FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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Ml'SA. NiGELLA. 



MUSA. 



(Abyssinian Banana.) 



Tlie leaves are magnificent, long, broad and massive, 

 of a beautiful green, witli a broad crimson midrib. It is 

 nsed siiccessl'ully for bedding out, and stands the rain and 

 storms without much laceration. In our hot summers it 

 luxuriates and attains gigantic proportions when freely 

 supplied witli manure and water. The seeds germinate 

 easih' if started iu hot-bed or bottom heat in greenhouse. 



PER PKT. 



6131 Eusete. Packet containing 4 seeds 25 



DWARF NASTURTIUM. 



(Tropaeolum Minor.) 



The dwarf varieties are all desirable, and are among 

 our most po])ular plants, standing any amount of heat and 

 drought, growing vigorously and flowering freely all sum- 

 mer and fall ; excellent for massing and ribboning, doing 

 well even in poor soil ; hardy annuals; 1 foot. 



Dwarf Nasturtium. 



6153 Empress of' India. Very dwarf habit; flowers 

 brilliant crimson ; abundant bloomer 10 



6141 Tom Thumb Scarlet 5 



6142 Tom Thumb Yellow 5 



6143 Tom Thumb Pearl. Creamy white 5 



6144 Tom Thumb Spotted. Beautiful spotted flow- 

 ers 5 



6145 Tom Thumb Ccerulea Rosea. Rose-tinted 

 purplish maroon 10 



6146 Tom Thumb Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur- 

 cnlored flowers, with dark red spots near the base 

 of each petal 5 



6154 Tom Thumb ((.lolh of Gold). Foliage bright 

 golden yellow ; flowers scarlet...., 10 



6147 King of Tom Thumbs. Intense scarlet 5 



6152 Tom Thumb King Theodore. Fiowersalmost 



black 5 



6148 Golden King of Tom Thumbs. Deep golden 

 yellow flowers 5 



6151 iluby King. Pink, shaded carmine 10 



6150 Tom Thumb. Mixed, all colors. Per o/,., 30 cts.. 5 



6149 Collection of Dwarf Nasturtiums, 12 varieties, 

 each color separate 50 



Tall Nasturtium. 



TALL NASTURTIUM. 



(Tropaeolum Major.) 



Elegant profuse flowering plants for verandas, trel- 

 lises, etc. The seed pods can be gathered while green aad 

 tender, for pickling ; hardy annuals ; 10 feet. 



PER FKT. 



6157 King Theodore. Bluish-green foliage and 



alnio.st black flowers 5 



6156 Large Dark Crimson. Showy flowers 5 



6161 Purple Violet 5 



6162 Orange 5 



6163 Straw Colored and Striped 5 



6160 3Iixed. All colors. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



6165 Spitfire. Brilliant carmine crimson 10 



6170 Finest Mixed. All colors 10 



5375 Canary Bird Flower (Peregrinum). With 



yellow canary-like flowers; very ornamental and 



beautiful foliage; half-hardy annual 10 



6159 Collection of Climbing Nasturtiums, 12 varieties.50 



NEMOPHILA. 



(Love Grove.) 



Of neat, compact habit ; blooming freely all summer 

 if planted in a rather cool, shaded place, and in not too 

 rich a soil; hardy annuals ; 1 foot. 



6176 Insignis. Bright blue flowers, white centre 5 



6180 Mixed. All varieties and colors. Per oz., 50 cts. 5 



NIEREMBERGIA. 



A half-hardy perennial, slender growing plant, ])er- 

 petually in bloom, flowering the first year if sown early; 

 desirable for the greenhouse, baskets, vases or bedding 

 out ; 1 foot. 

 6195 Frutesccns. Wliite, tinted with lilac 10 



NIGELLA. 



(Love in a Mist, or Devil in the Bush.) 



A compact, free-flowering plant, with finely-cut foli- 

 age, curious-looking flowers and seed pods ; of easy cul- 

 ture, gniwing in any garden soil ; hardy annuals; 1 foot. 

 6200 Damascena. Blue and white mixed 5 



OXALIS. 



Beautiful small plants, suitable for the greenhou.se, 

 rock-work, baskets, or out-door culture; flowering the first 

 year if sown early; blooms in clusters; half-hardy peren- 

 nial ; 9 inches. 



6206 Alba. Pure white 10 



6207 Rosea. Rose-colored 10 



6208 Tropseoloides. Very desirable border plant, 

 flowers deep yellow, foliage dark green 10 



6209 Valdiviana. Pure yellow 10 



