132— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1907 



Sweet William. Holborn Glohv. 

 SWEET WIELIAM. 



Well knoxvn. free blooming, hardy 



f)erennial plants. Old-fashioned favor- 

 tes. now greatl.v improved. They pro- 

 duce masses of lovely, brilliant, "sweet 

 Bcented flowers through a long period, 

 making a splendid etTect in beds. One 

 foot high. Flowers borne in heads or 

 umbels, with individual florets nearly an 

 Inch across. Colors, white, pink, crim- 

 son, carmine, purple, etc. Should be 

 replaced by new seedlings, every few 

 years, in fresh soil. 



manimoth Holborn Olor;-. A 

 beautiful new strain with large flowers 

 and bushy compact habit of grou-th. 

 Single florets have measured over 1 inch 

 across. Embraces many shades and 

 markings. S'^ feet high. ' Pkt., 10 cts. 



Fine Double Mixed. A splendid 

 strain. All colors. Packet. 5 cents. 



Auricula Eyed. A highly orna- 

 mental strain, with large eyes. All 

 colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



Fine Single mixed. Various 

 beautiful shades and markings. Pkt. , 5c. 

 THrXBERGIA. 



Black-Eyed Susan. An ornamental, 

 rapid growing annual climber; an old 

 favorite. Excellent for vases, trellises, 

 rustic work or greenhouse decoration. 

 Flowers buflf, orange, white, etc.; height, 

 6 feet. Fine mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 

 TOBENIA. 



A tender annual available for vases, 

 hanging baskets or out of door purposes; 

 6 to 12 inches. Very free flowering. 

 Start in window or greenhouse. 



Mixed. Colors, blue with yellow 

 centre, white with rose centre, etc. 

 Packet, 6 cents. 



TR0P.E01,rM. 



See Nasturtium. 



TRITOMA. 



Hed Hot Poker. Torch Flower. Hardy 

 perennial plant. Blooms from August 

 until late autumn. Very showy in beds 

 or masses. 



Uvarla. Varies from yellow to scar- 

 let. Packet, .5 cent.s. 



Hybrida Express. The earliest to 

 bloom. Some of the seedlings of this 

 class will flower the first year, if sown 

 early. An interesting and valuable 

 strain. Packet. 2.5 cents. 



VAI^ERIANA. 



Hardy heliotrope. A showy perennial 

 border plant, producing large corymbs 

 of red and white flowers suitable for bou- 

 quets or decorations. Very fragrant, re- 

 senabling heliotrope. Two to three feet. 

 Should be generally grown, as it succeeds 

 almost everywhere. 



Mixed. Rose and white. Pkt., 5 eta. 



VEROXICA. 



Speedwell. The group includes a 

 number of hard.v perennial varieties, 

 growing I'j to 2 feet high, with graceful 

 heads or spikes of flowers. 



Virgrinioa. Tall, with long spikes 

 of white flowers. Packet. 10 cents. 



VIRGISfS BOWER. 



See Clematis 

 VISCARIA. 



Handsome annuals, 1 foot high, with 

 large, round, single flowers of white, 

 scarlet, blue, flesh color, etc.. variously 

 margined and marked. Allied to Lych- 

 nis. Sow early in the spring, and grow 

 the flowers in masses. Packet, 5 cents. 



Hybrida Scarlet. Brilliant; 

 fine for bedding. Packet, in cents. 



Ifybrida Wbite. Fine for bou- 

 quets. Packet. 10 cents. 



Hj-brida Mixed. All colors. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce. $1.50. 



Verbena, Auricula and Italian. 

 VERBEXA. 



A choice annual, 6 to 12inches high. In- 

 dispensable for bedding purposes. Flow- 

 ers, white, scarlet, red, crimson, purple, 

 etc. Verbenas raised from seed are 

 usually fragrant. To hasten bloom it 

 is t)etter to start the seed in-doors. The 

 plants should stand about a loot apart in 

 the open ground, and the flowers should 

 be cut frequently. Seedling verbenas are 

 stronger than others. 



Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy. 

 See Novelties. 



Auricula Eyed. Various colors. 

 Flower with large white eye. Pkt., 10c. 



Italian Striped. ShowT. striped 

 sorts; many colors. Packet, 10 cents. 



