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MOMORDICA., NOLANA. 
Per Pkt. = eo Se res Pkt. 
i traili lants, with ornamental foliage and | Very pretty trailing plants, with convolvulus-like flowers; 
* Steed fruit. -Half-hardy Annuals. = excellent for pate work or hanging baskets. Showy also 
Momordica Balsamina (Balsam Apple.) From East for borders. l44ft. Hardy Annuals. — : 
Tee ETO Oo See ee SS Se oe oe Nolana Lanceolata. Sky-blue, with white throat.... 5 
———  Gharamtia (Balsam Pear) “10:f62. £2.22... 25..2-..000 5 | —Atriplicifolia. Blue, violet, white, and yellow.... 5 
MORNING GLORY. 
MUKIA. 
A very pretty annual climber, with heart-shaped leaves and 
searlet berries; very ornamental and of rapid growth. 
Mukia Seabrella, From New Holland, 10 ft.......... 10 
MUSK PLANT (See Mimulus Moschatus.) 
MYRSIPHYLLUM (Smilax.) 
There is no climbing plant in cultivation that surpasses this 
in the graceful beauty of its foliage. Sow in shallow 
boxes, in light soil, at any season of the year. Press the 
seed evenly into the soil, and cover evenly to the depth of 
one-sixteenth of an inch. The seed often germinates 
slowly, lying sometimes three or four months before it all 
comes up. When fit to handle transplant into shallow 
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MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not.) 
The different varieties of this pupae: plant are very beauti- 
ful, and too well known to need mentioning; they succeed 
best in moist situations. Same cultura! directions as for 
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NASTURTIUM. 
These will always be valuable summer-flowering plants, 
for the reason that they stand any amount of heat and 
drought, growing vigorously and flowering freely, no 
matter how high the thermometer may record. They 
flower better, however, in a poor, rocky soil, as a rich one 
has a tendency to make them ‘run to leaf.’ The ‘‘Tom 
Thumb” varieties are splendid bedding sorts. Hardy 
Annuals. | 
Nasturtium, Tom Thumb. Scarlet,1ft............ 5 
—— — Yellow, 1ft........ BRS Aen aaa ere) See 5 
—— — Pear]. White .. : 5 
— King of Tom Thumbs. Crimson scarlet, 1 ft. 5 
—— Tom Thumb, King Theodore. Foliage dark 
green; flowers almost black........................ 5 
— Tom Thumb Mixed. 5ft....................... 5 
—— Tall Searlet. 10 ft 
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NELUMBIUM. 
This beautiful yellow Water Lily should be grown in lakes 
or ponds. The seeds should be planted in small pots filled 
with moss, placed in water, so as to keep them at all times 
saturated. In a temperature of 70 degrees they will ger- 
minate in three weeks, and wher grown of sufficient size 
should be planted out in ponds. 
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NEMOPHILA. 
(Love Grove.) 
This is one of the best dwarf Hardy Annuals, of very com- 
pack growth, comprising varied and beautiful colors; 
looms freely all summer. 
NemopEila Discoidalis. Black, with white margin, 
1 ft 
— Insignis. Bright blue, with white center, 1 ft .... 5 
—— — Marginata, Azure blue, edged with white.... 5 
—— Maculata, White, with large purple spots, 1 ft.... 5 
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NIEREMBERGIA. 
‘Very pretty, half-hardy plants for flower-beds. 1 ft. 
Nierembergia Frutescens, Flowers white and blue, 
plants of a shrubby character.................... .- 10 
— Gracilis. An herbaceous variety of slender habit, 
with white and purple flowers................2-.0005 10 
NYCTERINIA. 
Sweet-scented little pints, with large heads of star-shaped 
flowers, well-suited for rock-work or edgings; succeeds in 
light, rich soil. Same cultural instructions as for An- 
chusa. Half-hardy Perennials. 
NyCrerEES Capensis. White, with yellow center, 
3¢ ft 
NYMPHZA (Water Lily.) 
Nymphza Odorata. This is the true white water 
lily, found growingin all sections of the country. 
It can be grown in aquariums or tanks, which 
should be kept full of water while the plants are 
growing, but may be allowed to get dry when the 
flowering season is over. (See cut.) ..............- py 
—— Lutea. The yellow water lily................-.-0.--5 25 
NIGELLA, 
Curious and interesting freeflowering plants of the 
easiest culture, growing in any garden soil. Hardy An- 
nuals. 
Nigella Damascena Nana (Deyil ina Bush). Double 
blue and white, 34 ft 
— Atropurpurea. Clear rich purple, 1 ft.... .....5 
—— Hispanica (Love in a Mist)....................2----- 5 
OXALIS. 
Very attractive and beautiful plants, with richly-colored 
flowers, suitable for green-house decoration, or for rock- 
work and rustic baskets. Half-hardy Perennials. 
— Oxalis Rosea. A neat, erect-growing plant, with 
bright rose-colored flowers, 34 ft .........-. ....... 10 
— Tropeeoloides. Deep yellow, brown leaves, 14 ft.10 
— Waldiviana. A very showy and compact-growing 
variety; flowers bright yellow and sweet-scented...10 
CNOTHERA (Eveniag Primrose). 
(Sun Drops.) 
A very beautiful, free-growing and. useful class of plants, 
flowering generally in long spikes. 
nothera Bistorta Veitchii. 
son spots. Half-hardy Annual 
— Drummondii. Yellow. Half-hardy Annuals,2 ft.10 
Yellow, with crim- 
— Lamarckiana. Bright yellow fiowers, 3 to 4 
inches in diameter, and produced in great profu- 
sion; a splendid ornamental plant. Hardy Peren- 
Miah, & ft-.--. =. SO AE LO nD ALS. = 3 10 
— Macrocarpa. Primrose. Large blooms. Hardy 
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—— Fine Mixed Varieties........................... 10 
PALAVA. 
A beautiful annual, growing to a height of 18 inches, and 
flowering abundantly. Equally valuable for green-house 
or garden. 
Palava Flexuosa. Flowers bright pink; base of sepals 
almostiblackes (See:cut:)."....sseh eee oe eee 5 
PARDANTHUS. 
A handsome hardy herbaceous plant, with lily-like orange 
colored flowers, spotted with pple: The seed pods re- 
semble a blackberry, and as they do not drop fora long 
time after the branches have been cut, they are very pretty 
mixed in with dried grasses for winter bouquets. 
P. Simensis (Blackberry Lily)..... .. ........... 
PENTSTEMON. 
This beautiful class is in continuous bloom from the time 
they are planted out in May until frost. In shape the 
flowers somewhat resemble the Gloxinia, and are shaded 
and mottled in white, blue, crimson, scarlet and pink. 
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They bloom the first year, if sown early in March in the 
hot-house or hot-bed and planted in May. Half-hardy 
Perennial. 
Pentstemon. Fine mixed, 2 ft... 2.2.2... ..cc.c2.2-000- 10 
PERILLA., 
Having black purple-colored foliage, this ornamental plant 
makes a fine contrast with any of the light or silver-leaved 
plants usually used for lawn groups or ribbon-line garden- 
ing. Same culture as for Coleus. Half-hardy Annual. 
Perilla Nankinensis. 114 ft. (See cut..)............. 5 
—— Laciniatis. Cut-leaved variety; excellent for bed- 
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