Ornamental Climbers. 



One of the most interesting and useful class of garden plants, and 

 this list I believe embraces the most popular and satisfactory va- 

 rieties. Many a trellis, fence, tree-stump or veranda, otherwise 

 unattractive, can be made beautiful by planting them. 

 A.>IPELiOPs>IS. — Japanese Ivy or .Mhiialure Virijinia Creeper. 



An introduction from Japan which has proven entirely hardy. 



It grows as rapidly as the old Virginia Creeper, and attains a 



heisrht of fifty feet. It clings tirmly to any wall, tree, etc. 

 — Veltehi 10c. 



A.Rl?iTOliOCB.IA..— Dutchman's Fipe. A rapid growing 



climber with large heart-shaped foliage, and very curious 



flowers resembling a pipe. Grows 20 feet or more in a season. 



— SIpho. — Brownish purple. 10c. 

 IS.4.L.L.OON ^WE.—Cardinspermum. A rapid growing, 



handsome climber, with inflated membranous capsules, from 



which it derives its name. Grows and spreads very rapidly. 

 —White. 16 feet. 5c 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER.— A very attractive creeper, 



beari'ig a neat yellow flosver, beautifully fringed. 10 feet. lUc. 

 CliEMATIS.— Rapid growing climbers, fine for arbors and 



verandas. Perfectly hardv. Soak the seed 



in water 21 hours before sowing. 



— Pine Mixed, 10c. 

 COB^EA.— A rapid growing climber, bear- 

 ing an abjndance of bell shaped flowers. 



^ — Scandens. Rich purple. 15 feet. lOc 



' CONVOL.VU1.US.— .V'-rnin.r; Glory. A 



well-known and beautiful free flowering 



class of climbers, with brilliant and varied 



colored flowers, growing in any situation. 



—Major. Very flne mixed. .io 



OnUlCaOS.—Hyacind, Bean. A Trench 



Hyacinth Bean, with beautiful clusters of 



purple and white flowers. 15 feet. 



— Fine Mixed. 5c. 

 I OOITRD ORNAMENTAL.- A very 

 J useful and ornamental class of rapid- 

 ; growing climbers. The fruit is of various 

 . shapes and colors, some very large and 

 J others very small. All are hard-shelled 



and will keep for years, never decaving. 

 . —Small Varieties Mixed. All sorts. 5c. 

 i —Large Varieties Mixed. All sorts. .5c. 



j IPO.W<EA.-0//))-i?.>;.s Vine. Fern-like foliage and scarlet flowers, ilecidedly 

 5 beautiful. I consider this one of the handsomest of our climbing annuals. 15 feet. 

 , — Qiiaraoellt. Bright scarlet; the most showv variety. 5c. 



5 MOMORDICA. Commonly known as Balsam Apple. No trailing plant can 

 J surpass this in striking beauty of fruit and foliage. 12 feet. 



^ — Balsamlna.— /J'l/snm Apple. Apple-shaped fruit. .5o. 



— Charantia. — /Jri'vim Penr. Pear-shaped fruit. .5c 



< NASTURTIUM M.\..tVH.-TalL Tropcentum. Admirably adapted for rock 



< work, banks, covering trellises, or rustic work. 10 feet. 



; -Spitfire. Brilliant scarlet, very showy. 10c. 



P —Choice Tall Mixed. Embracing all the best varieties. 5c. 



3 SWEET PEA.S.—Lathyrus Odoratux. Beautiful, fragrant, free-flowering 

 D plants, thriving in any open situation; blooming all summer and autumn if the 

 S flowers are cut freely, and the pods picked off as they appear. H feet. 

 J —Pine Mixed. All colors, shades and markings. Packet. 5 cents; ounce, 

 J 10 cents: 'j Ih.. 'ii cents; lb., 75 cents. For New Sweet Peas see page 67. 

 » THUNBERGIA.— tf?a<A: Eyed Susan. An ornamental, rapid-growing 

 J climber. Fine for vases, rustic work or greenhouse decoration. 

 ( -Fine Mixed. White, buff and orange. 5c. 



[ NEW VARIEGnTBD JAPANESE H0P. 



This charming annual climber is sure to create a furore wherever grown. It is 



POKTUL ACA.— A favorite for beds, edgings, rock work, etc. Thrives best In a rather rich, light loam, or 

 sandy soil. Blooms profusely from early Summer until Autumn and only 8 inches high. 



— Lartse Flowered Mixed. All colors: many striped and variegated. .5c. 



— (irandiflora. fl. pi. Double Moweriny I'lyrlulaca. Colors of most brilliant shades. Seed saved from perfect 

 double lliiwers. These make perfectly gorgeous masses of color remaining open all day. 10c. 

 KICIXl'S.— Castor OiY Btun. A tree-like plant effective at points where plants of stately growth are desirable. 



— Fine Mixed. Embracing all the best plain and fancy leaved varieties. 6 to lu feet. .5c. 



