descriptive catalogue. 
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Maurandia. 
Mignonette, grandifiora. 
M. Tall Pyramidal. 
Martynia, proboscidia, a curious plant, on account 
of its singularly curious seed vessels, which are 
much esteemed when young, for pickles. 
Flowers blue. 
MATJEANDIA. 
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, j 
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 ... .. io ] 
“ mixed, choicest kinds mixed. . . . .., .io 
MESEMBRYAN THlMUII-lSee Ice Plant). 
MIGNONETTE. 
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 perfume is so 
Dwarf Compact. fragrant that the 
i 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 plate).. . 5 
“ crimson flowered Giant, of robust habit, with 
very large spikes of handsome, crimson flow¬ 
ers of exquisite fragrance ; a free and perpetu¬ 
al bloomer . to 
“ Parson’s Tree, of robust growth, and well 
adapted for green-house men and florists, as it 
affords long spikes of blossoms in great nbund- 
ancc . 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 val¬ 
uable 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. The robust, vigorous branches are 
decorated with innumerable close spikes of red¬ 
dish tinted flowers, which 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 other variety, 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. 
The fragrance is powerful, and inconsequence 
of its ligenous habit, the more it is cut the 
more freely it flowers, continuing to bloom till 
quite late in autumn.. . .10 
“ Pyramidal Bouquet, this forms a dense, short 
pyramid of free growth, the numerous branches 
being terminated by large spikes of intense 
red flenoerSy as many as 300 0/ them l/eittg 
produced on one full grown specimen. This 
variety is recommended for pot culture, and 
for the open border .<■.10 
