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the chief curiosity, is egg and pear shaped, and covered 

 with warty excresences, and when ripe, bursts suddenly 

 open, scattering its seed, and showing a brilliant car- 

 mine interior. Fine for trellises, fences, stumps, &c. 



Momordica, balsamina (Balsam Apple), 5 



" charantia (Balsam Pear), 5 



->fiiijor). 



iCouvolvulus 



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Morning Glory. 

 from white to dark blue, red, and striped, 

 nual ; ten feet hii;h. 

 Convolvulus Major, 



Handsome, 



showy climber of 

 easy culture, and 

 suitable for cov- 

 ering arbors, win- 

 dows, trellises, old 

 stumps, &c. It is 

 so perfectly har- 

 dy as to grow in 

 almost any soil. 

 Without care.will 

 soon cover any 

 unsightly place if 

 support be given 

 for the vines. 

 The flowers are 

 most b:illiant in 

 the morning, and 

 run through 

 many shades, 

 Hardy an- 



striped 5 



blue 5 



crimson . 5 



white 5 



purple 5 



mixed 5 



{See alsojl^onvolznilus.') 



MOXKEY KI.O'WER.— (See iMiraulus). 



MOURNHSG BRIDK— (Scabious.) 



Handsome flow- 

 ers in hemispheri- 

 cal heads on long 

 stems; of exceed- 

 ing sweetness, and 

 sometimes called 

 Sweet Scabious. 

 The colors are 

 deep and light pur- 

 ple, scarlet, white, 

 and dark mulberry 

 red; some of the 

 dark shades are 

 tipped with white. 

 With proper pro- 

 tection of the roots 

 they will bloom 

 two or three years. 

 Very useful for 

 Mourning Bride. bouquets, as their 



long stems work easily, and their striking colors, as well 

 as fragrance, are desirable. Plant in hot-bed, and trans- 

 plant one and a half feet apart. Tender perennial ; one 

 to two feet high. 



Scabiosa, atropurpurea, deep purple 5 



" candidissima, pure white 5 



" mixed 5 



l>IV^OSOXIS-(See Forget-Me-Not). 



9IUSK. F»I.A:NX— (See Mimulus) 



ISASTLTRXIUM, TAI.l... 



(Xropeeoluni I^otitiiaiiuiii). 



The Lobljianum differs materially from tine 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, 

 trellis, and rustic work. Hardy annual ; ten to twenty 

 feet high. 

 Tropaeolum Lobbianum, Coleur de Bismarck, 



brown 15 



" Lobbianum, Geant des Batailles, carmine. .15 



" " Roi des Noirs, black 15 



" " Von Moltke, bright, bluish rose. 15 



" " Lucifer, splendid, very dark 



scarlet 15 



" Lobbianum, mixed 10 



" tall mixed, the common tall varieties 5 



NASXITRXIUIWI, I3WA»K. 

 (XroiJaeoluiii Itlinor). 



A bed of Dwarf 



Nasturtiums in 

 the yard is very 

 brilliant and at- 

 tract ive, and 

 they bloom 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,Crys- 

 tal Palace 

 Gem, sul- 

 phur, spotted 

 maroon. . 5 



Nasturtium, dwarf. 



Nasturtium, Dwarf. 



scarlet 5 



" *"• King Theodore, very dark.. 5 



" " Beauty.orange and vermilion. 5 



" " yellow... ..5 



" " Pearl, white 5 



" " rose 5 



" " Ring of Tom Thumbs 5 



** •* Golden King of Tom 



Thumbs, brilliant gold 



color 5 



" ''* Spotted King, yellow, spotted 



chocolate 5 



" *' mixed 5 



NE;iM[OI»HII.A-(See I.ove Grove). 

 ^iKRHItlBHRGIA. 

 Charming little plants, well adapted for edgings, bas- 

 kets, &c. The seed should be .sown in green-house, or 

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

 danger of frost is over. 

 Nierembergia, gracilis, a fine beddingplant; white 



with purple eye ; slender and graceful 10 



]SICiB:L,I^A-(See Love-in-a-Mist). 

 J«{OI.AKA, 

 Beautiful, trailing plants, with prostrate stems, much 

 branched; almost equal to the Portuiaca 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. 



