NERTEEA 



prises 6 species of similar habit found in tli 

 of the southern hemisphere. The best of the genus, 

 probably, is iV.depressa, which ranges throughout the 

 Andes, from the tropics to Cape Horn. It also inhaliits 

 Tristan d'Aounba, and the mountains of New Zealaml 

 and Tasmania. The Bead Plant is prop, by seed or di- 

 vision. It needs a sandy soil, with some leaf -mold, ami 

 prefers shade in summer. It may ncc-d 

 some winter covering in the Noith 1 

 makes a good house plant and well truite 

 specimens are oecasionallj used al ro 1 1 u 

 fancy bedding as a novelty Thi fiui 

 may last from midsummei well mto th( 



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NEVltSIA (after Rev. 

 it.). Rosdcete. This is a 

 wild only ou soim- -li.i.l. . 

 It is, however, quit' ii i : 

 Its long, sk-udir. 

 Kerria, but it has n- i" i:. 

 Spiraia liind. The 11.-.. ;u. 



i. D. Nevius, who discovered 

 ,11 y rare shrub which grows 

 . iiM- n.;ir Tuscaloosa, Ala. 



: I th as Philadelphia. 



II -hes remind one of 

 . ;in.| iis beauty is after the 

 aUuuL an inch across, G or 8 



Nerteras are slender creeper 

 .small, opposite Ivs. which are st 



ith 



-lai] 



oKte 



grown into a sheath with the Jiti I 

 dentate or entire : fls. axillarx lu n 

 spicuous, sessile ; corolla 4 lol td st i 

 mens 4: ovary 2-celled; drupt, 2 seeded 

 depriasa. Banks and Soland \lm st 

 glabrous: st.-nis (1-1(1 in. 1 i^ 4 mil 



NESaiA. See Demlo 



along the 



Nevada mountains is tli.- r\ 

 tion. In the southern laii 

 which is also near tin > 

 mountains, some very i- 

 are grown, but lack ut 

 prevents their more exi' 



There are possibly l.r 



trees, a great many of th', -, 

 in bearing. As to other fr 

 small, as they can be sold 



which is very limited. Some of the largest apple or- 

 chards contain SO-.'iO acres each. An orchard of 30 

 acres in full bearing would produce about 6,000 boxes 

 of marketable apples, worth here $1 per box ; the ex- 

 pense of everything connected with them would be 

 about $1,000 



All fruit and other erop< rf pi 

 for irrigation is obtain' M (■■"■•■ 

 sometimes from reservMJr i 

 all over the ground anil 



Black, sandy loam will 

 the best .soil for appl, - 

 strawberries. Some kii 

 plums, prunes, stra\\("' 

 compact soil derived fi i 

 Nevada soils are well m:| i i 

 a very high percental' ' I 

 4,000 to 5,000 feet seems i . 

 of good orchard land is :.i ' - 

 iug orchard about if.")(IO per ucn- 



None of the fruit is subject to injury in winter; the 

 only time it is liable to injury is in May, when the trees 

 are in bloom. 



The San .Tos^ scale has appeared in a few places. 

 The woolly aphis and green lice are sometimes trouble- 

 some on young trees and grafts. The codlin moth also 

 is present in some places. 



tion. The water 

 Hid creeks, and 

 s sometimes run 



f appears to be 

 uspberries and 

 ill as peaches, 

 well in more 

 ■;inic rocks All 

 :ind some have 

 ■\'ation of from 

 lits. The price 

 re, and of bcar- 

 iludes water. 



.■nil: 



Of apples 

 Pippin (both >. li. ■. 

 burg, Jonallini , ! ' 



ingham, Grii 



Wine Sap, Sum a i . 

 Pioneer. Other kii 

 local market, and 

 No new ' 

 as yet. 



Xcwtown 



Huck- 

 Wine, 



>:ivis and 



tarv, hung frnni the to 



small, included by the ample calyx. 



Alabaminsis, Gray. Snow Wreath. Height 3-7 ft.: 

 Ivs. alternate, petiolate. I'A-^'A in. long, pale green, 

 ovate or (i1i|..ijl' i.v;iir. usually doubly serrulate; peti- 

 oles 3-fi liiii s I. .11-. I;. M. (;80'6.— Alfred Rehder writes 

 that it is liiiilv It tie .\rnold Arboretum (at least in 

 a sheltered positiuni. iiml blooms every year. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE, HOKTICULTUEE IN. Pig. 

 14f^o. Horticulture in tlie Granite State began aliuost 

 with the first settlement. In 1023 Ambrose Gibbons set 



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