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CROSMAN BROTHERS* CATALOGUE . 
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 foi a hedge 
if set 10 or 12 inches apart in a row. Seeds may be grown in the open ground wheie 
plants are designed to bloom. Half nardv annual. Pkt. cts. 
Marvel of Pern, mixed colors.,. 5 
NASTURTIUM. (See > f Tropceolu?n.) 
NEMOPHILA. 
Beautiful dwarf annuals with tine foliage and of spreading habit; very free 
bloomers; the blossoms are rather small, of various "shades of color, produc ing a 
beautiful effect, whether in beds, grouped or ribboned; thev do best if sown in a 
rather shady location ; thin or transplant to about six inches apart. 
Mixed colors.. 5 
NICOTIANA. 
Afflnfin, an annual 2 to 3 feet high, with very sweet-scented, white, star-shaped 
flowers, three inches across. . JO 
NIGELLA. (Lovf in a Mist.) 
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 6 or 8 inches apart. 
Damascena, double; light blue ; 1 foot. ........ .. * 
CENOTHERA, 
A genius of showy, free-flowering plants, generally;known as^the “ Evening 
Primrose.” The flowers open suddenly in the latter partfof 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 
Lainarcklanu graiuliflora, the most showy of [the genus; large yellow 
flowers, borne in abundance; 3 feet. 
PETUNIA. 
A well-known favorite hardy annual of easy cul- '%ov ^ 
tivation ; 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. .. 
New Fringed, beautiful, with finely fringed 
edges. 20 
Finest Boiiblc, the double Petuniabears noseed; _ 
and seeds are produced by fertilizing single flowers with pollen of thedouhle 
and will produce about ten per cent, of extra large double fl >wers ; splendid V) 
