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MIGNONETTE. Reseda odorata. 
See Novelties. Annual. Mignonette 
is available both winter and summer, 
and frequent sowings of seed should be 
made, both for the open garden and for 
the window or greenhouse. Sow where 
the plants are to remain; thin to 6 inches 
or more in the row or bed. 
Red Giant. A mignonette of vig- 
orous growth and great excellence. It 
is very floriferous, as indicated by the 
illustration. It belongs to the so-called 
‘grandiflora class, with flowers of fine 
‘size and form and showing a great deal 
of red. <A very desirable mignonette for 
;all purposes. Packet, 10 cts.; 0z., 75 cts. 
Crimson Giant. An improved 
)large flowered type, with beautiful crim- 
yson blooms. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 35 cts. 
Golden Jewel. Dwarf and com- 
)pact. Enormous flowers of obtuse form 
\and dense make up. Color an intense 
‘bronze yellow. Packet, 5 cents. 
Nineteen Hundred. Produces a 
(grand profusion of golden yellow flow- 
‘ers. Plant branching and very florifer- 
ous; of vigorous growth. Packet, 5 cts. 
Sweet Scented. Very fragrant. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
Improved Machet. Dwarf, vig- 
orous, with massive red flowers, deli- 
‘ciously scented. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 35 cts. 
Defiance. One of the largest and 
‘most fragrant, and among the best for 
eutting. Spikes in water retain their 
‘delicious odor for days or even weeks 
vafter removal from the plant. Packet, 
5 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 
Finest Mixed. A carefully selected 
and very fine mixture, including all the 
‘best mignonettes, both old and new. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 
Mimutus, TIcribus. 
MIMULUS. 
Showy plants with profuse bloom, bear- 
‘ing handsome gloxinia-shaped flowers. 
The colors are varied. The shades in- 
clude white, yellow, pink, crimson and 
‘Maroon, with spots and blotches. Sow 
‘seed in greenhouse, window or moist sit- 
‘uation in the open garden; 1 foot high. 
Tigridus. Monkey Flower. All 
‘colors and markings. Beautiful and 
‘brilliant. Annual. Packet, 10 cents. 
' Moschatus. Musk plant. Six inches; 
‘yellow. Tender annual. Packet, 10 cts. 
MIMOSA. 
Sensitive Plant. An interesting an- 
nual. Its leaves close and droop when 
touched. Hence its name, One to two 
feet high. Start indoors. 
Pudica. Pink flowers. Pkt., 5 cts. 
MOMoRDICA, CHARANTIA. 
MOMORDICA. 
Balsam Apple. Annual climbers with 
ornamental foliage; 10 to 12 feet. The 
large, golden yellow fruit is warted and 
roughened, and is attractive in appear- 
ance. It is often made into a healing 
liniment and salve. 
Balsamina. Apple 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
Charantia. Fruit long or pear 
Shaped. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
Shaped. 
MOUNTAIN BEAuTY. 
MOUNTAIN BEAUTY. 
Antigonon. A handsome climber of 
Mexican origin. Flowers of brightest 
Tose color, borne in graceful clusters. It 
is best to sow seed indoors early and | 
transplant to open ground. Tender per- | 
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ennial. Packet, 10 cents. 
MATRICARIA, 
See Feverfew. 
MENA. Mina lobata. 
An annual climber of Mexican origin, 
attaining a length of 20 feet. Flowers 
are vivid red, then orange yellow, and 
finally a creamy white. Very striking 
and beautiful. Packet, 10 cents. 
FORGET-ME-NOT, DISTINCTION. 
MY OSOTIS. 
Forget-me-not. One of the daintiest 
and most delicate of all the garden favor- 
ites. Perennial; almost hardy. It suc- 
ceeds best in rich, moist soils. T'he seed 
should be sown in shallow drills and 
thinned out to 6 inches or a foot apart. 
Royal Blue. This new and splen- 
did forget-me-not assumes an upright or 
pillar-like shape, reaching a height of 
6 to 12 inches. The flowers are of a 
larger size and a deeper blue color than 
any other variety. Packet, 10 cents. 
