MAGNOLIA 
Noble trees with spectacular blossoms like gigantic Tulips. 
Mostly hardy to central New York. Slow germinating. 
MAGNOLIA CAMPBELLI—jy 150 ft. Great blossom- 
bowls of richest pink, nine inches across. Not safe above 
Philadelphia. Deciduous. Pkt. 15c. 
MAGNOLIA GLAUCA—jmy 50 ft. Sweet Bay. Creamy 
flowers, sweetly perfumed. Particularly hardy. Pkt. 10c. 
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA — jy 100 ft. Great Bay. 
Big white flowers, fragrant. Evergreen. Pkt. 15c. 
MAGNOLIA HYPOLEUCA—jy 100 ft. Creamy flowers, 
large and fragrant. Foliage silvery below. Pkt. 10c. 
MAGNOLIA KOBUS—jy 80 ft. White blossoms, five inches 
across. Particularly early and hardy. Pkt. 10c. 
MAGNOLIA SOULANGEANA — jy 20 ft. Showy, and 
rather hardy, hybrid, with flowers that vary from white, 
through rosy pink, to crimson-purple. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 78B7—One pkt. each of above for 75c. 
MAGNOLIA BLEND—jy. Mixture of very many kinds. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
MAIANTHEMUM BIFOLITJM — grnsaty(l)7. Excellent 
carpeter for rich shade. White flower sprays; then trans¬ 
lucent red berries. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 45c. 
MALUS CORONARIA — jy 20 ft. Garland Crab-apple. 
Loaded with intensely fragrant and very lovely pink-tinged 
blossoms in spring. Fruit makes a delicious tangy jelly. 
Pkt. 10c; Yu oz. 35c. 
MALVA ALCEA FASTI GAT A—ebx(3-4)40. Plants that 
are sturdy sheaves of emerald compactness, decked for two 
months and more with big blossoms of sheer silk, in a de¬ 
lightful shade of “Dorothy Perkins” pink. Easy; hardy. 
Pkt. 15c. 
♦MALVA MAURITANIA—eock(3-5)60. Pyramid pillars 
of splendid bloom all summer. Large flowers of rich rose, 
striped gaily with crimson. Highly attractive. Withstands 
drought. Pkt. 10c; Yk oz. 20 c; Ya oz. 35c. 
MALVA MOSCHATA PINK—*ecnx(3)30. Big blossoms 
of satiny pink in greatest profusion for many weeks. Per¬ 
ennial, but blossoms freely first year. Excellent cut flower. 
Sfiowy in border. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 30c. 
MALVA MOSCHATA WHITE—*ecnx(3)30. Blossoms of 
a lively, sparkling whiteness. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c. 
MALVASTRUM COCCINEUM—erdltx(3)6. Blue-silvered 
tufts with flame-copper blossoms for many weeks. Full 
sun. Pkt. 15c; Y$ oz. 45c. 
MALVASTRUM FASICULATUM—ebdfx(4) 100. Glisten¬ 
ing blossoms of delicate lavender, cluster on wand-like 
stems. Soft gray foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
MANFREDA VIRGINICA—ebdh(3)60. The Hardy Agave. 
An interesting succulent with brittle, marbled leaves and 
spikes of purple-shaded creamy bloom. Pkt. 15c. 
MARTYNIA—See Proboscidea. 
♦MARIGOLD FLORIBUNDA STRAIN — eocbx(3-4)20. 
In this new selection of the African Marigold, the. whole 
plant bursts into bloom at once, in such a flare of brilliance 
that all sight of foliage is lost. Blossoms are of full, but 
informal doubleness, in various rich shades, from primrose, 
through gold, to orange. Plants are dwarf and compact, 
but sturdy, and remarkably even. Season is early for a 
Marigold. Pkt. 15c. 
MAURAMDIA ANTIRRHINIFLORA — *erfk(htw) (8)6. 
Delightfully dainty trailer. Little “ivy” leaves, airily swung, 
with big antirrhinum-blossoms of royal purple richness. 
Charming pot plant, draping gracefully a hanging basket, 
or it will fit the rock garden, where it may be treated as 
annual. Pkt, 20c. 
MAURANDIA ERUBESCENS—htw. Showy rose-colored 
flowers three inches long, on decorative plants with vining 
tendencies. Handle like above. Pkt. 15c. 
*MAZUS RUGOSUS—erpx(2-3)4. Pretty annual miniature 
for pavements, rock crevices and the like, where it will 
self-sow. Flowers of lilac-lavender. Pkt. 20c. 
MECONOPSIS—See next page. 
MEDEOLA VIRGINIANA—rnsty(l)25. Handsome whorled 
leaves, unshowy flowers, purple berries. The crisp roots 
with cucumber flavor, have been used as relish. Pkt. 20c. 
MENTHA REQUIENI—*ergstx(9) 1. The most minutely 
exquisite of garden plants. At least eight of the emerald 
leaves go to an inch, packed so over-lappingly that the 
effect is a carpet of moss. Aromatic, freeing fragrance of 
mint at slightest pressure. Tiny violet flowers come in 
August, barely above the foliage. Indeed in height and 
spread, the whole plant is first cousin to a pancake. For 
rockery and pavement, but try, too, in terrarium. Pkt. 20c. 
