VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS, ETC. 
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MARVEL OF PERU. 
Mirabilis Jalapa, generally known as the “ Marvel of Peru,”or “ Four O’clock,” 
is a really beautiful plant, of branching habit and a constant bloomer. Its flowers 
are very fragrant and beautifully marked, producing a striking contrast with its 
glossy foliage of dark green. Plant about two feet apart. Very suitable for a 
hedge if set 10 or 12 inches apart in a row. Seeds may be sown in the open ground 
where plants are designed to bloom. Half hardy annual. Fkt. Cts. 
Marvel of Peru, mixed colors. 5 
NASTURTIUM [See Tropceolum\ 
NEMOPHILA. 
Beautiful dwarf annuals with fine foliage and of spreading habit. Very free 
bloomers ; the blossoms are rather small, of various shades of color, producing a 
beautiful effect, whether in beds, grouped or ribboned. They do best if sown in a 
rather shady location. Thin or transplant to about six inches apart. 
Mixed Colors. 5 
NICOTIANA. 
Affinis, an annual two to three feet high, with very sweet-scented, white, star¬ 
shaped flowers, three inches across.10 
NIGELLA [Love-in-a-mistJ. 
A class of beautiful, compact-growing, free flowering, hardy annuals with 
singular-looking flowers and cut leaves ; are exceedingly attractive. Seeds may be 
sown in bed, or may be carefully transplanted to stand six or eight inches apart. 
Damascena, double; light-blue ; one foot . 5 
OENOTHERA. 
A genus of showy, free-flowering plants, generally known as the “Evening 
Primrose.” The flowers open suddenly in the latter part of the day, producing a 
beautiful show in the evening and early in the morning. This plant will attract as 
much attention as anything that can be grown. Will succeed in any good rich soil. 
Lamarckiana grandiflora, showy, large yellow flowers ; three feet. 5 
PETUNIA. 
A well-known favorite hardy annual of easy 
cultivation ; the richness of color and abundance of 
large flowers make them indispensable for bedding 
plants. Every garden should have a bed of these 
magnificent flowers. The seed may be sown in hot¬ 
beds or open ground ; transplant to about 18 inches 
apart. The seed we offer has been obtained from the 
most reliable growers in Europe. 
Striped and Blotched, very fine.10 
Countess of Ellesmere, deep rose, with beau¬ 
tiful white throat.10 
Finest Hybrids, magnificent large flowers ; 
mixed colors.10 
New Fringed, beautiful, with finely fringed 
edges. 20 
Finest Double, seeds are produced by fertiliz¬ 
ing single flowers with pollen of the double, 
and will produce about ten per cent, of extra large double flowers ; splendid. .25 
