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BARR & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, 



MGEL'LA (LovG-in-a-Mist ; or, Devil- in-tlie-Bush), Nat. Orel. Ranuncula'cecs.^^' ^^^^ 



A ^euus of very showy, inlcrcstiiio:, compact-jwapjinp:, frcc-flowcrinf^ plants, with prettily 

 cut foliage and curious looking flowers and seed-f^fi The- above singular names have heeii 



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given to this genus on account of the large featherj^ftrolucrum of the flower. N. Hispanica 

 alba and N. Hispanica atropurpurea make handsome bedding plants for large beds, and 

 N. Damascena nana is useful as an edging to large border^; grow freely in any common 

 garden soil. Hardy annuals. 



1791 Nigella Hispanica al'ba, pure white, 1 \ ft., from Spain 0 3 



1792 „ atro-purpu'rea, c/car r/c/i /jM/7;/e, 1 i ft., from Spain 0 4 



1793 Damasce'na na'nu, double, i/we a?jt/ f ft., from Spain 0 3 



NOLA'NA, Nat. Ord. Nolana'ce^e. 

 An extremely beautiful fi-ee-flowering genus of trailing plants, the flowers resembling the 

 Convolvulus minor, but softer in colour, while some arc beautifully pencilled ; fine for rock- 

 work, hanging baskets, old stumps, Sec, Delighting in light rich soil. Hardy annuals. 



1794 Nola'na atriplicifolia, blue, violet, ivhite, and yelloic, trailer, from Peru „. . . 0 2 



1795 „ ,, alba, pure tvhite, ivith yelloio centre, trailer, from Peru . . 0 2 



1796 „ ,, subcceru'lea, pale mauve, very beautiful trailer 0 0 



1797 „ paradox'a viola'cea, violet, trailer 0 3 



1798 ,, ^rostra'ta, celestial blue, beautifully violet pencilled, trailer, from Fern 0 2 



Nl'CTEROlA, Nat. Ord. ^rojihularia'cece. 

 Neat, compact little plants, covered with pretty sviket-sccnted, star-shaped flowers, valu- 

 able for edgings, rockeries, and small beds ; succeed in l%^t rich soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



1799 Nycterin'ia Capen'sis, 7vhitc, yelloic centre, § ft., from Cape of Good Hope 0 6 



1800 „ Selaginoi'des, pink, centre yellow, I ft.^* „ 0 4 



1801 „ ., alba, white, ^ ft .% 0 6 



XYIIPII^'A (Water-lily), Nat. Ord. Nymphcea'cecB. 

 A beautiful hardy aquatic, thrives in clayey soil at the bottom of ponds or lakes. 



1802 Kympliee'a alba, a magnificent vaiiety, 3 ft 0 6 



OBELISCA'RIA, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. 

 Bold showy plants, with rich coloured flowers and curious aeom-like centres ; succeed in 

 any ordinarv- garden soil. Hardy perennials. 



1803 Obelisca'ria pnlcher'rima, rich velvety crimson, edged and tipped xvith yellow, 2 ft., from 



Texas 0 3 



1804 „ „ anranti'aca (new), yeZ/o?/?, 2 ft., from Texas 0 4 



(ENOTIIE'RA, Nat. Ord. Onagra'cece. 

 A genus of most useful and beautiful plants, cither for beds, borders, edgings, or rock- 

 work. All the species are frce-floworiug, and mo.st of them perennials. The most remarkable 

 of the perennial kinds are (E. grandiflora Lamarckiana, CE. macrocarpa, OE. taraxacifolia, 

 CE. campylocarpa grandiflora, GE. macrantha grandiflora, CE. biennis hirsutissima, GE. biennis 

 alba, and CE. prostrata ; most of these, if sown early, flower the first year. Of the annual 

 varieties, the best are CE. Drummondii nana, CE. bistorta Veitchii, and CE. rosea Mexicana. 

 They all succeed in any good rich soil. 



1805 (Enothe'ra bien'nis hirsutis'sima, crimson orange, hardy perennial, fi-om California. ... 0 3 



1806 „ bistor'ta Veit'chii f:;r aw Ai^o'va, pure yellow, crimson spotted, half-hardy annual, 



1 ft., from California * 0 3 



1807 „ campylocar'pa grandiflo'ra (new), red orange, hardy perennial, 1§ ft., from 



Peru 0 3 



1808 „ concin'na,;?/«^ and white, beautifully striped, hardy annual, 4ft., from Florida 0 3 



1809 „ eonsol'ida, deep primrose, handsome hardy perennial, 1 ^ ft., from N. America 0 3 



1810 „ cu'prea, hardy perennial, 1 ^ ft 0 6 



1811 ,, Drummon'dii nana nova, 6r/^A^ yeZZoto, half-hardy annual, 1 ft., from Texas. 0 3 



1812 „ grandiflo'ra Lamarckia'na, bright yellow, the most efFective and strikingly 



beautiful of this splendid genus, flowers 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and 

 produced in the greatest profusion ; an exceedingly ornamental plant 

 for mixed flower borders, 3 ft., hardy biennial 0 4 



1813 „ Jame'sii, bright yellow, flowers large and handsome, 2 ft., hardy biennial . . 0 3 



1814 longiflo'ra, yellow, hardy perennial, 2 ft, from Buenos Ayres 0 4 



1815 „ macran'tha grandiflo'ra^ ?/e//oit', very handsome, hardy perennial, 1| ft 0 4 



1816 „ macrocar'pa, rich yellow, hardy perennial, \ ft, from N. America 0 6 



1817 „ prostra'ta, />Mre ?/e//ou?, hardy perennial, 1^ ft, from N. America 0 4 



1818 „ ro'sea Mexica'na (a new species), rose, an exceedingly pretty, compact, 



dwarf -growing, and free-fiowering plant, ^ f t 0 6 



1819 „ Sellcwia'na grandiflo'ra, yeZ/ou;, hardy perennial, 1^ ft., from M. Video ... . 0 3 



1820 „ taraxacifo'lia, pure white, hardy perennial, f ft., from Peru 0 4 



1821 „ „ lutea, yellow, hardy perennial, f ft., from Peru 0 4 



1822 „ tetrap'tera, silvery white, very handsome, half-hardy annual, -| f t 0 3 



1823 „ imdula'ta, pnVirose, hardy perennial, 1 ^ ft., from Peru 0 3 



