NIEREMBERGIA, Nat. Ord. Solanacea:. 



The Nierembergias are very pretty plants with delicate, whitish flowers, tinted with lilac, and 

 with a deep puq^lish lilac blotch in the center. The plant is slender and delicate, bearing abund- 

 ance of flowers the whole summer. The Nierembergias are tender peren- 

 nials, and are therefore suitable for house cidture, or they may be treated 

 as tender annuals, and will flower early in the season, if transferred from 

 the frame or the green-house to the garden, 



'-^IS^SsS^ElSi'^, wnen there is no danger of frost. They are 

 natives of South America, and are worthy of 

 more general culture. For baskets, vases, etc., 

 we cannot recommend the Nierembergia too 

 highly. The engraving shows the flower of 

 natural size, and is a fair representation of its form, but the engraving representing the appear- 

 ance of the plant does not give so good an idea of its character. 



NIGELLA, Nat. Ord. Ranunailacea:. 



The Nigellas are curious, hardy annuals, with finely cut leaves, and very curious, showy 

 flowers, which, from their singular construction, have acquired many odd names, as Love-in-a- 

 Mist, Devil-in-a-Bush, etc. Seeds 

 grow very readily, and may be sown 

 in the open ground early in the spring, 

 and in most sections in the autumn. 

 They are natives of Asia Minor, Egypt } 

 and other Eastern countries, and the 

 seeds, being aromatic, are extensively 

 used both by oriental cooks and physi- A 

 cians. Indeed, they are supposed by *t 

 Egyptian ladies to improve the complexion ; but as their ideas of a good complexion may not 

 agree with Western notions, perhaps it would not be well to try the experiment. Both seeds and 

 leaves, we believe, are used in India to prevent the ravages of moth and other insects among 

 clothing. 



NOLANA, Nat. Ord. Nolanacece. 



Nolanas are trailing, hardy annuals, the plant fleshy and succulent, and with flowers very 

 much resembling Convolvulus minor, but with more substance. The Nolana prefers a light soil, 

 and it is seldom too hot or dry to suit its wants. The Nolana is a 

 native of Peru and Chili. Seed may be sown in the border where 

 the flowers are desired, or in a seed-bed in the garden, to be trans- 

 planted as needed. Excellent for rock- work, baskets, etc. The 

 Nolana delights in the same treat- 

 ment, soil, &c., as the Portulaca, and 

 may be used with the best effect in 

 situations where our old Portulaca 

 H would be desirable. This class of 



plants, the natives of Southern climes, 



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that delight in heat and drouth, are our choicest treasures in midsummer, when the thermometer 

 is above ninety much of the day, without a drop of rain for weeks. 



