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D. M. Ferry & Co'S Descriptive Catalogue. 



Sow from December to April, in shallow boxes, in a 

 temperature of sixty degrees. As soon as the young 

 plants can be handled, transplant singly into small pots 

 «r shallow boxes, where they may remain until the time 

 of planting out in the open ground in May. 

 Matricaria, capensis, fi. pi. (Double Feverfew), 



pure white, double flowers ; very beautiful ; 



desirable for bedding lo 



MAUR.AXDIA. 



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 rich purple, white and rose, 

 foxglove-shaped blossoms. The seed should be started 

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



Maurandia. 

 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, Barclayana, purple, rose, white and 



violet ID 



" mixed, choicest kinds mixed lo 



JM[ESE»IBIt.YAI>JXHE]*IUM— (See Ice 



Plant). 



A well known 

 hardy annual, 

 produc ing 

 dense, semi- 

 globular heads 

 of exceedingly 

 fragrant flow- 

 ers, borne on 

 spikes from 

 three to six 

 inches long. Is 

 in bloom near- 

 ly the whole 

 season, and 

 the perfume is 

 so fragrant 

 that the whole 

 atmosphere 

 around is per- 



Mignonette, sweet. fumed. No 



garden should be without it. If sown at intervals dur- 

 ing 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 high. 



Mignonette, Golden Queen, a new variety. The 

 flowers are golden yellow, and powerfully 

 fragrant 15 



"' Diamond, a new and very valuable variety, 



producing pure white flowers 15 



" Victoria, a very valuable new variety, produc- 

 ing dark red blossoms ; very attractive 15 



" reseda odorata grandiflora, large flowered. 



The common Sweet Mignonette 5 



" crimsor flowered Giant, of robust habit, with 

 very large spikes of handsome, crimson flow- 

 ers of exquisite fragrance ; a free and per- 

 petual 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. May be 

 grown as a tree or dwarf, and is especially 

 valuable for the latter mode of culture. .... 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 flow- 

 ers ten inches long, of a fine red tinge 10 



" Pyramidal Bouquet, this forms a dense, short 

 pyramid of free growth, the numerous 

 branches being terminated by large spikes of 

 intense red flowers^ as many asjoo of them 

 being produced on one full gro-wn specimen. 

 This variety is recommended for pot culture, 



and for the open border 10 



lailttOSA— (See Sensitive Plant). 



Strikingly handsome 

 flowers of easiest cultiva- 

 tion. Perennial in the 

 green-house, annual in the 

 open air. Start under glass, 

 Mimulus, moschatus 



(Musk Plant), culti- 

 vated 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 



Mimulus, punctatus 



(Monkey Flower), 



large, beautifully spot- MImuluS. 



ted blossoms ; blooms first year ro 



Mimulus, inimitable double, splendid variety, 

 with beautiful, double tubed flowers ; very 



interesting 25 



MOI.UCEI.I.A. 



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 num- 

 erous 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, Isevis 10 



M09I0RDICA. 



A curious, annual climber, with yellow blossoms and 

 foliage similar to the Canary Bird Flower. The fruit is 



