Kingsville Nurseries _— Kingsville, Maryland 
MEMENTO (PI 163977). Bush habit very compact and 
twiggy, spreading, dwarf, probably not over 2 feet. 
Leaves dark green, glossy. Flowers 2 to 4 in head, 
crowded on plant, 2 in. across, white heavily sanded, 
flaked and striped Liseran Purple. Mid-May. ABCDEF- 
GIJ. 
MERLIN (PI 182876). Bush broad spreading, densely 
twigged to ground, to 5 feet. Leaves rather narrow, dull, 
medium green, almost deciduous, with some autumn 
color. Flowers usually 1 to 2 in head, very freely pro- 
duced, 2% to 3 in. across, rosy lavender. Early to mid- 
May. ABCDEF. 
METEOR (PI 163804). Bush habit rather broad spreading, 
but probably not over 4 feet. Leaves medium green. 
Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 3 in. across, frilled, between 
Phlox Purple and Mallow Purple, with scarlet tube. 
Mid-May. ABCDEF. 
MINSTREL (PI 160008). Very vigorous, rather erect to 6 
feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers usually 3 to 5 in 
head, 3 in. across, Nopal Red with contrasting blotch of 
Tyrian Rose. Mid-April. ABCDEFGIJ. 
MINUET (PI 141772). Tall, erect, Kaempferi-like habit, 
eventually filling out to 6 feet. Leaves medium green. 
Flowers abundantly produced, 2 to 4 in head, often 
massed, white with chartreuse-green blotch and occa- 
sional Amparo Purple line or dot; crinkled petals. Early 
to mid-April. ABCEFGIJ. 
MODESTY (PI 160048). Erect but not too spreading habit 
to 5 feet. Leaves dark green, somewhat hairy. Flowers 
usually 2 to 3 in head, 2% to 3 in. across, Tyrian Rose 
flushed Rose Color from center; semi-double. Mid-April. 
ABCDEF. 
MOIRA (PI 163843). Bush habit very compact and dense, 
gradually building up to perhaps 5 feet. Leaves dark 
green, glossy. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, very abundant, 2 
in. across, white, heavily sanded, striped and sectioned 
with Eugenia Red. Mid-May. ABCDEF. 
MOONBEAM (PI 163836). Bush habit rather broad spread- 
ing, but probably not over 5 feet tall. Leaves medium 
green. Flowers 1 to 3 in head, 4 to 5 in. across, white, 
some frilling on margins. Mid-May. ABCDE. 
MOONSTONE (PI 163768). Bush habit tends to be broad 
spreading, probably not over 5 feet. Leaves dark green. 
Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 2% to 3 in. across, an excellent 
white with chartreuse throat. Mid- to late May. ABC. 
MORGANA (PI 182877). Bush broad spreading with event- 
ual height up to 6 feet. Leaves rather narrow, medium 
green, almost deciduous, with some autumn coloration. 
Flowers 1 to 2 in head, freely produced, 2 to 2% in. 
across, general effect pure lavender. Early May. ABCDEF. 
MORNING STAR (PI 160062). Very erect to slightly spread- 
ing habit to 6 feet. Leaves dark green. Flowers 2 to 3 
in head, but massed, 2 in. across, good form, Rose Color 
but with a suggestion of yellow undertone that makes 
color more lively. Mid-April. ABCDEFG. 
MOTHER OF PEARL (PI 160127). Erect, somewhat spread- 
ing to 6 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers many to 
a head, as in Kurume varieties, 14% to 1% in. across. 
They are essentially white, washed from the margins 
with Pale Amaranth Pink, often with white area in 
center of each lobe. Very few dots of Tyrian Pink in 
blotch on upper lobe; irregularly hose-in-hose. Mid-April. 
ABCDEF. 
MOTLEY (PI 163975). Bush habit compact and twiggy, 
probably not reaching over 3 feet. Leaves dark green, 
glossy. Flowers very freely, 2 to 3 in head, 2 in. across, 
white sanded and striped Tyrian Pink with chartreuse 
blotch. Mid-May. ABCDEFGIJK. 
MOUNTEBANK (PI 163911). Spreading growth with some- 
what ascending branches to 3 feet. Leaves medium green. 
Flowers usually 1 to 2 in head, 3 in. across, broad lobes 
somewhat waved, Deep Rose Pink with showy blotch of 
Rose Red dots. Late May, early June. Available 1955. 
MUSCADINE (PI 160122). Strong growth with tendency to 
broad spreading habit but will grow up to 6 feet; semi- 
to nearly deciduous. Leaves medium green, fairly long. 
Flowers 2 to 3 in head, 3% to 3% in. across, very sym- 
metrical, well imbricated, flat faced, Rose Purple (to a 
little paler); dots of blotch very sharp and distinct, 
A-shaped, a little brighter than Magenta. Anthers dark. 
ABCDEF. 
NATIVITY (PI 160045). Bush spreading rather than tall, 
but probably to 5 feet in time. Leaves small, dark green. 
Flowers 2 to 2% in. across, very floriferous, white with 
a very pale chartreuse blotch. Early to Mid-May. 
NECTAR (PI 160088). Erect but eventually spreading 
habit, to 5 feet. Leaves medium green. Flowers usually 
2 to 3 in head, 2% to 2% in. across. Effect is Rose 
Doree, slightly paler at edges; blotch not conspicuous. 
Late April. ABCDEF. 
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