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uous bloom. 
TAGETES SIGNATA PUMILA: 
—Gnome. MARY-11G. 20¢ 
A dwarf compact single orange; RG; 6’. 
—Signaia pumila. MARY-l11SP. 20¢ 
Bright yellow; tiny single fis; edging; 8’’. 
——Liiile Giants. MARY-11LG. 20¢ 
—tenuifolia, Golden Ring. MARY-GR. 20¢ 
MARKHAMAIA. oe 
Bignoniaceae. Tropical shrubs and trees; 
large tubular-funnel-form fis; (X). 
—Hildebraniil. MARK-6. 50¢ 
From Hast*«Africa; (<<). 
MAURANDIA. (mau-RAN-de-ah) 
Scorophulariaceae. Bright flowered plants, 
mostly vines, for the GH or outdoors in the 
far South. If seed is sown early they make 
excellent basket or window-box plants for 
the summer; they need a 60 deg. F. temper- 
ature and a fibrous loam soil with some leaf 
moald and cow manure when grown in GH. 
—Mixed. MAUR-X. 30¢ 
MATHIOLA 
Stocks. Cruciferae. Annuals and peren- 
nials, some sub-shrubs, native mostly of Med- 
it. regions and commonly known. as Stocks. 
Flowers are in lilac, purple and white, in ter- 
minal racemes. M. bicornis is the Evening 
Stock or Perfume Plant, very fragrant in the’ 
evening but the flower is closed during the 
day. M. incana, the Common Stock of 
Brampton Stock or Gilliflower; and a type of 
it is the Ten-Weeks-Stocks.} 
M. INCANA: Sturdy erect plants in many 
colors. They make good flowers both out- 
side and in the greenhouse; sow seed early 
in the spring or summer sown seed will 
make good house plants for winter; they 
are handled as half hardy subjects. 
DOUBLE GIANT FLOWERING STOCKS: 
Immense fully double closely spaced 
flowers, on 2-215 ft spikes per plant; strict- 
ly non-branching. 
—Ball’s No. 2. MACH-2BW. 30¢ 
Large white spike tinged pink. 
—Ball’s No. 14. MACH-2Z. 40¢ 
Rose-pink, deep color. 
—Gardenia. MACH-2G. 40¢ 
Very large single pure white. 
—Purity. MACH-2W. 30¢ 
Non-branching pure white. 
—Blend of Colors. 
ANY ABOVE: Oz. $8.00. 
EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL: Branching 
habit; flowers on long stems making it a 
desirable cutting type; 2 ft; high double 
MACH-2X. 25¢ 
centage. 
—Blood-red. MACH-3B. 20¢ 
—Chamois. MACH-3C. 20¢ 
Ivory tinged with rose. 
—Fiery Red. MACH-3R. 20¢ 
—Rose. MACH-3Z. 20¢ 
—Rose Charm. MACH-3RC. 20¢ 
—Roselight. MACH-3RL. 20¢ 
—White. MACH-3W. 20¢ 
—Blend of Avove. MACH-3X. 20¢ 
TEN-WEEKS-STOCK: Dwarf compact, and 
fine for bedding; sweet scented; 12’; grow 
aS an. annual; very early; start‘seed early 
indoors or they can be planted direct to the 
Zarden. 
—Dark Blue. 
MACH-4D. 20¢ 
—Finest Mixed. 
MACH-4X. 20¢ 
—Bragginsii. MACH-8. 40¢ 
True stock. 
MATRICARIA. (mat-re-KA Y-re-ah) 
Matricary. Compositae. Mainly annuals 
with a few perennials, with finely cut foliage 
and small flower heads. They are easily 
grown treating them as you would Chrysan- 
themums. 
—Chamamilla. MATI-2. 20¢ 
Sweet False C. White fis; 2 ft; HA. 
—eximia: see Chrysanthemum Parthenium. 
—indora v. Bridal Rose. MATI-3B. 20¢ 
Neue double heads; white ray fis; 2 ft; 
—. —Snowball. MATI-3S. 20¢ 
pee double heads; white ray-fis; 2 ft; 
—parthenoides: see Chrysanthemum part. 
—globifera. MATI-5. 25¢ 
Yellow rayless, button-like fis; 115 ft. 
MEDEOLA. (med-DEE-oh-luh) 
Liliaceae..One HP, tuberous rooted plant; 
edible; N. Amer. 
—asparagoides: see Asparagus asparagoides 
—virginiana. MEDE-1. 25¢ 
Indian Cucumber Root. 2 ft; fis small, 
greenish yellow; (IV). 
MEDICAGO. (med-ik-K AY-yuh) 
Medick. Leguminosae. Annual and peren- 
nials, a few shrubs,, some of which are or- 
namental. 
—arborea. MEDI-3. 30¢ 
Tree Alfalfa; (VIII); 8 ft; orange-yellow. 
MELALEUCA. (mel-al-LEW-kuh) 
Bottle-Brushes. Myrtaceae. Noted for their 
abundance of flowers, breath-taking brilliance 
of coloring, in some species, and are general- 
ly hardy in Australia where most are natives. 
the flowers are brush-like, similiar to the 
Callistemon; in red, white or orange; some’ 
fils are like Eucalyptus; best to cut back hard 
after flowering (X). 
—hypericifolia. MELL-10. 25¢ 
Tall shrub; fils rich red in dense spikes 
3” long; (IX); Australia. 
—Leucadendra. MELL-14. 30¢ 
Punk Tree. Creamy white fis; nice; (IX). 
—Mixed. MELL-X. 25¢ 
MELIA. (MEE-lee-uh) 
Bead-Tree.,Meliaceae. Tropical trees and 
grown in the far South. 
—Azedarach. MELA-3. 30¢ 
Pride of India China Berry, Indian Lilac. 
Not easy; best to have seeds delivered 
when fresh. Oz. 75¢. 
MELIANTHUS. (mel-ee-ANTH-us) 
Honey-Bush. Melianthaceae.. Tropical 
grown in the South. They are pretty and 
decorative. 
—major. MELH-4. 40¢ 
Honey Bush. California; (X); 10 ft. 
MELICA. (MEL -ik-uh) 
Melic Grass. Graminaca. Ornamental 
perennial grass, hardy in the Sorth. 
—transsilvanica. MELI-4. 25¢ 
MELISSA (mel-LISS-uh) 
Labiatae. Balm. Erect perennial medicinal 
herbs. 
—officinalis. MELS-1. 25¢ 
Lemon -Balm, Bee Balm. Aromatic herb; 
2 ft; used as seasoning; HP. 
