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NIGEl,l,A.-(See Love-in-a-Mist). 



XOUNA, 



Beautiful, trailing plants, with prostrate stems, much 

 branched; almost equal to the Portulaca for growing in 

 masses, and unsurpassed for rock work, pots, baskets or 

 vases, as the branches hang pendulous over the edge of 

 vase or basket. The blossoms are convolvulus shaped, 

 brilliant, freely produced, and of various colors. Sow in 

 open ground, in light, sandy soil early in spring; plenty 

 of sun, and a dry situation are essential. Hardy trailing 

 annual; six inches high. 



Nolana, atriplicifolia, blue, white and yellow 5 



" mixed 5 



XYCTERIMA. 



Charming little plants well adapted for rockeries and 

 baskets. The flowers are borne on large heads, are of 

 various colors, star shaped, and during the evening are 

 very fragrant. Produces richer, larger, and more blos- 

 soms in light soil. Start in hot-bed, and transplant six 

 inches apart. They will blossom very early in spring, 

 and remain in bloom the whole season. Tender peren- 

 nial; six inches high. 



Nycterinia, capensis, white, yellow center 10 



" mixed 10 



NYMPHiEA Water Mly). 



Hardy, aquatic plants, bearing exceedingly beautiful, 

 fragrant, white blossoms, which appear as if floating on 

 the water. They are very much admired, and becoming 

 more and more popular every year. Are increased by 



sowing the seed 

 or by dividing 

 the roots or tu- 

 bers. They grow 

 readily in ponds 

 or streams of 

 shallow water 

 having muddy 

 bottoms, and 

 can be grown 

 in aquariums, 

 tubs or tanks, in 

 the house, if 

 there be suffici- 

 ent mud at the 

 bottom, and the 

 Nvm phjc a. seeds or roots be 



kept continually covered with water. 



Cultivation in Tubs.— Take a strong barrel, 

 free from tar, oil or salt, saw it in two, fill this one-third 

 full with fine, black, garden soil, or meadow mud, if 

 handy; plant the seed in this mixture, covering them one 

 inch deep, add water gently so as to not disturb the seed, 

 until the tub is full. Always keep the tub full of water. 

 This is all the care needed. Set this on a brick or board 

 platform in any place you desire. The tubs, with their 

 contents, should be placed in a cellar during the winter, 

 kept from frost, and not allowed to entirely dry up. 



For Aquariums. — Put in five inches of fine, black 

 loam, cover the seed one inch deep in this, and sift on 

 enough fine sand to entirely cover the loam. 

 Nymphaea, odorata, white; fragrant 20 



(ENOTHERA-(See Primrose). 



OLEANDER-fNerium. 



This well known shrub, originally a native of India, 

 is of easy culture, and flowers freely the greater part of 

 the year. In warm, moist climates, it requires no pro- 

 tection, and attains the proportions of a good sized tree. 



The flowers have a salver shaped corolla, with a crown 

 of torn appendages in the center, are of a beautiful shade 

 of pinkish-red. They can be produced successfully in 

 the house if the atmosphere is kept moist and warm. 

 Sow seeds in gentle heat in February or March, in light, 

 rich soil, which must be kept moist. When young plants 

 are three or four inches high, repot in rich soil. The 

 temperature in which plants are grown should not fall 

 below 35 . The young shoots made one season should 

 bloom the next. 



Nerium, oleander 10 



OXAUS. 



Very pretty, herbaceous plants with rich, rose colored 

 blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of loam and 

 sand: they should not be watered after they have done 

 flowering, until they begin to grow afresh. They are 

 desirable for green-house decoration, rock work or 

 baskets out of doors. The plants can be wintered suc- 

 cessfully in cold frame if they are kept dry and the frost 

 excluded. Sow seeds in gentle heat early in spring, and 

 when well started, transplant where they are to flower. 

 Half-hardy perennial. 



Oxalis, rosea, rose colored 10 



" floribunda, alba, white 10 



P.EOXY, 



New varieties of these justly'popular flowers are obtain- 



ed from seed, and some are sure to repay the little care 



PjEONV. 



required. If the seed be sown in a cold frame in autumn, 

 the plants will be large enough to transplant the follow- 

 ing spring, and a year later will begin to bloom. 

 Paeony, herbacea (CAitiensis), from a splendid col- 

 lection of finest double sorts of all colors. . . 25 



PAI.M- 1 Cliamrerops^. 



The Palm is perhaps one of the most ornamental 

 plants in the green-house, and those varieties that are 

 hardy enough to bear planting out in the lawn during 

 warm weather are sure to command attention. The 

 seeds are imported, and must of course have the aid of 

 green-house or conservatory to make them germinate. 

 Seeds are frequently four months in germinating. 

 Chamaerops,humilis(Dwarf Fan Palmi.the most 

 hardy sort, and in Scotland has stood out sev- 

 eral winters with but slight protection. It is 

 also the most dwarf of its species, seldom 

 attaining over eight or ten feet in height 15 



