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D. M, Ferry & Go's Descriptive Catalogue. 



Mimulus, Inimitable Double. 



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-bed in spring, and about the end of 

 May transplant into dry, warm border, where it will 

 flower freely. 

 Molucella, laevis lo 



MOMORDICA. 



A curious, annual climber, with yellow blossoms and 

 foliage similar to the Canary Bird Flower. The fruit is 

 the chief curiosity, is egg and pear shaped, and covered 

 with warty excresences, and when ripe, bursts suddenly 

 open, scattering its seeds, and showing a brilliant car- 

 mine interior. Fine for trellises, fences, stumps, &c. 



Momordica. 



Momordica, balsamina (Balsam Apple,) 5 



" charantia (Balsam Pear) 5 



(Convolvulus Major.) 



Handsome, showy climber of easy culture, and suita- 

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

 &c. 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 vhite to dark blue, red and stnped. Hardy an- 

 nual ; ten feet high. 



Morning Glory 



Convolvulus Major, striped 5 



"• " blue 5 



" •' crimson 5 



" " white 5 



purple 5 



" " mixed . 5 



(yFee also Convolvulus.') 



M[OUIH*iII«iJC; BRlOH-(Scabious). 



Handsome flowers in hemispherical heads on long 

 stems; of exceeding sweetness, and sometimes called 

 Sweet Scabious. The colors are deep and light purple^ 

 scarlet, white, and dark mulberry red ; some of the dark 

 shades are tipped with white. With proper protection 

 of the roots, they will bloom two or three years. Very 

 useful for bouquets, as their long stems work easily, and 

 their striking colors, as well as fragrance, are desirable. 

 Plant in hot-bed, and transplant one and a half feet 

 apart. Tender perennial ; one to two feet high. 



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Mourning Bride. 



Scabiosa, atropurpurea, deep purple 5 



" candidissima, pure white 10 



" coccinea, scarlet 5 



" mixed 5 



MYOSOXIS-CSee Forget-Me-Not). 



