NEMOPHILA DISCOID A LIS. 
Tee Nemophilas are among the most charming 
and useful of our dwarf-growing, hardy annuals. 
All the varieties have a neat, compact and uni 
form habit of growth, with shades and colors the 
most strikingly beautiful, so that ribboned, sown in 
circles, or arranged in any style which the fancy may 
suggest, the effect is pleasing and satisfactory. This 
plant is a native of cool, moist situations on our 
western rivers, and to flower successfully should be 
set about six inches apart, in a cool, partially-shaded 
location, as our hot summer suns affect them disas¬ 
trously, if fully exposed. 
The Nemophtla Discoidalis, shown in the upper 
engraving, is of a beautiful, rich, velvety black, 
edged with white, while the N. Mac tin at a has much 
larger flowers, of pure white color, blotched with 
violet. There are a number of other varieties, the 
most beautiful and interesting among them being N. 
Insioxcs, a clear, bright blue, with a white center. 
PHLOX DRUM MON Dll 
The annual or Drummond Phlox is certainly un¬ 
surpassed for brilliancy and duration of bloom 
among all the dowers with which we are acquainted. 
They include the greatest imaginable variety of col¬ 
ors and the greatest profusion of bloom. The seeds 
may be sown under glass in April, or in the open 
ground in May. and in either case ihey will produce a 
magnificent display (hr-, ughout he whole summer 
and until late in autumn. The single colors arc used 
to good advantage in Ik dding. as almost any design 
may be wrought by m-'king a combination of them. 
But for most uses a selection of line mixed varieties 
will give greater suti faction. There are few flowers 
more extensively grown or more greatly admired. 
The Aokrattm is grown principally by ilcr'sh’ for 
use as a cut-flower, not being very showy in the gar¬ 
den, but working up io excellent advantage in mak¬ 
ing floral wreathes and other ornaments. It is a na¬ 
tive of Mexico, lienee it will stand our hottest wea¬ 
ther without injury. There are two varieties in gen¬ 
eral cultivation, one a light, skv blue, and the other 
a pure white. The flowers remain In bloom fora 
long time and keep well afer being cut. The cut 
flower . when massed together, make a beautiful, 
velvety background on which to di play other more 
brilliant flowers in making floral ornaments for exhi¬ 
bition purposes. It is also splendid addition to 
small bouquets. 
