


Matricaria Capensis > 
Double White 
MATRICARIA, Feverfew 
This hardy annual is readily grown from seeds; 
the plants becoming masses of lovely flrs during 
summer. Every flower garden should have a bed 
of these showy handsome annuals. 
Capensis fl. pl., 2 ft. Masses of pure white flrs; 
perfectly double; showy; fine for cutting. 
Golden Ball, 8 in. Flrs double, in masses; rich 
golden yellow; excellent for beds; beautiful. 
Silver Ball, like Golden Ball, but white flrs. 
Complete Special Mixture of Matricaria. 


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MIRABILIS, Four-o-clock 
MIRABILIS, Four-o-clock 
A beautiful tuberous-rooted flower, the branch- 
ing plants literally covered every evening and 
morning with bright-colored, often variegated, 
flowers, the prevailing colors crimson and gold, 
Plants are easily grown from seeds and thrive in 
any rich sunny bed. The tubers are hardy South, 
but must be protected North. 
Tall, hhp. 2 ft. Makes a beautiful bed or border, 
blooms continuously all season. Crimson, Yel- 
low, White, Rose. Separate or mixed. 
American Beauty Rose, 2 ft. Beautiful branching 
plants bear, in profusion, brilliant (American 
Beauty Rose) flowers. Charming, distinctive, 
desirable. 
Complete Special Mixture of Mirabilis. 
MIMOSA Pudica, Sensitive Plant, hha, 2 ft. Pros- 
trate plant with pretty pinnate leaves that droop 
when touched; pink flowers. 
ANNUALS IN THE GARDEN, a book by H. S. Ort- 
loff. Gives the homeowner information which 
will help him get the best results with his 
annuals. $1.25. 

Gentlemen: October 27, 1941 
I have .purchased my seed from you for about 
six years and have been delighted with them. 
This spring I planted sced of Nierembergia and 
it bloomed beautifully. 
Respectfully, 
New Castle, Penna. MRS. V. D. JOHNS. 
Regular Pkt. 5c. Jumbo pkt. 10c. 

For something dif- 
ferent, odd, and in- 
teresting, try a pack- 
et of Mimulus seeds 
in your window. 
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Mesembrianthemum 
MESEMBRIANTHEMUM 
Fig Marigold 
Crystallinum, Ice Plant, ha. 8 in. A fleshy pro- 
cumbent; bearing small white flrs. and covered 
with showy protuberances resembling crystals 
of ice; very curious; sometimes used for gar- 
nishing and is an interesting rock plant, thriv- 
ing in a well drained sunny bed. 
Tricolor, Dew Plant, hha, 6 in. Pretty; flrs rose 
and white with dark center; showy; likes sun 
and sand. 
MIMULUS, Monkey Flower 
The following Mimulus are valuable, some 
hardy and: suitable for beds while others are de- 
sirable as pot plants for their bright and beautiful 
flrs, abundantly and almost perpetually produced. 
They like sandy soil and partial shade. 
Tigrinus, 12 in. Single mixed, tigered and 
spotted. The original Monkey flower. Distinct 
and rare. 
Cardinalis, hp, 18 in. Deep scarlet, fine planted 
out; also excellent pot plant. 
Queen’s Prize, hhp, 6 in. Very large flrs richly 
spotted, free-blooming; pot plant, likes sand. 
Complete Special Mixture of Mimulus. 
MYOSOTIS, Forget-Me-Not 
These are modest but very beautiful flrs for a 
moist shady place, and are easily started from 
seeds. The flrs are in clusters; plants are almost 
continuously in bloom. 
Alpestris Blue Eyes, hb, 1 ft. Early, hardy and 
floriferous; lovely bright blue with white eye. 
Alpestris Rosea. Fine pink. 
Alpestris Stricta Grandiflora, Royal Blue, hb, 12 
in. Flowers beautiful deep royal blue color, 
plant compact and pillar-like. One of the finest 
Myosotis. 
Blue Bird, (Oblongata Perfecta) 12 in. Fine deep 
blue. The best Myosotis for rock gardens. 
Victoria, 9 in. Compact plants in three shades: 
Heavenly Blue, Snow Queen, Rose Delight, and 
good mixture. Lovely. Desirable. 
Complete Special Mixture of Myosotis. 




MYOSOTIS, Forget-Me-Not 
