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MYOSOTIS, (Forget-me-uot), Nat. Ord. Boraginacece. 

 Charming little favourite popular plants, producing tlicir beautiful star-like flowers in 

 great profusion ; they grow freely in any soil; but a moist situation, near fountains, or damp 

 rockeries, are best suited to them ; invaluable for spring garden decoration. M. palustris com- 

 mences blooming in April. M. azorica, with its rich purple shaded flowers, and compact bushy 

 habit, is equally suitable for out and in-door decoration, flowering during the summer and 

 autumn months. 



1216 Myosotis azorica, blue, shaded with purple, 1 ft., from Azores 0 0 



1217 „ azurea grandiflora, bright blue, yellow centre, ^ ft. 0 G 



1218 „ palustris, 6ri(;/ii i/xe, J ft , Britain 0 3 



1219 „ „ alba, white, a ft., Britain ■. . 0 3 



MYRTUS, Nat. Ord. Ilyrtaceai. 

 A handsome, nearly hardy, evergreen shrub ; requires a slight protection in the winter ; 

 succeeds well in sandy loam. 



1220 Myrtus Tarentina, ivhite 1^ ft., from S. Europe 0 4 



MSTURTIUSf, Nat. Ord. Tropceolacete. 

 The dwarf improved varieties of Nasturtium are amongst the most useful and beautiful 

 of garden favourites, for bedding, massing, or ribboning ; and rank witli the Geranium, Ver- 

 bena, and Calceolai-ia ; their close, compact growth, rich coloured flowers, and the freedom 

 with which they bloom, all combine to place them in the category of first-class bedding plants. 

 The scarlet, yellow, and spotted Tom Thumb are distinguished favourites, as are also the old 

 crimson, the new Crystal Palace Gem, and the great novelty, introduced by our " Sardinian 

 Correspondent," Purple Gem. 



1221 Nasturtium Dwarf Tom Thumb, Crystal Palace Gem (new), sulphur colour, spotted 



maroon, 1 ft 1 0 



1222 „ „ „ „ Beauty, yellow and vermilion, 1 ft 0 4 



1223 „ „ „ „ Purple Gem (new), beautiful purple, exceedingly 



handsome, 1 ft 2 G 



1224 „ „ „ „ brilliant scarlet, 1ft 0 4 



1225 „ „ „ „ bright yellow, 1 ft 0 6 



1226 „ „ „ „ bright yellvto, spotted crimson, 1 ft 0 3 



1227 „ „ „ „ rich crimson, 1 ft 0 3 



IVEJA, Nat. Ord. Compositce. 



1228 Neja gracilis, yellow, changing to red, very graceful pretty foliage, 1 ft., from Mexico . . 0 G 



KEMESIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacete. 

 One of the prettiest, freest blooming, and most interesting of annual plants ; the versicolor 

 compacta varieties are the most beautiful and best adapted for beds, edgings, rock-work, 

 or pot culture, the growth is compact, and the blossoms so numerous as to entirely hide the 

 foliage ; succeeds in any good garden soil. 



1229 Nemesia versicolor compacta, various colours, f ft 0 3 



1230 „ „ alba, pure white, 5ft 0 4 



1231 „ „ iusignis (new), sky blue, f ft 1 0 



1232 „ „ la superbe (new), delicate rose, | ft 1 0 



NEMOPHIIA, Nat, Ord. Hrjdrophyllacece. 

 This is perhaps the most charming and generally useful genus of dwarf growing hardy 

 annuals ; all the varieties have a neat compact and uniform habit of growth, with shades and 

 colours the roost strikingly beautiful, so that ribboned, sown in circles, or arranged in any style 

 which the fancy may suggest, the effect is pleasing and very striking ; N. maculata and N. 

 phacelioides are distinct ; the latter is a beautiful hardy perennial, the former is more robust 

 in growth, and has larger flowers than the other varieties. 



1233 NemopMla atomaria, ichitc with black spots, i ft., from California 0 2 



1234 „ „ oculata,ce/es</aZ6/Me,i/&<c/ief/«?i7/iWac^, new and very pretty, ^ ft. 1 0 



1235 „ discoidalis, rich velvety black, edged with white, j ft.,/rom California 0 2 



1236 „ „ marmorata, marbled, i ft 0 3 



1237 „ insignis grandiflora, bright blue 2vilh white centre, | ft., from California 0 3 



1238 „ „ „ alba, pure white, i ft 0 3 



1239 „ „ cramboides, celestial blue, >- ft 0 2 



1240 „ „ marginata, celestial blue, edged white, | ft 0 3 



1241 „ „ striata, blue and white, ^ ft 0 3 



1242 „ maculata, white, veined with lilac, petals blotched with violet, f ft., from 



California 0 2 



1243 „ „ variegata (new), tchite veined with lilac and blotched with violet, 



foliage beautifully variegated in the first stages of its 

 growth, at which period, it is one of tlie most effective 

 plants for edgings, | f t 1 0 



1244 „ phacelioides, lilac, white centre, I ft., from N. America 0 3 



