I WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Flower Seeds — 111 



BuRBANK s Mayflower. 



A Quick Growing Climber. 



The Wild Cucumber Vine. 



{Echinocystis Lobata.) 

 This Is one of the quickest growing of all the annual vines, 

 and a great favorite. It Is decidedly graceful and pretty In 

 general effect, as seen upon a trellis or a fence. Vines some- 

 times attain a length of 20 or even 80 feet In a 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 ; ounce, 35 cents. 



Begonia, Ereeta Cristata. 



Mixed Colors. 



This is a very Interesting single flowered strain of the tube- 

 rous-rooted begonia. The flowers are large and extremely 

 varied in color, including many shades of copper red; yellow, pink, etc , 

 also occur. The most characteristic feature, however, is the curiously 

 bearded or crested petal, as shown in the illustration. Height, about 1 

 foot. Excellent for pot plants or garden bedding, blooming all summer. 

 Packet, 13 cents ; 2 packets, 25 cents. 



Burbank's Mayflower Verbena. 



A Fragrant Pink Sort. 



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 

 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 ; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



New Antirrhinum or 

 Snapdragon, 



Pink Princess. 



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 

 merit. It is of medium height, 

 and forms a showy, compact 

 plant, with numerous flower 

 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.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



Begonia, Erecta Criotat*.. 



Bird of Paradise Flower 



This striking and attractive flower has lately 

 become widely and wonderfully popular. The 

 blossoms are of a rich golden yellow, about 

 2>2 inches In diameter, produced In large 

 trusses, the most striking feature being the 

 long, incurving stamens and pistils, of a beau- 

 tiful, bright crimson color. It would be hard 

 to imagine anything more conspicuous and 

 showy. Seed should be soaked in warm water 

 and started indoors or under glas.s, in a light, 

 sandy soil. Plants should be carefully hard- 

 ened by gradual exposure to fresh air before 

 going into the open ground. 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 well established. Everybody 

 should try this wonderful flower. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



Nicotiana Sandera^. 



A new and desirable annual plant, about 2 

 feet high, laden with showy, carmine flowers 

 from base to summit. Plant is of branching 

 habit; flowers have the shape of the tuberose. 

 Somewhat resembles Nicotiana Affinis, but 

 with shorter tube and less fragrance, but far 

 more showy. Flowers remain open all day. 

 The seeds should be sown Indoors and the 

 plants set out in May. This will Insure contin- 

 uous bloom during summer and autumn. 

 Very easy to grow, and altogether satisfactory 

 as a bedding plant. Flowers are quite large, 

 and the profusion of bloom is remarkable. 

 This hybrid nicotiana has won wide American 

 popularity. It originated in England. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



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