For Greenhouse and 
Window Gulture. 
The best soil for potting puposes is made of rotted 
sod, rotted cow manure, loam and sand, with perhaps 
@ little ground bone. Rotted sod is the basis of all good 
potting earth ; and fresh soil should be used every year. 
ABUTILON. 
Chinese Bell Flow- 
er, Tender peren- 
nial, 1 to 3 feet, eas- 
ily grown, and al- 
ways in bloom. 
Pretty, drooping, 
bell-shaped flow- 
ers of various col- 
ors, including yel- 
low, white, pink, 
carmine, striped. 
Choice Hy- 
brids. Mixed. 
Packet, 20 cents. 
New Faney 
California. 
Mixed. Pkt., 20c. 
ACACTA. 
Beautiful shrubs, 
three to six feet 
high. Yellow, 
white. red, etc. 
Soak the seed. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
CALCEOLARIA. ASPARAGUS. 
Asparagus spren- 
gerii. Emerald Feather. Remarkably pretty as a pot 
plant. The delicate branches attain a length of four 
feet. Flowers white. Berries red. It is a good house 
plant, and grows easily from seed. Packet, 25 cents. 
Address all orders to WM. HENRY MAULKE, No. 1711 Filbert Strect, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. A. 

AZALEA,. Charming, free - flowering shrubby 
plants, bearing a mass of exquisite bloom, of various 
shades of red, pink, white, etc. Use a mixture of rich 
loam and sand. 
Indica. Chinese Azalea. Popular. Packet, 25 cts. 
BEGONTIA. See novelties. The fibrous-rooted 
begonias are cultivated for the richness and variety of 
their foliage. The tuberous-rooted begonias are more 
noteworthy for their brilliant blossoms. 
Fibrous-Rooted. Foliage and flower. Mixed 
varieties. Packet, 20 cents. 
Tuberous-Rooted. Hybrid fine mixed. Hand- 
some singie and double varieties. Packet, 20 cents. 
Rex. Fi- 
brous - rooted. 
Ornamental 
leaves, dark 
green, bronze, 
red. Mixed. 
Packet, 25 cts. 
CALCEO- 
LARIA. 
Highly orna 
mental; 12 to 
18 inches high, 
producing 
pocket-shaped 
flowers. The 
colors include 
yellow, brown, 
maroon and 
even crimson. 
Seeds very 
Small, and 
should be 
sowed on the 
surface of 
light soil or 
leaf mould. 

Hy brida CINERARIA. 
Fine Mixed. Superbstrain. Packet, 20 cents. 
CENTAUREA, Dusty Miller. The white leaved 
centaurea, or dusty miller, is valued for its foliage; is 
often used in landscape work for making ribbon beds. 
Gymnocarpa. Graceful silver foliage ; 18 inches. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Candidissima. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
CAPE ASTER. See Cineraria. 
CHINESE BELL FLOWER. See Abutilon. 
CHINESE PRIMROSE. See Primula. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Easily grown from seed. 
See novelties for double and single varieties. 
Chinese and Jap- 
anese Large Flow- 
ering. Grand mixture. 
Seed saved from new 
perennial varieties only, 
containing many possible 
prizes as a reward for cul- 
tural skill. Pkt., 20 cts. 
CINERARIA, Cape 
Broad, white leaves; one foot. 
Aster. A favorite, free- 
flowering plant, the 
Shades including blue, 
purple, crimson, maroon, 
etc. Many varieties pro- 
duce flowers with a ene 
white eye. Height one 
1. 0t; flowers often two 
or three inches across. 
Finest Mixed, 
Large flowering varie- 

ties. Packet, 20 cents. 
COLEUS. See novel- 
ties The leaf colors in- 
clude red, yellow, green, 
maroon, crimson, etc, 
The leaf shapes vary endlessly. The height of the plant 
is usually two feet or less. There are both tall and 
dwarf varieties. Easily grown. 
Fine Mixed. Anexcellent strain. Packet, 20 cts. 
CYCLAMEN. A charming bulbous-rooted plant, 
with beautiful foliage and bird-like, fragrant flowers. 
& Colors white, pink, crimson, etc. Sow the seed in a 
CYCLAMEN. 
age 85.—Annual Cat.. »gue for 1900 of Maule’s Four-Leaf Clover GUARANTEED SEEDS. 



| profusion. 
rich, light soil. 
containing leuf 
mould and trans- 
plant. 
Persicum. 
Choice mixed. 
Packet, 10 cts. 
Giganteum 
Mixed. Beau- 
tiful mottled 
leaves and mam- 
moth flowers. 
Packet, 20 cents. 
CY PERUS. 
Umbrella Plant. ¢ 
It is as graceful 
as a palm, yet of 
easiest culture. It 
will grow and 
flourish in rooms 
that have only 
partial light. It 
needs rich soil, 
with the pot al- 
ways in a saucer 
or pan of water. 
Each leaf is um- 
brella shaped. 
Is a_ perennial. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
DUSTY MILLER. 
FERNS. 

