Maule's Superior Flower Seeds 



All the best old fashioned as well as the new^er sorts 



We test out hundreds of varieties of flower seeds every year, Improving our stocks w herever possible, and as a result we offer seeds only of tlie 

 highest quality. To our list we have added many sorts which showed special merit or a marked improvement over some of the older varieties 

 which we have since discarded and we have included some of the best novelties recently introduced. 



No bettei- proof of the high quality of our flower seeds could be given than the annual increase in the sales of this department and the many 

 testimonial letters received from our customers, which we publish, as many as space will permit. 



The different varieties of flowers on the following pages, are designated either as Annuals, Biennials or Perennials. 



Annuals, Hardy Annuals antl Tender Annuals attain full growth from seed, flower and die in one year. 

 Biennials, Hardy Biennials and Tender Biennials grow from seed one year, hloom and die the ne.\t year. 

 Tender Perennials last for sgveral years, blooming annually; but they must be taken indoors during the winter. 

 Hardy Perennials and Half Hardy Perennials last for several years, blooming annually after the first season. 



All Flower Seeds are delivered free by mail, at prices griven. Full cultural directions are printed on all our Flower Seed packet, ounce, 

 quarter-pound and pound bags. For a complete index of Flower Seeds, etc., refer to the last page, number 176, of this Seed Book. 



ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) 

 Tender Perennial • 



They make handsome house plants. 1 to .3 feet; easily grown and 

 always in bloom, either in the house or out-doors. 



ABUTILON, Choicest Hybrids. Achillea, The Pearl. 



892 CHOICEST HYBRIUS. Pretty, drooping, bell-shaped flowers, 

 on slender, thread-like stems. The colors are white, lemon, rose, scarlet: 

 crimson, yellow, red, etc. in a mixture. Some sorts are large and flar- 

 ing, others crinkled like crepe or shining like satin, and some so full as 

 to be almost double. On some plants there appear to be more blossoms 

 tliau leaves. PacUet, 10 cents. 



ACHILLEA (Milfoil or Yarrow) 

 Hardy Perennial 



896 THE PEARL.. Grows 2 feet high, bearing double white flowers. 

 « Easily grown from seed blooming the first season if sown early. A 

 grand plant for cemetery decorations as it bears many heads of the 

 I purest white from spring until frost. Packet, 15 cents. 



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AcROCLiNiuM, Finest Mixed. 



AOLUMIA, CiRRHOSA. 



ACROCLINIUM (Everlasting) 

 Hardy Annual 



One of the so called everlasting flowers. A graceful border plant, 

 1 foot high. Valuable for winter bouquets. Colors, rose and white. 

 898 FINEST MIXED. PacUet, 5 cents; J4 ounce, 15 cents. 



ADLUMIA (Allegheny Vine or Mountain Fringe) 



Hardy Biennial Climber 



900 CIRRHOSA. A graceful, very hardy and beautiful climbing 



Vine. It has fern-like foliage and pretty rose colored flowers. A favorite. 



Grows 10 to 15 feet high. Flowers the first year from seed. Pfct., 10 cts. 



AGERATUM (FIoss Flower) 

 Hardy Annual 



A plant of the greatest beauty and value for garden or window; un- 

 excelled for holders or bedding Eaily and constant bloomer. 



902 DWARF IM- 

 PERIAL,. Dwarf, with 

 dark blue flowers borne 

 w ell above the foliage. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 

 906 AVHITE LITTLE 

 DORRIT. (Neiv.) Plant 

 grows about 6 inches 

 high and covered with a 

 mass of white flowers. 

 Packet, .3 cents. 

 904 LITTLE BLUE 

 STAR. The best agera- 

 tum for edging purposes. 

 Plants grow only 4 or 5 

 inches high, and are 

 literally covered with 

 bright blue flowers. 

 Ageratum, Little Blue Star. Packet, 10 cents. 



908 FINEST VARIETIES MIXED. Plants grow about 12 inches 

 high. All sorts and colors. Packet, 5 cents; ^ ounce, 15 cents. 



ALTHEA (Rose of Sharon) 

 Hekfdy Perennial Shrub 



Showy plants suitable for lawn or hedge. White, lilac, rose, etc. 

 910 MIXED. All colors. Packet, 10 cents; ^^ ounce, 30 cents. 



ALYSSUM (Mad Wort) 

 Hardy Annual 



A free flowering annual of great utility and beauty; easily grown and 

 everywhere popular. It thrives in almost every soil and situation. 

 918 SWEET. The well-known sort. Should be in every garden. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ]-., ounce, LB cents; ounce, 2.5 cents. 



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ALYSSUM, Little Gem. Auyssum, Lilac Queen, 



914 LITTLE GEM. Also called Carpet of Snow. Very dwarf; 

 only 3 or i inches in height. Densely covered from spring until fall 

 with beautiful spikes of deliciously fragrant white flowers. 



Packet, 10 cents; l^ ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 

 912 LILAC Q,UEEN. A distinct new sort with pure lilac flowers. 

 The plants are of the same dwarf, compact and upright growth as the 

 Little Gem. The blooms resemble Candytuft. Packet, 10 cents. 



915 LUTESCENS. This new variety is similar in habit and growth 

 to Lilac Queen, but differs by its yellowish colored flowers. Pkt., lO cts. 



Hardy Perennial Alyssum (Basket of Gold) 



916 SAXATILE COMPACTUM. The plants grow about 9 Inches 

 high; desirable for permanent beds or rock work. Spring blooming; 

 golden yellow flowers. Packet, 5 cents. 



