WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Flower Seed Novelties—115 
A Quick Growing Climber 
The Wild Cucumber Vine. 
(Zehinocystis Lobata.) 
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- This is one of the quickest growing of all the annual vines, 
\ anda great favorite. Itis decidedly graceful and pretty in 
general effect, as seen upon a trellis or a fence. Vines 
sometimes attain a length of 20 or even 80 feet ina season. 
The fragrant white flowers are followed by prickly seed pods. 
The pods or fruits are always interesting to children, “who 
love to make them burst.’? Makes the quickest growth and 
shade of any vine I know of. 
Packet, 5 cents; 44 ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
Begonia, Erecta Cristata. 
This is a very interesting single flowered strain of the tube- 
rous-rooted begonia. Flowers are large and extremely var- 
ied in color, including many shades. The most characteristic feature, 
however, is the curiously bearded or crested petal, as shown in the \\ 
illustration. Excellent for pot plants or garden bedding, blocming all 
summer. Mixed colors. 
Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 
BURBANK’S MAYFLOWER, V ‘ 
THE ARBUTUS SCENTED 
This verbena is of bright and pleasing shades of pink, of extraordinary 
size and free blooming habit. Its chief claim to popularity, as developed 
#\ by Mr. Burbank, is its fragrance, which resembles the Trailing Arbutus 
Mii or Mayflower. This fact gave it its name. It is very desirable for bouquets 
and decorative purposes, and is unsurpassed as a bedder. It was origi- 
nated by Mr. Burbank by a long continued selection from sweet 
scented sorts. The type is now quite well established. 
Packet, 10 cents; 8 packets, 25 cents. 
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4 New Antirrhinum or 
Snapdragon, 
Pink Prineess. 
This new pink snapdragon is %& 
one of the best and and prettiest 
so far introduced, and [I list it 
here on account of its great 
=3| merit. It is of medium height, 
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stalks or spikes. The bloom is 
profuse and continuous, but its 
main charm is the exquisite 
beauty of its clear pink color. 
It is one of the best for bouquet 
making and cutting, and is 
=| already known to a large circle 
of admiring friends. 
Packet, 10 cts.; 8 pkts., 25 ets. 
Bird of Paradise Flower 
This striking and attractive flower has lately 
become widely popular. The blossoms are of a 
rich golden yellow, about 244 inches in diam- 
eter, produced in large trusses, the most strik- 
ing feature being the long, incurving stam- 
mens and pistils, of a beautiful, bright crim- 
son color. Seed should be soaked in warm 
water and started indoors or under glass, ina 
light, sandy soil. A sunny situation is required, 
in dry and very warm soil, and no water other 
than the rains will be needed after the plants 
are established. 
Packet, 10 cents; 8 packets, 25 cents. 
NICOTIANA SANDERZ. 
A recent introduction of this most showy 
annual. Plant grows about two feet high, of 
branching, bushy habit, carries the carmine 
flowers in clusters, and gives continuous dis- 
play of brilliant flowers through summer and 
autumn. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
NICOTIANA SANDERAZ HYBRIDS. 
The plant and flowers are similar to the pop- 
ular fragrant, white flowering Nicotiana Af- 
finis, but the flower of this new hybrid is 
much larger, measuring at least two inches 
across, remains open all day, and the plant is 
literally ablaze with the brilliant hued flowers 
from base to summit, thousands being borne on 
a single plant during the season. Hasily grown 
from seed, commencing to flower in a few 
weeks from sowing, thriving in a sunny posi- 
tion in any good garden soil. All colors, 
mixed. \ 
Packet, 10 cents; 8 packets, 25 cents. 
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