NASTURTIUM or Tropseolum. 
HETPIER in country or town no flower garden, lawn or front yard should be 
without a bed or mass large enough to be strikingly effective, or a well-made 
ribbon of Dwarf Nasturtiums ; for, with the exception of the Sweet Pea, of mod- 
em introduction, no half-hardy annual approaches the Nasturtium in brilliant effect when 
shown in mass. No one, after giving space to a large bed of good varieties will ever again 
be without this most gorgeous addition to his garden. 
The new sorts of Nasturtiums should not be confounded with the old-fashioned garden 
Nasturtium, for the new varieties are surpassiugly beautiful. The flowers borne profusely 
of a wide range of shade and combinations — the foliage differing in all tones of green, designate 
the Nasturtium as a iirst class bedding plant, indispensable in every ornamental plot of land. 
The Nasturtium will flourish on almost anj' soil, indeed often best on poor soil, as on 
rich land there is a tendency to run too much to foliage. It will flourish under prolonged drouth 
and continue to flower till killed by frost. The plant will be found proof against insect depreda- 
tions ; its acrid juice seeming to prevent the attack of insects destroying other ornamental piama 
in the garden. The young shoots taste like water cress, which, botanically, is the true Nasturtium. 
The tall varieties may be planted with good effect upon rock-work, against fences or 
trellises. There are no annual climbing plants more showy, and in addition they are strictly 
reliable, for even on poor soil they will reach to a height of ten feet by Autumn. For purposes 
of effective display the seed must be sown in quautity, four to five ounces being required to furnish 
plants enough to cover a bed ten feet in diameter. 
The seeds may be started under glass, in an out-door bed or in permanent positions ; in which case 
the plants should be planted about six inches apart. A skilM gardener growing the plants in a green- 
house can multiply the plants to any extent by cuttings from the half-ripened wood which roots freely 
in sand. 
DWARF NASTURTIUMS. 
EMPRESS OF INDIA.— Foliage purple-blue, ' bearing brilliant deep scarlet flowers 
bloomer of a most showy class. Per packet, 5 cents ; per oz. , 30 cents ; per % lb., 00 ' 
5 centsTpt or.,?o"eIts ; pe?xlg?Vl '^^"^^ "^'^^ ^^"^^^ "^'^ « '^^"^"-^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ri. ^r'^acket, 
per X ^h^^cenS!^^^°'~^^''^^'' ^ ""^^^^'^ * ''^'^ ^'^"^^ P^^^^^' 5 cents ; per 02.. 15 cents ; 
H lb., fotlnte":'^ CRIMSON.-Showy variety, equal to any in startling effect. Per packet. 5 cents ; per oz., 15 cents ; per 
cents ';7e*x"Ib!^7TcTntT^''^'' ^ "^'^ ^"^^""^ Nasturtiums, producing a pleasing effect. Per packet, 5 cents ; per oz.. 20 
DWARF M IXED.— A mixture of the best dwarf sorts, producing, 
when in bloom, an agreeable effect, in colors of scarlet, crimson 
bronze, gold and white. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz., 15 cents • per 
X lb., 60 cents. ' ^ 
TALL NASTURTIUMS. 
PEARL.—Delicate creamy-white flowers contrasting finely with 
the orange, gold and scarlet of more brilliant varieties. Per packet 
5 cents ; per oz., 15 cents ; per X lb., 60 cents. ' 
SPIT FIRE.— Remarkable in its intensity of startling brilliancy 
°?tt° 1^ ^^^^^ packet, s cents ; per oz.. 25 cents : per 
X lb., *!i.oo. ■ 
DUNNETT'S ORANGE — A very vigorous grower producing a 
showy deep orange flower. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz., 20 cents- 
per X lb., 75 cents. ' 
TALL BRIGHT ROSE.- Very choice sort, producing a rose- 
colored flower, quite distinct from the usual colors. Per packet 5 cents ■ 
per oz., 20 cents ; per X lb., 75 cents. 
TALL MIXED.— A combination in one paper of many tall vari- 
eties; colors, white, cardinal, orange, rose, scarlet. Per packet s 
cents ; per oz., 15 cents ; per X lb., 60 cents. ' 
profuse 
