Mimosa Pudica.— (Sensitive Plant.) Usually treated as an 
annual, but under stove treatment it assumes a perennial character. 
Seed may he sown during spring in a hot-bed, or by cuttings of rather 
firm, young shoots, inserted in sandy soil in heat. Thrives best in a com- 
post of loam and peat in equal proportions, to which u small portion of 
sand may bo added. 
Mina Lobata.— Tender Annual. Sow seeds early in spring in a 
warm house. A good plan is to place two or three seeds each in small 
pots and afterwards transfer the plants bodily into larger sizes. A suit- 
able compost consists of flbry loam, rotten manure, and leaf soil, which 
should he mixed together and used somewhat lumpy. 
Molucca. — (Shell Flower.) Hardy Annual. Seeds should he 
sown in a hot-hed during spring, and the seedlings transferred to the 
open border during May. A sandy loam is the most suituble soil. - 
Morning Clory.— Half Hardy Annual. The seeds germinate so 
easily that they can he grown in the garden anywhere the plants are 
needed. Supply support early, either cord, wire or brush. 
Musa.— Tender Perennial. In growing Musa from seed, plant a 
single seed in a 4-inch pot filled with sand, and place over the steam 
pipes in a greenhouse. It is necessary to keep the sand rather wet until 
the seed germinates, when they may be transferred to larger pots and a 
good, rich soil. It will take several weeks probably for the seed to ger- 
minate, but a temperature of 80 degrees to 'JU F. will greatly facilitate 
this. 
Nasturtium.— Hardy Annual. Sow in boxes and transplant first 
of June to eight inches apart. They flower better in poor, rocky soil, as 
a rich soil has a tendency to make them “run to leaf. An ounce packet 
of Nasturtium seed will he sufficient for a hod twenty feet In diameter, 
and will make a better display, for three months, than almost any other 
plant. The flowers are ever bright and cheerful, the foliage a repose for 
the eye, while the bed will furnish a bountiful supply of delicious pick- 
les. Combine the beautiful with the useful. 
NicOtiana.— Half Hardy Annual. Seed should be sown in Febru- 
ary or March in gentle heat, nnd the young plants pricked out, when 
large enough, and planted out early in June. 
Nigella.— (Love-in-a-Mist.) Hardy Annual. Sow early in the flow- 
ering ueds, or they may be transplanted, using care in shading the plants. 
Nigella is one of the loveliest annuals, and they arc* exceedingly useful 
in many kinds of florists' works. And in addition, the seed is deliciously 
fragrant, and as elegant for sachets as Rose petals or Orris root, and the 
fragrance seems not to waste or lessen as is the ease with Rose, petals, and 
for the sake of the sweet seeds, the plant is worthy. 
Nolana. -Hardy Annnul. Sow in open ground early, in light soil. 
Transplant to one foot apart. 
Oenothera. (Evening Primrose.) Hardy Annual. Thrives in al- 
most any soil or situation. 
Ornamental Crasses.— They are mostly annuals, and those 
which are not, flower the first year. They should he sown in April or 
May, in u good soil, nnd thinned out ur transplanted, giving each plenty 
of room. 
Orange Daisy.— (Erigeron Aurantiacus.) Perennial. Splendid 
for mixed oorders in a moist, well-drained situation. 
Oxali8.— Half Hardy Perennial. Very pretty herbaceous plants, 
with rich, rose colored blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of l"«m 
ami sand. Desirable for greenhouse decoration, rock work, or baskets 
out of doors. 
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