No. 551—NICKELTYPES $15.00 
Nierembergia Hippomanica (Dwarf Cup Flower) 
O F ALL the hundreds of new flower introductions which have come under 
our observation during the course of the past few years, none has caused 
so much comment from visitors to our farms as this little Dwarf Cup Flower, 
Nierembergia Hippomanica. With the possible exception of Zinnia Linearis, it 
will outbloom any flower we have growing. It starts flowering when the plants 
are only about two inches tall, that is about 15 weeks after the seed is sown, 
and keeps on right up until the heavy frosts of late fall. It is at all times neat 
and tidy looking, the young flowers coming and covering the older flowers and 
seed pods. The lovely lavender blue shade, heightened by a touch of yellow 
in the center, is most charming. Plants are definitely dwarf, compact— 
streamlined, if you will—not over 5 or 6 inches tall, and with a spread of 
only 8 to 10 inches. Foliage is light gray green, very inconspicuous, and there 
are literally hundreds of flowers in bloom at a time throughout the summer. 
As an edging plant, for the border along a walk, or to outline beds of larger 
flowers, it has no equals, while for use in the rockery it is unexcelled and is 
extremely lovely in a window box or in flower pots. It is a half hardy perennial 
which will winter over if given some protection. In the southern warmer sec¬ 
tions, no protection will be necessary. The plants should be cut back at the 
end of the season and will send out fresh growth in the early spring. 
No. 5298 _Price per V 4 oz., $6.00 Per oz., $20.00 
Approximately 168,320 seeds per ounce. 
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