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foliage. It is of spreading habit. Good for 

 baskets or beds. One foot. February till 

 March. 



MimultlS tigrinus. Monkey Flower. 

 Showy flowers of yellow and brown. Should 

 be sown in a shady place. Does not trans- 

 plant well. Half foot. December till 

 March. 



Matricaria capensis- Double Matri- 

 caria. White double flowers, resembling 



Scabiosa Nana. 



the Daisy, but smaller, are fine for bou- 

 quets, blooms nearly the whole summer. 

 "Two feet. December till* March. 



Mimosa pudica. Sensitive Plant. A 

 curious and interesting plant which folds 

 up its leaves when touched. One foot. Feb- 

 ruary till March. 



Mirabilis jalapa. Marvel of Peru. A 

 well known plant of easy culture; produc- 

 ing flowers of various colors. It forms a 



CEnothera Lamarckiana. 



root which can be' preserved from one year 

 to another. Three feet. February till June. 

 Myosotis palustris. Forget-me-not. 

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

 like flowers. Should have a moist, shady 

 situation. Does not succeed so well here as 



in Europe, of which it is a native. Half 

 foot high. December till March. 



Nemopliila Insignis. Blue Grove 

 Love. Plants of easy culture, very pretty 

 and profuse bloomers. Bright blue with 

 white centre. One foot high. 



Nemopliila maculata. Large white 

 flowers, spotted with violet. One foot high 

 December till April. 



Portnlaca. 



Nigela damascena. Love in a Mist. 

 Plants of easy culture, with light blue 

 flowers. Does not transplant well. One 

 foot high. December till April. 



Nierembergia gracilis. Nierember- 

 gia. Nice plants with delicate foliage, and 

 white flowers tinted with lilac. One foot 

 high. November till April. 



Oenothera X,amarckiana. Evening 

 Primrose. Showy, large yellow flowers. 

 Two feet high. November till April. 



Tasretes Erecta. 



Double flow- 

 colors; very 



Papaver Ssbmniferum. 



ering Poppy. Of different 

 showy. 

 Papaver ranunculus Flowered. 



Double fringed flowers, very showy. Can- 

 not be transplanted. Two feet high. Oc- 

 tober till March. ' 



