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The Murvon Seed Company, South Norwalk, Conn. 
Mosquito Plant 
Mosquito Plant—This plant is an annual and 
grows from 4 to 10 ft. high. It will make a 
wonderful center plant for a bed or a good 
border plant to hide an unsightly place. Very 
rapid grower. Plant one of these alongside of 
your porch and you will never be bothered with 
mosquitoes when sitting outside, as they pre¬ 
fer the sap from the leaves to blood. Any hot 
night look under the leaves and you will find 
mosquitoes by the thousands. Everyone should 
have one in their yard. No. 1093. Pkt. 12c. 
Easily Raised from Seed. 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
Ideal For House and Garden 
This is a hardy perennial and of great 
beauty when well grown. The fruit is en¬ 
closed in a balloon-like covering which is love¬ 
ly vermillion red. The bush is covered with 
them. The fruit is edible and prized by many. 
Once started the bush takes care of itself. 
Flowers may be dried and are very beautiful 
in Winter bouquets. No. 1061—Pkt. 15c. 
Chinese Lantern Plant is ideal for the house. 
It makes a very good showing. 
Japanese 
Morning Glories 
Easily Raised from Seed 
JAPANESE MORNING 
GLORIES—The colors run from 
snow w'hite through all possible 
shades of blue and red from pal¬ 
est pink to darkest reds and 
purple. Flowers are streaked, 
mottled and bordered in wonder¬ 
ful fashion. Tire leaves are also 
very handsome; ivy-like and 
heartshaped, some are rich 
green, while others are streaked 
and marbled with white or yel¬ 
low. No. 1124—Pkt. 12c. 
Morning Glories are ideal for 
beds or borders. The plants grow 
10 to 12 inches tall and are 
eaily raised from seed in any 
average garden soil. Sow the 
seed in early spring, covering 
with ^ inch of fine soil in a 
sunny location. 
Beautiful Marguerites 
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Grow Some 
The African varieties produce 
large self-colored blossoms on tall 
plants ; the French are smaller, but 
the colors and markings are very 
intereting, some of the varieties be¬ 
ing elegantly striped and spotted. 
The Single French and the Dwarf 
Single French Marigolds hold the 
chief place in the class. They are 
most effective in ribbon borders and 
as edgings to beds of tall flowers, 
such as Salpiglossis and Zinnia.^ 
Special Mixture of Dwarf Mari¬ 
golds, Double and Single Varieties— 
These dwarf compact strains are 
very attractive, each plant being 
covered with hundreds of small 
bright flower. This mixture is made 
up of separate colors especially pur¬ 
chased for it. No. 1151—Pkt. l©c. 
Special Mixture Tall Marigolds— 
This mixture includes several varie¬ 
ties which we do not catalog but 
purchase especially for this mixture. 
A packet will give you flowers of 
enormous size in wonderful assort¬ 
ment of colors in shades of yellow*, 
cream, orange, rusty brown, or old 
gold, etc.. No. 1152—Pkt. 16c. 
By all means grow some Marguer¬ 
ites. Their beautiful daisy-like yel¬ 
low blossoms massed as they are 
among the luxuriant foliage of this 
lovely plant make them ideal for all 
purposes. These hardy Marguerites 
are most satisfactory perennials, 
succeeding in the poorest kind of 
soil. The blossoms are produced all 
summer and are excellent for cut¬ 
ting. Our seed is carefully selected 
from the very finest strain. Full 
cultural directions printed on each 
package. No. 1194 —Pkt* 12c. 
Marigolds 
