MORINA LONGIFOLIA — ebsth(2-3)36. Big blossom 
spikes, delicate pink to carmine. Lemon-scented, thistly 
foliage. Highly attractive. Pkt. 20c. 
MORONGIA UNCINATA—*ergy (3-4)8. Sensitive Rose. 
The flowers are fluffy balls of pure pink, thrust full of 
golden anther-pins. Trailing prickly stems, with pinnate 
leaves so- sensitive that they fold up at a touch. Hyacinth 
fragrance. Pkt. 15c. 
MULGEDIUM BOURGAEI—ebx(3-4)50. Lovely blossom- 
stars of pearly blue, carried in great loose panicles. Long 
in bloom. A particularly good hardy perennial, not often 
seen. Pkt. 15c. # 
ORNAMENTAL BANANA 
Highly decorative plants for lawn specimens, or in the 
large conservatory, giving exotic effects that can be obtained 
in no other way. Leaves of great size. Sow seeds in 
manner directed for Strelitzia, which see. When used in 
out-door plantings, the thick bulb-like roots may be dug in 
autumn, and stored in a cool cellar. Handled thus, may 
be grown anywhere in the country. Species offered in 
Musa superba, more compact than Musa ensete, less liable to 
storm damage, and fully as ornamental. 6 seeds for 25c. 
MUSCARI or CRAPE HYACINTH 
Easy bulbs, making a delightful spread of color for sev¬ 
eral spring weeks. Some two-year seedlings will be large 
enough to flower, all by third year. 
MUSCARI ARGEAI ALBUM—urny(l). Bloom like clus¬ 
tered silvery white pearls. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 90c. # 
MUSCARI ARMENIACUM — erny(l)10. Richest cobalt 
blue. Sweetly fragrant. Long-stemed and showy. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00; % lb. 3.75. # 
MUSCARI HEAVENLY BLUE—Blue of deepest sky for 
some six glorious weeks. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. # 
MUSCARI LATIFOLIUM — urny(l)9. Flower spikes that 
show shadings from palest blue to velvety purple. Only 
one large leaf. Rare. Pkt. 20c. 
MUSCARI NEGLECTUM—erny(l)10. Florets reflexed, 
and deep blue. Sweet-scented. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c. # 
OFFER 114A8—One pkt. each of above for 60c. 
MYOSOTIDEUM NOBILE — rbfsth(3)25. Giant Forget- 
me-not of Chatham Island. Bunches of big blue blossoms, 
white-centered, above corrugated foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
MYRICA CAROLINENSIS — Qy 7 ft. Bayberry. Rugged, 
branching shrubs, loaded in fall with silvery, wax-covered, 
aromatic berries. Excellent for winter bouquets, and fra¬ 
grant candles are made from the wax. Prefers poor soil. 
Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 20c; 1 oz. 60c. # 
NABALUS VIRGATUS — bnsth(5)50. Slender swaying 
campaniles, hung with charming pink-flushed bells. A de¬ 
light, and most unusual. Pkt. 15c. # 
NARCISSUS or DAFFODIL 
No spring flower has more of quiet beauty or real charm 
than the Daffodil. It is not difficult to grow from fall- 
sown, or refrigerator-treated seed, but needs several years 
to reach flowering size. 
NARCISSUS BULBOCODIUM — urzy(l) 8 . Hoop-petticoat 
Daffodil. Uniquely flaring blossoms. Lemon to gold in 
varied shades. Pkt. 25c. 
NARCISSUS TRIANDRUS ALBUS — ury(l) 8 . Angel’s 
Tears. Purest white, nodding cups, but irregularly re¬ 
flexed perianth. Most charming. Pkt. 25c. 
NARCISSUS ROCK GARDEN BLEND—Seeds of alluring 
miniature Narcissi; the snowy Angel’s Tears, the Rush¬ 
leaved, the Cyclamen-flowered. Trumpet minimus, the 
Musk-scented, the Hoop-petticoat, and the like. They will 
delight you. Pkt. 25c. 
NARCISSUS LARGE-FLOWERED BLEND—Saved from 
fine named sorts in the Giant Trumpet, Chalice-cup, and 
Poet sections. Should give splendid seedlings in varied 
forms and color combinations. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 60c. 
OFFER 115A8—One pkt. each of above for 80c. 
NELUMBIUM LUTEUM—Golden Lotus. Fully hardy, and 
will grow in shallow lake, pool or backwater of a stream. 
Of spectacular beauty in flower, and worth establishing. 
And by the way, both the seeds and the large tuberous 
roots were important food items with the Indians. l arge 
nut-like seeds, 7 for 25c; 25 for 70c; 100 for $2.25. 
NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM — Oriental Lotus. Splendid, 
fragrant flowers of white, pink or carmine. Hardy north. 