CyrPerus. 
See Centaurea, 
Seed is slow to germinate and requires 
(UMBRELLA PLANT.) 
patient attention. Sow in spring in shallow boxes, with 
an extremely light covering of crushed and sifted moss. 
Keep moist and shaded. 
partially so, to preserve the moisture. 
Use glass over the box, or 
Ferns love a 
light, sandy soil, well enriched. 
Ferns. 
tural skill, 
ly grown. 
Zonale. 

Choicest Mixed. | 
From a fine collection. 
Packet, 15 cents. 
MAPLE. See Abutililon. 
FUCHSIA. Lady’s 
Ear Drop. A well known 
popular greenhouse plant, 
of easy culture, adapted 
to house or garden, A 
tender perennial; half 
shrubby; one to three 
feet. Colors red, white, 
purple, ete., in various 
combinations. Excellent 
window plants. In the 
Summer garden they re- 
quire a shaded situation. 
Choice Mixed Hy- 
brids. The best varieties. 
Packet, 25 cents. 
GERANIUM. Pelar- 
gonium. The pelargonium 
came originally from the 
Cape of Good Hope, and 
the geranium is one of the varieties developed by cul- 
The geranium isa tender perennial, easi- 
Easily raised from seed. 
Single, choice mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
Apple Seented. Leaves fragrant. True. Pkt., 20c. 
Lady Washington. 
Also called Pelargonium or 
Pansy Geranium. Packet, 25 cents. 
Finest Varieties 
Mixed. From a very 
fine collection. Packet, 
20 cents. 
GLOXINIA. A 
bulbous-rooted plant one 
foot high, producing large, 
bell-shaped flowers of bril- 
liant colors during the 
summer months in great 
Heat and par- 
tial shade are required. 
The flowers are variously 
spotted or mottled. The 
seeds are small, and must 
be kept near the surface 
of the seed bed. The new 
gloxinias produce flowers 
from 4 to 5 inches across. 
Do not wet the leaves 
when watering. 
Choicest Mixed. 
| From fine erect and 
| drooping varieties. 
| 


GREVILLEA. 
decorative purposes. 
ture. Packet, 10 cents. 
HELIOTROPE. 
perennial, blooming 

See novelties. 
during 
GERANIUMS.- 
Packet, 25 cents. 
Grevillea robusta. 
tender perennial, three to five feet high. 
Leaves a light bronze color, with 
| tips covered with a soft down. 
Sik Oak. A 
Suitable for house cul- 
A half-hardy 
the whole season. 
grows quickly and easily trom seed, dcing best in a rich 

GLOXINIA. 
soil The flowers 
vary in color 
white to blue. 
Lady in White. 
Very choice and fra- 
grant. Spotless white, 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Black Hing. 
Dark purple, almost 
black. PkKt.. 10 cts. 
Choice Mixed. 
Many shades and va- 
rieties. Packet, 10 cts. 
Lemoine’‘s 
Giant. Clusters 
from 

to 12 inches across. 
Packet, 15 cents. 
IMPATIENS, 
Snitan’s Balsam, Zan- 
zibar Balsam. Ten- 
der perennials one 
foot high. Culture 
easy. A pretty plant. 
Sultana. Rose- 
colored. Pkt., 15 cts, 
| 
FLOWERING) 
Useful for | 
It | 
of bloom measure 10 | 
KENILWORTH 
IVY. See Linaria. 
LANTANA., Ten- 
der shrubs, one to 
four feet high, bear- 
ing orange, white or 
pink flowers. Start in- 
doors and transplant 
to the open ground 
when warm settled 
weather arrives. 
Finest Hybrids 
Mixed. All the 
choice hybrid sorts. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
LEMON VER- 
BENA,. A tender 
Shrub grown for the 
exquisite fragrance 
of its leaves. Two 
feet bigh ; branching. 
It bears small, white 
flowers. Grown from 

