Seeds. Cuttings of firm side shoots in spring, usually without heat.

Nuphar. Propagated same as Nelumbo and Nymphæa, which see.

Nutmeg. See [Myristica].

Nuttallia. Rosaceæ.

May be propagated by seeds; by divisions; by means of suckers, which spring from the roots.

Nyctanthes. Oleaceæ.

Cuttings of half-ripened shoots should be set in spring, in bottom heat.

Nymphæa, Castalia (Water Lily, Lotus). Nymphæaceæ.

Seeds, which are rolled up in a ball of clay and dropped into a pond, or sown in pots which are then submerged in shallow water, either in-doors or out. Usually increased by portions of the root-stocks, which are sunk in the pond and held by stones, or the tender species placed inside, in pans of water. Some species produce tubers on the root-stocks, which are used for propagation.

Nyssa (Pepperidge, Sour Gum, Tupelo-tree). Cornaceæ.