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MOON FtOWER. 
The true Moon Flower is the most vigorous of all 
summer climbers; a single plant can easily be made to 
cover, by August 15th, a trellis thirty to fifty feet high 
and six feet broad, with a dense mass of leaves, studded 
every night or cloudy day with hundreds of beautifully 
Moon Flower. 
white and wax like flowers four to six inches in diame¬ 
ter, and of the shape shown in our cut, and it will con¬ 
tinue to bloom freely until killed by severe frosts. We 
can recommend this as the best and most vigorous sum¬ 
mer climber in cultivation, and urge every one of our 
readers to try it, even if they have been disappointed in 
plants or seeds procured from other sources under the 
same name. 
Moon Flower, Calonyction grandiflora. 25 
MOURNING HRII)E (Scabious). 
Handsome flowers in hemispherical heads on long 
stems of exceeding sweetness, and sometimes called 
Sweet Scabious. The colors are deep and light purple, 
scarlet, white and dark mulberry red; some of the dark 
shades are tipped with white. With proper protection 
of the roots they will bloom two or three years. Very 
useful for bouquets, as their long stems work easily, and 
their striking colors, as well as fragrance, are desirable. 
Plant in hot-bed, and transplant one and a half feet 
apart. 'Pender perennial; one to two feet high. 
Scabiosa, atropurpurea, deep purple.5 
candidissima, pure white.5 
44 mixed.5 
MUSK PEANT.- (See Mimulus). 
ItIY r OSOTPIS. — (See Forget-Me-Not). 
NASTURTIUM, TAIX (Tropseo* 
I 11111 l„ot>t>laiiiini). 
The Lobbianum differs materially from the common 
running Nasturtium, and is admirably adapted for green¬ 
house or conservatory decoration in winter. It is a very 
rapid grower, and strikes freely from cuttings, but seeds 
sparingly. The colors are very brilliant, and of many 
shades, from scarlet to black. Fine for covering arbors, 
trellises and rustic work. Hardy annual; ten to twenty 
feet high. 
Tropaeolum Lobbianum, Geant des Batailles, 
carmine.15 
Lobbianum, Roi des Noirs, black.15 
“ Lucifer, splendid, very dark scarlet.. 15 
44 mixed. 10 
tall mixed, the common tall varieties. 5 
NASTURTIUM DWARF—(Tropaio- 
lum Minor). 
A bed of Dwarf Nasturtiums in the yard is very bril¬ 
liant and attractive, and blooms all the season. The 
flowers are more brilliant if the soil be not over rich. 
Give each plant a foot of room. Hardy annual; one 
foot high. 
Nasturtium, Dwarf, Crystal Palace Gem, sul¬ 
phur, spotted maroon . 5 
“ Dwarf, scarlet. 5 
“ “ King Theodore, very dark . 5 
“ Beauty, orange and vermilion . 5 
“ “ yellow. 5 
“ “ Pearl, white . c 
“ “ Rose.. 5 
“ “ King of’Tom Thumbs. 5 
“ “ Golden King of Tom Thumbs, 
brilliant gold color . 5 
“ “ Spotted King, yellow, spotted choco¬ 
late. 5 
Nasturtium, Dwarf. 
Nasturtium, Dwarf, Empress of India, a very 
dwarf plant with dark tinted foliage. It pro¬ 
duces flowers of the most brilliant crimson 
color in great abundance. It is unequaled m 
effectiveness by any other annual in cultiva¬ 
tion . 5 
44 Dwarf, mixed. 5 
NEMOPHII.A.- (See Love Grove). 
niere>ibergia. 
Charming little plants, well adapted for edgings, bask¬ 
ets, etc. The seed should be sown in green-house, or 
in pans in the house, and set out m the open ground 
after danger of frost is over. 
Nierembergia, gracilis, a fine bedding plant; white 
with purple eye; slender and graceful. ..10 
