M ES AM B RYANTH EM U M 
A group of easy, interesting and beautiful succulent 
ants for pot culture, htw. 
MESAMBRYANTHEUM AUREUM—Feathery flowers of 
brightest orange. Succulent cylinders of foliage. 10 seeds 
for 25c. 
MESAMBRYANTHEUM LACERUM—Here the silky blos¬ 
soms are pink to rose. 8 seeds for 25c. 
MESAMBRYANTHEUM SPECTABILE—Fleshy leaves, sil¬ 
vered, crowded. Showy flowers vary from tinted white to 
rosy red. 8 seeds for 25c. 
MESAMBRYANTHEUM ZEYHERI—Flowers of dazzling 
rose-purple. Thick leaves with ruddy stains. 8 seeds for 25c. 
MESAMBRYANTHEUM BLEND-htw. As variable 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. The 
above, and wide variety of others also. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 110A8—One pkt. each of above for $1.10, 
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. 
MICHELIA COMPRESSA—jy 40 ft. Called Yellow Mag¬ 
nolia, and it is indeed a close relative of Magnolia, The 
flowers are inch-wide yellow cups, fragrant. Handsome 
foliage. From northern Japan, so should be hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
MILLA BIFLORA—ufk(w) (3-5)24. White Star Lily. Glossy 
petals of purest white that seem to be carved in wax. 
As many as nine blooms may be carried on a single branch¬ 
ing stem. Highly perfumed. Unexcelled for cutting. Seed 
germinates readily, but tiny seedlings sometimes damp off if 
over-watered or not well ventilated. Store bulbs, as with 
Gladiolus. Illustrated, page 40. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 60c; % 
oz. $ 1 . 00 . # 
MIMOSA ILLOENSIS (Desmanthus)—*ebdh(3)36. A graces 
fully decorative and highly interesting plant. Feathery 
foliage of softest green. The flowers are creamy cluster- 
puffs, pretty enough, but not by any means as showy as 
the curved and closely packed heads of seed-pods that 
follow them. ^ These seed clusters simulate an opening 
rose, a rose with petals of burnished bronze, and this form 
they hold until well into the winter. A fully hardy per¬ 
ennial. Pkt. 15c. # 
MIMULUS 
Use Mimulus for brilliancy. Rather easy, usually flow¬ 
ering freely first year if sown early. 
MIMULUS CARDINALIS — *ebnmstk(3)30. Clustered 
blossoms of velvety red, buff in throat. Pkt. 15c. 
*MIMULUS FREMONTI — eomstk(2)10. The flowers are 
big funnels of richest crimson. Pkt. 15c. 
MIMULUS LANGSDORFI—*ernmk(3-4)18. Big open-faced 
flowers of glossy yellow, crimson-splashed. Pkt, 15c. 
MIMULUS LEWISI—*ernmstk(3)12. Handsome blossoms of 
rosy pink, yellow in throat. Pkt. 20c. 
MIMULUS^ LUTEUS—*ermk(3-4)12. Big flowers of clearest, 
deepest shining yellow. Will spread great sheets of gold 
if planted in deep, cool soil, and not allowed to suffer 
from drought. Pkt. 15c. 
MIMULUS RINGENS—*enbmx(3)40. Orchid-like flowers 
of rich purple, yellow-throated, are carried on willowy stems. 
An excellent border perennial, or effective for naturalizing. 
Pkt. 10c. # 
OFFER 111A8—One pkt. each of above for 75c.j 
MIMULUS BLEND—Above and others. Pkt. 15c. 
*MIRABILIS VISCOSA—eobx(8)36. Ten-o’clock Flower. 
Daybreak finds the plants filled with flowers, individually not 
large, but with coloring brilliant to excess of rose-purple 
intensity. Along with the true flowers are innumerable 
open calyces of brown-buff, crinkly and silken, bloom-sim- 
ulates so true in appearance that the effect is of plants 
loaded with two kinds of flowers at one time. Soon 
after ten o’clock each morning, the true blossoms flutter 
to the ground, and for the rest of the day the false-tlowers 
^le, giving the plants the pensive attractiveness of autumn. 
Next morning though, and each morning for many months, 
their spring is renewed in a fresh burst of Tyrian rich¬ 
ness. Pkt. 26c. # 
MISTLETOE—Grows into great clusters of evergreen leaves 
and twigs, living on the involuntary bounty of the Oak, 
Birch, Apple or other trees on whose branches it grows. 
To start, simply soak the dried berries, and smear on bark 
of host plant. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 50c. 
