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Mignonette, reseda, odorata grandiflora, large 



flowered. The common Sweet Mignonette.. 5 



" crimson flowered Giant, of robust habit, 

 with very large spikes of handsome, crimson 

 flowers of exquisite fragrance ; a free and 



perpetual bloomer. . . 10 



Parson's white flowering Giant, flowers al- 

 most pure white, of great fragrance, borne 

 on spikes six inches to a foot in length 10 



" Dwarf Compact, a distinct and very desirable 

 variety. It forms a dense, semi-globular bush 

 about ten inches high and eighteen inches in 

 diameter. Highly recommended for pot cul- 



ture or market purposes 10 



Tall Pyramidal, this variety has woody stems 

 and vigorous branches, which are clothed 

 with dark green leaves and club like spikes of 

 flowers ten inches long, of a fine red tinge. . . 10 

 Pyramidal Bouquet, this forms a dense, short 

 pyramid of free growth, the numerous branch- 

 es being terminated by large spikes of intense 



red /lowers, as many as three hundred 0/ 

 thetn being produced on one full grown 

 specimen. This variety is recommended for 



pot culture, and for the open border to 



' Mac net, an entirely new and distinct sort of 

 great merit. It is of dwarf and vigorous 

 growth, and throws up numerous stout flower 

 stalks, terminated by massive spikes of deli- 

 ciously scented red flowers. One of the very 

 best sorts for pot culture 15 



HIMOSA.-(See Sensitive Plant). 



MIMIXTS. 



Strikingly handsome flowers of easiest cultivation. 

 Perennial in the green-house, annual in the open air. 

 Start under glass. 



MlMULUS. 



Mimulus, maschatus (Musk Plant), cultivated on 

 account of the musky odor of the plant. 

 Needs rich soil and plenty of moisture. May 

 be cultivated to an upright plant, though 

 usually trailing 10 



" punctatus (Monkey Flower), large beauti- 

 fully spotted blossoms; blooms first year 10 



" double (tigrinus duplex), splendid variety, 

 with beautiful, double tubed flowers; very 

 interesting 25 



Z>II>J A LOBATA. 



One of the most useful and beautiful of the summer 

 c'iirbsrs. The plants grow rapidlv They deligh. in 



the hottest sunshine, and will be fresh and bright when 

 most plants are wilting. In the latter part of summer 

 the plant covers itself with its peculiar long two pointed 

 racemes of beautiful flowers, there frequently being one 

 hundred to one hundred and fifty on a single stem. 

 Very desirable. Seed should be started early, but the 

 plants should not be set out of doors until settled warm 

 weather. 



Mina Lobata 2S 



MOLICELLA. 



Molucca Balm, or shell flower is a very curious plant. 

 Within the calyx a button shaped bud appears, which 

 unfolds into a shell shaped flower of a white and purple 

 color. It is a strong annual, growing two or three feet 

 in height with but few leaves, but such numerous 

 branches that its width is often as great as its height. 

 Sow in hot-beds in spring, and about the end of May 

 transplant into dry, warm border, where it will flower 

 freely. 



Molucella, laevis IC 



MOMORDICA. 



A curious, annual climber, with yellow blossoms and 

 foliage similar to the Canary Bird Flower. .The fruit 



MOMORDICJL. 



is the chief curiosity, is egg and pear shaped, and cov- 

 ered with warty excrescences, and when ripe, bursts sud- 

 denly open, scattering its seed, and showing a brilliant 

 carmine interior. Fine for trellises, fences, stumps, etc. 



Momordica,balsamina ( Balsam Applet 5 



" charantia (Balsam Pear) 5 



MORMNG GLORY- (Convolvulus 

 ^Iajor). 



Handsome, showy climber of easy culture, and suit- 

 able for covering arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, 

 etc. It is so perfectly hardy as to grow in almost any 

 soil. Without care, will soon cover any unsightly place 

 if support be given for the vines. The flowers are most 

 brilliant in the morning, and run through many shades, 

 from white to dark blue, red and striped. Hardy an- 



nual; ten feet high. 



Convolvulus Major, striped 5 



" " blue s 



4 * " crimson 5 



■ " white 5 



" " purple 5 



" " mixed 5 



(See also Conz olz>ulus~). 

 MONKEY Fl OWERHSee Mimulus). 



