160— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



Zinnia, Mexican Hybrids. 



MEXICAN HYBRIDS. These are dazzling in their beauty and 

 charming In their variety. They grow only about 1 foot high, yet their 

 flo-wers are large and showy. The range of colors Is almost without 

 limit, embracing shades of yellow, orange, red, pink, white, brown, terra 

 cotta, etc., and the flowers show wide variations, sometimes even on the 

 same plant. In one case the blooms are daisy-lll^e, with flat, extended 

 petals, tipped or ringed with a contrasting color. On another plant the 

 blooms are perfectly double, either flattened or globular in form, and of 

 one or several colors. The flowering habit Is remarkably profuse; 

 are especially suited to edges and borders and admired everywhere. 



2058 MEXICAN HYBRIDS, DOUBLE MIXED. Packet, 10 cts. 



2060 MEXICAN HYBRIDS, SINGLE MIXED, Packet, 10 cts. 



Just One of the Many Testynonials For Our Zinnias 



Yoor seeds are always sach a pleasure. My garden last year was a 

 thing of beanty, especially my Giant Zinnias; they were almost as 

 beantifol as Dahlias. C. R. Shaifer, Lindenwold, N. J. 



2062 SAVOJA MIXED. (iV^eiy.) Of tall and robust growth, producing 

 many flowers on long, stiff stems, making them valuable for cutting. 

 The flowers are large, full and globe-shaped, the petals of which turn 

 upward at the edges, making each petal form a little channel. The 

 colorings are wonderful and fashionable and contain all the shades 

 found in zinnias. Beautiful and rare. Mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 



Zinnia, Curled AND Crested AND Zebra. Zinnia, Double Mixed. 



2036 CURLED AND CRESTED. Large, full flowers; petals twist- 

 ed, curled and crested In the most fantastic manner. The colors Include 

 practically all shades found in zinnias. We offer a grand mixture. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ]^ ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 75 cents. 

 2074 ZEBRA. Large, perfectly double flowers of white, crimson, 

 orange, yellow, violet, etc., which are blotched, striped and mottled, with 

 diflTerent shades; hardly anytwo plants with flowers alike. Mixed colors. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 

 2080 DOUBLE MIXED. Embracing all the variously colored dou- 

 ble varieties, making an elegant»mixture for groups, beds, borders, etc. 

 Packet, 5 cents; '4 ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 75 cents. 

 2064 DWARF SNO\VBALL. A new and extremely pretty dwarf 

 white zinnia, suitable for edging and bedding or for cemetery planting. 

 Only 8 to 12 inches high. Packet, 10 cents. 



2056 LA FRANCE. Double rose colored flowers are borne profusely 

 on plants about 2 feet high. A fine shade for cut flowers. Packet, 5 cts. 



2040 GENERAL JAC- 

 aUEMINOT. Deep, vel- 

 vety crimson — the richest 

 In hue of all the zinnias. 

 Plant grows 20 to 24 inches 

 high, blooming continu- 

 ously from early summer 

 until frost. Pbt., 10 cts.; 

 l^ ounce, 30 cents. 



2038 FRINGED, 

 FINEST MIXED. This 

 novel and beautiful strain 

 has exquisitely fringed 

 and toothed petals, as 

 shown in the illustration, 

 entirely relieving the 

 fl ower of its former rigid- 

 ity or stifl'ness. All col- 

 ors In a grand mixture. 

 Zinnia, New Fringed. Packet, 10 cents. 



.. Maule's Wild Flower Garden Mixture 



Easily Grown, Quick Results, Varied and Profuse Display of Flowers Throughout the Season 



A mixture of the choicest flower seeds, mostly annuals, but Included are perennials, everlastings and ornamental grasses, to be sown hap- 

 hazard, in a promiscuous way. The results are both surprising and charming and on account of the various seasons of bloom, flowers can be 

 had from early summer till frost, many of which will be fine for cutting. We have received many testimonials of the pleasing results obtained. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; quarter pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.75; 2 pounds, $3,00, postpaid. 