SALPIttLOSSlS.- The Salpiglossis has long been known as one of the most Ijeautiful of our flowering annu- 

 als. The plants grow about 1» inches high, with slender, grass like foliage, producmg an abundance of orchid- 

 like flowers, measuring 2 to 2)i in. across, many odd and beautiful velvety colors, exquisitely veined and marbled. 



The colors range through ail shades of red, pink, purple, blue, yellow, white, etc. The plants 

 are of graceful habit, bearing their flowers high above the foliage, producing a most pleasing 

 effect, as lliey nod to and fro with each passing breeze. As a bouquet flower they have no equal. 



—New Hybrids Mixed. All colors, shades and markings. 10c. 



SALVIA. An elegant bedding plant, with abundant spikes of flowers; blooms till frost; 

 .-Succeeds in a light, rich soil. Should And a place in every flower garden. 



—< ocelnea Splendens Scarlet. .Scarlet .Sapf. Bright scarlet flowers. 10c. 



-Bonfire, New Dwarf. This variety is the finest .'^alvia lor bedding. The plants grow 

 into very compact, oval bushes, about 2Ji feet high, and produce long spikes of brilliant scarlet 

 flowers; the spikes stand out stiff and erect; over 200 spikes to a plant is not unusual, and the 

 spikes bear from 2ij to 30 flowers each. 1.5c. 



St'ABIOSA.— .l/(j?;ryu;i(; Bride. One of the most desirable border plants; fragrant flowers. 



-Dwarf Double Mixed. 1 foot. .5c. 



STOCKS. Nothing can excel these large double flowers of great beauty and fragrance. They 

 flower most profusely in from 10 to 12 weeks alter sowing. 



—Globe Pyramidal. Both the spikes and flowers are very large, the individual blooms fre- 

 quently measuring from 2 to 2)2 inches in diameter. The large double and perfect flowers are 

 produced in great profusion, the spikes being compactly pyramidal in shape, and the plants 

 of iiMat hahit of grciuth. Seed saved from named flowers. All colors in grand mixture. 10c. 



—German Ten ■Weeks. Finest double mixed. About twenty distinct colors. 10c. 



—Finest Varieties Mlsced. Embracing all varieties. 10c. 



VERBENA.— An indispensable bedding 

 plant. Sown in the spring flowers quite 

 early in thejseason. 



— Hybrida Scarlet. Various shades. 10c. 

 — Hybrida White. Fine for bouquets. 10c. 



— Hybrida Mixed. All colors. 10c. 

 ZINNIA ELEGANS.— lou« and Old 



Aye. Produces handsome hemispherical 

 flow ers in great profusion. Suitable for 

 beds and groups. 



—Zebra. This strain presents a new de- 

 parture in Zinnias, bearing large, perfectly 

 double flow-ers as evenly imbricated as a 

 Camellia. The flowers are variously 

 striped and mottled, presenting all colors 

 and shades known in the Zinnia. oc. 



—Curled and Crested. Large and full 

 flowers, the petals being twisted, curled and 

 crested into the most fantastic and graceful 

 forms; range of colors — orange, purple, 

 pink, deep rose, yellow, etc. The indi- 

 vidual plants form compact bushes about 

 2 feet high, and bear, well above the foliage, 

 1.50 to 3011 flowers each. 10c 



—New Pompone. Flowers are remark- 

 ably fine, perfect in form and varied in 

 color, embracing all the shades of crimson, 

 yelIo%v, purple, white, rose and orange 

 found in the Zinnia. 5c 



—Double Mixed, Embracing all the va- 

 riously colored, tall and dwarf double. 

 varieties. Very fine mixture. oc. 



—Tom Thumb, Scarlet Gem. This 



new zinnia forms compact bushes about 



12 inches high, covered all summer long with small intense 



scarlet flowers which are decidedly showy. Excellent for 



SALVTA. COCCINEA SPLENDBNS. 



bedding; being a good substitute for geraniums. 



10c. 



Have you decided to make up a club order for 



MAULE'S SEEDS? 



If so do not forget that ni>' Special Discounts 

 on seeds In packets and oances applies to botb 

 Flo^ver and Vegetable Seeds; also see club 

 prizes offered on page 1 of this catalogue. 



COB.EA 

 SCANDENS. 



J a rapid grower, attaining a height of 20 to 25 feet in a few weeks time. The leaves 

 I (averaging from 6 to 7 inches across) are beautifully and distinctively marked 

 k with silvery white, yellowish green and dark green, partly regularlv striped, as 

 • well as marbled an<l blotched almost like crazy patchwork. It is not injured bv 

 insects, does not siitTfr from the heat, and it retains its livelv variegated and 



f densely packed foliage until cut down by frost. The plant is unusually vigorous, 

 and will rapidly cover porches, fences, summer houses, rustic an'hes or gateways. 

 4 Hardy; roots remain in ground all Winter. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



