160 THE PRACTICAL, GARDEN -BOOK 



For a long season of flowers and a large growth of vine 

 the seed should be sown late in March or early in April, 

 in boxes or pots, the plants carried along until the first 

 of May, and planted out where wanted. The 

 dwarf varieties bloom more freely and the flowers 

 are of better color in rather poor soils, while for 

 rapid growth of vine a well enriched border would 

 be the best. The dwarf varieties may be planted 

 2 or 3 feet apart, and the tall ones as wanted to 

 make a screen. The tall kinds grow 5 to 8 feet. 

 All Nasturtiums are tender. 



Nicotiana. Tender annuals (or grown 



as annuals). They are fine plants for borders or 

 pots, the tall -growing varieties making a very fine show 

 when in flower, having pure white flowers with long, tubular 

 necks, the season of bloom being from July to 

 October. The seeds are very fine, and should be 

 sown on the surface of the soil, in boxes or pots. 

 When planted out they should be set from 2 to 5 

 feet apart, according to kind. Some of the giant 

 Nicotianas are excellent subjects for temporary 

 screens ; so is tobacco, which is also a Nicotiana. 



Nicotiana ajfinis is one of the best of all garden 

 flowers. Its long white flowers are fragrant at 

 evening, They close in the hot sun. It is a half- 

 hardy annual of easiest culture. Height 2 to 3 

 feet. 



CEnothera. EVENING PRIMROSE. A very in- 

 teresting group of plants, opening their flowers at evening. 

 Many of them are fragrant and attract night insects, espe- 

 cially the large moths, seldom seen until dusk. The opening 

 of the flowers of the large-flowering varieties is a source of 

 pleasure and surprise, as one flower follows another in open- 

 ing, and in a large plant the late opening flowers seem to 

 burst all at one time. The perennial species may be propa- 



