182— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 19171 



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EVERLASTING PEA (Hardy Sweet Peas) 

 Hasdy Perennial Climber 



A showj-, perennial climber, attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet when 

 trained upon a trellis or arbor. Not fragrant. Splendid cut flowers. 



EvEHLasTIKu Pe«. 



1332 WHITE. Beautiful large white flowers. Packet, 10 cents. 



1333 SPliENDKlVS. Brilliant ros.y red flowers. Packet, 10 cent*. 



1334 MIXED. All colors. Packet, 5 cents; onuce, 35 cents. 



FERNS 



Tender Perennizil 



Ferns can be grown easily from seed. Fill a clean pot with fine earth. 

 Put the pot in a saucer and immerse with boiling hot water to kill all 

 weed seeds or iusects in the soil. After the soil has cooled strew the fern 

 seed over the top of the soil but do not cover it. Put a piece of glass on 

 top of pot, and keep the saucer full of water. Never put water on top of 

 soil. In a short time the soil will be covered with a green moss-like 

 growth, and in a few weeks the little fern leaves will appear. 



133S CHOICEST MIXED. From a fine collection. Packet, 15 cts. 



FEVERFEW 



Haxdy Annual 

 1336 IMPROVED DOUBLE WHITE. Well known free flower- 

 ing annual plant.s, having double pure white flowers, and succeeding 

 In any garden soli. Packet, 10 centii. 



FUCHSIA 



(Lady's Ear Drop) 

 Tender PerennieJ 



Well-known, shrubby peren- 

 nial plants, adapted to the 

 house in winter and to the 

 shaded open air border In the 

 summer. Of easy culture from 

 seed. One of the most beautiful 

 and satisfactory of all the win- 

 dow plants. The flowers are 

 delicate and graceful in form 

 and rich in color. The shades 

 include red, white, purple, etc., 

 in various combinations. For 

 plants of Fuchsias see The 

 -Maule Plant List for 1917. 



J33r CHOICE MIXED HY- 

 BRIDS. The best collection of 

 single and double sorts, bloom- 

 ing the first year from seed if 

 planted early. 

 Pkt., 35 cts.; 3 pkts., 60 cts. Fuchsia, Choice Mixed Hybrids. 



GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) 

 Hardy Annual 



Exceedingly beautiful, growing 1 to 2 feet high. The flowers are 

 very showy and excellent for beds or for cutting. Sow early in spring 

 in shallow drills in the open ground, and thin out to stand 10 inches 

 apart. The annuals are in full bloom from early summer till Novem- 

 ber, and it is best to sow them where they are to remain. 



Gaillardia, Lorenziana. Gaillardia, Fine Mixed. 



1338 LORENZIANA. A charming variety, double flowers in Ti^\ 

 shades of crimson, garnet, lemon, orange, etc. Mixed. Packet, 5 ct«c 



Hztfdy Perennial GaJllardia 



The perennial gaillardia is fine for cutting; should be in every bai^, 

 border as tbey take care of themselves, require no protection and will 

 thrive in almost any soil or position. If seed is sown early, the plants 

 will begin blooming in July and continue till frost. 



1341 PINE MIXED. All kinds. Flowers of wonderfully large slM, 

 highly colored and many beautiful markings. Packet, 10 cents. 



I would like to say a word of apprecialion for yonr prompt service and fine qaalily 

 of seeds. 1 liave always liad the best garden in onr neighborhood whenever I nsM 

 Maule's seeds. Last year 1 had the most 

 beautifal aster bed, at least two weeks be- 

 fore anyone else, and they bloomed until 

 nearly frost. 



Mrs. A. G. White. Garfield, Ohio. 



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GAZANIA 



Hardy Annual 

 1343 LONGISCAPA. (N'eiv.) A 

 magnificent new variety of great 

 value. It forms round bushes, 6 to 8 

 inches high, covered with flowers 

 about 2 Inches across. Plant in a 

 sunny position where it will bloom 

 continuously all summer. The color 

 Is a lovely golden yellow, with a 

 brown zone with silvery white spots 

 surrounded by a blackish brown 

 ring close to the yellow disk at the 

 base of the ray floret.s. On the re- 

 verse, each petal bears a brown 

 stripe. Packet, 15 cents. 



