204 Classified Lists 
they do not transplant well. Two or three successive sowings will give 
bloom until frost; also the bloom is prolonged by free cutting. In dry 
seasons water thoroughly. 
MoonFLoweERr (Ipomea Bona-Nox; sold under various names). 15 ft. 
A fragrant white variety of Morning-Glory opening at nightfall with 
enormous white fragrant flowers that open so rapidly that their un- 
folding can be seen. Curious, but of little value because the flowers 
are faded by early morning. Give good moist soil. 
Morninc-Giory (Ipomea purpurea, var. alba). 8-12 ft. A lovely 
variety of this favorite flower. It needs a rich moist soil and the seed- 
vessels should be removed as fast as they are formed. If planted on 
the west or north side of a building where the morning sun cannot strike 
it until noon or later, the flowers will keep open until the sun reaches 
them. July to October. 
Nasturtium (Tropeolum majus, var. Pearl). 6 ft. A tall running 
variety of Nasturtium which is very useful to cover walls, trellises and 
banks. For culture see Nasturtium. Dwarf, White An., June. 
Nicotiana (NV. alata, known as N. affinis). 3 ft. A somewhat 
bushy plant bearing numerous white salver-shaped flowers with long 
tubes; deliciously fragrant at night. They open toward sunset and close 
through the day unless it is very dull weather. It requires a rich soil, 
partial shade, and moisture; and are propagated by seeds or offsets 
near the root. It is slightly self-sowing. For red variety, see Red. An. 
July to October. 
NIGELLA, FENNEL FLOWER, LovE IN A Mist, RaGGEep Lapy, JACK 
IN THE BusH, LittTLtE MaIpEN IN THE GREEN (N. Damascena, var. 
alba). 1 ft. From the variety of names given this plant, it is evidently 
a favorite, with its notched petals fringed about with a feathery green 
involucre, succeeded by inflated seed-pods. It is particularly beautiful 
in a sky-blue variety. It grows in any good soil and is slightly self- 
sowing. For early flowering sow in autumn. July and August. 
NYCTERINIA (Zaluztanskia selaginoides, sold as N. capensis). 6 in. 
A sweet-scented white flower, purplish-brown underneath, opening at 
twilight; not interesting save for its fragrance. July to September. 
Pansy (Viola tricolor, many varieties in white as well as other colors). 
1 ft. Sown in spring, as an annual, the Pansy blooms in July. For 
culture see White Per., April. 
Petunia (P. nyctaginiflora); in hybrid form, P. var. grandiflora, 
double and fringed. 2 ft. An old-fashioned favorite in the single 
