the 
stove species in heat. Synonymes : 1. Cratsva 
eaffra. 2. Capparia heteroclita. 
caffrd, 1 . . . White . . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1818 
madagascariSnsis . White . . S. Ev. S. Madagas. . 1822 
oblongiffilla, 2 . White . . G. Ev. CL E. Ind. . . 1822 
NierembergIa, Ruiz and Pavon. In honour of John 
Eusebius Nieremberg, a Spanish Jesuit, author 
of a History of Nature, Antwerp, 1635. Linn. 5, 
Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solanaces. These very elegant 
plants may be referred to Petunia for ciilture and 
propagation. Synonyme : 1. N. linarisfolia. 
aristSta .... Wnt. pur. 7. H. A. Panama . 1832 
calyclnil . . . White. . 7, G. Her. P. Uruguay . 1834 
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