* MOONFLOWER—kt. Showy annual vines with flowers 
that open in the evening. GRANDIFLORA—Immense white 
blossoms. Fragrant. Pkt. 15c. BONA NOX—Handsome mauve- 
pink flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
8 NEMASTYLIS ACUTA—rkt(2)18. Celestial Lily. Large 
blossoms of pure sky blue, exquisite in color and form. A 
bulb, to be handled as Tigridia. Pkt. 20c. 
NERTERA or BEAD-PLANT 
Nertera depressa, a dainty creeper with tiny, lettuce-green 
leaves and masses of shining orange or crimson berries. 
Hardy well north, and makes a pretty species for the lightly 
shaded rock garden, but usually it is grown as an indoor 
pot plant, the berries attractive for months. Cultures ‘k” 
or “w”. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
NYMPHAEA or WATER LILY 
Sow in pots or pans of good soil, submerging the pot so 
at least two inches of water is above it. Keep in full sun at 
room temperature. Transfer to rich mud in pool or tub. 
NYMPHAEA TENDER BLEND—Seeds saved from finest 
named sorts in full color range, pinks, reds, blues, whites. Not 
winter-hardy North, so usually grown as annuals, flowering 
quickly and long first year. Of course if you have a green- 
house, you can transfer them in autumn from your outside 
pool, and carry the plants over winter under glass in pails 
or tubs. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
HARDY WATER LILIES} 
—Here are fully winter-§ 
hardy sorts that may be: 
left right outside in the} 
pool year after year. IJllus- & 
trated opposite. Good, strong § 
plants. ATTRACTION — 
Great blossoms of rich ma- 
hogany red. Each $2.50. ; 
PINK OPAL—Lovely deep 
pink. Fragrant. Does well § 
in small pool or tub. Each § 
$1.50. W. B. SHAW—Fra- 
grant appleblossom pink. 
Big flowers. Each $1.25. 
PAUL HARIOT — Opens § 
apricot yellow, becoming 
orange pink. Thrives in 
small pool or tub. Each . 
$2.75. SNOWBALL—Pure white flowers so intensely double 
that seem like snowballs. Each $3.00. GOLDEN CUP— 
Chrome to golden yellow. Profuse bloomer. Pool or tub. 
Each $2.25. 

OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose) * 
The big, silky blossoms unfold at dusk, mostly remaining 
open until well into the next day. All bloom first year. Mis- 
souriensis. Speciosa and Tetraptera are hardy perennials, but 
the others are best treated as Annuals. ‘‘x’’ culture. Rock 
garden or border. CAESPITOSA—(2)5. Low foliage rosettes 
set with satiny 3-inch blossoms in softest of pinks. Pkt. 20c. 
ACAULIS—Rosettes of cut foliage from which rise long- 
‘tubed, wide blossoms of pink-suffused white. Pkt. 20c. 
GLAUCA FRASERI—Sundrop. Soundly hardy perennial to 
25 inches. The slender, red-stemmed branchings fill with 
flowers of brilliant yellow. Pkt. 15c. ODORATA SULPHUREA 
—(8)40. Easy Annual from Chile. Large, showy flowers of 
soft yellow that become apricot pink next morning. Pkt. 15dc. 
RUBRICALYX~+Afterglow Primrose. 36 inches. Long-bloom- 
ing Annual with big yellow blossoms that contrast with 
shining red calyx tubes. Pkt. 15c. TRICHOCALYX—(8)15. 
Enormous flowers open silky white, suffusing apricot. Pkt. 
20c. MISSOURIENSIS—(3)10. Low hardy perennial, long- 
lived, spectacular in bloom. Immense flowers of glossy yellow 
are followed by oddly winged seed pods. Pkt. 15c; We oz. 
25c; 4% oz. 40c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. SPECIOSA— 
(8)18. Wind Primrose. Big blossoms open pure white, gradu- 
ally suffusing blush. Pkt. 20c. BISTORTA VEITCHIANA— 
16 inches. A showy Annual with bright yellow flowers marked 
purple at center. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 147A9—One pkt. each 
of the above for $1.40. 
_OENOTHERA PILGRIMI—20 inches. Bushy plants are loaded 
with flowers of rich, glossy yellowness. Far-showy. A sound 
perennial. Plants only, each 45c; 3 for $1.25. 

