66 



DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



niignonette. 



A well-known fragrant favorite. Tf the plants are thinneJ 

 out they will grow stronger and produce larger spikes of flowers; 

 fine for pot or garden culture, and can be had during the whole 

 year by sowing at intervals; hardy annuals. 



PER PKT. 



6100 Mignonette Sweet-Scented {Odorata). l he 

 old variety with small spikes. Per oz. 15 cts 5 



6101 — Large-Flowei'ing- PjTamidal. Flowers 



large, of a leddish tint. Per oz. 30 cts 5 



6098 — Gabrielle. A very pretty sort, bearing large 



spikes of red flowers. 10 



6106 — Golden Queen. Golden yellow flowers of 



dense pyramidal growth. Per oz. 50 cts 5 



6102 — Parson's White. Large spikes, pure while 

 and very fragrant. Per oz. 50 cts 5 



6105 — Miles' Hybrid Spiral. Of dwarf branching 

 habit, with spikes from 8 to 10 inches long, very fra- 

 grant ; excellent for m^n-ket purposes. Per oz. 50 cts.. 5 



6103 — Dwarf Compact. A dwarf robust variety, 10 

 inches high and 18 inches in diameter, covered witii 

 large spikes of reddish-tinted flowers 10 



Machet Mignonette. 



6103 — "3Iaoliet." Well adapted for pot culture ; dwarf 

 pyramidal growth, beiring numerous flower stalks ; one 

 of the best. Per oz. 75 cts 10 



6099 — Ked Victoria. A distinct variety of dwarf 

 branching Iiabit, with large trusses of deep red flowers. 10 



6109 Collection of 10 varieties Mignonette 50 



(Monkey Flower.) 



Showy, profuse flowering plants, comprising numerous 

 varieties, with white, sulphur, and yellow grounds, spotted with 

 crimson, scarlet, and pink, fine for greenhouse, or moist, shady 

 situations; hall-hardy perennials; blooming the fii>t year from 

 seed if sown early ; 1 foot 



6111 Minilllus. Fine mixed spotted varieties 10 



6113 — MoSChatUS {Musk Plant). Fine for hanging 



baskets, etc.; small yellow flowers, fragrant foliage.. . . 5 



Dwarf trailing plants of great beauty, blooming the whole 

 summer, thriving best in a dry, loamy, or sandy soil, requiring 

 a warm, sunny situation ; half-hardy annuals ; 6 inches. 



6092 Meseiubryantlieninni Crystallinuni {Ice 

 Plant). Flowers white; prized for its singular icy fo- 

 liage. Per oz. 50 cts : 5 



(5093 — Tricolor ( I'Vax Plant). Various colors 5 



6094 — Cordifoliuni Varieg-atum. -A half-hardy 

 perennial trailing variety, with handsome variegated 

 foliage, and bright rosy-colored flowers 10 





MiNA LOBATA. 



]y[II\rA LOBATA. 



PEH PKT 



6115 Half-hardy Mexican climbing annual. The buds are, 

 at first, of a vivid red, but turn to orange yellow imme- 

 diately befiae they open, and when fully exp.nnded 

 the flowers are of a creamy white shade. They are 

 freely produced from the base to the summit of the 

 plant, which attains a height of from 18 to 20 feet, and 

 constitutes a strikingly beautiful object. Seed should 

 be sown in January or February 10 



MIMOSA PUDICA. 



(See Sensitive Plant.,) 





.Mi-s.\ Ensete. 



niasa. 



(Abyssinian Banana.) 



A splendid plant for the open air in summer, producing a 

 most striking effect when planted singly or in groups. In our 

 hot summers it luxuriates and attains gigantic proportions when 

 freely supplied with manure and water. The seeds germinate 

 easily if started in hot-bed or bottom heat in greenhouse. 

 6131 Musa Ensete {Ahysshiian Hail ana). Tender 

 perennial , 10 to 20 feet 25 



