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NEAPOLITAN VIOLET ; Viola odorata pallida plena. 



NEGUNDO. [Aceraceae.j 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. fraxinifolium crispum (curled-leaved) ; 30 feet ; 

 flowers, in May ; 1688. N. fraxinifolium -violaceum (purple) ; 

 30 feet ; flowers in May. N. fraxinifolium iiariegatum is a 

 beautiful plant. 



NEJA. [Composite.] 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. [Scrophularineae.] Half-hardy annuals or per- 

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



N. floribunda (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 ; California ; 

 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. 



