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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MIGNONETTE— Golden Queen, golden yellow, powerfully 



fragrant .10 



Victoria, valuable; dark red blossom 10 



Reseda odorata grandiflora, large flowered. The com- 

 mon Sweet Mignonette 5 



Y.-h.^ ,'ir;' 



Mignonette, Machet. 



Crimson flowered Giant, of robust habit, with very large 

 spikes of handsome crimson flowers 10 



Parson's white flowering Giant, flowers almost pure 

 white, borne on spikes six inches to a foot in length 10 



Dwarf compact, forms a dense, semi- 

 globular bush about ten inches high. 

 Good for pot culture or market pur- 

 poses 10 



Tail Pyramidal, tall growing, foliage 

 dark green, flower spikes club- 

 shaped; large 10 



Pyramidal Bouquet, forms a dense, 

 short pyramid, the numerous 

 branches being terminated by large 

 spikes of red jloirers. Good for pot 

 culture and for the open border 10 



Macliet, of dwarf and vigorous growth, 

 throwing up numerous stout flower 

 stalks, terminated by massive spikes 

 of red flowers. One of the very best 



sorts for pot culture 10 



MIMOSA— (See Sensitive Plant). 

 MIMULUS.— Strikingly handsome flow- 

 ers of easiest cultivation. Perennial 

 in the green-house, annual in the 

 open air. Start under glass. 



Moschatus (Musk Plant), cultivated 

 on account of the musky odor of the 

 plant ; 10 



Punctatus (Monkey Flower), large, 

 beautifully spotted blossoms; blooms first year 10 



Double (Tigrinus duplex), splendid variety, with beauti- 

 ful double tubed flowers 10 



MINA LOBATA. — Very useful, I'apid growing, summer 

 climber of the Ipomoea family. Flowers in long 

 racemes, rosy-crimson at first, changing to orange and 

 pale yellow as they advance. Tender annual: fifteen 



feet high 25 



MOLUCELLA L/E VIS.— Molucca balm, or shell flower, is a 

 very curious plant. Within the calyx a button-shape 

 bud appears, which unfolds into a shell-shape flower of 

 a white and purple color. It is a hardy annual, grow- 

 ing two or three feet in height, with few leaves, but 

 with such numerous branches that its width is often as 



great as its height 10 



MOMORDICA. — A curious annual climber, withfyellow 

 blossoms and foliage similar to the canary-bird flower. 

 The fruit, the chief curiosity, is egg and pear shaped, 

 and covered with warty excrescences, and when ripe 

 bursts suddenly open, scattering its seed and showing a 

 brilliant carmine interior. Fine for trellises, fences, 

 stumps, etc. 



Balsamina (Balsam Apple) 5 



Charantia (Balsam Pear) 5 



MORNING GLORY- (Convolvulus Major).— Handsome, 

 showy climlaer of easy culture, and suitable for cover- 

 ing arbors, windows, "trellises, old stumps, etc. It is so 

 perfectly hardy as to grow in almost any soil. Hardy 

 annual; ten feet high. 



Nasturtium, Tall 



MORNING GLORV-Striped 5 



Blue t 5 



Crimson 5 



White 5 



Purple 5 



Mixed 5 



(See also Convolvulus.') 

 MONKEY FLOWER-(See Mimulus). 



MOON FLOWER — Calonyction (IpomcEa) grandiflora.— 

 This, the true Moon Flower, is the most vigorous of all 

 the summer climbers. Will grow thirty to forty feet in 

 a single season, and be covered with its large, white 

 flowers every evening and cloudy day. Complaint is 

 sometimes made that the seed fails to grow satisfacto- 

 rily. This is entirely due to the method of treatment. 

 K the hard outer coat of the seed is cut through with a 

 sharp knife and the seed planted in a warm place and 

 the soil kept moist, germination will take place in ten 

 days to two weeks. After the plants are up. keep grow- 

 ing vigorously and plant out in very rich soil when dan- 

 ger from frost is past. Sold also as Ipomoea Noctiflora . 15 

 MOURNING BRIDE— (Scabiosa).— Sometimes called Sweet 

 Scabius. Very useful for bouquets, as their long stems 

 work easily, and their striking colors are very effective. 

 Hardy annual; one to two feet high. 



Atropurpurea, deep purple 5 



Candidissima, pure white 5 



Mixed, many colors 5 



MUSK PLANT-(See Mimulus). 

 MYOSOTIS— (See Forget-Me-Not). 



NASTURTIUM, TALL- (Tropaeolum Lobbianum). — The 

 Lobbianum differs from the common running nastur- 

 tium, in being less rank growing, more floriferous and 

 having richer, more varied colored flowers, and is admir- 

 ably adapted for green-house or conservatoiy decora- 

 tion in winter. Colors brilliant and of many shades, 

 from scarlet to black. Fine for covering arbors, trel- 

 lises and rustic work. Hardy annual; five to ten feet 

 high. 



Spitfire, bright scarlet, splendid 10 



Geant des Batailles, carmine 10 



Roi des Noirs, black 10 



Lucifer, very dark scarlet 10 



Mixed 10 



Tall mixed, the common tall varieties. 5 



NASTURTIUM, DWARF-(TropaeoIum 

 Minor).— A bed of Dwarf Nastur- 

 tiums in the yard is very brilliant 

 and attractive, and blooms all the 

 season. Hardy annual; one foot high. 

 Dwarf, Crystal Palace Gem, sulphur, 



spotted maroon 5 



Dwarf, Scarlet 5 



" King Theodore, very dark 5 



" Beauty,orangeand Vermillion 5 



Yellow 5 



" Pearl, white 5 



" Rose 5 



King of Tom Thumbs 5 



" Golden King of Tom Thumbs, 



brilliant gold color 5 



Dwarf, Spotted King, yellow, spotted 



chocolate 5 



Dwarf, Empress of India. Dark tinted 



foliage, color brilliant crimson 5 



Dwarf, mixed 5 



NELUMBIUn LUTEUM — (American 



Lotus). — This is one of the most 



beautiful and valuable of all the water lilies. The dark 



Nelumbium Luteum 



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green leaves, 12 to 15 inches in diameter, surmounted 

 by the enormously large double flowers resembling a 



