Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



MIGNONETTE. 



Mignonette, Matchet. 



* MIMULUS. 



(Monkey Flower.) The flowers of the INIimulus 

 varieties are showy and oddly marked, the ground color 

 usuall)' being white or yellow, flaked and spotted with 

 maroon, scarlet or crimson. The plants are dwarf and 

 compact, and bloom continuously. 



M. moschatus. The well-known musk plant, with 

 strongh'-scented yellow flowers. lo cts. per pkt. 



M. tigriniis grandiflorus. Our mixture includes all 

 the large-flowering new tigered and spotted varieties 

 in many rich colors. 20 cts. per pkt. 



(Reseda odorata.) 



The Sweetest Annual of the Garden. 



The matchless perfume of this modest flower renders it one of the most popular 

 annuals grown. Even in the city hovels the tiny children eagerly watch and tend plants 

 growing in broken bits of delf ; and in luxurious homes the little flower is given an hon- 

 ored place in windows, gardens and conservatories, the seeds being so.vn for succession 

 the year round. In form and color the flower-spikes have been greatly improved, 

 but it is for their delicate,, subtle fragrance that they will always be chiefly value, for 

 garden and window culture, and for the costliest as well as for the simplest bouquets. 



Golden Queen. Plants dwarf and branching; flowers bright golden yellow. A 



new and favorite variety. 5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. 

 Giant Pyramidal. Plants strong and erect, with pyramidal spikes of very fragrant 



reddish flowers. 5 cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per oz. 

 Machet. The best variety for pots, on account of its dwarf, strong growth and free- 

 blooming habit. The flower-spikes are bright reddish maroon, thickly produced 

 and very sweet. 10 cts. per pkt., 60 cts. per oz. 

 Miles' Hybrid Spiral. Dwarf and branching, with white flower-spikes from 8 to 



12 inches long. 5 cts. per pkt. , 20 cts. per oz. 

 Victoria. Flowers dark red and very fragrant. 10 cts. per pkt., 60 cts. per oz. 

 Parson's White. Long, well-formed spikes of strongly-scented handsome flowers. 

 5 cts. per pkt., 30 cts. per oz. 



Large-Flowering. The old and well-known form of 

 Mignonette, still as sweet as any. 5 cts. per pkt., 

 15 cts. per oz. 



Gabriel. A very pretty sort, bearing large spikes of 

 red flowers. 10 cts. per pkt., 60 cts. per oz. 



MESEMBRYANXHEMUM CRYS- 



(Ice Plant.) The glistening waxen leaves and stems 

 of this plant suggested its common name ; they are cov- Mimulus. 

 ered with a shining granular coat, which sparkles in the 

 sun like ice. The flowers, too, are quite pretty and of various colors— pink, white, 

 etc.; the plant is trailing, and about 6 inches high, its habit well adapting it for baskets, 

 vases, borders and rockeries. Mixed seed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



MATRICARIA CAPEN= 

 SIS FL. PL. 



(Double White feverfew.) 



A great favorite for cutting and pot- 

 culture, as well as for beds and borders. 

 The plants thrive well in almost all soils 

 and situations, and bloom profusely from 

 midsummer until frost. Flowers pure 

 white and very double, borne in sprays 

 on long stems ; plant 18 to 20 inches tall. 

 5 cts. per pkt. 



Beautiful, trailing border plants, with 

 flowers in all shades of blue and yellow 

 and white, shaped something like morn- 

 ing-glories and almost asfreely produced. 

 The plants are also admirable for hang- 

 ing-baskets, rock-work, covering old 

 stumps, etc. Mixed seed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



MAI.OPE GRANDIFLORA. 



(Mallows.) Robust, branching plants, usually about 2 

 feet high, with large mallow-like red or white flowers, 

 widely expanded and very pretty. Mixed seed of dif- 

 ferent sorts, 5 cts. per pkt. 



MIRABILIS JALAPA. 



(Four O'clock.) Old favorites, with sweet-scented 

 flowers of many different colors. Thev open m the after- 

 noon, and wither in the mornuig. The plant may also 

 be treated like a half-hardv perennial, and the roots 



preserved'as°for°dahlias. jMixed seed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



(Enothera, or Evening Primrose. 



NYCXERINIA SELAGmOIDES. 



A daint}- little edging plant, growing in dwarfish masses, brightened by 

 lall, star-shaped, white or lilac flowers. 5 cts. per pkt. 



profusion o 



CENOTHERA. 



Double White Feverfew. 



(Evening Primrose.) The hardy garden Primroses are very 

 useful as backgrounds for lower plants, and for borders along 

 shrubbery. Their flowers are large, fragrant and showy, white and 

 yellow being the predominating colors, affording a brilliant display. 

 Mixed seed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



^"Try a packet of Gay and Festin Dwarf Nasturtium. 

 The finest ever offered ; all the best colors. 



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