118—F lower Seeds 
ABRONIA. 
Charming annual trailer, with verbena- 
like clusters of fragrant rosy pink flow- 
ers. Suitable for the border, for rock 
work or for hanging baskets and vases. 
Blooms a long time. 
Rosy pink, white eye. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
ABRUS. 
Precatorius. I 
very delicate indoor climber. 
Umbellata. 
Excellent sort. 
An ornamental but 
Pkt., 5 cts. 
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ABUTILON, CHOoIcesT Hysrips. 
ABUTILON. 
California Bell Flower. Flowering 
Maple. Tender perennial, 1 to 3 feet, 
easily grown, and always in bloom. 
Pretty, drooping, bell shaped flowers, on 
‘slender, thread like stems. Some sorts 
are large and flaring, others crinkled 
like crepe or shining like satin, and 
gome so full as to be almost double. 
The colors are white, lemon, rose, scar- 
let and crimson, as well as yellow and 
red shades. Onsome plants there appear 
to be more blossoms than leaves. These 
abutilons make handsome house plants. 
Choicest Hybrids. Pkt., 15 cts. 
ACACHA. 
Beautiful shrubs with ornamental fo- 
liage; 3 to 6 feet high; half hardy. Yel- 
low, white, red, etc. Mixed. Pkt., 6 cts. 
ACHELLEA. 
The Pearl. A hardy perennial, 1 
or 2 feet high, bearing double white flow- 
ers in summer and autumn on erect 
stems; good for cutting. Packet, 10 cts. 
ACONITUM. 
Monk’s Hood. A hardy perennial, 
3 feet tall, producing its curiously shaped 
flowers in abundance. Thrives in any 
good garden soil. 
Napellus. White and blue flowers. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
ACROCLINEU MM. 
One of the so-called everlasting flowers. 
A graceful annual border plant, 1 foot 
bigh. Valuable for winter bouquets and 
decorations. Finest mixed colors; rose 
and white. Packet, 5 cents. 
ADONIS. 
Pheasant’s Eye. A showy hardy an- 
nual, of easy culture, with pretty, fine- 
cutfoliage. Blooms profusely. One foot. 
ZEstivalis, Brightscarlet. Pkt., 5c. 
AGERATUM, PRINCESS PAULINE. 
AGERATUM. 
Floss Flower. A plant of the great- 
est beauty and value for garden or win- 
dow, unexcelled for cut flowers. Free 
bloomer. Colors blue, white, rose, etc. 
Little Blue Star. See Novelties. 
Dwarf Imperial. Quite dwarf, 
with dark blue flowers rising well above 
the foliage. Flowers with good stems, 
valuable for bouquets. A compact plant, 
Suitable for bedding. Packet, 10 cents. 
Wrimecess Paulime. SBlue and 
white, the color combination highly at- 
tractive. Dwarf, compact growth; only 
5 or 6 inches high. A profuse bloomer. 
Flowers have a peculiarly soft appear- 
ance, from blending of blue and white. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Purity. Large, pure white flowers 
of exceptionalform. Plant of medium 
size. Blooming period, July until frost. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Fimest Varieties Mixed. 
All sorts and types. Packet, 5 cents. 
ADEUDEA. 
Allegheny Vine or Mountain Fringe. 
A hardy and beautiful climbing vine, 
which sows its own seeds, and is there- 
fore in practice a perennial, since it 
comes up voluntarily year after year. 
It has fern-like foliage and pretty rose 
colored flowers. A favorite wherever 
known. 10to15 feet. Packet, 10 cts. 
AGROSTEMMA. 
Herbaceous perennial, 1 to 2 feet high. 
Single pink flowers of great beauty. 
Culture easy. Packet, 5 cents. 
ALTHEA. Rose of Sharon. 
Hardy perennial shrub,-suitable for 
lawn or hedge. White, lilac, rose, etc. 
Mixed. Packet, 10 cents; o0z., 50 cents. 
Atyssum, LITTLE GEM. 
ALYSSUM™M, 
A free flowering annual of great utility 
and beauty; easily grown and every where 
popular. It thrives in almost every soil 
and situation. The fragrant white 
flowers may be cut constantly, and others 
will be formed. No bouquet is complete 
without several spikes of alyssum. 
Sweet. The well-known sort, every- 
where popular. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts, 
Little Gem. Very dwarf; only 3 or 
4 inches in height. A single plant will 
cover a space a foot in diameter. 
Densely studded from spring until fall 
with beautiful spikes of deliciously fra- 
grant flowers. A single plant has borne 
over 400 clusters of flowers at one time. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 
Saxatile Compactum. Hardy 
perennial, about 9 inches high; desirable 
for permanent beds. Enjoys sun and 
not too much moisture. Spring bloom- 
ing; golden yellow flowers. Sometimes 
called Gold Dust. Packet, 5 cents. 
AMBROSIA. 
A hardy annual, with long spiral 
stems, covered with beautiful green foli- 
age and seed buds, which are exceedingly 
fragrant. It takes its name from the 
fragrance of its foliage. Packet, 10 cts. 
AMMOBIUM. 
One of the so-called everlastings. Stiff 
and angular in appearance; hardy an- 
nual: 18 inches. 
Ajatum Grandiflorum. The 
lavcest flowering sort; produces an enor- 
mous crop of white flowers. Pkt., 10 cts. 