Bush. Much like the common sorts, 

 but less procumbent It make« an erect 

 and compact bush ]\ran\ bright colors 

 one foot Ali\ed Packet In Lent" 



Verbena Hybrida Mixed 

 VIRGIXIA t'REEl»ER. 



See Ampelopsis quiuquefolia. 



ViNCA, Periwinkle. 



VIXCA. 



Feriwmkle. A tender perennial plant 

 blooming the first season. Adapted to 

 window or open garden, making a fine 

 show in the border; 18 inches. Flowers, 

 I's inches across Colors white and 

 rose Mixed Packet 5 cents 



Umbrella 



UMBBEtili.A PI.AXT. 



Cyperus. As handsome and graceful as 

 a palm, yet of easiest culture. It will grow 

 and flourish in rooms that have only 

 partial light. It needs rich soil and 

 much wafer. It is a perennial. 



Alternifblius. Packet, 10 cents. 



Verben 



Coniniaiidaiit Maroliaiid. The 



flowers are remarkably large, of a dark 

 purplish red color, and produced in 

 great abundance. One of the most desir- 

 able verbenas in my entire list. Packet, 

 10 cents. 



Manimoth Show. Absolutely all 

 the finest colored verbenas ever offered 

 in a single packet. Packet, 10 cents. 



Erinoides. Moss Verbena. Covers 

 the ground with a mat of moss-like 

 foliage. Packet, 10 cents. 



Burbank*s Mayflower. See 

 Novelties. 



Viola Butterfly 



VIOtA. 



Violet. The popular fragrant sort, 

 blooming very early in the spring. Per- 

 fectly hard.v perennial. It will bloom 

 earlier if protected during extremely 

 severe weather. Easily grown froin 

 seed. The double violets are multiplied 

 by division of the roots. See the Plant 

 Department. The followin,g are single: 



The Czar. Rich blue; very large 

 flowers. Packet, 10 cents. 



Butterfly. Handsome new tvpe, 

 delicately sweet scented. Sometimes 

 called bedding pansy. Double the size 



of the older sorts. Lovely lilac coloi, 

 with dark eye. Flower of peculiarly 

 graceful shape, lightly poised on tbe 

 stem. Packet, 10 cents. 



Fine Mixed. All the new and old 

 varieties. Packet, 10 cents. 



WAl,l,-FLO\VEB. 



Cheiranthiis. 

 A liard3' or half-hardy perennial bear- 

 ing long spikes or heads of exquisitely 

 fragrant flowers. It is very ornamental 

 in the border or in forming groups. Sow 

 thmly in shallow drills in early spnng 

 Yellou brownish purple etc 



Wallflower, Single Parisian. 



Single Parisian. This variety Is 

 extremely early. Sown in cold frames 

 in March, this plant is in full bloom 

 before the end of September. The mag- 

 niflcent golden yellow flowers are ex- 

 ceedingly welcome for bouquets as well 

 as for bunching, especially at that late 

 season when the florist's shop usually 

 contains nothing but chrysanthemums. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Doable Mixed. The best double 

 German sorts. Packet, 10 cents. 



Single Mixed. Fine mixture. 

 Ver\ rieiirable Pai ket 5 cents 



Wall-flower, Single Mixed. 



WHITE ROCHET. 



See Candytuft; also Sweet Rocket 

 WHITtATIA. 



Same as Phacelia. 



WII>I> CICFMRER VINE. 



Echinocystis IiObata. A fast 

 growing annual vine, of the gourd fam- 

 ily. Grows 20 or 30 feet in a season. 

 Excellent for trellises, fences and arbors. 

 White fragrant flowers; prickly seed 

 pods. See Novelties. 



WISTARIA. 



A hard.v perennial shrubby climber, of 

 great value on arbors, trees or buildings. 

 Bears great panicles of purple or white 

 blossorbs in profusion in spring. One of 

 the most satisfactory of the hardy climb- 

 ers. I oflfer a mixture of the best blue 

 and white Chinese sorts. Packet, lu cts. 



XERAXTHEMFM. 



Beautiful, free-blooming annual. 1 foot 

 high, highly prized as an everlasting. 

 Large, double, globe-shaped flowers. 

 Seeds germinate easily in open ground. 

 White, purple, yellow. Fine mixed; all 

 colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



YEliIiOTV FI.OWERIXe PEA. 



See Crotalaria. 