seed without difficul- LANTANA. 
ty. Packet, 10 cents. 
LINARIA. KenilworthIvy. ColiseumIvy. A 
| charming, hardy perennial trailer, usually able to main 
tain itself during the winter out of doors. 
Cymbalaria. Lavenderand purple. Pkt., 10 cts. 
MUSA. Musa ensete. Abyssinian Banana. A 
noble foliage plant growing ten to fifteen feet high the 
first season from seed. Demands manure and water 
for best results. Packet, 25 cents. 
MAURBRANDIA. A tender, climbing perennial, 
growing five or ten feet high. Beautiful, slender and 
graceful. Colors blue, white, purple, ete. For out- 
door culture treatas an annual. Finest mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
NIEREMBERGIA. A half-bardy perennial, 
suitable for the greenhouse or for bedding out; of slen 
der, delicate growth; one foot high. A free bloomer. 
Frutescens. White, with lilac. Packet, 10 cents. 
OXALIS. Beautiful, bright little plants, with at- 
tractive leaves and flowers. Annuals. Half-trailing in 
habit. Suitable for hanging baskets, vases and edgings. 
Rosea and Waldiviana. Mixed. Pkt.. 10 cts. 
PASSIFLORA. 
Passion Flower. A 
beautiful and interest- 
ing perennial climber, 
for greenhouse or win- 
dow culture. Flowers 
large and of complex 
structure; of different 
colors. 
Cerulea. Flowers 
deep blue. Very hardy. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Inearnata, Rain- 
bow or May Apple 
Passion Flower. Flow- 
ers a combination of 
pink, blue and white; 
2 or 3 inches across. 
Blooms first season 
from seed. Fruit said 
to be edible. Pkt., 10c 
PERIWINKLE. 
See Vinca. 
+, PRIMULA. Chin- 
NIEREMBERGIA. ese Primrose. Splen- 
did winter blooming plants, doing well in cool rooms. 
The seed should be sowed in spring, and the young 
plants kept in cool, shaded quarters duriug summer. 
They will bloom profusely the succeeding winter. Col- 
ors include white, rose, blue, crimson and other shades ; 
flowers variously cut and fringed. 
Blue. A beautiful shade. Packet, 20 cents. 
Crimson. Rich and velvety. Packet, 20 cents. 
Rose. Carmine tinted. Packet, 20 cents. 
White. Pure and beautiful. Packet, 20 cents. 
Extra Finest Mixed. Very best. Pkt., 20 cts. 
SAINTPAULIA. Saintpaulia ionanthe. Leaves 
shaped like gloxinia, growing in a flat rosette. Flow- 
ers deep blue. A good house plant. Packet, 25 cents. 
SMILAX. A popular greenhouse climber. Leaves 
a deep, glossy green. Flowers white and fragrant. 
Habit of growth extremely graceful. Soak the seed in 





water for a day, and keep the plant rather moist. Per- 
ennial. Packet, 10 cents. 
STEVIA. Stevia serrata. A tender perennial 
Will bloom in the gar- 
growing eighteen inches high. 
Bears large heads of 
den the first season from seed. 
small white flowers. 
STREPTOCARPUS., 
A dwarf greenhouse 
perennial, blooming 
| the first season, but 
| yielding more bloom 
as the plant becomes 
older. Packet, 25 cts. 
SWAINSONTA,. 
A tender perennial, 
one to four feet high, 
with graceful foliage: 
a favorite for house 
culture. Flowers re- 
semble sweet peas, and 
are borne in sprays or 
racemes. Of easy cul- 
ture. Fine for cutting. 
Grandiflora Alba, 
White. Pkt., 20 cts. 
Carminea. Car- 
mine red. Pkt., 35 cts. 
| ‘TORENTA, A ten- 
der annual available 
for vases, hanging bas- 
| Kets, or out-of-door pur- 
poses, Free flowering. Start in window or greenhouse. 
| Fournieri. Blue, with yellow centre. PKt.,5 cts 
White Wings. White, with rose centre. Pkt, luc. 
| UMBRELLA PLANT. See Cyperus. 
WINCA, Periwinkle. A tender perennial flower 
ing the firstseason. Eighteen inches high. Flowers an 
inch and a half across. Adapted to window or ganien. 
Colors, white and rose. Mixed. Packet, 5 cents 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Hybrid Cape Primrose, 



PRIMULA, 

