142— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



NICOTIANA 



Hardy Annual 



Flowerin" Tobacco. Highly ornamental and desirable annual plants, 

 with handsome foliage and delightfully sweet scented flowers. Requires 

 plenty of room in the garden; elegant for massing, backgrounds, centre 

 of beds or in shrubbery. 



J572 AFFINIS. Large white, sweet-smelling flowers; open morn- 

 ing and evening; 3 feet high. Packet, 5 cents. 



1573 SANDERS. A recent introduction of this most showy annual 

 Plant grows about 2 feet 

 high, of branching, 

 bushy habit, carries the 

 carmine flowers in clus- 

 ters, and gives contin- 

 uous display of brilliant 

 flowers through sum- 

 mer aud autumn. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



1574 SANDERS 

 HYBRIDS. The plant 

 and flowers are similar 

 to the popular fragrant, 

 white flowering Nicoti- 

 ana Aflinis, but the flow- 

 er of this new hybrid is 

 much larger, measuring 

 at least 2 inches across, 

 remains open all day, 

 and the plant is iiterallv 

 ablaze with the brilliant 

 hued flowers from base 

 to summit, thousands 

 being borne on a single 

 plant during the season 

 Easily grown from seed, 

 commencing to flower in 

 a few weeks from sow 

 Ing, thriving in a sunnv SI^ 

 position In good garden ^g ( 

 soil. Mixed colors. 



Packet, 10 cents. Nicotiana, Sander* Hybrids. 



1568 SYLVESTRIS. A strong growing annual; 8 to 5 feet. Flow- 

 ers star-shaped, fragrant, pure white and having tubes 6 Inches long. 

 This plant, in rows or masses, makes a fine background for bright 

 blooming plants of any kind, also very desirable for centre of beds or 

 planting In shrubbery. Packet, 5 cents. 



1577 MISS JEKYIiL. 



A new large free flower- 

 ing variety of this well 

 known garden annual. 

 In the finely cut fern- 

 like foliage nestle hun- 

 dreds of lovely double 

 bright blue flowers, 

 1 54 inches across. 

 Height of plant 1 to 2 

 feet. Plants are quite 

 hardy and seed can be 

 sown in the bed or bor- 

 der in the earliest 

 spring. 



Packet, 10 cents; 

 3 packets, 25 cents. 



NiGELLA. Miss Jekvu 



Blooms 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 



Hardy Perennial 

 1582 MIXED. Ornamental grasses serve two purposes. They make 

 the mixed flower bed or border attractive during the summer and they 

 may be gathered when in full bloom and hung up In a dark, dry place 

 with heads downward to dry, and in this dried state are much used in 

 winter bouquets. We ofl'er a mixture of grasses embracing Pampas, 

 Cloud, Reed, Quaking, .Squirrel Tail, Zebra, Feather and other choice 

 ornamental sorts. Packet, 10 cents. 



OXALIS 



Tender Perennial 

 2583 MIXED. Beautiful, bright little 

 plants, with attractive leaves and flowers. 

 Half trailing in habit. Suitable for hang- 

 ing baskets, vases and edgings. Pink, yel- 

 low and white. Packet, 10 cents. 



PAMPAS GRASS 



Half Hardy Perennial 



1584 Tall growing and very stately. 

 Native of South America. One of the 

 most effective ornamental grasses. Its 

 silvery white plumes are produced on 

 stems 8 to 10 feet high. Roots require 

 winter protection or can be lifted and 

 stored indoors. Packet, 10 cents. 



PASSIFLORA or PASSION 



Tender Perennial Climber 



Nicotiana, Suaveolens. 



NiGELLA, HiSPANICA. 



1571 SUAVEOLENS. Dwarf ; only 1 or 2 feet high. Flowers white 

 and sweet scented. Available for decorative use with higher Joliaged 

 plants or against walls. Packet, 10 cents. 



NIGELLA 



Hardy Annual 



A compact free flowering annual bedding plant with finely cut 

 feathery foliage and curious seed pods. The flowers are bright and 

 showy. Of easiest culture. Height of plant, 1 to 2 feet. Seeds may be 

 sown in the open border or bed in earliest spring, as the plants are quite 

 hardy. An old-fashioned favorite. Colors, blue, white, purple, etc. 



J575 HISPAWICA. Love in a Mist. Packet, 5 cents. 



1576 DAMASCENA. Devil in a Bush. Packet, 5 cents. 



Be Sure To Include In Your Order Some Aster Seed 



From the aster seed which you sent me. I raised some ol the linest asters I have 

 ever seen. Some ol them were taken by the neighbors tor Chrysanthemums. 



Rev. Frederick A. Balcom, Sanbornton, New Hampshire. 



Showy 



PASSIFLORA OR PASSION FlOWER. 



1585 COERUIjEA. Prettiest of all vines for outdoors or window 

 culture. Flowers of complex structure; deep blue; highly attractive. 

 Called Passion Flower by early missionaries in South America In allu- 

 sion to a fancied representation in the blossoms to the implements of 

 the Cruclfiixlon. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



PENTSTEMON 



Hardy Perennial 

 1635 MIXED. It grows 2 to 3 feet high, producing long spikes 

 of white, pink, scarlet, blue, etc., spotted and marked flowers. If sown 

 early they will tilonm the first year. The graceful spikes are bedecked 

 with flowers from July till frost. Packet, 5 cents. 



