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Ice Plant. 

 M ese m brya nth em um Crystailinum. Ice 



Plant. Neat plant witli icy looking 

 foliage. It is of spreading habit. Good 

 for baskets or beds. One foot. February 

 till March. 



Mimulus Tigrinus. Money Flovv^er. 

 Showy flowers of yellow and brown. 

 Should be sown in a shady place. Does 

 not transplant well. Half foot. Decem- 

 ber till March. 



Double Matricaria. 



Matricaria Capensis. Double Matri- 

 caria. White double flowers, resembling 

 the Daisy, but smaller, are fine for bou- 

 quets, blooms nearly the whole summer. 

 Two feet. December till March. 



Mimosa Pudica. Sensitive Plant. A 

 curious and interesting plant which folds 

 up its leaves when touched. One foot. 

 February till March. 



Mirabilis Jalapa. Four o'clock or Mar- 

 vel of Peru. A well known plant of easy 

 culture; producing flowers of various 

 colors. It forms a root which can be 

 preserved from one year to another. 

 Three feet. February till June. 



Myosotis Paiustris. Forget-me-not. A 

 fine little plant, with small, blue, star- 

 like flowers. Should have a moist, shady 



situation. Half foot high. December 

 till March. 



Nasturtium. Tropaeolum Majus. See 

 Vegetable Plants, Page 71. 



Nemophila Insignis. Blue Grove Love. 

 Plants of easy culture, very pretty and 

 profuse bloomers. Bright blue with 

 white centre. One foot high. 



Memophila Macuiata. Large white 

 flowers, spotted with violet. One foot 

 high. December till April. 



Nigela iDamascena. 



Nigela Damascena. Love in a Mist. 

 Plants of easy culture, with light blue 

 flowers. Does not transplant well. One 

 foot high. December till April. 



Nierembergia Gracilis. Nierembergia. 

 Nice plants with delicate foliage, and 

 white flowers tinted with lilac. One foot 

 high. November till April. 



Oenothera Lamarckiana. 



Oenothera Lamarckiana. Evening 

 Primrose. Showy, large yellow flowers. 

 Two feet high. November till April. 



Paris Daisies. French Marguerites. A 

 beautiful plant of easy culture and one 

 that generally gives best satisfaction, 

 flower white and yellow; li/^ to 2 inches 

 in diameter. 



Plant all varieties of Peanuts and all varieties of Field Corn. 



