NELUMB1UM—NUTTALLl'A. 
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NELUMBIUM. 12—13. ( Ranunculacecb .) 
lute'um, (water chinquepin, sacred bean, w-y. Ju. Tj..) corolla many-petalled; 
anthers produced in a linear appendage of the extremity; leaves peltate, 
. orbicular, very entire. Lakes. Flowers larger than those of any other 
plant in North America, except one species of magnolia. 
NEMOMPHILA. 5—1. ( Boragineca .) [From nemos , a grove, and phileo, to love ; so called from 
its habit.] 
panicuia'ta , (b. M. ^p.) very lmny; radical leaves sub-pinnatidd ; cauline 
ones angularly lobed ; divisions of the calyx with minute, oval appen¬ 
dages; dowers on short peduncles, somewhat paniculate. Moist woods. 
phacelo'ides , (b. M. tf.) succulent; stem 3-sided; leaves alternate, pinnatifid ; 
peduncles very long, 1-flowered, opposite the leaves, and terminal. 
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NEOTTIA. 18—1. (Of chided .) [The name is from the Greek, and signifies bird’s nest,] 
torti'Lis , (summer ladies’-tresses, w. Ju. 9J.) radical leaves linear; scape 
sheathed; dowers spirally secund; lip somewhat 3-lobed ; middle lobe 
larger, crenulate. 12 i. 
grad'Lis , (ladies’-tresses, w. Ju.) radical leaves ovate; scape sheathing; dow¬ 
ers in a spiral row; lip obovate, curled; scape'8-12 inches, with a few 
sheathing leafets or scales; leaves on short petioles, sometimes falling off 
before the plant blossoms ; dowers in a twisted spike. Yar. sccunda , spike 
scarcely twisted, dowsers more slender. Dry woods. 
cer"nua , (nodding ladies’-tresses, w. Au. 9|.) leaves lanceolate, nerved; dow¬ 
ers in a dense spike, nodding ; lip oblong, entire, acute. 
NEPETA. 13—1. ( Labiaia .) [Name is said to have been derived from Nepet, a town in 
Tuscany.] 
cata'ria , (catmint, catnep, b-w. 9|.) hoary-pubescent; dowers in whorled 
spikes; leaves petioled, cordate, tooth-serrate. 
NICOTIANA. 5—1. (Solanea.) [From Nicot, who first introduced it into Europe.] 
taba'cum , (Virginian tobacco, w-r. Ju. ©.) leaves lance-ovate, sessile, decur¬ 
rent ; dowers acute. Naturalized at the north. 
rus"Lica , (common tobacco, g-y. Au. 0.) viscid-pubescent; stem terete ; leaves 
petioled, ovate, very entire ; tube of the corolla cylindrical, longer than 
the calyx; segments round, 12-18 i. Flowers in a terminal panicle or ra¬ 
ceme. Introduced. 
NIGELLA. 12—4. ( Ranunculacece.) [From niger , black, on account of its black seed.] 
damasce'na , (fennel-dower, lady-in-the-green, b. M. 0.) dowers surrounded 
with a leafy involucrum, composed of linear bracts. 
sati'va, (nutmeg-dower,) pistils 5; capsules muricate; roundish leaves sub- 
pilose, pinnatilid. 
NOLINA. 6—3. ( Junci .) 
georgia'na, (W. M. 9]_.) leaves long-linear, coriaceous, dry; scape with small 
subulate scales near the base; panicle racemose, spreading. 2-3 f. 
NOSTOC. 21—4. (Alga.) 
commu'ne , on the earth; frond ventricose, gelatinous. On the earth after a 
storm ; an inch or two in extent; olive green. 
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NTJPHAR. 12—1. (Papaveracea.) [From the Greek, signifying water-lily.] 
kalmia'na , (water-lily, Kalm’s Water-lily, Ju. 9}..) leaves cordate, lobes near 
each other; calyx 5-leaved; stigma gashed, with 8-12 radiated lines; 
leaves and dowers small. 
lute'a, (yellow water-lily. y. Ju. 9]..) calyx with 5 obtuse sepals; stigma en¬ 
tire, 1G-20 rayed; leaves cordate-oval; petals much smaller than the 
sepals, truncate. Water. 
advdna , calyx with G sepals; petals numerous, small; petioles semi-cylin¬ 
drical. 
NUTTALLIA. 15—13, (Malvaceca.) [In honour of Thomas Nuttall.] 
digita/ta, (r. M. dj_.) glaucous; lower leaves obsoletely digitate, sub-peltate; 
divisions linear; segments glabrous; upper leaves 3-parted and simple; 
peduncles somewhat racemed, verv long. 3-4 f. 
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