120 — Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



1134 PRIMROSE. 



{New.) The best yellow 

 balsam; large, full 

 double flowers borne 

 profusely on strong, 

 robust stems. Easily 

 raised from seed. 



Packet, 10 cents; 

 3 packkets, 25 cents. 



NEAV GOLIATH. A 

 new balsam or Lady's 

 Slipper of remarkably 

 robust growth. The 

 lower portion of the 

 stem is well covered 

 with side branches, giv- 

 ing the plant a sturdy 

 bush form. All 

 branches are filled with 

 very large double flow- 

 ers, producing a charni- 

 ing and beautiful effect. 



1131 MIXED ALL, 

 COLORS. Fine. 



Packet, 10 cents; 



^ onnce, 25 cents; 



J4oance, 40 cents, 

 ounce, 75 cents. 



Balsam, New Goliath. 



BEGONIA 



Tender Perennial 



The fibrous rooted begonias are cultivated mainly for their foliage; 

 the tuberous rooted sorts for their brilliant blossoms. The tuberous 

 rooted begonias form dense plants about 1 foot high, which from Jlay 

 until frost are just covered with flowers. They bloom throughout the 

 entire year, making them superb pot plants for winter flowering. 

 Begonia seed is very fine. Care must be taken in opening packet and 

 sowing seed. 



7/35 ERECTA CRISTATA. This is a very interesting single flow- 

 ered strain of the tubei'ous rooted begonia. Flowers are large and ex- 

 tremely varied in color, including many shades. The most character- 

 istic feature, however, is the curiously bearded or crested petal. 

 Mixed colors. Packet, 15 cents. 



1136 VERIVOjV. Plants covered with flowers of a brilliant deep ear- 

 mine with a bright yellow centre. Fine for pot culture. Pkt., 10 cts. 



1137 TUBEROUS ROOTED HYBRIDS. Handsome single and 

 double flowering varieties. Fine mixed. Packet, 30 cents. 



For bulbs of Tnberons Rooted Begonias see bnlb pages o! this Seed Book. 



BIRD OF 



PARADISE 



FLOWER 



Tender Perennial 



1144 This striking and 

 attractive flower has 

 lately become widely 

 popular. The blossoms 

 are of a rich golden yel- 

 low, about 2}4 inches in 

 diameter, produced in 

 large trusses, the most 

 striking feature being 

 the long, incurving sta- 

 mens and pistils, of a 

 beautiful, bright crim- 

 son color. Seed should 

 be soaked in warm 

 water and planted in the 

 open ground or started 

 indoors in a light, sandy 

 soil. 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 es- 

 tablished. Plants may 

 be lifted in the fall, 

 potted up, taken indoors, where they will make very serviceable house 

 plants during the winter. Packet, 10 cents. 



BITTER SWEET (Wax^^olk) 



Hardy Perennial Climber 



IMS A handsome twining shrub of rapid growth, with handsome, 



large leaves and bearing yellow flowers in May and June, which are 



followed in the autumn with clusters of bright orange fruit. Elegant 



for clinging to walls, trees, etc., and one of the most desirable for shade. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



Maule's Double Superb Balsams were the admiration of the neighborhood, 

 and were the prettiest seen in this section of the country; the Earliest Bloozn- 

 ing Asters are a great success \vith their early blooming qualities. 



W. E. Vail, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 



BiGNONrA, Grandiflora 



BIDENS (Black Dahlia or Cosmo::) 

 Hardy Annual 

 1140 Plants grow 2}^ feet high, producing an abundance of crimson- 

 maroon colored flowers of velvety texture about 4 inches in diameter. 

 Excellent for cut flowers. Packet, 10 cents. 



BIGNONIA (Trumpet Creeper) 

 Hardy Perennial Climber 



One of the handsomest hardy climbers, strong gi'owing, bearing 

 large clusters of orange red flowers, which always attract humming 

 birds. Mostly grown on trees or walls. Useful for covering unsightly 

 places, stumps or wherever a flowering vine is desired, though It can be 

 cut back and made almost self-supporting. Usual height 10 to 30 feet. 



1143 GRANDIFLORA. P'lowers are orange-red; short tube. Free 

 blooming; very hardy and a rapid grower. Packet, lO cents. 



Blue Daisy. 



BLUE DAISY 



Tender Perennial 

 1146 Grows about 1^ feet high, of branching habit, producing an 

 abuudauce of clear, sky blue flowers. Very pretty for summer decor- 

 ation In the garden, and equally desirable for winter blooming. Seed 

 may be started in the house in shallow boxes containing rich gar- 

 den soil, covered with sand and kept moist. Packet, 10 cents. 



BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy or Tree Celandine) 



Hardy Perennial 



1139 CORDATA. Foliage is glaucous green, large and haqdsome. 



During July and August it produces freely ^pikes 2 to 3 feet long ol 



large panicles of creamy white flowers. Height 5 feet. Easily raised 



from seed. Packet, 5 cents. 