Give same care as Nelumbium luteum. In sowing 
either species, file through hard outer seed coat, then soak 
seed two days in barely warm water, then sow in saucer of 
sand covered with water, placing in sunny window until 
seed sprouts. Seedling plants should be transplanted to 
strawberry box of sand and earth in shallow edge of pool, 
later being set in soil at bottom of pool where water is 
deeper. Usually there are a few blooms first summer, many 
thereafter. 6 seeds for 25c; 20 for 70c. 
NEMASTYLIS ACUTA — uftlty(2)24. Celestial Lily. 
Rather large blossoms of clean, dew-fresh, skyblue; exquisite 
in coloring and finish. Lift bulbs in autumn, and store in 
slightly dampened sand in cool cellar. You will like the 
Celestial Lily. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c. 
♦NEMESIA FOETENS—eobx(8)20. Pretty blue - lavender 
flowers well above foliage; no single overwhelming show, 
but courageous continuity through every kind of weather, 
from June until November. Pkt. 15c; # 
*NEMOPHILA AURITA — eorstx(htw) (2-3). Wide flowers 
of velvety violet. A low clmiber, to three feet, and at its 
best when trailing over shrubbery. Blooms profusely and 
grows quickly. May be pinched back to make an effective 
pot plant. Pkt. 10c. 
*NEMOPHILA PHACELIOIDES — eob(2)16. Inch-wide 
flowers, of soft blue-violet, lined purple, cover the plants. 
A winter annual. Sow in latest autumn or earliest spring, 
where plants are to stand. Full sun. Good. Pkt. 15c. # 
NEPETA MACRANTHA — erbh(3)20. Handsome crispy- 
leaved plants with rather large flowers of glowing violet. 
The whole plant is spicily aromatic. Pkt. 20c. # 
NEPETA MUSSINI — erbh(8)16. Panicles of feathery 
violet flowers above gray-green leaves. Good Lily bed 
cover. Pkt. 15c. # 
NEPETA NERVOSA — *erbx(3)25. Forests of leafy 
two-foot stems, the last six inches of each, a spike of little, 
clear blue flowers. Shade tolerant. Kashmir. Pkt. 20c. 
NERTERA DEPRESSA — rfsth(htw) (8)4. Close foliage- 
films of vivid lettuce-green, studded with bead-like berries 
of brightest coral. For protected rockery, or as house or 
terrarium plant. Pkt. 25c. 
NICOTIANA GLAUCA — •ebtk(9) 12 ft. It is eminently 
fitting that this ensilvered plant should have reached us 
from the Argentine. Plants from seeds sown directly in 
the open ground in my trials here, have reached a height 
of 12 feet in a single summer. Started early under glass, 
and transplanted, it would tower to even greater heights 
before winter. The plant, every part of it, is silvery blue. 
It makes a tall and branching pyramid, and by autumn 
each lower branch-tip will carry a cluster of tubular 
yellow flowers. Used rightly, as an accent, this unusual 
Nicotiana will give spectacular landscape effects. Pkt. 15c. # 
•NIEREMBERGIA FRUTESCENS — eocdx(8)24. Big blos¬ 
soms with the texture of crushed silk, pure lavender with 
violet lines. Graceful foliage. Pkt. 10c # 
♦NIEREMBERGIA HIPPOMANICA — eorx( 8 ) 6 . A lovely 
and dainty thing, with open chalices, sky-blue to richest 
violet, produced in excessive floriferousness for many months. 
It is a natural aristocrat. Though usually grown in the 
garden, it will make a delightful pot plant too. Illustrated, 
page 33. Pkt. 25c. # 
♦NOLANA BLEND—eorgdx( 8 ) 6 . Wide mats of crispy, suc¬ 
culent foliage, set thickly with up-facing blossoms that 
may be brilliant indigo with black pencilings. Sometimes, 
though, there is variation into pale blue, pure white r r 
deep violet. A summer-long delight. It carpets the sunny 
northern slopes of Chilean hills. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. # 
NOMOCHARIS NANA—uzy(2)20. One of a strange and 
lovely genus, nearest Lilium and Fritillaria, but in some 
ways a bit like Calochortus. The flowers are pale purple, 
and pretty. Pkt. 25c. 
NOMOCHARIS PARDANTHINA—urbsty(3)30. Handsome 
flowers of soft rose, dotted purple, and ringed with crim¬ 
son at petal base. A splendid species, not easy. Prefers 
moist half-shade. 6 seeds for 25c. 
NOTHOSCORDUM FRAGRANS—*eucrh(8)25. Honey Bells. 
Graceful stems crowned with circlets of dainty white bells, 
suffused lilac. Sweet rich fragrance. Hardy bulb, quick 
and easy from seed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c. # 
NOTONIA SP.—htwl 8 . It strains credulity, rather, when 
botanists tell us this is one of the “daisy” group. In¬ 
stead it seems a strange, succulent-foliaged carnation of 
flaming orange scarlet. It is, indeed, called the Kenya 
Carnation. East Africa, of course. Pkt. 20c. 
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