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Page 113.—Annual Catalogue for 1902 0f Maule’s Four-Leaf Clover GUARANTEED SEEDS. 
& a little ground bone. 
For Greenhouse and 
Window Culture. 
The best soil for potting puposes is made of rotted 
sod, rotted cow manure, loam and sand, with perhaps 
Rotted sod is tne basis of all good 
potting earth ; and fresh soil should be used every year. 
ABUTILON. 
Chinese Bell Flow- 
er. Tender peren- 
nial, 1 to3 feet, eas- 
ily grown, and al- 
ways in bloom. 
Pretty, drooping, 
bellshaped tow- 
ers of various col- 
ors, including yel- 
low, white, pink, 
carmine, striped. 
Choice 
brids. Mixed. 
Packet, 20 cents. 
New Fancy 
California. 
Mixed. Pkt., 20c. 
ACACIA, 
Beautiful shrubs, 
three to six feet 
high. 
white. red, 
Soak the seed. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Asparagus spren- 
Emerald Feather. Remarkably pretty as a pot 
plant. The delicate branches attain a length of four 
feet. Flowers white. Berries red. It is a good house 
plant. and grows easily from seed. Pucket, 15 cents. | 
AZALEA. Charming, free - flowering shrubby | 
plants, bearing a mass of exquisite bloom, of various 
shades of red, pink, white, etc. Use a mixture of rich 
loam and sand. 
Indiea. Chinese Azalea. Popular. Packet, 25 cts. 
BEGONIA. See novelties. The fibrous-rooted 
begonias are cultivated for the richness and variety of 
their foliage. The tuberous-rooted begonias are more 
noteworthy for their brilliant blossoms. | 
Fibrous-Rooted. Foliage and flower. Mixed 
varieties. Packet, 20 cents. 
Tuberous-Rooted. Hybrid fine mixed. Hand- 
some single and double varieties. Packet, 20 cents. 
Rex. 
brous - rooted. 
Ornamental 
leaves, dark 
green, bronze, 
red. Mixed. 
Packet, 25 cts. 
CALCEOLARIA. 
gerii. 
mental; 12 to 
18 inches high, 
producing 
pocket-shaped 
flowers. The 
colors include 
yellow, brown, 
Maroon and 
even crimson, 
Seeds very 
small, and 
should be 
sowed on the 
surface of 
light soil or 
leaf mould. 
Hy brida 
CINERARIA. 
Fine Mixed. Superbstrain. Packet, 20 cents. 
CENTAUREA. Dusty Miller. The white leaved 
centaurea, or dusty miller, is valued for its foliage; is 
often used in landscape work for making ribbon beds. 
Gymnocarpa. Graceful silver foliage ; 18 inches. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Candidissima. Broad, white leaves; one foot. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
CAPE ASTER. See Cineraria. 
CHINESE BELL FLOWER. See Abutilon. 
CHINESE PRIMROSE, See Primula. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Easily grown from seed. 
See novelties for double and single varieties. 
Chinese and Jap- 
anese Large Flow- 
ering. Grand mixture. 
Seed saved from new | 
perennial varieties only, 
containing many possible 
prizes as a reward for cul- 
tural skill. Pkt., 20 cts. 
CINERARIA, Cape 
Aster. 
flowering plant, 
shades including blue, 
purple, crimson, maroon, 
etc. Many varieties pro- 
duce flowers with a clear 
white eye. Height one 
foot; flowers often two 
orthree inches across, 
Finest Mixed. 
Large flowering varie- 
ties. Packet, 20 cents. 
COLEUS. See novel- 
ties. The leaf colors in- 
clude red, yellow, green, 
maroon, crimson, etc. 
The leaf shapes vary endlessly. The height of the plant | 
is usually two feet or less. There are both tall and | 
dwarf varieties. Easily grown. 
Fine Mixed. Anexcelient strain. Packet, 20 cts. 
CYCLAMEN. A charming bulbous-rooted plant, 
CYCLAMEN. 
Hy- | 
Fi- | 
A favorite, free- | 
the | 
| or pan of water 
| Each leaf is um- 
Yellow, | 
etc. | 
| Mixed. 
| bulbous-rooted plant one 
with beautiful foliage and bird-like, fragrant flowers. 
