Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 llBiRrADKM-IHIIADBIHIA-^-WRtLIABLE FLOWER SEEDS Rffl 81 MlMULUS TlGRINUS. MIMOSA. (Sensitive, or Humble Plant.) PER PKT. 3181 Plldica. Curious and interesting annuals, with pinkish-white flowers; the leaves close and droop when touched or shaken; 1J ft. 5 3182 Spegazziniana glauca. The largest of all sensitive plants. If sown early the plants attain a height of 7 feet by midsum- mer, covered with large, pinnated, sensitive leaves, and producing freely clusters of pinkish-white flowers, followed by curious brown-colored se
Dreer's garden calendar : 1903 . dreersgardencale1903henr Year: 1903 llBiRrADKM-IHIIADBIHIA-^-WRtLIABLE FLOWER SEEDS Rffl 81 MlMULUS TlGRINUS. MIMOSA. (Sensitive, or Humble Plant.) PER PKT. 3181 Plldica. Curious and interesting annuals, with pinkish-white flowers; the leaves close and droop when touched or shaken; 1J ft. 5 3182 Spegazziniana glauca. The largest of all sensitive plants. If sown early the plants attain a height of 7 feet by midsum- mer, covered with large, pinnated, sensitive leaves, and producing freely clusters of pinkish-white flowers, followed by curious brown-colored seed-pods, the whole plant being covered with a blue hue. As valu- able for decorative purposes as it is interesting for its sensitive properties. . . 25 MlMULUS. Showy, profuse-flowering plants, comprising numerous varieties, with white, sulphur and yellow grounds, spotted with crimson, scarlet and pink, fine for greenhouse or moist, shady situations; half-hardy perennials; blooming the first year from seed if sown early ; 1 foot. (See cut.) PER PKT. I 3192 TigririUS (Monkey Flower'). Fine mixed spotted varieties 5 3201 Lobata. 3191 Moschatus (Musk Plant). Fine for hanging-bas- buds are at kets, etc.; small yellow flowers, fragrant foliage. . 5 MUSA ENSETE. (Abyssinian Banana.) 3221 A splendid plant for the open air in summer, pro- ducing a most striking effect when planted singly or in groups. In our hot summer it luxuriates and attains gigantic propor- tions when freely supplied with manure and water. The seeds germinate easily if started in hotbed or bottom heat in green- house. Tender peren- nial ; 10 to 20 feet. (See cut.) 25
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