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3NTEKrE3i:BEK.GIA.. Nat. Ord., Solanacece. 



Profiase-blooming, elegant, and charming little plants, exceedingly valuable for small beds, 

 edging and rustic baskets or vases. Half-hardy perennials. 



1060 Nierembergia Gracilis. White, veined v/ith lilac ; from Uraguay. Half-foot 



106 1 Intermedia. Deep-crimson. Half foot 



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NOLA-INA.. Nat. Ord., NolanaceiB. 



Very pretty trailing-plants, after the character of the Convolvulus Minor ; fine for rock- 

 work, hanging-baskets, old stumps, &c. ; succeeds best in a light rich soil. Hardy annuals. 



1052 Nolana rttriplicifolia. Blue, violet, and yellow ; from Peru. Half foot 



[063 Alba. White; yellow centre 



1064 Subcoerulea. A fine variety, with mauve-colored flowers . 



1065 Prostaia. Fine blue, streaked with black ; from Peru . 



2VY]M:p»H-aEA.. Nat. Ord., Nymphaceie. 

 Beautiful hardy aquatics, thriving in rich loamy soil at the bottom of ponds or lakes. 



1066 Nymphsea Alba. White; a magnificent variety ; from England. 3 feet . . • .25 



]VYCTEIII]VI^. Nat. Ord., ScrophidariacecE. 



Neat compact little plants, covered with pretty, sweet-scented, star-shaped flowers ; valua- 

 ble for edgings, rock-work, stumps, or small beds ; succeeds in a light rich soil. From Cape 

 of Good Hope. Half-hardy perennials. 



1067 Nycterinia Capensis. White; yellow centre. Half foot 10 



1068 Selaginoldes. Pink; yellow centre. Half foot 10 



1069 Alba. Pure white , . . .10 



OBEI^ISCA-HIA.. Nat. Ord., Compositce. 



Bold, showy plants, with rich-colored flowers and curious acorn-like centres ; succeeds in 

 any common garden-soil. From Texas. Half-hardy perennial. 



1070 Obeliscaria Pulcherrima. Rich velvety-crimson, edged and tipped with yellow. 



Half-foot 05 



1071 Aurantiaca. Yellow. 2 feet 10 



CEIVOTHEKA-. Nat. Ord., Onagraceis. 



A magnificent genus ; one of the most useful and beautiful either for beds, borders, edg- 

 ings, or rock-work. All the varieties are free-flowering, and most of tliem perennials. The 

 most remarkable of the perennial kinds are CEnothera Grandiflora Lamarckiana, with superb 

 spikes of large flowers ; CEnothera Macrocarpa, splendid for beds or edging, flowers six 

 inches in diameter; QJnothera Acaulis, flowers silvery-wliite ; and Oenothera Missouriensis. 

 Of the annual varieties, QSnothera Drummondii Nana and CEnothera Bistorta Veltchii suc- 

 ceed in any good soil. 



1072 (Enothera Acaulis. A large-flowered variety, with silvery-white blossoms: from Chili .10 



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Biennis Hirsutissima. Crimson-orange; from California. Half-hardy annual. 



2 feet 05 



Bistorta Veitchii Grandiflora. Pure yellow; crimson-spotted; from Califomia. 



Half-hardy annual, i foot 10 



Campylocarpa Grandiflora. Crimson-orange ; large-flowered ; beautiful variety ; 



from Peru. Half-hardy perennial, i foot 10 



Cinnabarlna. Rich-orange ; yellow throat, stained with rich salmon. Half- 

 hardy perennial 10 



Drummondii Nana Nova. Dwarf; bright-yellow variety; from Texas. Half- 

 hardy annual. I foot 10 



Grandiflora Lamarckiana. Bright-yellow; the most effective and strikingly 

 beautiful of this splendid genus ; flowers three to four inches in diameter, and pro- 

 duced in the greatest profusion ; an exceedingly ornamental plant for mixed bor- 

 ders. 3 feet 10 



Jarmesii. Bright-yellow flowers ; large, and produced in great profusion. 2 feet .10 



Macrocarpa. Rich yellow. Hardy perennial 10 



Taraxacifolia. Pure white. Hardy perennial, i foot 10 



Lutea. Yellow. Hardy perennial, i foot 05 



Tetraptera. Silvery-white ; very handsome 05 



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