34 CURTIS & cobb's 



PRICE. 



Mesembryanthemum tricolor album. Silvery white ; purple cen- 

 tre. & foot IO 



" Finest mixed 10 



MIMOSA (Sensitive-Plant). Nat. Ord., Leguminosce. 

 Mimosa pudica. Grown as a curiosity, being so sensitive that the 

 leaves close up by being slightly touched. Suitable for grow- 

 ing in pots, or the open border. I foot . . . ■. . .05 



MIGNONETTE. Nat. Ord., Resedace.v. 



A well-known, fragrant favorite, which produces a pleasing contrast to the 

 more showy occupants of the parterre. If well thinned out, the plants 

 will grow stronger, and produce larger spikes of bloom. The seeds may 

 l)e scattered about shrubbery and mixed flower-borders, where it grows 



readily. Hardy annual. 



Mignonette (Reseda odorata). The well-known sweet-scented variety. 



(25 per ounce) 05 



" grandiflora. Large-flowered variety 05. 



" myrophylla (Reseda myrophylla). Myriad-leaved . . .10 



" tree (Reseda erecta). 2 feet . . 10 



" crystallina. A very interesting species ; similar in habit to 

 Reseda Odorata (Mignonette), but with larger capsules or 

 seed-pods, which are covered with transparent granulations 

 or crystals, in the manner of the Ice-plant IO 



MORNING GLORY. Nat. Ord., Convolvtilacece. 

 Morning Glory. The finest varieties mixed. 20 feet . . . . .05 

 (For other varieties, see Convolvulus and Ipomeas.) 



MOURNING BRIDE. Nat. Ord., Dipsacece. 



(See Scabious.) 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not). Nat. Ord., Boraginacece. 



Charming little favorite popular plants, producing their beautiful star- 

 like flowers in great profusion. They grow freely in any soil ; but a moist 

 situation, near fountains or damp rockeries, are best suited to them ; in- 



valuable for spring garden-decoration. 



Myosotis alpestris. Blue. £ foot 05 



White. £foot 10 



palustriS (Forget-me-not). White and blue. £ foot . . .10 

 " azorica. Dark blue ; new ; fine. 1 foot 16 



NEMO PHIL A. Nat. Ord., Hydrophyttacea. 

 This is the most charming and useful genus of dwarf-growing hardy 

 annuals; all the varieties have a neat, compact, and uniform habit of 

 growth, with shades and colors the most strikingly beautiful ; when rib-, 

 boned, sown in circles, or arranged in any style which the fancy may sug- 

 gest, the effect is pleasing and very striking. 

 Nemophila diSCOidaliS nigra. New; a perfectly black blossom; a 

 great novelty. The blossom of this Nemo- 

 phila, when young, is a pure jet-black from 

 centre to circumference 25 



