DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



MauranJia. Migno 



Martynia, proboscidia, a curious plant, on account 

 of its singularly curious seed vessels, which are 

 much esteemed when young, for pickles. 

 Flowers blue 5 



M. Tall Pyramidal. 



Martynia, proboscidia. 

 MAUJtlANDIA. 



Graceful climber for green-house, parlor, baskets, or 

 •out-door purposes. Set out in the border with a little 

 frame to which to attach their tendrils, they will be 

 loaded all the season with nch purple, white and rose, 

 foxglove shaped blossoms. The seed should be started 

 in hot-bed or green-house, as without artificial heat, 

 they will scarcely flower the first season. They must 

 be removed to a warm place on the approach of cold 

 weather in autumn. Tender perennial climber; six 

 feet high. 

 Maurandia, Barclay ana, purple, rose, white and 



violet 10 



" mixed, cl-.oice'^t kinds mixed. . lo 



MESILMBE-YAI^ TH: 



Dwarf Compact 



]iIXJM-'S"-r Ice Plant). 



IIIGNONETTE. 

 A well known, 

 hardy annual, pro- 

 ducing dense, semi- 

 globular heads of ex- 

 ceedingly fragrant 

 flowers, borne on 

 spikes from three to 

 six inches long. Is in 

 bloom nearly the 

 whole se a s o n , and 

 the f)erfume is so 

 fragrant that the 



nette, grandiflora. 



whole atmosphere around is perfumed. No garden 



should be without it. If sown at intervals during the 



spring and early summer, it will be in bloom till killed 



by the frost. Seeds sown in autumn, will bloom early 



in spring. Hardy annual ; perennial if protected ; one 



foot. 



Mignonette (Reseda Odorata grandifiora), large 



flowered. (See colored plale) . . . . 5 



■ crimson' flowered Giant, of robust habit, with 

 ver>' large spikes of handsome, crimson flow- 

 ers of exquisite fragrance ; a free and perpetu- 

 al bloomer. ... 10 



•■ Parson's Tree, of robust gro-.vth. and well 

 adapted for green-house men and florists, as it 

 affords long spikes of blossoms in great abund- 

 ance 19 



•• Parson's white flowering Giant, flowers al- 

 most pure white, of great fragrance, borne on 

 spikes six inches to a foot in length. May be 

 grown as a tree or dwarf, and is especially val- 

 uable for the latter mode of culture .im 



" Dwarf Compact, a distinct and very desirable 

 variety. It forms a dense, semi-globular bush 

 about ten inches high and eighteen inches in 

 diameter. The robust, vigorous branches are 

 decorated with innumerable close spikes of red- 

 dish tinted flowers, w'nich are said to be pro- 

 duced, without intermission, from spring till 

 late in autumn, the blooming period of this be- 

 ing longer than in any ether variet)-, owing to 

 the successional branching growth. Highly 

 recommended for pot culture, or for 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 flow- 

 ers ten inches long, of a fine red tinge. By 

 good culture, it grows to a height of two and 

 a half, and a breadth of one and a half feet. 

 I'he fragrance is powerful, and in consequence 

 of its ligenous habit, the more it is cut the 

 more freely it flowers, continuing to bloom tiU 



quite late in autumn ...._.. ....to 



" Pyramidal Bouquet, this forms a dense, short 

 pyramid of free growth, the numerous branches 

 being terminated by large spikes of tnicKse 

 rt'd flo-vers^ as ma ny as JOO 0/ them bein^ 

 prodttcfci on one full groivn specimen. This 

 variety is recommended for pot culture, and 

 for the open border. . . i« 



