Maule's Selected Flower Seeds 



Annuals 



4. COCARDEAU OR CROWN. 



AliYSSUM. LITTLE GEM, 



Asters, l. Victoria 

 \ P.EONY Perfec- 

 tion Dwarf. 

 .''. Chrysanthemum Flowered, 



ASTERS.—Liarge Rose Flowered. Pyramidal, ro- 

 pnst tiabit, regularly imbricated; variouslv colored, 

 large, very double, brilliant flowers. 2feet. All 

 colors, mixed. jOc 



~?t*T''u*'"'*"^' "^^'^ new aster pcssesses points of 



tne highest merit, and were greatly admired on my 



trial grounds at Briar Crest the past Summer. The 



flowers are extremely beautiful and of the greatest 



perfection, 2 to 2)4 inches across, perfectly double 



and each petal is distinctly incurved. The flowers 



are particularly valuable for cutting for bouquets. 



The plants grow 18 to 20 inches in height and the 



plant IS a perfect mass of bloom. 10 colors, mixed. 10c. 

 —Improved Q.iiilled Qerman. Plants tall and 



branching; flowers beautifully quilled and noted for the oioo^r,oco „<• *u ■ 



Profuse bloomers and very beautiful. Mixed colors clearness of their colors. 



Zr.ll b%"a^u!l?i?^^ °^ '=°'°' °^- '^^ -°-^ l-^nWrl'*^ Ve^d^?,'^ 'St,'^^' ^^^1?^ 

 ~r^obTst*^™rh''"2-feft!"l!f^e1Ss"'''"^''^^''^^'''^' «"« ^rm, brilliant colors il!^i 



2sferrNfw°Gra^rftVom!:? ^,^?^^J V^*^*"^- ^'so one packet each of 

 f\ri iTi ' , "^'^"t Comet, Mixed, See page 64) New Branching- MixPrt 

 and^New^Japanese^ e page 62) 17 packets i nlalT^S cents. n^o.^I^^id'' 



^''Fo^'^f^r^J'm' s^il,^ ^^?*»"' .''"^. ^'«^^ «^^- > 



^ t^ ♦ K, Under this head I class the true Annuals, that is, flow- B 



ers that bloom the farst year, then die. Also Biennials and PereAnlals S 



that flower freely from seed the first year. lu this list will be found ^ 



many new varieties, together with the old and well tried favor- X 



Ites, leaving been selected with great care, with a view of offer- B 



Ing only the most desirable sorts. oner- p 



ABRONIA.— A charming trailer, with beautiful verbena-like clusters of 2. 



^* sweet scented flowers; continues in bloom a longtime; very effective 5 



VJ for rock work, or hanging baskets. vcij- ciiei,bive j, 



7C -1> — Umbellata. Rosy lilac, white eye. Packet i;^ S 



^"^ * f ADONIS.-Also known as Pheasant's Eye. A showv hardv annual of i 



k^XX> AGERATUM.-Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very ust S 



- AI-YSSUM.-Free-flowering pretty plants, for beds, edgings or rock work S, 

 —Sweet, white, Iragrant. > » & ^ i«j.-jj. wuiis.. i^ 



-Little Gem. Vea-y dwarf; only grow three to four inches high, and I 



each plant spreads sp as to completely cover a circular space twelve to a 



twenty inches in diameter fhe plants soon become one mass of « 



white, remaining m full bloom from spring to fall— beine denselv 1 



studded with the beautiful miniature spi^kes of VeliciouTy^ffagram " 



flowers. More than four hundred clusters of flowers in full bloom have ^ 



been counted on a single plant. lOc * 



AHARAIVTHUS.-Ornamentalfoliaged plants, extremely graceful and in^ 5 



I erestmg, producing a striking eflecl, whether grown for conservatoiw or I 



iiut-door flower garden. ^i vc*i,oij< ui ^ 



^[Ixed. All varieties. . S 



AATIRRHIJVUM.-^'rtap Dragon. Beautiful spikes of gay colored flowers "* 



produced the first summer until after frost; flowers well the second season n 



—Tom Thumb, h mest dwarf, mixed. 1 foot. ocaaon. 



Majus. Tall, mixed. 2 feet. %~' 5 



ASTERS.-Queen Margaret. One of the most popular and efl^ectlve of our 2 

 garden favorites, producing m profusion flowers in which richness and va- Z 

 riety of colors are combined, with the most perfect and beautiful form 2 

 It IS indispensable m every garden or pleasure ground where an autumnai 2 

 display IS desired. My seed has been grown by the leading German flower £ 

 seed growers, and has no superior. v^ciiuau xiunei *^ 



-Dwarf White aueen. A distinct and decidedly handsome pure white t. 

 Aster, only growing 8 to 10 inches high, each plant bearing from 20 to 30 g 

 beautifully formed and exceedingly large and perfect double flowers, al- 9 

 most completely hiding the foliage. ^Qg H 



—New Victoria. Flowers large, and distinguished bv an elegant and reeu ^ 

 lar overlapping of the petals. The plants bear from 10 to 20 flowers with the 

 appearance of an elegant pyramid. 134 feet. All colors mixed lOc ai 



■Ps«ony Perfection Dwarf. Grows only 12 inches high, of very neat ^ 

 compact habit, and blooms most profusely. Flowers llrge and plrfectlv S 

 double. The colors are peculiarly rich and brilliant. Stronllv recomTTiPTiri C 

 ed for planting either in beds or masses. All colors mixed ^^^^^^u- ^^ 



-Dwarf Chrysanthemum Flowered. Fine large double flowers, reseml * 

 bling chrysanthemums, and valuable on account of its profuse flowerinfr S» 

 when others are done. 12 inches. All colors mixed Proiuse ^o^^ ering g 



Cocardeau or Crown. A very showy variety, centre petals being pure ^ 



white and outside petals » 



bright colors. 13^ ft. AH a 

 colors mixed. lOc. p 



— Shakespeare or Dwarf C 

 Pompon. Exquisitely e 

 formed small flowers; very 2 

 dwarf and continues in T 

 bloom a long tima All "( 

 colors mixed. lOc. " 



—New Washington. 

 \Vithout exception the ^ 

 largest Aster in cultiva- § 

 tion, flowers frequently g 

 measuring 4 to 5 inches in • 

 diameter, and of perfect H 

 form. 2 feet. All colors, w 

 mixed. lOc. g 



HSTER, eHOieE VARIETIES MIXED. 



ail the «b«ve varieties of Hsirrr and mliTy oth^s. intone ^. . ^. 

 ■ grand mixture. Packet. 10 cents; 3 packets* 25 cents. 



BEQONIA VERNON. 



acce™?aTone"onhImfs? uiefS?a^^ f"-"™ ^^L^^' has been universally 



of unusual value for bedding? and wfllstanri^n^rh*?"""® introductions in years, bein| 

 erous flowers are of brtmant orangl cLfmlne wnh a Wh'?f.n''° ^'J^i^'^bly. Its num"- 

 cflTwith its handsome foliage, which i^stfff nn/^i-^fi'* ^®''P7'^^'',*''®'^°''S«°"^'y set 

 green, spotted and margined with bron7vnnrT,f«^>,^i°^^^' ^I"^ in. color a rich metallic 

 «ge of tfie foliage advances Bk)ssomsfrP^i?^Th'ij^"t^^^ ""'"^^ •^^''k red as the 



&he early sprini. Packet/ 10 cenS; 3 pacbeLrarc.X."'*'" ^"""^ ^^^^ P'*"*^"^ *° 



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BEGONIA. VERNON 



