1>. M. FERRY <f CQ 9 S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 
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NIGEIfLA.—(See Love-in-a-Mist). 
NOI.AXA. 
Beautiful, trailing plants, with prostrate stems, much 
branched; almost equal to the Portulaca for growing in 
masses, and unsurpassed for rock work, pots, baskets or 
vases, as the branches hang pendulous over the edge of 
vase or basket. The blossoms are convolvulus shaped, 
brilliant, freely produced, and of various colors. Sow in 
open ground, in light, sandy soil early in spring; plenty 
of sun, and a dry situation are essential. Hardy trailing 
annual; six inches high. 
Nolana, atriplicifolia, blue, white and yellow. 5 
“ mixed. 5 
NYCTKRINIA. 
Charming little plants well adapted for rockeries and 
baskets. The flowers are borne on large heads, are of 
various colors, star shaped, and during the evening are 
very fragrant. Produces richer, larger, and more blos¬ 
soms in light soil. Start in hot-bed, and transplant six 
inches apart. They will blossom very early in spring, 
and remain in bloom the whole season. Tender peren¬ 
nial; six inches high. 
Nycterinia, capensis, white, yellow center.10 
“ mixed. . 
XV.>lPH.*:A-(Water Elly). 
Hardy, aquatic plants, bearing exceedingly beautiful, 
fragrant, white blossoms, which appear as if floating on 
the water. They are very much admired, and becoming 
more and more popular every year. Are increased by 
sowing the seed 
or by dividing 
the roots or tu¬ 
bers. They grow 
readily in ponds 
or streams of 
shallow’ water 
having muddy 
bottoms, and 
can be grown 
i n aquariums, 
tubs or tanks, in 
the house, if 
there be suffici¬ 
ent mud at the 
bottom, and the 
Nvmphca. seeds or roots be 
kept continually covered with water. 
Cultivation in Tubs. —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 meadow mud, if 
handy; plant the seed in this mixture, covering them one 
inch deep, add w’ater gSntly so as to not disturb the seed, 
until the tub is full. Always keep the tub full of water. 
This is all the care needed. 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 
CENOTHF.RA —(See Primrose). 
OEEANDKR-(Neriuin). 
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, are of a beautiful shade 
of pinkish-red. They can be produced successfully 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 0 . The young shoots made one season should 
bloom the next. 
Nerium, oleander. . 
OXAI.IS. 
Very pretty, herbaceous plants with rich, rose colored 
blossoms. '1 hey 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 w f ork 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 to flower. 
Half-hardy perennial. 
Oxalis, rosea, rose colored .10 
“ floribunda, alba, white .10 
PACOXV. 
New varieties of these justly popular flowers are obtain¬ 
ed from seed, and some are sure to repay the little care 
Paeony. 
required. If the seed be sown in a cold frame in autumn, 
the plants will be large enough to transplant the follow¬ 
ing spring, and a year later will begin to bloom. 
Paeony, herbacea CC/iincnsis), from a splendid col¬ 
lection of finest double sorts of all colors... 25 
PALM -(Cliamaerops). 
The Palm is perhaps one of the most ornamental 
plants in the green-house, and those varieties that are 
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 sev¬ 
eral winters with but slight protection. It is 
also the most dwarf of its species, seldom 
attaining over eight or ten feet in height.15 
