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BAKU & SUG DEN'S COMPENDIUM 



Half-hardy shrub. 



Per pfct. 

 g, d. 



o G 



MYRTUS (Myrtle), Nat. Ord. Myrta!cece 



1826 Myr'tus, a fine sweet- scented variety , 



NASTURTIUM (Tropae'olum), Nat. Ord. Tropceola' cece . Beautiful hardy annuals. 



Unrivalled for beauty, effect, and utility. In dry soils, or soils made poor with lime rubbish, they often 

 surpass the Geranium, Calceolaria, cj'c, in profusion of bloom. They are a boon to amateurs who 

 have no glass, and a valuable supplementary plant in cases of deficiency and failure. 



1827 Nastur'tium, Tom Thumb, rich scarlet {true), equal in beauty, duration, and effect to 



the Scarlet Geranium, 1 ft 1/ per oz., or 0 3 



1828 „ „ improved, rich scarlet, compact habit, | f t 0 G 



1829 „ „ golden yellow {true), surpassing in effect, duration, and 



beauty the Yellow Calceolaria 1 ft. 1/ per oz., or 0 3 



1330 „ „ yellow, spotted crimson „ „ „ 1 ft. 1/ „ „ 0 3 



1831 „ „ crimson, rich colour „ „ „ I ft. 1/ „ „ 0 3 



1832 „ „ compac'tum superTmm, flowers bright scarlet; habit re- 



1833 

 1834 

 1835 



1836 



1837 



1838 

 1839 



markably dwarf and compact, \ f t 1 



Crystal Palace Gem, sulphur colour, spotted maroon,! ft. 



Beauty, yellow spotted, or streaked vermilion, 1 ft. 



King of Tom Thumbs, the intense scarlet, strikingly contrast- 

 ing with its sombre blue-green foliage, very compact, I ft. 

 Theodore, intense crimson black, with compact bluish-green 



foliage, forming a striking contrast, 1 ft 



Kose, compact habit ; colour, the counterpart of Trentham 



Rose Geranium, 1 ft 



Pearl, creamy white, Yery pretty, 1 ft. 



choice mixed 0 



NEMESIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cece. Pretty compact growing half-hardy annuals. 



1840 

 1841 

 1842 

 1843 



«-1844 



t-^1845 

 M.846 

 u-1847 

 ^1848 

 £^1849 

 d850 

 H851 

 ^4852 

 lfc-1853 

 ^1854 

 1^4855 



1^-1856 

 l*"1857 

 1858 



. / Neat bushy plants, the flowers expanding "\ 

 Neme'sia versicolor compacta mixed, | ft. I when onl /^ few inches high) and con . | 



al'ba, pure white, f ft. 



■I tinuing for months. From the profusion > 



ceeru'lea, sky blue, f ft j of it ° leasing blossoms, it is desirable I 



ro sea, delicate rose, f ft ( for bedg> masses> rockwork) and pots . J 



NEMOPH'lLA, Ord. Nat. HydrophyUa cece. Charming hardy annuals, &c. 



Exceedingly effective in beds, masses, or ribbons for spring and summer decoration. 



Nemoph'ila atoma'ria cceles'tis ocula'ta, celestial blue, blotched with black, \ ft , . . . 0 



„ .discoida'lis auricula'ta, rich crimson brown, with white eye, 5 ft. 0 



„ vitta'ta, velvety black, margined pure white, 3 ft 0 



„ ,, fine mixed, several sorts, £ ft 0 



„ insig'nis grandifio'ra, bright blue, white centre, 5 ft. . .1. 0 



„ „ alba, pure white, \ ft t *f. 0 



„ cramboi'des, celestial blue, \ ft 0 



stria'ta, blue and white, 5 ft 0 



fine mixed, \ ft > 0 



a'ta, white, veined lilac, petals blotched violet, handsome, f ft. . . . 0 



folio- variega'ta, white veined, blotched violet, foliage variegated, f ft. 0 

 grandifio'ra, very large flowers (new) white, veined lilac and 



blotched violet, f ft , . 0 



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1859 

 1860 

 1861 

 1862 

 1863 

 1864 



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„ purpu'rea, rich purple, blotched violet, with white centre, £ ft 



„ „ fine mixed, \ f t 



„ phacelioi'des, lilac, white centre, hardy perennial, \ f t 



NICOTIA'XA (Tobacco Plant), Nat. Ord. Solana'cece. Half-hardy annuals. 



The following are valued for the sub-tropical effect of their ornamental foliage. 

 Nieotia'na glau'ca, a gigantic plant with elegant and curious foliage, 6 ft 



glutino'sa, scarlet flowers and heart-shaped foliage, 3 ft. 



purpu'rea grandifio'ra, large purple red flowers, and picturesque foliage, 5 ft. 0 



Vincaeflo'ra, white, very pretty, 2 ft 0 



Macrophyl'la gigan'tea, majestic, with large picturesque foliage, 5 ft 0 



fine mixed 0 



NIEREMBER'GIA, Nat. Ord. Solana'cece. Charming half-hardy perennial. 



HS66 

 •TL867 

 M486S 



^869 

 1^1870 

 5^1871 

 1,1872 

 t/1873 



Nigel'la Hispan'ica al'ba, pure white, showy, interesting and curious, \\ ft. 



„ atro-purpu'rea, clear rich purple, showy, interesting and curious, 1^ ft 



„ Fontanesia'na (new), purple, early flowering, 1^ ft 



NOLANA, Nat. Ord. Nolana'cece. Pretty hardy trailing annual. 



Exceedingly effective for rockwork, baskets on lawns, hanging baskets, rustic stumps, and beds. 

 Hola'ua atriplicifo'lia, blue-violet and white, Convolvulus-like flower 



„ ,, alba, pure white, s • ,, „ 



,, „ subeceru'lea, pale mauve, beautiful, „ 



„ lanceola'ta, bright blufi l flowers large and handsome, , x ; '*yt 



„ fine mixed '.&Y.*-. I- 



1865 Nierember'gia gra'cilis, white veined with lilac, a valuable plant for baskets, &c, \ ft. . 0 G 

 NIGEL'LA (Love-in-a-Mist), Nat. Ord. Ranuncula'cece. Effective hardy annual?. 