Alpestris. Dwarf, blue, flowering 
freely the first year. Packet, 5 cents. 
Grandifiora, An improved strain 
with large, beautiful flowers, which ap- 
pear in great numbers. Packet, 10 cts. 
Palustris. True blue, white and 
yellow eyes. Flowering best the second 
year. One foot. Packet, 5 cents. 
Distinction. A new and interest- 
ing form of forget-me-not, with the true 
ever-blooming habit. The plants grow 
to a height of 5 to7 inches and cover an 
area 8 or 10 inches in diameter. The 
flowers are of the most exqusite azure 
blue. Packet, 15 cents, 
M@NK’S HOOD. 
See Aconitum. 
MOONFLOWER. 
See Novelties. Also see Ipomcea. 
MORNING GLORY. 
See Novelties. Also see Convolvulus. 
MOUNTAIN FRINGE. 
See Adlumia. 
MUSA. Musa ensete. 
Abyssinian Banana Plant. A magnifi- 
cent foliage plant for the conservatory 
or greenhouse, or where a sub-tropical 
effect is desired in the open air. If sown 
early indoors or under glass it will make | 
a growth of 10 or 15 feet the first season. 
Not hardy. Packet, 25 cents. 
MUSK PLANT. 
See Mimulus moschatus. 
NicOTIANA, AFFINIS. 
NICOTIANA. 
_Highly ornamental and desirable an- 
nual plants, with handsome foliage and 
delightfully sweet-scented flowers. See 
| rock work. Free flowering. 
Sylwestris. <A strong growing an- 
nual; 3 to 5 feet. Flowers star shaped, 
fragrant, pure white and having tubes 
6 inches long. This plant, in rows or 
| masses, makes a fine background for 
bright-blooming kind. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
Suaveolems. Dwarf; only 1 or 2 
feet high. Flowers white and sweet 
scented. Available for decorative use 
against higher foliage or against walls, 
and a charming thing for the purpose. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
Affimis. Three feet high. Bears 
sweet smelling, large, white, tubular flow- 
ers, Open morning and evening. Pkt., 5c. 
NELUMBIUM. 
Lotus. Easily grown hardy perennial 
water plants. Sow seed ina pan of rich 
soil, cover soil with sand or gravel (to 
hold the soil in place), and sink in a 
Shallow pond or tub. Protect against 
water rats. Large and magnificent flow- 
ers, borne above the water. (For pond 
lily see Nympheea.) 
Speciosum. Egyptian lotus. Flow- 
ers deep rose color; creamy white at base 
of petals, exquisitely fragrant, a foot in 
diameter, Packet, 15 cents. 
Luteum. American lotus. Water 
Chinquepin. Bears superb sulphur yel- 
low flowers, 6 to 10 inches in diameter. 
A native of the Western and Southern 
States, and established in some waters: 
near Philadelphia. Packet, 15 cents, 
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NEMESIA STRUMOSA SUTTONII!. 
NEMESIA. 
Strumosa Suttomii. A beautiful 
annual, remarkable for free flowering 
qualities and duration of bloom. Colors 
include creamy white, deep orange and 
carmine. Start indoors and bloom will 
continue until frost. Eight inches high. 
Suitable for edging, rock work or for pot. 
culture. Packet, 5 cents. 
Grandifiora, Mixed. A dwarf 
strain of the Nemesia Strumosa, and 
quite different in habit, the plants being 
small, bushy and compact. The colors 
include several shades of rose, orange, 
purple, etc. If cut after flowering in 
August the plants start afresh and 
bloom until frost sets in. 
Packet, 10 cts. 
NemeSsIA, GRANDIFLORA, MIXED. 
NIEREMBERGIA. 
A hardy perennial, suitable for the 
greenhouse or for bedding out; of slender, 
delicate growth; 1 to 3 feet high. A free 
bloomer. Flowers white and lilac. 
Frutesecens. Packet, 5 cents. 
NOLANA. 
Little Bell. A trailing, hardy annual, 
preferring a light soil. Sow seed where 
it is to grow. Suitable for baskets and 
Pkt., 5 cts, 
