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IVIEIlIilMIBEPlGIA.. Nat. Ord., Solanacem. 



Profiise-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 with lilac ; from Uraguay. Half-foot . $0.25 



1061 Intermedia. Deep-crimson. Half foot 25 



NOI^A.^N'A.. Nat. Ord., Nolanacea;. 



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, 



1062 Nolana Mtriplicifolia. Blue, violet, and yellow ; from Peru. Half foot 



1063 Alba. White; yellow centre 



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



1055 Prostata. Fine blue, streaked with black ; from Peru . . 



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IVYIMPH^EA-. Nat. Ord , Nytnphaceee. 

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



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



IVYCTEXillVIA.. Nat. Ord., Scrophulariacea. 



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

 ble for edgings, rock-work, stumps, or Bmall 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 Selaglnoides. Pink; j'ellow centre. Half foot 10 



1069 Alba. Pure white 10 



013i:i^ISCA.r5,IA. 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 



CEjVOTHERA.. Nat. Ord., Onagraces. 



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 them 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 ; CEnothera Acaulis, flowers silvery-white ; and CEnothera Missouriensis. 

 Of the annual varieties, CEnothera Drummondii Nana and QLnothera Bistorta Veitchii suc- 

 ceed in any good soil. 



1072 CEnothera Acaulis. A large-flowered variety, with silvery-white blossoms; from Chili .10 



1073 Biennis Hirsutissima. Crimson-orange; from California. Half-hardy annual. 



2 feet 05 



1074 Bistorta Veitchii Grandiflora. Pure yellow; crimson-spotted; from California. 



Half-hardy annual, i foot 10 



1075 Campylocarpa Grandiflora. Crimson-orange ; large-flowered ; beautiful variety ; 



from Peru. Half-hardy perennial, i foot 10 



1076 Cinnabarina. Rich-orange; yellow throat, stained with rich salmon. Half- 



hardy perennial 10 



1077 Drummondii Nana Nova. Dwarf; bright-yellow variety; from Texas. Half- 



hardy annual, i foot 10 



1078 ^— Grandiflora Lamarckiana. Bright-yellow; the most effective and strikingly 



beautifiil 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 ID 



1079 ^— Jarmesii. Bright-yellow flowers ; large, and produced in great profusion. 2 feet .10 



1080 Macrocarpa. Rich yellow. Hardy perennial 10 



1081 Taraxaclfolia. Pure white. Hardy perennia.. i foot 10 



1082 Lutea. Yellow. Hardy perennial, i foot 05 



1083 Teiraptera. Silvery-white ; very handsome 05 



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