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* NEMESIA—erk. Easy annuals of much beauty. GAYETY 
BLEND— (2-3)12. Large, oddly formed flowers of white, pale 
yellow, pink, rose, crimson, orange and lilac, carried in long 
and great freedom. Pkt. 15c. THE EVERBLOOMING 
NEMESIA—(8)18. Pretty flowers of white or blush, always 
with touch of gold, carried in continuous succession for 
months. Nemesia foetens. Pkt. 15c. 
* NEMOPHILA MIXED—ckt(2)8. Wide, handsome flowers, 
sky blue, pure white, or white with purple splashes. Easy and 
showy if sown early. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; %4 oz. 35c. 
1 NEPETA MUSSINI—erex(2-4)10. Blue-lavender flowers in 
spraying panicles over wide mounds of silver-gray foliage. 
Excellent, long-blooming rock garden or edging perennial. 
Sometimes used, too, as undercover for bulb plantings. Pkt. 
1be; Ye oz. 25e; % oz. 40c. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
3 NERINE FILIFOLIA—One of the prettier bulb-flowers, 
blooming in autumn surprise along with the Chrysanthemums. 
Airy blossoms with petals crinkle-crisped, in open circlets on 
foot-high stems, bright carmine buds unfolding to sparkling 
pink. It cuts well. In the North, dig the bulbs in late autumn, 
and carry over winter in a frost-proof place, packed in dry 
sand. Makes a good pot bulb, too. Bulbs only, spring delivery, 
3 for 50c; 10 for $1.35. 
* NICANDRA PHYSALODES—ebx (2-4) 40. Easily grown old- 
fashioned Annual, with upfacing blossoms of bright blue, 
white centered. Then come curious fruits, not edible. Some- 
times called Shoo-fly Plant. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 20c. 
1 OMPHALODES VERNA — (1)5. Lovely flowers of rich, 
deep blue, reminder of Forget-me-nots, are set all about on 
the short, straying stems of this delightful low perennial. 
Right for the rock garden. One of the earlier spring bloomers. 
Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.40. Also can supply plants of the 
delightful PURE WHITE form at each 50c; 3 for $1.40. 
1 ONOSMA—rdkt(3). Nodding bugles of 
flowers in arching sprays. ALBO-ROSEUM 
—Rosedrop. It opens white, deepening to 
rose. 8 seeds for 25c. TAURICUM—Gold- 
drop. Many narrow bells in waxen lemon 
gold, over gray-frosted foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
Plants, small one-year, each 45c. 
OSTROWSKIA MAGNIFICA—Great Cau- 
casian Bellflower. Stately, tuberous-rooted 
perennial to five feet, with many bell- 
blossoms of soft lilac four inches across. 
Needs full sun and good drainage. In cold 
areas, winter-protect with straw. Illustrated 
opposite. Root-tubers, each $1.50. 
5 OLEANDER DOUBLE PINK — The 
Oleander, NERIUM, is a rather easy plant 
of spectacular beauty when well grown. 
Usually handled in the north as a large pot or tub plant, set 
outside on open porch, terrace or lawn for summer bloom- 
ing, being wintered in light cellar or cool greenhouse, or, 
of course, the plants may be grown year-around under glass. 
Quite small plants will give good flowers. We offer plants 
one on with fully double, deep pink blossoms. Each 80c; 
3 for B20: 
* ANNUAL OXALIS—x. These three are not bulbs, but 
fibrous-rooted, somewhat tender perennials, so quick from 
seed to flower that they are usually grown as Annuals. 
ROSEA—Pretty rose pink blossoms. Edging, bedding, porch 
boxes, or as a pot plant. Pkt. 20c. VALDIVIENSIS—Showy, 
bright yellow flowers, with brown markings. Chile. Pkt. 15c. 
CORNICULATA ATROPURPUREA—Grown for the rich, 
copper-bronze foliage, effective in beds, or as edger. Pkt. 15c. 
* ROSY WINGS (Othake) 
One of the newer Annuals, and a very good and distinctive 
one it is. Inch-wide blossoms are carried in corymbose 
clusters. Each flower has a densely double center, encircled 
by wing-like, lobed petals, all in a most pleasing silvery 
pink. Easy to grow, and free-blooming; flowers for months. 
It is Othake sphacelata. Pkt. 20c. 
ORCHIDS 
We expect to have seeds of many Orchid species, both of 
the hardy native species and of the tender conservatory kinds, 
Cymbidiums, Dendrobiums. Vandas and the like. The seeds 
are ready at intervals throughout the year, and will be offered 
in issues of our RARE-FLOWER BULLETIN. If you are 
interested, piease ask for the Bulletin. See also BLETILLA 
and EPIDENDRUM, this catalog. 

