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but smaller, are fine for bouquets, blooms 

 nearly the whole summer. Two feet. De- 

 cember till March. 



Mimosa Pudica. Sensitive Plant. A curi- 

 ous and interesting^ plant which folds up its 

 leaves when touched. One foot. February 

 till March. 



Mirabills Jalapa. Four o'clock or Marvel 

 of Peru. A well known plant of easy cul- 

 ture; producing flowers, of various colors. 

 It forms a root which can be preserved from 

 one year to another. Three feet. February 

 till June. 



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Scabiosa Nana. 



Myosotis paiustris. Forget-me-not. A 

 fine little plant, with small, blue, star-like 

 flowers. Should have a moist, shady situa- 

 tion. Half foot hig-h. December till March. 



NemophHa inssgnis. Blue Grove Love, 

 Plants of easy culture, very pretty and pro- 

 fuse bloomers. Bright blue with white centre. 

 One foot high. 



Nemophila maculata. Large M'hite flow- 

 ers, spotted with violet. One foot high. 

 December till April. 



Nigela damascena. Love in a Mist. Plants 

 of easy culture, with light blue flowers. 



CEnothera Lamarckiana. 



Does not transplant: well. One foot high. 

 December till April. 



Nterembergia gracilis. Nierembergia. 

 Nice plants with delicate fohage, and white 

 flowers tinted with lilac. One foot high. 

 November till April. 



Oenothera Lamarckiana. Evening Prim- 

 rose. Showy, large yellow flowers. Two 

 feet high. November till April. 



Paris Daisies. French Marguerites. A 

 beautiful plant of easy culture and one that 



Portulaca. 



generally gives best satisfaction, flower white 

 and yellow; 1 2 to 2 inches in diameter. 



Papaver Somniferum. Double flowering 

 Poppy. Of different colors; very showy. 



Papaver ranunculus Flowered. Double 

 fringed flowers, very sh(nvy. Cannot be 

 transplanted. Two feet high. October till 

 March, 



Shirley Popples. Single. A very beauti- 

 ful selection of Ranunculus-flowered Poppy. 



Shirley Poppies. 





All Vegetable Plants constantly on hand m season. 



