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Neapolitan Violet ; Viola odorata pallida plena. 

 Negundo. [Sapindaceae.] Hardy deciduous trees, thriv- 

 ing in sandy loam. Propagated by seed and layers. 



N. fraxinifolium (ash-leaved maple) ; 40 feet ; flowers in 

 May ; 1688. N. fraxinifoliu7n cri spurn (curled-leaved) ; 30 feet ; 

 flowers in May; 1688. N. fraxinifolium violaceujn (purple); 

 30 feet ; flowers in May. JV. fraxinifoli2i7n variegatM?n is a 

 beautiful plant. The plant is now N. aceroides. 



Neja. [Compositas.] Half-hardy sub-shrub, suitable for 

 summer beds. Light rich soil. Increased by cuttings. 



N. gracilis (slender) ; half-hardy sub-shrub ; i foot ; flowers 

 yellow, all summer ; Mexico ; 1828. 



Nemesia. [Scrophulariaceae.] Half-hardy annuals or per- 

 ennials. Sandy loamy soil. Increased by seeds or cuttings. 



N. floribtmda (many-flowered) ; half-hardy annual ; i foot ; 

 flowers white and yellow, in July ; Cape ; 1837. 



Nemophila. [Hydrophyllaceae.] Hardy annuals. The 

 best is N. insignis, of which the flowers are very bright blue, 

 with a white eye, and cover the plant : it is on this account 

 a most beautiful plant for clumps and beds. JV. maculata is 

 another showy species. For beds, the seedlings should be 

 put out four inches apart, and the plants will then present a 

 dense mass of flowers. The soil should not be too rich ; 

 for, if the plants grow rank, they become straggling, and 

 flower less abundantly. 



N. atomaria (speckled) ; hardy annual ; 9 inches ; flowers 

 white, speckled with purple, in May ; California; 1836. A variety 

 called discoidalis has flowers very dark-brown, narrowly mar- 

 gined with white. N. aurita (eared) ; hardy annual ; i foot ; 

 flowers purple, in June ; California. N'. insignis (showy) ; hardy 

 annual ; 9 inches ; flowers blue and white, in May ; CaHfornia ; 

 1833. There are seedling variations with larger, and with 

 speckled flowers. N. maculata (blotched) ; hardy annual ; 9 

 inches; flowers white and purple, in May ; California; 1848. 



