128—F lower Seeds 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1915 
COLEUS 
Tender Perennial 
Foliage plants of exceeding richness and beauty; indispensable for 
borders and bedding; excellent for greenhouse and window. 
1244 NEW BRIAR 
CREST. No place 
could show such a col- 
lection of coleus as we 
had at Briar Crest last 
summer. For years we 
have prided ourselves 
that cur collection of 
ecoleus was unsur- 
passed; but have kept 
right on breeding it 
up, until now, in varie- 
ty of colors, Shape of 
foliage, mammoth 
size, etc., we have se- 
cured a selection far 
ahead of anything ever 
seen at homeor abroad. 
Seed of the Briar Crest 
ecoleus is worth more 
than its weight in gold. 
Highly ornamental as 
a pot plant, especially 
with its spikes of blue 
flowers in autumn. 
Packet, 20 cents; 
3 packets, 50 cents. 
1245 LARGE-LEAVED SUNSET SHADES. A Strain of coleus 
remarkable for diversity and richness of color combinations. Leaves 
sometimes attain a length of 10 or 12 inches and a width of 6 or 8 inches. 
Foliage very ornamental. being curled, serrated, cut or fringed in a 
most delicate and - 
varied way. The 
prevailing colors 
are indicated by the 
name, being a rich 
combination of all 
the tints in a gor- 
geous sunset. The 
handsomest foliage 
plants obtained so 
easily from _ seed, 
making fine speci- 
men plants in two 
or three months; no 
two exactly alike. 
Packet, 15 cents. y 
1246 CHOICEST ¢¥ 
HYBRIDS. From 
the best named 
sorts. Pkt., 15 cts. 
1247 FINEST 
MIXED. Tall grow- 
ing, with smaller 
leaves. Pkt., 10c. 
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Covteus, LarRGe-LEAveD SuNSET SHADES. 
CONVOLVULUS 
Hardy Annual Climber 
Morning Glory. Beautiful and free blooming annual climbers, grow- 
ing easily in any situation. Colors blue, white, pink, purple, etc. 
1251 MAJOR. The most popular tall growing morning glory. 
Fine mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 
COREOPSIS 
Hardy Perennial 
The coreopsis is one 
of the most showy of 
yellow flowered hardy 
perennials. Culture 
easy; thrive anywhere. 
1253 SUNSHINE. 
Bright yellow flowers. 
Every spring it reap- 
pears in vigorous and 
graceful form. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
Sy 1254 HARVEST 
WY MOON. Producing 
ti large, long stemmed, 
Yj UTA 
Ty f\) rich golden-yellow flow- 
Wr W\\\ ers, in great profusion 
ih all summer. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Coreopsis, HARVEST Moon. 
COSMOS 
Hardy Annual 
A tall, graceful, showy annual, enjoying the widest popularity. It 
has. been developed into a variety of Shapes and colors. Three to six 
feet high. Blooms profusely in late summer and autumn. The season 
of bloom can be lengthened by starting the seeds in frames or window 
boxes, in early spring. Excellent for cut flowers. 
1255 NEW GIGANTIC ORCHID FLOWERING, LADY LENOX. 
The flowers are immense, 6 to 7 inches in diameter, with wide overlap- 
ping oval petals of an exquisite shade of shell pink. The flower is 
borne on long stems, making them exceptionally desirable for cutting. 
Plant grows 4 to 6 feet high. Packet, 10 cents. 
1256 GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA. This strain is remarkable for 
the great size and clear color of its flowers. The plants or bushes grow 
6 feet high, and each is a mass of feathery foliage, studded all over with 
long stemmed flowers. A magnificent selection. All colors mixed. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
1258 MARGUERITE FRINGED. Petals fringed in a way sug- 
gesting marguerites. Flowers 2 or 3 inches across. Colors white, red, 
pink. All colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. ° 
1261 FINE MIXED. A fine mixture ofall varieties. 
Packet, 5 cents; 144 ounce, 20 cents. 
Cosmos, EarRtY BLOOMING GIANT FANCY. 
EARLY BLOOMING GIANT FANCY. In this strain, which has 
been selected and re-selected with great care and labor, will be found 
the finest forms of cosmos thus far developed. It is a noble mixture 
or collection of large flowered forms, embracing all colors, such as 
white, pink, crimson, white tinted rose, ete. The great flowers, borne 
in abundance on long and graceful stems, are sometimes 6 or more 
inches across. Some blooms are nearly flat and cone shaped, with 
petals variously cut and fringed. Of great,elegance and beauty. This 
magnificent type of cosmos may be started very early, under glass or 
in the window box, thus giving it a long season for full development. 
Seeds sown out of doors in early spring produce plants that will bloom 
in early autumn, and continue long after the advent of frosts. 
1262 Pink. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Crimson. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
White. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
MIXED. Allcolors. Packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 30 cents. 
25 Cents Buys 
Any six 5-cent packets 
Any three 10-cent packets 
Any two 15-cent packets 
CYCLAMEN 
Tender Perennial 
One of the choicest of all the 
greenhouse or window plants. Root 
bulbous in shape; foliage rich and 
beautiful; flowers bird-like and frag- 
rant. Colors white, pink, crimson, 
ete. Should be sown in light soil, 
containing leaf mould. 
1267 PERSICUM. Choice mixed. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
1268 GIGANTEUM. Beautiful 
mottled leaves and mammoth flow- 
ers. Packet, 20 cents. 
1263 
1264 
1265 
CycLAmMEN, GIGANTEUM. 