MITCHELLA REPENS—rsatnmy3. Emerald-leaved trailer 
for rich shade, with pretty cherry-scented blossoms; then 
berries of brilliant ruby. Pkt. 20c; Ys oz. 60c. # 
*MOLUCELLA LAE VIS—eobx(8)30. Quaint is the word 
for Molucella. We think of Quaker maidens when we ee 
it, demure faces framed in gray bonnets, yet it comes from 
Molucca, a land where, if reports be true, costumes Would 
scarce meet approval of the Society of Friends. The Salvia- 
like flowers are white, with violet-tinted hoods, but each 
is so hidden in its enormous shell-form calyx that it tan 
make but slight showing. The calyces, thin and reticulate, 
are carried in close, verticillate whorls, piled high to form 
long “hyacinth” spikes of delicate, pearly greenness, like 
sun through sea-water; the whole in effect more conehologi- 
cal than floral. Of easiest handling. Pkt. 15c. # 
MONARDA or BERGAMOT 
Sweetly aromatic perennials of easiest culture, and de¬ 
cidedly showy. They cut well. 
MONARDA DIDYMA CAMBRIDGE SCARLET—ebx(2-3) 30. 
Crown-like flowers of pulsating, glowing scarlet, a ’oright, 
true shade, far visible. Pkt. 15c. # 
MONARDA DIDYMA SILVERSHEEN—Very like last, but 
flowers are white, with faint suffusion of lavender. Pkt. 
20c. # 
MONARDA FISTULOSA — ecbndx(3-4)45. Balm. Blos¬ 
soms of pure lavender, or rarely rose, close-packed to give 
effect of fluffy double flowers. Delightful. Pkt. 15c; % 
oz. 65c. # 
MONARDA FISTULOSA ALBA—Like above, save that 
the blossoms are pure white. Pkt. 15c. # 
MONARDA MEDIA—ecbdx(3-4)50. A vigorous species, with 
excellent blossom-heads in rose-verging violet. Pkt. 15c. # 
MONARDA PUNCTATA—ecndx(3-4)36. The flowers are 
buff-tan, purple spotted; but showier are the bright leaf- 
bracts, with rose-crimson shadings on white. Will thrive 
in dry sandy soils. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 65c. # 
OFFER 112A8—One pkt. each of above for 85c. 
MONARDA BLEND -Fine mixture, the above and others, 
including the rare pink. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c. # 
For explanation of key letters after variety names, 
see page one. 
*MONARDELLA LANCEOLATA — eobx(2-3)28. Many 
pretty blossom-heads of royal purple, pleasingly aromatic. 
A likeable, and different, annual. Pkt. 15c. 
MONARDELLA ODORATISSIMA—erbdx(3)20. Much like 
last, but perennial, with intensely fragrant flowers, more 
closely clustered. Silver-lavender with violet edges. Pkt. 15c. 
“^MONOPSIS CAMPANULATA—eorx(2-4)6. Little, upfacing 
spreading bells of deepest, velvety Pansy-violet. Blooms 
for months. An exquisite Lobelia-cousin, still very much 
of a rarity. Pkt. 25c. # 
MONOTROPA UNIFLORA—nmsh (4) 8 . Silver Orchid or 
Ghost Flower. An eery woodland elf that will grow only 
in leaf-mould under old trees, being a .plant-thief. Faintly 
scented flowers of silvery white. Pkt. 20c. 
MORAEA or AFRICAN IRIS 
The soft color tones of the Moraeas, together with their 
ease of culture, make them attractive for pot growing. 
They likewise thrive in the gardens, but need cold-frame 
shelter in winter above Philadelphia. 
MORAEA BICOLOR—utw(x) (3-4)24. Large citron-yellow 
blooms, blotched mahogany brown. Almost hardy. Pkt. 20c. 
MORAEA CARSONI—Delightful Kenya speciea with flowers 
blue to mauve. Pkt. 25c. 
MORAEA IRIDIOIDES — utw(x)(8)30. Mauritus Iris. 
Snowy white, patched glossy yellow, and marked blue. A 
flower of charm. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
MORAEA RAMOSA—utw(x)(3)20. Golden flowers, brown- 
patched, on branching stems. Pkt. 20c. 
MORAEA SPATHACEA — utw(fx) (2)15. Sweet-scented 
blossoms of glossy yellow. Tigridia-like. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 113A8—One pkt. each of above for 85c. 
MORAEA BLEND—A mixture of excellent kinds, the 
above, and varied others. Pkt. 16c. 
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