148 — Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



PLATYCODON 



Heirdy Perennial 



Chinese Bell Flower. 

 One of the best hardy 

 perennials, producing 

 very showy flowers dur- 

 ing the whole season 

 Forms large clumps, and 

 are excellent for planting 

 in permanent borders or 

 among shrubbery; easily 

 raised from seed. 



1673 MARIES!. Large, 

 open, bell-shaped flowers 

 of a rich violet blue, al 

 most rivaling the splen- t 

 did Jackmanii clematis 

 in beauty.' Plant very 

 dwarf and compact. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



POPPY 



Hardy Annual 



A showy and easily cultivated annual. Quite hardy. A favorite every- 

 where. Flowers of various sizes, shapes and colors, both single and 

 double. Always conspicuous and brilliant. Adapted to any soil. 



Single Flowering Poppies 



1678 CHARLES DARAVIN. Very large flowers of a Strikingly rich 

 dark purple, with a large velvety black spot at the base of each petal. 

 A dense wreath of white anthers produces a fine contrast with the color 

 of the petals. Packet, 5 cents. 



1681 VIRGINIA. A new sort which is very attractive and exquisite 

 when cut. The large, beautiful flowers are pure white while the daint- 

 ily fringed edges are of a soft pink. Packet, 10 cents. 



1682 TULIP POPPY. Beautiful flowers of vivid scarlet, bloom- 

 ing abundantly. Form like a tulip. The brightest colored of all poppies. 



Packet, 5^ cents. 



1683 MISS SHERAVOOD. Satiny white, shaded on fringed mar- 

 gin with salmon rose: 2} .2 feet high. Packet, 5 cents. 



1684 DAINTY LADY. A single paeony flowered variety with very 

 large flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, of a charming rosy mauve, with a 

 large, shining dark metallic blotch at the base of each petal. 



Packet, 5 cents. 

 1689 BLACK PRINCE. A beautiful single flowering poppy of bril- 

 liant blackish-brown color with a violet hue, contrasting wonderfully 

 with the whitish stamens and the yellowish green seed pods. 



Packet, 5 cents. 



Poppy, Shirley, Mixed Colors. 



1694 SHIRLEY. Bright tissue-paper-like appearance. Makes a 

 delightful plant alongside of grass borders and paths. Single flowered. 

 The colors are salmon, scarlet, blush, carmine, white, white with rose 

 edge, white splashed crimson and some are striped, edged, dotted, etc. 

 Packet, 10 cents; }^ ounce, !25 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 



Double Flowering Poppies 



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Poppy Double Carnation, MixtD Colors 



1695 DOUBLE CARNATION. This splendid poppy produces large 



carnatiou-like flowers, most excellent for massing or borders, flowers 



being very double. One of the most beautiful varieties, and we otTer a 



very fine range of colors, from the most gorgeous to the purest white. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3^ ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 



1675 FAIRY' BLUSH. Beautifully fringed, pure white, with tipped 

 rosy cream, shaded at base with lemon. Very double and of great size. 

 Some measuring 10 to 12 inches in circumference. Packet, 3 cents. 



1676 DOUBLE DWARF PAEONY FLOWERED. Flowers of 

 enormous size, perfectly double, resembling a pseony. and ranging 

 through many shades of purple, red. pink, j'ellow and white. Always 

 admired. Mixed colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



7677 CRIMSON KING. Large, double flowers, of intensely crimson 

 hues produced in great profusion. Packet, 5 cents. 



Poppr, Feather Ball. 



FEATHER BALL. This remarkably handsome annual poppy 

 grows 2 feet tall, and is always admired. It is a free bloomer. The 

 flowers when fully expanded look like a ball of feathers, and are of 

 marvelous purity and beauty. The floral size is about 5 inches across. 



1685 WHITE FEATHER BALL. Packet, 10 cents. 



7656 PINK FEATHER BALL. Packet, 10 cents. 



7657 SCARLET FEATHER BALL. Packet, 10 cents. 



1688 MIXED FEATHER BALL. All colors. Packet, 10 cents. 



