INDEX 
653 
Nemoralis (Lat.), living in woods 
Neotrop., neotropical 
Neotropical, new world tropical 
Nerves of leaf, 33, 48 
Net-veined, 51 
Nettle, Urtica; dead-, Lamium ; 
hemp-, Galeopsis ; -tree, Celtis 
Neuter, without fertile sporophylls, 
cf. Viburnum etc. 
New Caled., New Caledonia 
New Zealand flax, Phormium ; 
spinach, Tetragonia 
Newtonian curve, 22 
Nicholls, 197 
Nicholson, 197 
Niger (Lat.), black 
Night- flowering cactus, Cereus 
Nightshade, Solanum ; deadly-, 
Atropa ; enchanter’s-, Circaea 
Nigrescens, nigricans (Lat.), 
blackish 
Nim oil, Melia 
Nipplewort, Lapsana 
Nitidus (Lat.), lustrous, smooth 
and shining 
Nivalis (Lat.), growing near snow 
Niveus (Lat.), snow-white 
N. O., natural order 
Nodes, 40 
Non-articulate leaves, 53, 156 
Non-such, Medicago 
Norfolk island pine, Araucaria 
Northern fern, Lo?naria 
Northern glacial zone, 180 
Northern zone of cold winters, 184 
Northern zone of hot summers, 
187 
Norway spruce, Picea 
N otorhizal , Crucifer ae 
Nucellus, 80, 105 
Nut, 107 ; Areca-, Areca ; betel-, 
Ai'eca , Palmae ; bladder-, Sta- 
phylea ; Brazil-, Bertholletia ; 
bread-, Brosimum ; butter-, 
Caryocar ; candle-, Aleurites', 
Cashew-, Anacardium ; cob-, 
Corylus ; earth-, Arachis, Co- 
nopodium ; ground-, A rachis ; 
hazel-, Corylus ; horn-, Trapa ; 
kola-, Cola ; marking-, Seme- 
carpus ; pea-, Arachis ; Pis- 
tachio-, Pistacia ; Sapucaia-, 
Lecythis ; Souari-, Caryocar ; 
-tree, Macada?nia 
Nutans (Lat.), nodding 
Nutation, 35, 170 
Nutlets, Lcibiatae 
Nutmeg, Monodor a , Myristica ; 
Brazilian-, Cryptocarya ; Peru- 
vian-, Laurelia 
Nutrition phenomena, 33, 103, 
113, 169 
Nutt., Nuttall 
Nym. , Nyman 
N.Z., New Zealand 
Oak, Quercus; -fern, Polypodium; 
forest-, Casuarina ; she-, Ca- 
suarina ; silky-, Grevillea 
Oat, Avena ; -grass, Avena ; -grass, 
false, Arrhenatherum 
Ob- (Lat. pref.), inverted 
Obach, 197 
Obdiplostemonous, 78, Oxalida- 
ceae 
Oblanceolate, 52 
Oblique, 52 
Oblong, 52 
Obovate, 52 
Obsolete, aborted 
Obtuse leaf apex, 53 
Ochrea, Polygonaceae 
Ocotilla, Fouquieria 
Ocrea, Polygonaceae 
Odonto- (Gr. pref.), tooth- 
Oecology, ecology 
Officinalis (Lat.), medicinal 
Offset, 153 
-oides (Gr. suff.), -like 
Oil, 34, 200, Palmae , Pappea , 
Papaveraceae ; argan-, Argania; 
ben-, Moringa\ birch-, Betid a ; 
cajeput-, Melaleuca ; castor-, 
Ricinus ; -cavities, 115; citro- 
nella -,Andropogon\ colza-, Bras- 
sica; cocoa-nut-, Cocos', croton-, 
Croton ; geranium-, A ndropogon', 
gingili-, Sesamu/n ; kekuna-, 
Aleurites; linseed-, Linum; Ma- 
cassar-, Cananga ; margosa-, 
Melia ; nim-, Melia ; of lavender, 
Lavandula ; of marjoram, Ori- 
