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j^ARKER 8f ^OOD, ^EED j^ATALOGUE, 



MORNING GLORY, DWARF 



(Conuoluulus Minor). 

 'Beautiful, free-flowering, and remarkably showy plants, with 

 exceedingly handsome rich-colored flowers, producing in 

 beds and mixed borders an unusually brilliant effect, either 

 in distinct colors, ribboned, or mixed. Half-hardy an- 

 nuals, i foot. PET 



293. Morning Glory, dwarf, fine mixed . . $.05 $.20 



MOMORDICA. 



Trailing-plants, with curious ornamental foliage; the fruit 

 is golden yellow in color, and, when ripe, opens, disclos- 

 ing its seeds and brilliant carmine interior. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



291. Momordica balsamina {balsam apple) . .05 .50 



295. — Charantia {balsam pear) 05 .50 



MOURNING BRIDE. 



(See Scabiosa, No. 411.) 



t MUSK PLANT (Mimuius). 



This fragrant and universally favorite little plant is equally 

 at home in the sitting-room, greenhouse, or flower-garden. 



Half-hardy perennial. 



296. N.mk~PliLi\t{mimulusmoschattis). % ft., 

 ■297. — New Giant. This improvement on the 



old variety of musk is sure to find 

 favor with all lovers of this fragrant 

 flower. Habit of growth, erect, with 

 stems four times larger than the old 

 variety, and with a corresponding in- 

 crease in size of blossom. Color, rich 

 golden-yellow; and the plant emits a 

 perfume far exceeding any of its class, 



•05 



•15 



MYOSOTIS. 



(See Forget-me-not, No. 191.) 



Nasturtium, Dwarf. 



NASTURTIUM, DWARF (Tropceolum Nanum). 

 Beautiful plants, flowering all through the season. The 

 foliage of most varieties is light green, clear and beautiful 

 Flowers large, of all the different shades of yellow, orange 

 and red; very brilliant. They are among the most useful 

 and beautiful of garden favorites for bedding, massing, or 

 ribboning. Half hardy annuals. 1 foot. 



298. Nasturtium, dwarf, Golden King, 



golden yellow blossoms o< 2 c 



299. — Ruby King, flowers very dark . . . \o S ! 2 < 

 $00. — spotted, yellow, spotted with crimson . .05 .'25 



PKT. OB. 



301. Nasturtium, dwarf, scarlet $.05 $.25 



302. — Crystal - Palace gem, sulphur color, 



spotted with maroon 05 .25 



303. — The Pearl, nearly white 05 .23 



304. — Empress of India, splendid new dark- 



leaved variety with crimson flowers . . .05 .30 



305. — King of Tom Thumbs, intense scarlet, 



dark foliage, one of the best 05 .25 



306. — King Theodore, darkest shade of crim- 



son, dark foliage extra 05 .25 



307. — fine mixed 05 .25 



NASTURTIUM, TALL. 



See Tropaeolum, No. 446, for choicer varieties. 



Well-known, profuse-flowering, plants, admirably adapted 

 for rock-work, banks, covering trellises, or rustic work; 

 the seeds, if picked young, are an excellent substitute for 

 capers. Hardy annuals. 6 feet. 



308. Nasturtium, tall, striped 05 .15 



309. — coccineum, scarlet 05 .15 



310. — red, blood color, beautiful 05 .15 



311. — Dunnett's orange, beautiful dark 



orange .' .05 .15 



312. — spotted, very pretty 05 .15 



313. — mixed 05 .15 



(Enothera. 



NEMOPHILA (Love Grove). 

 A popular plant, of dwarf spreading habit, well adapted for 



border or pot culture. Hardy annual, J A foot. 

 311. Nemophila insignis, blue .... 05 2* 



315. — mixed .05 .25 



t NIEREMBERGIA. 



Charming little plants, which flower profusely during the 

 whole summer ; well adapted for hanging-baskets and 

 edgings. Half-hardy perennial. 



316. Nierembergia, white and blue 05 



NIG ELLA (Love in a Mist). 

 Curious hardy annuals, with finely cut leaves, very singular 

 flowers and quite showy; sometimes called Love in a 

 /Uzst, from the extraordinary motion manifested by the 

 stamens. Grows freely in any common garden soil. In 

 flower June to August. Hardy annuals. 



317. Nigella Dam'ascena, fine blue. 1 ft. . . 05 • .40 



318. — nana, double, blue and white. % ft. . .'05 .40 



NOLANA. 



Beautiful trailing-plants, with prostrate stems, unsurpassed 

 for rock- work, pots, baskets, or vases ; convolvulus-shaped 

 flowers, of various brilliant colors. Hardy annual. % 

 foot. 



319. Nolana, fine mixed 05 .40 



OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). 

 (See No. 190.) 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



(See Nos. 52, 74, i 4 o, 184, 185, 229, 254, 424, 469.) 



