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Matricaria 



Maurandia 



Mignonette 



Mignonette 



Eximia Grandiflora, fl. pi. (Double Feverfew) Beautiful 



small whire button-like double fiower-heails. Plants of 

 bushy grou-th. with very finely cut dark green foliagf^: desirable for bedtling. 

 Start the seed very "early indoors in shallow boxes: transplant when size 

 permits to small pots or plant boxes, giving each seedling two to three inches 

 of space and set out in the open ground after danger of frost is over. Where 

 climate permits seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. Half hardy perennial, 

 about two feet high...! Pkt. 10c. 



Graceful slender climber with glossy ivy-shaped leaves. 



It produces an abundance of showy irregular trumpet- 

 shaped flowers, one and one-half inches long, usually" purplish blue, white 

 or rose colored with lighter throat. Suitable for greenhouse and hauirinir 

 baskets in the winter and very satisfactory outdoors especially if a small 

 trellis is given as support. 



Seed should be started in hotbed or indoors and the young plants set 

 out in open border after danger of frost is over. Tender perennial, blooming 



the first season: six to ten feet high. Fine Mixed. Oz. S2.00 Pkt. 10c. 



MEXICAN FIRE BUSH— (See iTocAia) 



[Reseda^ A well known hardy annual 

 producing dense cone-shaped flower- 

 spikes, made up of thickly set florets of 

 modest colors. It is often used for cut- 

 ting to combine in bouquets with other more pretentious flowers lacking its 

 delicate and pleasing fragrance. Seed is usually sown outdoors after danger 

 of frost is over and if sown at intervals in spring and early summer a succes- 

 sion of bloom, under favorable conditions, is assured till frost. Well pulver- 

 ized soil, preferably light sandy loam, should be used and the seed covered one- 

 fourth inch deep." 3Iake rows one foot apart: thin to sis inches. For very 

 early blooming seed may be sown in the fall, or started indoors and trans- 

 planted. 3Iay also be grown in pots. Thrives best in a cool temperature and 

 is usually most fragrant in rather light soil. Hardy annual; one foot high. 

 Golden Queen. The flowers are golden vellow and verv fragrant. Oz. 40c. 



" Pkt. 10c. 



Pyramidal Bouquet. Forms a dense, short pyramid, with large spikes of light 



red flowers. Fine for pot culture and open border. Oz. 35c Pkt. 10c. 



Ruby. A dwarf, compact and vigorous plant producing magnificent coppery -red flower spikes. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Machet. Of dwarf and vigorous growth, with numerous stout flower stalks, terminated by large spikes of red flow-ers. This is 

 one of the very best for pot culture. Oz. G^c ' Pkt, 10c. 



Machet White Pearl. Flowers almost pure white, borne on spikes six inches to a foot in length " 10c. 



Reseda odorata grandiflora KSiceef) Large flowered, very sweet : light yellowish white. Oz. 20c " 10c. 



M|__ _ -_ Piirlira 'Sensitive Plants A curious plant with globular heads of small pink flowers, chiefly valued because 

 1*"^S«1 1 UUlca of the extreme irritabihty of its leaves wiiich close and droop at the shghtest touch, also in cloudy, 

 damp weather and at night. Start in hotbed in pots, and transplant to a warm situation six inches apart. Tender annua"l: 

 heigiit one and one-half feet. Oz. -iOc Pkt. lOc 



Strikingly handsome flowers of easy cultivation. Perennial in the greenhouse, annual in the open air. 

 Sow the 'seed, which is exceedingly fine, under glass in spring or fall in rich moist soil, mixed with 

 sand, and in a somewhat shaded situ'ation. Cover the seed lightly and keep well watered. 



Punctatus (Monkey Flower) Large curiously shaped yellow flowers, spotted with shades of red and rich maroon. An eff'ective 

 pot plant about eight inches high; blooms first year. Oz. $1.75 Pkt. lOc. 



VllRABILIS— (See Four O'clock) 



'\/{f\XX\C%YtWf*^ Gracefully chmbing vines, with small yellow blossoms followed by fruits of ctuious shape. Foliage 

 *▼*'-'***'-'* V*lv»w attractively cut and although tender "annuals, the vines run ten feet or more during the season. 

 The «eed is verj- hard and germination will be hastened if a notch is carefully cut through the shell before planting. For 

 best results, sow indoors early in spring and transplant after danger of fr'ost is over, or sow in place as soon as ground 

 is warm and dry. 

 Beilsam Pear < Charantia ■' The fruit is pear-shaped, green changing to bright red and has a warty skin: when ripe it bui*sts 



open and shows a briUiant interior of large carmine seeds . C>z. 30c " Pkt. lOc. 



Beilsam Apple iBalsamina) Like Balsam Pear but foliage smaller: fruit much smaller and nearly round, green striped 



when young, becoming scarlet. Oz. 30c ' Pkt. 10c. 



IVf Ontl FloiATPl* (^PO//!a?a grandiflora alba) One of the most vigorous summer climbers and wiU grow under 

 A"*'-''-'** * *'-' ▼▼ ^* favorable conditions thirty to forty feet in a single season and be covered evenings and cloudy 



days with very large, white trumpet-shaped flowers widely "extended, often four inches across. Leaves large, frequently 

 four to five inches across. The hard outer coat of the very large, light yellow seed should be cut through with a sharp knife, 

 care being taken not to cut any deeper than the hard shell, and the seed" planted about one inch deep in moist soil in a box or 

 pan and set in a warm place." If soil be kept moist, germination will take place in about two weeks. After plants are up. trans- 

 plant outdoor in a sunny situation wiien danger from frost is past. Ivnown as Ipomcea Xoctiflora. Tender annual. 

 See colored plate, page ■') Oz. 5i3g Pkt. 10c. 



(Con vol V ul }is ranjor. Ipnrncea p^trpurea) A handsome showy climber of easy 



culture and suitable for covering arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, etc. The flowers 



are most brilliant in the morning. Hardy annual. 



Seed is usuafly sown outdoors early in spring in row where plants are to "remain. WeU pulverized soil should be used 



and the seed covered one-half inch deep: thin four to six inches apart. If very early blooming is desired, seed inay be started 



indoors and transplanted. Give some support such as strings or cord to the vines as soon as they begin to rim and they will 



often exceed ten feet in height before the season is over. (See colored plate, page 5) 



Striped Pkt. 10c. 



Mimulus 



Morning Glory 



White 



Blue. A very attractive shade. 



10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



Purple 



Crimson 



Mixed. 31any shades from white to dark blue, red and striped. Oz. 15c: Lb. r,Oc 



Aurora. Flowers decidedly larger and of heavier texture than those of the common Morning Glory: rich, deep blue 

 shading to a white or rose-colored throat, or an exceedingly rich, deep carmine. Very free blooming " Pkt. 10c. 



Giant Japanese Mixed. (Imperial) The flowers of this variety are of largest size, often three inches or more across: 

 some are briUiant red or rich blue, others are equally brilliant, with broad margins of clear white; some are striped or 

 dotted with blue or red on white or lemon yellow ground, others are clouded with blue and red. The foliage in some 

 plants comes plain green, in others it is mottled with white and shades of yellow or yellowish green. Seed black, larger than 

 other varieties of Morning Glory. Oz. •.i5c ' '. Pkt. 10c. 



