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'GAIN we present to our host of flower-loving 

 customers, a wonderful assortment of the most 

 beautiful flowers, from which they may make 

 their choice for the coming season. 



For many years Maule's Flower Seeds have been the favor- 

 ite of thousands of flower lovers, but never before were we so 

 fortunate in being able to offer so many marvelous varieties 

 and strains of all kinds of pretty flowers. 



All our old customers, we are sure, will want to increase 

 their orders this year. To those who may not have ordered 

 from us previously, may we say that you will be most pleas- 

 antly surprised with the personal interest taken in your 

 order, the promptness with which all our shipments are made 

 — and most important of all, with the beauty of the flowers 

 as they bloom in your garden and home. 



More Flowers Are Being Grown Everywhere 



This is a time of change and improvement in everything 

 that affects the home. In a few short years we have seen our 

 homes transformed by the aid of electric labor-saving de- 

 vices and other modern conveniences. There is more leisure 



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time in the home, and an increased desire for those things 

 that bring joy and happiness to all. Nothing will so quickly 

 brighten a home as some lovely flowers. 



Surely, when so much beauty and joy can easily be brought 

 into the lives of those around us, we should not fail to accept 

 the opportunity to make our home more attractive to 

 family and friends. 



In this book it has been our desire to make it easy for 

 everyone to be able to select the flowers they most admire, 

 and which are best adapted to various purposes. On page 85 

 will be found a list of the most popular flowers, and the 

 purpose for which they are particular^ suitable. 



We Pay the Postage on All Flower Seeds 



All of our flower seeds, in any quantity, are sent to you 

 postpaid. 



All bulbs and roots, in any quantity, are sent postpaid- 

 except where noted. Rose bushes, flowering shrubs, and 

 hedge plants are delivered prepaid by parcel post or express, 

 except where noted. 



Classification of Flowers 



Flowers are divided into three classes — Annuals, 

 L Biennials, and Perennials. 



Hardy Annuals 



Plants Bloom Only the One Season 



Popular where quick results are desired with the 

 least expenditure of time and money. Some Annuals 

 are raised for foliage effect, but the main desire is for 

 beautiful, colorful flowers to brighten the home. 

 Excellent for cut-flower purposes. Seed may be 

 started in the open ground in early spring, or sown 

 indoors for earlier effect. 



Half Hardy Annuals 



Will Bloom Only the One Season 



Seed should be sown in boxes in the house or in hot- 

 beds during March and April, then about the time 

 trees come into leaf set the plants out in tha open 

 ground. 



Hardy Biennials 



Bloom the Following Season After Solving Seed, 

 Bloom One Season Only 



Seed may be started in the open ground in early 

 spring, or sown indoors for earlier effect. 



Half Hardy Biennials 



Bloom the Folloiving Season After Sowing Seed. 



Bloom One Season Only 



Seed may be started in boxes in the house or in hot-beds 



during March and April, then about the time trees come 



into leaf, set the plants out in the open ground. Plants 



require protection during the winter. 



Hardy Perennials 



"&& Bloom the Folloiving Season After Sowing Seed. Then 



Continue Blooming Each Succeeding Year 



Seed may be sown in early spring, or during July and August, to 

 produce plants that will bloom the following season. The seed 

 of some Hardy Perennials, if sown very early, will produce plants 

 that will bloom the same season. It is not necessary to give these 

 plants protection during winter, although a covering of leaves, 

 litter, or straw manure will prove beneficial. After v being once 

 established a hardy bed or border requires practically no attention. 

 If the varieties have been properly selected, a bed of Hardy Peren- 

 nials should provide an abundance of flowers from early spring 

 until frost. 



Half Hardy Perennials 



Bloom the First Season After Sowing Seed. Winter Blooming Indoor 



Seed should be sown in boxes in the house or in hot-beds during March and 



April, then about the time trees come into leaf, set the plants out in the 



open ground. Before frost, plants set out in the open ground should be lifted 



and placed in pots so they can be cared for in the house during winter. 



Directions Hotv to Plant Are Printed on E very- 

 Package of Maule's Flou-er Seeds 



66 WM. HENRY SV.AUL1 



'The Old Reliable Seed House. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



