38 JAMES J. H. GREGORY’S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
No. 
Price 
per 
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No. 
193 
194 
195 
19G 
Lophospermum Hendersonii. Flowers of rosy car¬ 
mine, fine. Ten feet. 
Love-lies-bleeding. (Amarcinthus Caudatus.) . 
A hardy annual, three to four feet high, with pendant 
spikes of blood-red flowers, which at a little distance look 
like streams of blood. 
Love-in-a-mist. (. Nigella .). 
A curious, hardy annual about one foot high, with 
finely cut leaves and singular flowers. 
Lupins, Mixed... 
Showy, hardy perennials, two to three feet high, produc¬ 
ing tall spikes of attractive flowers. 
25 
5 
213 
214 
215 
Mimulus, New Double. Spotted, a beautiful variety for 
pot culture; remarkable for its double flowers which are 
brilliant yellow , spotted, striped and mottled with crim¬ 
son. This, aside from its beauty, is very desirable 
from its remaining in bloom much longer than the 
single sorts. 
Mignonette. 
A hardy annual, eight inches high. A general favorite 
on account of its delightful fragrance. Blooms through¬ 
out the season. Sow from middle of April to middle of 
June. Thin to six inches apart. 
Mignonette, Sweet...per ounce 25 cents. 
-, Grandiflora. An improvement on the old variety 
in size.... 
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199 
200 
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204 
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200 
207 
208 
209 
210 
211 
212 
Lychnis. 
Very handsome and highly ornamental perennials of 
easy culture. 
Lychnis Fulgens. Bright scarlet, from Siberia. One 
and one-half feet...... 
- , Sieboldi. White, fine ; one and one-half feet. 
- , Hybrida, mixed. Beautiful, with large flowers 
varying in color from the brightest scarlet to blood-red, 
purple , orange and white . 
Malope. 
Handsome, half-hardy annuals, about two feet high. 
Set eighteen inches apart. Well adapted to mixed borders. 
Malope, Mixed.". 
Malva (or Mallow.) 
Showy and desirable plants with pretty, salver-formed 
flowers. 
Malva Minita. Very desirable with its bright scarlet 
flowers. It blooms freely all the season. Half-hardy 
annual.. ....... 
5 
15 
20 
5 
Marvel of Peru, Mixed. ( Mirabilis .).. 5 
The old and well-known Four o’clock. A beautiful 
plant with flowers of various colors, making a fine sum¬ 
mer hedge when set one foot apart. Grows "two feet high. 
The roots ‘may be preserved like Dahlias dining the 
winter. Half-hardy perennial. 
Marigold. ( Tagetes.) 
Extremely showy, half-hardy annuals, one to two feet 
high, well adapted to garden culture, blooming profusely 
through the season. Set one foot apart. 
Marigold, African... 5 
- , Cape. A showy, hardy annual, one to two feet 
high — producing an abundance of bright yellow flow¬ 
ers, from June until October. Set one foot apart. 5 
- , Pot. (See Plate.) This variety of marigold is well 
worth much praise. The flowers are large, very 
brilliant and double ; in color varying from a deep 
orange to a pale lemon and have a dark maroon centre. 
They begin blooming very early and continue till after 
the heavy frosts. They sow their own seed and thus 
perpetuate themselves. 
—— , French. 
- , - , gold-stripecl, new and fine .. 
- , - s Double, Dwarf. Yellow, new and fine. 
Maurandia. (See Plate.) 
An elegant, lialf-hardy, climbing perennial, well adapted 
to the conservatory or trellis work in the garden. Start 
early in pots, transplant when the weather becomes warm 
Flowers the first year from the seed and continues to 
bloom through the season. 
Maurandia, Barclayana. Eich, violet flowers.. 
- ; , Mixed. Violet, white, rose and pink . 
Mimulus. {Monkey Flower.) 
A hardy annual of the easiest culture, about nine inches 
high, producing a profusion of very pretty flowers. It is 
perennial m the greenhouse and may be easily propagated 
by cuttings. Select a moist, rather shaded location. 
Mimulus, Cardinalis. Scarlet, from California • one 
foot.. ’ 
-, Hybridus. (See Plate.) Few; splendidly spotted 
and marbled m the most varied manner, rivaling the 
Calceolaria in the variety of its brilliant colors. 
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220 
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237 
-, Victoria. New. (For description see page 42.)... 
Morning Glory. (See Convolvulus Major.) 
Mourning Bride . ( Scabiosa .) 
A class of very pretty, hardy annuals, from one to two 
feet high—suitable for bedding or bouquets. 
Mourning Bride, Mixed... 
-, Dwarf. Six splendid varieties, mixed. 
Momordica. 
Trailing plants with ornamental foliage and golden yel¬ 
low fruit which, when ripe, opens, disclosing its seeds and 
brilliant carmine interior. Planted on rock-work or stumps 
of trees and allowed to ramble, it produces a very striking 
effect. Half-hardy annuals. 
Momordica Charentia, or Balsam Pear. 
Musk Plant. {Mimidus moschatus.) . 
Much esteemed for the strong musk odor of its leaves It 
has a yellow bloom. Tender perennial..... 
Mukia Seahrelia. 
A very pretty climber with small, heart-shaped leaves 
and scarlet berries. Very ornamental and of rapid growth. 
Annual 
Nasturtium. Hardy Annual. 
Nasturtium, Tall mixed. 
-, Scheuerianum. Straw colored striped with brown. 
Very beautiful . .... 
-, Spit-fire. Neio. Very fine ; bright fire-red. Flow¬ 
ers very freely and makes a strikingly showy appear¬ 
ance... r.... 
Nasturtium, Bunnett’s New. Orange . 
- , Atropurpurea. Dark blood crimson . 
- , Coccineuiii. Brilliant scarlet .. 
- , Dwarf Mixed...■ 
- , Dwarf Scarlet.. .. 
- , - Rose.. 
- , - White. (The pearl.). 
- , - Yellow. 
- , King of Tom Thumb’s. Deep scarlet blossom, 
bluish green foliage, new and fine.,.. 
Nemophila. (See Plate.) 
Charming, hardy, low annuals, producing an abundance 
of extremely delicate and beautiful flowers. Very useful 
for bedding or for pot culture. Sow early in pots and 
transplant into a cool, rather moist situation. 
Nemopliila Mixed. 
Nirembergia. 
Charming little plants which flower profusely during the 
whole summer ; exceedingly valuable for hanging baskets, 
rustic vases and edgings ; from South America. Half- 
hardy perennials. 
Nirembergia, Large flowering. A new species from 
the Andes. It deserves to .become a general favorite 
both for the open garden in summer and the green¬ 
house in winter.. 
Nolana. Mixed. (See Plate.). 
, V ery pretty, trailing'hardy annuals, fine for rock-work, 
hanging baskets, or for bedding. Select light rich soil. 
Obelisearia. 
Showy plants with novel and.rich colored flowers, having 
curious acorn-like centers ; succeed in any common gar¬ 
den soil. From Texas. Half-hardy perennial. 
Obelisearia Pulcherrima. Fine, rich, velvety ' crimson 
edged and tipped with yellow, One-half foot... 
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