MARIGOLD. 
The Marigolds are tall, coarse 
plants, often more than two feet 
in height. Flowers large, double,, j 
in color yellow, orange and brown, t 
There are several dwarf varieties, 
growing only from six inches to a 
foot in height. The African vari¬ 
eties are more robust than the 
French, but flowers of the latter 
are best. 
African Marigold, (Tagetes erecta, Tall Or¬ 
ange, double . 5 
Tall Sulphur, lightyellow; double,. 5 
Tall Quilled Orange, double,. 5 
Tall Quilled Sulphur, light yellow ; double, . 5 
All the above mixed, . 5 
French Marigold, (Tagetes patula,’ Tall Or¬ 
ange, double,. 5 
Tall Brown, double ; branching ; 18 inches, . . 5 
Tall Striped, yellow and brown striped; 18 
inches. 5 
Dwarf Sulphur, double,. ... 5 
Dwarf Brown, double,. 5 
Striped Dwarf, double ; yellow and brown, . . 5 
Dunnett’s New Orange, very superior ; new, 5 
Tall varieties mixed, . 5 
Dwarf varieties mixed, . 5 
Tagetes pulchra punctata, spotted: double, 5 
Tagetes signata pumila, a beautiful plant, form¬ 
ing » globular, dense mass,. 5 
MARTYNI A. 
The Martynias are robust, 
hardy annuals, requiring at 
least three feet of space to 
perfect their growth. The en¬ 
graving gives a front view of 
the flower, which is tubular, 
and about an inch in length. 
The colors are yellow, white 
and purple. 
Martynia formosa, < fragrans, 1 purple; sweet- 
scented, . 10 
lutea, yellow,. 10 
craniolaria, white,. 10 
proboscidea, bluish flowers; seed-vessels, when 
tender, used for pickles,. 10 
All the above mixed,. 10 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
The Mesembryanthemums 
are pretty, half hardy annuals, 
with delicate, succulent, al¬ 
most transparent branches 
and leaves. The most popu¬ 
lar are known as Ice Plant 
and Dew Plant. Both are 
drooping plants, and adapted 
to basket and vase work. The 
flowers of the Ice Plant are 
small and white. The Dew 
Plant has a smooth, light 
green, dewy looking leaf, and 
a very pretty pink flower. 
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Tee 
Plant, prized for its singular icy foliage. . . 
tricolor, (Dew Plant,) pink, with purple center, 
tricolor album, white,. 
glabrum, light yellow,. 
MEDICAGO. 
Medicagos arc 
more or less cul¬ 
tivated for their 
curilms seed ves¬ 
sels. The Snail 
and Hedge-hog 
are the best. 
Medicago, Snail, clover-like plant, with small, yel¬ 
low flowers, . 10 
Hedge-hog, like above, except seed-pod, >> 
MIGNONETTE. 
Seeds of Mignonette 
can be sown at any 
season, so that by hav¬ 
ing pots prepared at 
different times a suc¬ 
cession of flowers can 
be secured, and Mig¬ 
nonette adorn the but¬ 
ton hole and perfume 
the house at all times. 
The New IVkite has 
a larger flower, more 
robust in growth than 
other varieties. 
Reseda odorata, (Sweet Mignonette,; a well- 
known, fragrant, little, hardy annual; per oz. 
20 cents,. 5 
grandiflora ameliorata, a large variety of Mign¬ 
onette, reddish tinge to flowers ; peroz. $o 6 is. . 5 
Parson’s New White, a robust Mignonette: 
flowers larger and showing more white than the 
common sort; peroz. 1.50 cents,. 10 
MIRABILLS. 
The Mirabilis grows two 
feet in height, well branch¬ 
ed, bright foliage, fragrant 
flowers and desirable colors. 
Set plants two feet apart. 
It is really a good plant, 
and makes a nice summer 
hedge if set in a row about 
a foot apart. Seed should 
be planted in the open ground 
where the plants arc desired. 
Mirabilis Jalapa, (Marvel of Peru,) mixed colors, 10 
foliis-variegatis, flowers of a variety of colors; 
leaves light green, faintly marbled,. 10 
longiflora, white, exceedingly sweet-scented; 
flower tube 3 or 4 inches long,. 10 
longiflora violacea, same as above, but violet 
color,. to 
MIMULUS. 
The Mimulus, or Monkey Flowers, are beautiful, ten¬ 
der looking plants, with almost transparent branches. 
Fine for baskets under shelter of verandahs, vases, and 
5 , for culture in the house. 
Mimulus roseus pallidus, very fine,. to 
5 j cupreus, beautiful, orange and crimson, .... 10 
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