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Nierembergia. 
Noiana 
Nyctermia. 
and remain in bloom the whole season. Tender percn- i 
nial, six inches high. 
Nycterinia, capensis, white, yellow center.10 
“ selaginoides, pink, yellow center.io 
“ “ alba, pure white .io 
mixed . . .. .... io 
NYMPHJEA—(Water Lily). 
Hardy, aquatic plants, bearing exceedingly beautiful, 
fragrant, white blossoms, which appear as if floating on 
the water. They are very much admired, and becom¬ 
ing more and more popular every day. Are increased 
by sowing the seed, or by dividing the roots or tubers. 
They grow readily in ponds or streams of shallow water 
having muddy bottoms, and can be grown in aquariums, 
tubs or tanks, in the house, if there be sufficient mud at 
the bottom, and the seeds or roots be kept continually 
covered with water 
CULTIVATION — In Tubs.—For a tub, take a 
strong barrel, free from tar, oil or salt, saw it in two, fill 
this one-third full with fine, black, garden soil, or mead 
ow mud, if handy : plant the seed in this mixture, cov¬ 
ering them one inch deep, add water gently so as not to 
disturb the seed, until the tub is full. This is all the care 
needed ; always keep the tub full of water. Set this on 
a brick or board platform in any place you desire. The 
tubs, with their contents, should be placed in a cellar 
during the winter, kept from frost, and not allowed to 
entirely dry up. 
For Aquariums.—Put in five inches of fine, black 
loam, cover the seed one inch deep in this, and sift on 
enough fine sand to entirely cover the loam. 
Nymphaea, odorata, white fragrant.20 
GEN OTHER A (See Primrose). 
OLEANDER (Nerium). 
This well known shrub, originally a native of India, 
is of easy culture, and flowers freely the greater part of 
the year. In warm, moist climates, it requires no pro¬ 
tection. and attains the proportions of a good sized tree. 
The flowers have a salver shaped corolla, with a crown 
of torn appendages in the center arc of a beautiful 
shade of pinkish-red. They can be produced success¬ 
fully in the house if the atmosphere is kept moist and 
warm. Sow seeds in gentle heat in February or March, 
in light, rich soil, which must be kept moist. When 
young plants are three or four inches high, repot in rich 
soil. The temperature in which plants are grown should 
not fall below 35° The young shoots made one season 
should bloom the next. 
9 Nerium, Oleander. .. 
OXALIS. 
Very pretty, herbaceous plants with rich, rose colored 
blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of loam and 
sand ; they should not be watered after they have done 
flowering until they begin to grow afresh. They are 
desirable for green-house decoration, rock work or 
baskets out of doors. The plants can be wintered suc¬ 
cessfully in cold frame if they are kept dry and the frost 
excluded. Sow seeds in gentle heat early in spring, and 
when well started, transplant where they are wished to 
flower. Half-hardy perennial. 
Oxalis, rosea... IO 
PALM — (Chamaerops). 
The (Palm is perhaps onv of the most ornamental 
plants in the green-house, and those varieties that are 
Chamaerops, Excelsa. 
hardy enough to bear planting out in the lawn during 
warm weather, are sure to command attention. The 
seeds are imported, and must of course have the aid of 
green-house or conservatory to make them germinate. 
Seeds are frequently four months in germinating. 
Chamaerops, humilis (Dwarf Fan Palm), the 
•most hardy sort, and in Scotland has stood out 
several winters with but slight protection. It 
is also the most dwarf of its species, seldom 
attaining over eight or ten feet in height . 15 
“ excelsa (Hempen Palm of China), isa green¬ 
house variety in our climate. In our Southern 
States, would do well as a lawn plant, than 
which nothing could be more conspicuously 
attractive. A well grown specimen will at¬ 
tain the height of twenty-five or thirty feet.. .25 
PAMPAS GRASS—(Gynerium). 
Magnificent, ornamental grass, producing numerous 
flower stems, surmounted by plumes of silvery inflores- 
