66 D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
NELUMBIUM LUTEU M- 
(American Lotus).—This is 
one of the most beautiful and 
valuable of all the water lilies. 
The dark green leaves, 12 to 15 
inches in diameter, surmounted 
by the enormously large double 
flowers resembling a monster 
double tulip, form a _ beautiful 
contrast and are a worthy orna- 
ment to any garden or lawn. 
Easily grown in tanks or ponds. 
Full cultural directions on each 
packet. Yellow, fragrant....... 25 
NICOTIANA AFFINIS.-A hand- 
some genus of garden plants of 
the tobacco family which are 
noted for the freedom and frag- 
rance of their bloom. Half 
hardy annuals: three feet high. 
Flowers white, salver shaped, 
having long, tubular corollas, 
and are of exquisite fragrance. 
Deserves a place in every gar- 
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NEMOPHILA—(See Love Grove). 
NIEREMBERGIA GRACIL- 
IS.—Charming little plants, 
well adapted for edgings, bas- 
kets, ete. One-half hardy annu- 
al. <A fine bedding plant; white 
with purple eye; slender and 
pracesulay One LoOtemeen: eee 10 
NIGELLA~—CSee Love-in-a-Mist). 
NOLANA.—Beautiful, trailing 
plants, with prostrate stems, 
much branched; almost equal to 
the Portulaca for growing in masses, and unsurpassed OXALIS—Rosea, rose colored.......... is jae lenapayemteronne ys Aor 10 
for rock work, pots, baskets or vases, as the branches | Floribundatalba, whites cma .c.: sec seen eee 10 
hang pendulous over the edge of vase or basket. The 
Pam. CHAMEROPS, Excesa. 
blossoms are convolvulus shaped, brilliant, freely pro- PHONY HERBACEA—(Chinensis).—New varieties of 
duced, and of various colors. Hardy, trailing annual; these justly popular flowers are obtained from seed, 
Bixanehes) hich Mixed seca aes, Wee a sae 5 and are sure to repay the little care required. A splen- 
NEG SIN EA Olen feeees aia site did collection of finest double sorts of all colors......... 25 
D .—Charming little plants well adapted for f 
rockeries and baskets. The flowers are borne on large PALM—(Chamerops).—The palm is perhaps one of the 
heads, are of various colors, star shaped, and during most ornamental plants in the green-house, and those 
the evening are very fragrant. Half hardy annual; six varieties that are hardy enough to bear planting out in 
inches high. pie te during warm weather are sure to command 
attention. 
Humilis—(Dwarf Fan Palm), the most hardy and 
dwarf of its species, seldom attaining over eight or ten 
feeb invhelsh tee csc cee eee - SGA AS ee SAeNS Sc 15 
Excelsa—(Hempen Palm of China), is a green-house 
variety in our climate. Asalawn plant in our South- 
ern States, nothing could be more conspicuously 
attractive. A well grown specimen will attain the 
height of twenty-five or thirty feet... 55-5. - J. 3.2m « 25 
PAMPAS GRASS—(Gynerium argenteum).—Mag- 
nificent, ornamental grass, producing numerous flower 
stems surmounted by plumes of silvery inflorescence. 
Half hardy perennial, from South America; ten feet 
NyctTeERINIaA. 
C : Wi PAS . LAR aoe 
Capensis, White... .0...... scree eee t etter eens 10 | Vong A tits Cae BNE he ge 
Mixed Weleda ebeta lie lavelledelotetsieublalfaNeie tetalelesilcle 0) offaie! pjie'ls!eteilelleselaleloratetalsteiiel utes) (ela 10 2 7, aul Ie Oa CaN i L Ab x eee ‘ 
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CNOTHERA—(See Primrose). 
OLEANDER—(Nerium Oleander).—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 protection, and | 
attains the proportions of a good sized tree. The flow- | 
ers have a silver shaped corolla, with a crown of torn 
appendages in the center, and are a beautiful shade of 
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OXALIS.--Very pretty herbaceous plants with rich, rose 
colored blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of ! 
loam and sand. Desirable for green-house decoration, | 
rock work or baskets out of doors. Half hardy peren- | 
nial. 
Oxatis, FLoRIBUNDA, 
