Maule's Selected Flower Seeds 



Annuals 



AND OTHERS THAT BLOOM THE FIRST SEA- ^ 

 SOW FROM SEED. ... 



Under this head I class the true Annuals, that Is, flow- B 

 ers that bloom the first year, then die Also Biennials and Perennials S 

 that flower freely from seed the first j'ear. In tills list will lie found fL 

 nia.uy new varieties, together wltli tile old and well tried favor- ^ 

 ites, having been selected with great care, with a view of offer- pi 

 Ing only the most desirable sorts. J 



ABRONIA.— A charming trailer, with beautiful verbena-like clusters of g" 

 sweet scented flowers; continues in bloom a long time; very eflective ^ 

 for rock work, or hanging baskets. g 



— Umbellata. Rosy lilac, white eye. Packet, 5c. » 



ADONIS Also known as Pheasant's Eye. A showy, hardy annual of 9 



easy culture, with pretty, fine-cut foliage, and blooms profusely. % 



— .ffistlvalis. Bright scarlet. 1 foot. 5c. m 



AGERATUM.— Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very use- « 



ful where cut flowers are in demand; in bloom the whole summer. § 



% —Finest Varieties Mixed. 5c. . 



AIi"ifSSUM.— Free-flowering pretty plants, for beds, edgings or rock work, i^ 



—Sweet, white, fragrant. 5c. a 



— Little Gem. Very dwarf ; only grow three to four inches high, and J 



each plant spreads so as to completely cover a circular space twelve to a 



twenty inches In diameter. The plants soon become one mass of J 



white, remaining in full bloom from spring to fall— being densely j 



studded with the beautiful miniature spikes of deliciously fragrant ,- 



flowers. More than Jmir hundred clusters of flowers in full bloom have ^ 



been counted on a single plant. 10c. p 



AMARAIVTHUS. — Ornamental foliaged plants, extremely graceful and in- >i 



leresting, producing a striking effect, whether grown for conservatory or ^ 



out-door flower garden. « 



— Mixed. All varieties. 5c. 8 



ANTIRRHINUM.— 6'nap Dragon. Beautiful spikes of gay colored flowers 



produced the first summer until after frost; flowers well the second season. 2 



Tom Thumb. Finest dwarf, mixed. 1 foot. 5c. e 



Mains. Tall, mixed. 2 feet. 5c. < 



ASTERS.— Queen Margaret. One of the most popular and efTectlve of our H 

 garden favorites, producing in profusion flowers In which richness and va- « 

 rlety of colors are combined, with the most perfect and beautiful form. ^ 

 It is indispensable in every garden or pleasure ground where an autumnal > 

 display is desired. My seed has been grown by the leading German flower h 



seed growers, and has no superior. 



—Dwarf 'Wliite Q,ueen. A distluct and decidedly handsome pure white 

 Aster, only growing 8 to 10 inches high, each plant beariug from 20 to 30 

 beautifully formed and exceedingly large and perfect double flowers, al- 

 most completely hiding the foliage. 10c. 



Ke-w Victoria. Flowers large, and distinguished by an elegant and regu- 

 lar overlapping of the petals. The plants bear from 10 to 20 flowers, with the 

 appearance of an elegant pyramid. 1% feet. All colors mixed. 10c. 



pjeony Perfection Dwarf. Grows only 12 inches high, of very neat. 



ASTEKS. 1 \ I I I I \ 



2. P^ONY Pehfec- 

 TiON Dwarf. 



3. Chkysanthemum Flowered. 



4. CocARDEAU OR Crown. 



ASTERS. — Large Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, ro- 

 bust habit, regularly Imbricated; variously colored, 



large, very double, brilliant flowers. 2 feet. All 



colors, mixed. 10c. 



—New Diamond. This new aster possesses points of 



the highest merit, and were greatly admired on my 



trial grounds at Briar Crest the past Summer. The 



flowers are extremely beautiful and of the greatest 



perfection, 2 to 2>^ inches across, perfectly double 



and each petal is distinctly incurved. The flowers 



are particularly valuable for cutting for bouquets. 



The plants grow 18 to 20 inches In height and the 



plant is a perfect mass of bloom. 10 colors, mixed. 10c. 

 — Improved Q,allled German. Plants tall and 



branching; flowers beautifully quilled and noted for the clearness of their colors. 



Profuse bloomers and very beautiful. Mixed colors. .5c. 



— Harlequin. One of the most curiously marked flowers grown. Lovely pure white 



petals, irregularly interspersed with deep blue or bright red petals, making bright 



splashes and stripes of color over the snowy groundwork. Medium height. Very 



odd and beautiful. 10c. 



—Giant Emperor. Flowers ot great size, very double, flne form, brilliant colors and 



robust growth. 2 feet. Mixed colors. 10c. 



—Jewel, or Ball-Shaped. A new and beautiful class of Asters, obtained from the 



well-known Paeony Perfection race; similar but somewhat dwarfer in habit than the 



latter, with shorter petals; perfectly round flowers; 20 Inches. All colors mixed. 10c. 

 —New Dwarf, Triumph. The most beautiful and distinct dwarf Aster in cultivation, 



only growing from 7 to 8 inches high, each plant covered with from 20 to 30 large, 



handsome, perfectly formed flowers of unsurpassed form and exquisite beauty. 



Flowers measure from 2>^ to 3 inches across. The color is pure scarlet. 10c. 



SPEemirSSTEirOFFER. 



One packet of each of the above 14 Asters. Also one packet each of 

 Asters, New Giant Comet, Mixed. New Branching, Mixed and New 

 Japanese, (See page 66) 17 packets in all, 75 cents, postpaid. 



asTER, eH0ieE yhrieties mixed. ^ ^ ^? ^ 



ail the above varieties of Asters and manv others, in one = = = 

 » » » grand mixture. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets., 25 cents. 



BEQONIA VERNON. 



This beautiful new Begonia, coming absolutely true from seed, has been universally 

 accepted as one of the most useful and really meritorious introductions in years, being 

 of unusual value for bedding, and will stand our hot summer sun admirably. Its num- 

 erous flowers are of brilliant orange carmine, with a bright yellow centre, gorgeously set 

 off with its handsome foliage, which is stiff and glossy, and in color a rich metallic 

 green, spotted and margined with bronzy purple, changing to a rich dark red as the 

 ageof the foliage advances. Blossoms freely the entire summer from seed planted in 

 the early spring. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 35 cent*. 



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compact habit, and blooms most profusely. Flowers large and perfectly g 

 double. The colors are peculiarly rich and brilliant. Strongly recommend- g 

 ed for planting either in beds or masses. All coloi;s mixed. 10c. . 



Dvvarf Chrysanthemum Flowered. E'ine large double flowers, resem- 



bliu"" chrysanthenmms, and valuable on account of its profuse flowering f 



when otheVs are done. 12 inches. All colors mixed. 10c. g 



— Cocardeau or Crown. A very showy variety, centre petals being pure Sf 



white and outside petals • 

 bright colors. 1^ ft. All 3 

 colors mixed. 10c. p 



— Shakespeare or Dvf arf B 

 Pompon. Exquisitely a 

 formed small flowers; very J 

 dwarf and continues in * 

 bloom a long time. All g 

 colors mixed. 10c. ^ 



— NevF AVashlngton. Q 

 Without exception the ^ 

 largest Aster in cultiva- ^ 

 tion, flowers frequently ^ 

 measuring 4 to 5 inches In • 

 diameter, and of perfect 9 



LITTLE GEM. 



BEGONIA. VBKNON. 