ANEMONE, 
St. Brigid, or Poppy. Hardy 
perennial. See description among sum- 
mer fiowering bulbs, as per index. 
All colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
Czen, Fimest Mixed. Perennial, 
blooming year after year. A beautiful 
strain. Height1foot. Packet, 10 cents. 
ANTHEMIS. 
Hardy Marguerite. Yellow Chamo- 
mile. One of the most satisfactory of 
the summer fiowering hardy perennials. 
Continually in bloom. 
Tinectoria Kelwayi. Dense, 
bushy habit; 15 inches high; large, daisy- 
shaped flowers of golden yellow color. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1908 
AMARANTHUS, TRICOLOR SPLENDENS. 
AMARANTHUS. 
Annual plants with highly ornamental 
foliage; extremely graceful and interest- 
ing; 3 to 5 feet high. Useful for centres 
of flower beds, or for tall borders. 
Tricolor Splendens. Joseph’s 
Coat. Many colored; fine sort. Pkt., 10c. 
Mixed. All varieties. Pkt., 5 cts. 
AMPELOPSIS. 
Weitehii. Japanese Ivy. Boston 
Ivy. An introduction from Japan which 
is perfectly hardy; 30 to 60 ft. It clings 
firmly and permanently to walls, trees, 
etc. In great favor in the cities for 
covering bare brick walls. Leaves decid- 
uous. Packet, 10 cents. 
Quinquefolia. 
Creeper. Packet, 10 cents. 
True Virginia 
ANTIGONON. 
See Mountain Beauty. 
ANTIRRHINUM MAgus. 
ANTIRRHINUM. 
Snapdragon. See Novelties. One of 
the most charming of old-fashioned 
flowers. Colors, white, scarlet, yellow, 
etc. Theantirrhinum isa perennial, and 
blooms wel! the second season, but suc- 
ceeds also as an annual. 
Sun Gold. Foliage an intense canary 
yellow. Heightof plant, 5 inches; height 
of flower stalk, 7 inches. Color of 
flower, rosy white marked with carmine. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Queen Victoria. Pure white; a 
seedling of that fine sort, ‘‘The Bride.”’ 
Great vigor of growth and profusion of 
bloom. Desirable for bouquets. Packet, 
10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Tom Thumb. Finest dwarf 
mixed. One foot. Packet, 5 cents. 
Majus. Tall, mixed; 2 feet. Pkt., 5cts. 
ARCTOTIS. 
Gvrandis. Daisy-like annual from 
Africa; 244 ft. Flowers on long stems; 2 
to 3 inches across. Centre, light blue. 
Petals pure white on top, lilac on lower 
side. A charming cut flower. Packet, 
10 cents. 
ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO. 
Dutchman’s pipe. A rapid growing 
climber, with large, heart shaped leaves. 
Curious flowers thought to resemble 
pipes. Grows 20 feet or more ina sea- 
son. A perfectly hardy perennial. 
Flowers brown purple. Packet, 10 cts. 
ARABIS. 
One of the earliest spring flowering 
perennials, the plant attaining a height 
of not over 6 inches. Grows in a spread- 
ing tuft. Flowers white. Packet, 5 cts. 
ARNEBIA,.  Arnebdia cornuta. 
A‘ thrifty annual, about 2 feet high, 
blooming profusely the whole summer. 
Flowers three-fourths of an inch in 
diameter; primrose yellow with black 
spots. 
Packet, 5 cents. . 
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AQUILEGIA SINGLE AND DouBLe. 
AQUILEGIA. 
Columbine. Hardy perennial, luxuri- 
ating in good moist soil; suitable for the 
open garden or rock work. Plants1 to 3 
feet high. Culture easy. 
Ceerulea. Violet blue and white; 
2tfeet. Packet, 10 cents. 
Double White. Packet, 10 cents. 
Finest Double Flowering. 
Mixed; all sorts. Packet, 10 cents. 
Finest Simgie Flowering. 
Mixed; all sorts. Packet, 5 cents. 
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ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII, 
ASPARAGUS. 
Ornamental. Extremely pretty stove 
and greenhouse plants, of highest decor- 
ative value. Easily raised from seed. _ 
Spremgerii. Emerald Feather. 
Adapted to suspended baskets; 1 to 4 
feet. An excellent trailing house plant, 
as it withstands a dry atmosphere and 
succeeds everywhere. Remains fresh a 
long time after cutting. Packet, 15 cts. 
Plumesus Nanus. A greenhouse 
perennial climber, of wonderful beauty. 
It has largely replaced the famous 
smilax in the floral world. Bright, cheer- 
ful green. Packet, 20 cents. 
ASPERULA, 
Hardy annual, with clusters of small, 
sweet flowers. The bloom is profuse. 
Grows in partial shade. 
Gdorata. Sweet Woodruff. White, 
with a delicious odor when dried that 
imparts an agreeable perfume to cloth- 
ing; 8to12inches. Packet, 5 cents. 
AURICULA. 
See Primula. 
AUSTRALIAN STAR 
FLOWER. 
Valuable half hardy annual; | ft. high, 
with pink or carmine blossoms. The 
flowers rival the everlastings in their 
keeping qualities. Packet, 10 cents. 
AZALEA. 
Indica. Chinese Azalea. Charming, 
free flowering shrubby greenhouse 
plants, bearing a mass of exquisite 
bloom, of various shades of red, pink, 
white, etc. Packet, 25 cents. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON. 
See Globe Amaranth. 