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MECONOPSIS or BLUE POPPY 
The Blue Poppies are not the easiest flowers in the 
world to grow, but in the race for most beautiful, they 
would rank so high in their color group that a bit of 
fussiness in starting them, is quite excusable. Autumn 
sowing is best for them, or refrigerator treatment if sown 
in spring. We think of Meconopsis as blue, but it will be 
noted that there are other colors. 
MECONOPSIS BAILEYI—bsty(3)48. Sky blue, with a 
bunch of golden anthers. Pkt. 20c. 
MECONOPSIS CAMBRICA—erbsth(2)14. Charming silken 
blossoms of soft lemon. From mountains of Wales. Possibly 
easiest of group. Pkt. 20c. 
MECONOPSIS DHWOJI—rbsty(3)25. Rosettes of deeply 
cut, feathered softness, with blossoms of delightful lemon 
tintings above. Pkt. 20c. 
MECONOPSIS HORRIDULA—rh(2)8. Big blue blossoms 
sway in half-nodding form on 8-inch stems. Many petalled. 
Particularly recommended. Pkt. 20c. 
MECONOPSIS PANICULATA — bsty(3)50. Towering 
spires of pendulous yellow blossoms in August. Pkt. 20c. 
MECONOPSIS PRATTI — bsty(3)36. Celestial Poppy. 
Usually richest, purest azure, but sometimes varies to 
white, or to soft rose. Biennial. Pkt. 20c. 
MECONOPSIS SIMPLICIFOLIA—bsty(3)25. Blue form. 
Beautiful clear shade. Golden anthers. Pkt. 15c. 
MECONOPSIS WALLICHI — bsty(3)45. Satin Poppy. 
Portly rosettes of feathery foliage, covered with tawny 
fur. Delightful blossoms of soft dawn-blue, with crinkly, 
silky petals. Pkt. 25c. 
MECONOPSIS WALLICHI ALBA—A charming rarity 
with flowers of purest white. Exquisite. Pkt. 25c. 
OFFER 79B7—One pkt. each of above for $1.60. 
MECONOPSIS BLEND—Many beautiful kinds. Pkt. 15c. 
AMERICAN WILD FLOWERS—This catalog, I 
think, offers the largest list of seeds of Wild Flowers 
ever put out. They are not, however, gathered to¬ 
gether under one heading. Look for each one in its 
alphabetic location,—and remember that there are 
two distinct lists, two places to look, here in The 
Treasure Chest, and further back in the General 
Seed Offer. 
MEDLAR APPLE—See Mespilus. 
MELASPHAERULEA GRAMINEA — utw(7)8. Pretty 
half-trailer for warm rockery, or window garden. Purple- 
striped white flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
MELIA AZEDARACH — jqh. China Berry or Pride of 
India. Densely foliaged umbrella-shaped trees; lilac flowers; 
translucent berries of pale yellow. Safe as a tree possibly 
to Philadelphia. Above, used for quick handsome screen, 
being root-hardy north, and growing up to ten feet in a 
summer. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 50c. 
MELICYTUS RAMIFLORUS—jy 15 ft. Unusual New 
Zealand ornamental with purple berries. Pkt. 15c. 
♦MENTZELIA LAEVICAULIS—eodk(4)36. Huge blos¬ 
soms of pale yellow, with bunched golden stamens. Shining 
white stems. Stunning effect. Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 20c. 
MENTZELIA ORNATA—See Nuttalia decapetala. 
MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA—nmy (3)20. Pretty clus¬ 
ters of fringed and bearded cream-white stars, for bogs 
or shallow water. Pkt. 15c. 
MERTENSIA PULCHELLA—ry(2)9. Crinkled blossoms 
of pale opaline blue. Pkt. 25c. 
MERTENSIA VIRGINICA—rbmsth(2)24. Virginia Blue¬ 
bell. Changeable silk colorings, pink in bud, but sapphire 
and violet as flowers age. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 60c. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRINIFLORUM—See Living¬ 
stone Daisy. 
MESAMBRYANTHEMUM BLEND—htw. As varible and 
as beautiful as the Cacti, succulent leaved but not spiny. 
Foliage may be thick triangular, deltoid, cylindrical, or 
tongue-shaped; glossy, or sprinkled with sparkling points. 
Some may simulate stones, or the effect may be of thick, 
crumpled, undulate leaves, gleaming with crystals. All have 
showy flowers, yellow, orange, scarlet, crimson or rose. 
Pkt. 20c. 
MESPILUS GERMANICA—jqy. Medlar Apple. Pictur¬ 
esque rugged tree-shrubs, with pink-flushed flowers, and 
well-flavored fruits that must be stored to ripen. Hardy, 
but decidedly slow germinating. Pkt. 15c. 
MICHAUXIA CAMPANULOIDES—eotblfh(3) 60. Magni¬ 
ficent plants, but rare. Big-lobed leaves in lax rosettes. 
From this springs a great branching campanile, hung with 
reflexed bells of pink-tinted snowiness, like lovely white 
martagon lilies blushing for some indiscretion. Full sun, 
good drainage. Pkt. 25c. 
