Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co 
MARIGOLD 
The various classes of Marigolds include many exceedingly 
bright and attractive flowers and in Autumn when other bedding 
plants are past their prime, they afford a wealth of color that 
is simply invaluable. The African varieties produce large, self- 
colored blooms on tall plants; the French are smaller, but the 
colors and markings are intensely interesting, some elegantly 
striped and spotted. 
Guinea Gold. New brilliant orange. Pkt. 10c. 
★Dixie Sunshine. Award of Merit for 1936. Ball-shaped 
flowers, giving an appearance of a Chrysanthemum. Plants 
are strong-stemmed and tall. Plant early. Pkt. 10c. 
★Crown of Gold. (Gold Medal winner.) The first known 
Marigold with odorless foliage. Flower centers are of short 
curled quilled petals with a collar of flat guard petals on 
the outside. The color is orange; 2 H in. Flowers fragrant, 
in plentiful supply. Pkt. 15c. 
★Dwarf Royal Scott. (Award of Merit.) Dwarf French 
type, 12 to 15 in. tall; large and rather flat flowers, brown 
and gold irregularly striped. Flowers are double and long 
blooming. Pkt. 15c. 
★Yellow Supreme Sweet Scented. (All American Selec¬ 
tion for 1935.) Large, lemon-yellow. Carnation flowered, 
deliciously sweet scented. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE AFRICAN VARIETIES 
Giant Lemon Ball. Enormous flowers of perfect shape, 
freely produced. Height 2^ ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Orange Ball. A darker form of the above variety— 
rich golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Mixture. Pkt. 5c. 
Marigold, Crown of Gold 
FRENCH VARIETIES 
Legion of Honor. Little Brownie. A single flowering Mari¬ 
gold, forming compact bushes about 9 in. high. The 
flowers are bright golden yellow, marked with a large 
blotch of velvety crimson at the base of each petal. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf Double, Mixed. Extremely effective for beds and 
borders. Pkt. 10c. 
★Tagetes Signata Pumila,^“Little Giant/’ Com¬ 
monly known as the Mexican Marigold. Plants 4 to 6 in. 
tall and spread of 8 to 10 in., covered with small, single 
orange flowers, with darker orange center. Best for 
edging walks. Pkt. 10c. 
MARVEL OF PERU ( Mirabilis , or Four- 
o'clock) 
This is a handsome, well known old flower which does well 
everywhere. 
Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
MATRICARIA 
Capensis {Feverfew). Annual, blooming from June to Octo¬ 
ber, producing double, buttonlike white flowers. 2 ft. high. 
Pkt. 10c. 
MATTHIOLA 1 
Bicornis ( Evening-scertied Stock). An old-fashioned easily 
grown annual, suitable for edging, bedding, pot culture and 
cutting. The flowers are a purplish lilac and very fragrant 
at night. Pkt. 10c. 
Mignonette 
Golden Yellow 
Myosotis 
alpestris 
MIGNONETTE ( Reseda ) 
Odorata. No garden is complete without it, for its sweet 
fragrance is very pleasing. Pkt. 5c. 
Allen’s Defiance. Pkt. 10c. 
Golden Yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
MOMORDICA (Balsamapple) 
Climbing ornamental foliage. Fruit yellow warted when ripe; 
opens showing the seed and its brilliant carmine interior. Fine 
vine for trellis or rockery. Pkt. 10c. 
MOONFLOWER ( Ipomoea grandiflora) 
Mexicana grandiflora alba. Bearing large, gorgeous white 
flowers which open in the evening and close with the coming 
of morning. The plant is a very rapid climber. Pkt. 10c. 
MORNING GLORY ( Ipomoea ) 
Convolvulus major ( Morning-glory). Annual. This is the 
climber, and is one of the most free growing and blooming 
plants under cultivation. Pkt. 5c. 
Convolvulus minor. Annual. This is the dwarf Morning- 
glory which bears a profuse abundance of large, richly colored 
flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
Giant Imperial, Japanese Mixed. These are by far the hand¬ 
somest Morning-glory, having magnificent large flowers with 
colorings beyond description. Pkt. 10c. 
Improved Heavenly Blue. New. Deep blue. Pkt. 10c. 
MYOSOTIS ( Forget -me-not) 
Half-hardy Perennial. One of the most admired Spring plants, 
bearing the well known little blue flowers. 
Alpestris, mixed. The well known Forget-me-not in shades 
of blue, pink and also white. May and June and a scattering 
of bloom throughout the season. Pkt. 10c. 
Palustris semperflorens. Everblooming variety from May 
until Autumn. Clear blue sprays. Pkt. 10c. 
NASTURTIUMS 
For ease of culture, duration of bloom, brilliancy of coloring 
and general excellence, nothing excels Nasturtiums. All they 
need is a moderately good soil in a well-drained, sunny position 
and from within a few weeks from the time they are sown until 
hard frost comes, there is an endless profusion of their gorgeous 
blossoms. The varieties offered below are the best selected from 
many sorts. 
★Scarlet Gleam. New. Scarlet, sweet-scented, double; im¬ 
mense flowers. Semi-dwarf plants. Pkt. 10c. 
★Glorious Gleam. Double Hybrids. Wide assortment of 
colors; sweet scented. Pkt. 10c. 
Golden Gleam. New, double, sweet-scented yellowflower. 
Pkt. 10c. 
TOM THUMB, DWARF OR BEDDING VARIETIES 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., x /\ lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
TALL OR CLIMBING VARIETIES 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c.. oz. 10c., x /i lb. 25c., lb. 90c. 
