120— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



AZALEA 



Tender Perennial 

 1123 INDICA. Chinese Azalea. Charming, free flowering shrubby 

 greenhouse plants, bearing a mass of exquisite bloom of various 

 shades of red, pink, white, etc. Packet, 25 cents. 



3ALL00N Vine. 



Superb Camellia Flowered 



BALLOON VINE 



Hardy Annual Climber 

 1124 A rapid growing climber, attaining a height of 10 to 16 ft. Bears 

 small white flowers, followed by inflated seed pods resembling small 

 balloons, hence the name. Also called "Love-ln-a-pufT." Pkt,, 5 cts. 



BALSAM 



Hardy Annual 



Lady's Slipper. A favorite, quick growing annual, producing large, 

 brilliantly colored flowers. Blooms are borne along the stem, among 

 the leaves; frequently whole upper part of the plant is a mass of color. 

 Height 10 to 30 inches. The Lady's Slipper is of easiest culture, and 

 succeeds in any rich soil. It is well to sow the seeds thickly, in a tem- 

 porary row, aud then transplant to permanent quarters. 



1126 SUPERB 

 CAMELiLIA 

 FliOWERKD, 

 MIXED COLORS 

 The finest strain of 

 perfectly double 

 balsams, produc- 

 ing masses of 

 brightest flowers. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 

 ^ ounce, 25 cts.; 

 ounce, 75 cents. 



1128 GERMAN 

 DOUBLE MIX- 

 ED. All colors; 

 very fine mixture. 

 Packet, 5 cents; 

 ounce, 30 cents. 



1132 DOUBLE 

 DAVARF MIXED 

 Plants make per- 

 fect little bushes 

 with flowers that 

 are double and the 

 colors very pretty 

 and pleasing. 

 Plants grow 10 

 inches high. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



1133 SPOTTED 

 ROSE FLOW- 

 ERED. A group 

 of double balsams 

 with spotted flow- 

 ers; many shades. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 



Balsam, Maule's Double Superb Strain, Finest Mixed. 3 packets, 25 cts. 



1127 MAULE'S DOUBLE SUPERB STRAIN, FINEST MIXED. 

 Unrivaled for large size, perfect form, robust habit and diversity of 

 rich and delicate colors. B'lowers often 2 Inches across, borne in won- 

 derful profusion, and more uniformly double than any other strain. 

 The habit of growth is bushy and branching. The range of color in- 

 cludes white, rose, yellow, buff, pomegranate, red, scarlet, crimson, 

 purple, lilac and violet. We offer all the best colors in this mixture. 

 Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, St. 00. 



NEW 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 charm- 

 ing effect. 



1125 SALMON PINK 

 Packet, 10 cents; 

 ij ounce, 20 cents. 



1129 'WHITE. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 

 ij ounce, 20 cents. 



1130 SCARLET. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 

 ^s ounce, 20 cents. 



1131 MIXED 

 COLORS. The above 

 and other colors in this 

 mixture. Packet, 10 

 cts.; {jounce, 25 cts.; 

 ^ ounce, 40 cents. 



Balsam, New Goliath. 



BiDENS. 



Bignonia, Grandiflora. 



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 May 

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

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



1135 ERECTA CRISTATA. This Is a very interesting Single flow- 

 ered strain of the tuberous 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 "VERNON. Plants covered with flowers of a brilliant deep car- 

 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, 20 cents. 



For bnlbs of Tuberous Rooted Begonias see bulb pages of this Seed 

 Book. For plants of Fibrous Rooted Begonias see our Plant List for 1916. 



BIDENS 



Hardy Annual 

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

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

 The flowers resemble a miniature Century Flowered Black Dahlia or 

 Cosmos. Excellent for cut flowers. Packet, lO cents. 



BIGNONIA 



Hardy Perennial Climber 



Trumpet Creeper. One of the handsomest hardy climbers, 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 80 feet. 



1143 GRANDIFLORA. Flowers are orange-red; short tube. Free 

 blooming; very hardy and a rapid grower. Packet, 10 cents. 



