52 BARR & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, 



XERITM, Nat. Ord. Apocynacea. ^^"t.^"! 

 A class of splendid double-flowering evergreen shrubs of a highly ornamental character, 

 fine for conservatory decoration, or placing on lawns and terraces during summer, growing 

 well in any light rich soil. Half hardy shrubs. 



1245 Neritun cameum grandiflonun, Jlesh coloured, 6 ft 0 4 



1246 „ Mabirii, lohite, 6 ft 0 9 



1247 „ Oleander, rose pink, 6 ft., from Italy 0 4 



1248 „ „ striped, scarlet and white, 6 {t., from Italy 0 C 



MCOTLINA (Tobacco Plant), Nat. Ord. SulunacefC. 

 These are strong growing, line foliaged, hardy jilants ; they are very effective for large 

 shrubbery borders, and the leaves of some of the vai ietics are valuable for fumigating purposes. 

 Hardy annuals. 



1249 Nicotiana glauca, yellow, 3 ft., from America 0 3 



1250 „ glntinosa, scarlet, 3 ft. , from Peru 0 3 



1251 ,, vincaeflora, white, very pretty, 2 ft., from S. America 0 6 



1252 „ Virginica, pink, 3 ft., from America 0 3 



KIEREMBERGIA, Nat. Ord. Solcinucece. 

 Profuse blooming, elegant, and gi-aceful, chamiing little plants, exceedingly valuable for 

 small beds, edgings, and rustic baskets or vases. Half-hardy perennials. 



1253 Nierembergia gracilis, udiite veined icith lilac, ^ ft., from Uruguay 0 6 



1254 „ intermedia, deep crimson, \ ft., from Uruguay 1 0 



NIGELLA (Love in a Mist ; or, Devil in the Busli), Nat. Ord. Ranunculacece. 



A genus of very interesting, compact growing, free-flowering plants, with curious looking 

 flowers and seed pods. From the extraordinary motions manifested by the stamens, this genus 

 has received the above singular names. N. Hispanica alba and N. Ilispanica atropurpurea 

 make handsome bedding plants for large beds, while N. Damascena nana is useful as an edging 

 to large borders ; grows freely in any common garden soil. 



1255 Nigella Hispanica alba, ;ju;e 1 1 ft., from Spain 0 4 



1256 „ atro-purpurea, c/e«r 7-«7i /.iH/-;^/e, 1 ^ ft., from Spain 0 4 



1257 „ Damascena nana, double, blue and while, f ft., from Spain 0 3 



NOLAXA, Nat. Ord. Nolanacea'. 

 An extremely beautiful free-flowering genus of trailinir plants, the flowers resembling 

 the Convolvulus minor, but softer in colour, while some are beautifully pencilled ; fine for 

 rock-work, hanging baskets, old .stumps, &c. Deligliting in light rich soil. 



1258 Nolana atriplieifolia, blm; vioh t, ichite, and i/cll„w, trailer, from Peru 0 2 



1259 „ „ allia, /<»rc «'/(;7c, «•//// v<'//(/;r (-■<•«//■(■, trailer, from Peru 0 2 



1260 „ p.aradoxa violacca, (vWe/ (now), traiiei- 0 3 



1261 „ prostrata, celestial blue, beautifully violet pencilled, trailer, from Peru 0 2 



KYCTEIMXIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacea: 

 Neat, compact little plants, covered with pretty sweet-scented, star-shaped flowers, valu- 

 able for edgings, rockeries, stumps, or small beds ; sm cccil in liL;ht ricli soil. 



1262 Nycterinia capensis, Wi/<r//t-//o/r rr/(//r, J ft., IVoni t'aiie of tlood Hope 0 G 



1263 „ Selaginoides, cc/i/zt 5 I't., from Cape ol' (Juod Hope 0 4 



NYMPHJIA, Nat. Ord. Nymjyhacece. 

 Beautiful hardy aquatics, thri\-ing in rich loamy soil at the bottom of ponds or lakes. 



1264 Nymphaea all.a (Water Lily), a mauniilicrnt variety, 3 ft., from England 0 0 



1265 „ cyana, 4/«e, splendid variety, .3 ft 0 G 



OBKLISCAUIA, Nat. Ord. Compositcp. 

 Bold showy jilants, with rich coloured flowers and curious acorn-like centres; succeed in 

 any ordiuaiy garden soil. 



1266 Obeliscaria piikherrima, rich velvety crimson, ed</ed and tipped ivith yellow, 2 ft., from 



Texas .' 0 3 



1267 „ „ aurantiaca (new), yellow, 2 ft., from Texas 0 4 



(ENOTIIEUA, Nat. Ord. Onagracew. 

 A magnificent genu.s, one of the nu)st useful and beautiful either for beds, borders, edgings, 

 or rockwork. All the varieties are free-flowering, and most of them perennials. The most 

 remarkable of the iierennial kinds arc (K. graudiflora Lamarckiana, with su]ierb sjjikes of large 

 flowers; (K. macrocarpa, splendid Ibr beds or edging, flowers, six inches in diameter; CE. 

 Acaulis, flowers, silvery white; and (K. Missouricnsis. Of the annual varieties, CE. Drimi- 

 moudii Tiana and (E. bistorta Veitclii, succeed in any gcuid rich soil. 



1268 CEnothera biennis hirsutissima (new), crimson vranyc, half-himly annual, 2 ft., from 



California...'. 0 4 



1269 „ bistorta Vcitehii grandiflora, pure yellow, crimson spotted, half-hardy annual, 



1 ft., from California : 0 4 



