100 2>. M. FERRY & CO>S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MOON FLOWER. 



The true Moon Flower is the most vigorous of all 

 summer climbers; a single plant can easily be made to 

 cover, by August 15th, a trellis thirty to fifty feet high 

 and six feet broad, with a dense mass of leaves, studded 

 every night or cloudy day with hundreds of beautifully 



Moon Flower. 



white and wax like flowers four to six inches in diame- 

 ter, and of the shape shown in our cut, and it will con- 

 tinue to bloom freely until killed by severe frosts. We 

 can recommend this as the best and most vigorous sum- 

 mer climber in cultivation, and urge every one of our 

 readers to try it, even if they have been disappointed in 

 plants or seeds procured from other sources under the 

 same name. 



Moon Flower, Calonyction grandiflora 25 



NOIIRMNG BRIDE (Scabious). 



Handsome flowers in hemispherical heads on long 

 stems of exceeding sweetness, and sometimes called 

 Sweet Scabious. The colors are deep and light purple, 

 scarlet, white and dark mulberry red; some of the dark 

 shades are tipped with white. With proper protection 

 of the roots tkey will bloom two or three years. Very 

 useful for bouquets, as their long stems work easily, and 

 their striking colors, as well as fragrance, are desirable. 

 Plant in hot-bed, and transplant one and a half feet 

 apart. Tender perennial; one to two feet high. 



Scabiosa, atropurpurea, deep purple 5 



" candidissima, pure white 5 



" mixed 5 



MUSK P1.ANT. —(See Mimulus). 



MYOSOTIS.-(See Forget-Me-Not). 



NASTURTIUM, TAIX CTropiEO- 

 lum Lobbiannm). 



The Lobbianum differs materially from the common 



running Nasturtium, and is admirably adapted for green- 

 house or conservatory decoration in winter. It is a very 

 rapid grower, and strikes freely from cuttings, but seeds 

 sparingly. The colors are very brilliant, and of many 

 shades, from scarlet to black. Fine for covering arbors, 

 trellises and rustic work. Hardy annual; ten to twenty 

 feet high. 



Tropaeolum Lobbianum, Geant des Batailles, 



carmine 15 



" Lobbianum, Roi des Noirs, black 15 



" " Lucifer, splendid, very dark scarlet. .15 



" " mixed 10 



" tall mixed, the common tall varieties 5 



NASTURTIUM DWARF (Tropaeo- 

 lum Minor). 



A bed of Dwarf Nasturtiums in the yard is very bril- 

 liant and attractive, and blooms all the season. The 

 flowers are more brilliant if the soil be not over rich. 

 Give each plant a foot of room. Hardy annual; one 

 foot high. 



Nasturtium, Dwarf, Crystal Palace Gem, sul- 

 phur, spotted maroon 5 



" Dwarf, scarlet 5 



" " King Theodore, very dark 5 



" " Beauty, orange and vermilion 5 



" " yellow 5 



" " Pearl, white 5 



" " Rose 5 



" " King of Tom Thumbs 5 



" " Golden King of Tom Thumbs, 



brilliant gold color 5 



" " Spotted King, yellow, spotted choco 



late 5 



Nasturtium, Dwarf. 



Nasturtium, Dwarf, Empress of India, a very 

 dwarf plant with dark tinted foliage. It pro- 

 duces flowers of the most brilliant crimson 

 color in great abundance. It is unequaled in 

 effectiveness by any other annua! in cultiva- 

 tion 5 



" Dwarf, mixed 5 



NEMOPHILA.-(See Love Grove). 



NIEREMBERGIA. 



Charming little plants, well adapted for edgings, bask- 

 ets, etc. The seed should be sown in green-house, or 

 in pans in the house, and set out in the open ground 

 after danger of frost is over. 



Nierembergia, gracilis, a fine bedding plant; white 



with purple eye; slender and graceful .... 10 



