266 GARDEN FLOWERS. 



in March ; south of Europe ; 1629. There is a double-flowered 

 variety, with yellow and orange blossoms. jV. bicolor (two-col- 

 ored) ; hardy bulb ; i foot ; flowers white and yellow, in April ; 

 Spain; 1629. N. cernuus (nodding); hardy bulb; i foot; 

 flowers creamy white, in March ; Spain ; 1818. N. incojnpara- 

 bilis (incomparable) ; hardy bulb ; i foot ; flowers yellow, in 

 April ; France ; 1629. N. I talictcs {Kon\d.n) ; hardy bulb ; i foot; 

 flowers pale-yellow, in March ; Italy. The double variety has 

 creamy flowers. N. Joiiquilla (jonquil) ; hardy bulb ; 9 inches ; 

 flowexs yellow, :single or double, in April ; Spain ; 1596. N, 

 montamis (mountain) ; hardy bulb ; i foot ; flowers white, in 

 April ; Spain. N. odorus (sweet) ; hardy bulb ; i foot ; flowers 

 yellow, in May ; south of Europe ; 1629. yV. /^/jr^r^/^j- (paper); 

 hardy bulb; i foot; flowers white, in March ; Asia Minor. N". 

 poeticus (poet's) ; hardy bulb ; i foot ; flowers white, with orange 

 €ye, in May ; Europe. N. piUchelhis (pretty) ; hardy bulb ; 9 

 inches ; flowers yellow, in May ; south of Europe. N. reairvus 

 (recurved-leaved); hardy bulb ; i foot ; flowers white, with orange 

 eye, in May ; south of Europe. N. Tazetta (polyanthus) ; hardy 

 bulb ; I foot ; flowers white and yellow, in March ; Spain ; 1759. 

 N. Trewianus (Trew's) ; hardy bulb ; i foot ; flowers white and 

 yellow, in March ; Spain. This is cultivated under the name 

 of Ba2el7na7i major. 



Florists' Varieties. The following are superior kinds : 

 Bazelwau 7?iaJor, white and yellow ; Grand Monarqice, white 

 and citron ; Grafid Pri?no, white and citron ; Grand Prince, 

 white and lemon ; Soleil d''or, yellow and orange ; Gloriosa, 

 white and orange, the best for pot-culture. 



Nardosmia. [Compositae.] Hardy perennial. Common 

 soil. Increased by division. Allied to Colt's-foot. 



N'. fragrans (fragrant) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowens 

 white, in very early spring, fragrant like Heliotrope ; south of 

 Europe ; 1806. 



Nasturtium. The vulgar name often given to Tropceo- 

 lum, instead of the proper one of Indian Cress. 

 ^ Navarettia. See ^gochloa. 