Colors white, pink, crimson, etc. Sow the seed ina 
| Keep moist and shaded. 
| of the seed bed. The new 
| from 4 to 5 inches across. 
| Do not wet the leaves 
rich, light soil, 
containing leaf 
mould and trans- 
plant. 
Persicum. 
Choice mixed. 
Packet, 10 cts. 
Giganteum 
Mixed. Beau- 
tiful mottled 
leaves and mam- 
moth flowers. 
Packet, 20 cents. 
CY PERUS. 
Umbrella Plant. 
It is as graceful 
as a palm, yet of 
easiest culture. It 
will grow and 
flourish in rooms 
that have only 
partial light. It 
needs rich soil, f\\ 
with the pot al- }\ 
ways in a saucer 
brela shaped. 
Is a_ perennial. ie 
Packet, 10 cents. CyYPERUS. 
DUSTY MILLER. See Centaurea. 
FERNS. Seed is slow to germinate and requires 
patient attention. Sow in spring in shallow boxes, with 
an extremely light covering of crushed and sifted moss, 
Use glass over the box, or 
Ferns love a 
(UMBRELLA PLANT.) 
partially so, to preserve the moisture. 
light, sandy soil, well enriched. 
Choicest Mixed. 
From a fine collection. 
Packet, 15 cents. 
FLOWERING 
FUCHSIA. Lady’s 
Ear Drop. A well known 
popular greenhouse plant, 
of easy culture, adapted 
to house or garden. A 
tender perennial; half 
shrubby; one to three 
feet. Colors red, white, 
purple, etc., in various 
combinations. Excellent 
window plants. In the 
Summer garden they re- 
quire a shaded situation. 
brids. The best varieties. 
Packet, 25 cents. 
GERANIUM. Pelar- 
gonium. The pelargonium 
came originally from the 
Cape of Good Hope, and 
the geranium is one of the varieties developed by cul- 
tural skill. The geranium isatender perennial, easi- 
ly grown. Easily raised from seed. 
Zonale. Single, choice mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
Apple Scented. Leaves fragrant. True. PEt., 20c. 
Lady Washington. Also called Pelargonium or 
Pansy Geranium. Packet, 25 cents, 
Finest Warieties 
From a very 
Packet, 
FERNS. 
fine collection. 
20 cents. 
GLOXINIA. A 
foot high, producing large, 
bell-shaped flowers of bril- 
liant colors during the 
summer months in great 
profusion. Heat and par- 
tial shade are required. 
The flowers are variously 
spotted or mottled. The 
seeds are small, and must 
be kept near the surface 
gloxinias produce flowers 
when watering. 
Choicest Mixed. 
From fine erect and 
drooping varieties, Packet, 25 cents. 
GREVILLEA. Grevillea robusta. Silk Oak. A 
tender perennial, three to five feet high. Useful for 
decorative purposes. Leaves a light bronze color, with 
GERANIUMS. 
tips covered with a soft down. Suitable for house cul- | 
ture. Packet, 10 cents. 
HELIOTROPE. See novelties. A half-hardy 
perennial, blooming during the whole season. It 
grows quickly and easily from seed, doing best in a rich 
soil. The flowers 
vary in color from 
white to blue. 
Lady in White. 
Very choice and fra- 
grant. Spotless white. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Black Hing. 
Dark purple, almost 
black. Pkt.. 10 cts. 
Choice Mixed. 
Many shades and va- 
rieties. Packet, 10 cts. 
Lemoine’s 
Giant. Clusters 
of bloom measure 10 
to 12 inches across. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
IMPATIENS. 
zibar Balsam, 
der perennials one 
foot high. Culture 
easy. A pretty plant. 
Sultana. Rose- 
colored. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Ten- 
GLOXINIA. 
MAPLE. See Abutiilon. | 
Choice Mixed Hy- | 
Sultan's Balsam, Zan- | 
KENILWORTH 
IVY. See Linaria 
LANTANA, Ten- 
| der shrubs, one to 
four feet high, bear- 
| ing orange, white or 
| pink flowers. Start in- 
| doors and transplant 
| to the open ground 
when warm settled 
weather arrives. 
Finest Hybrids 
Mixed. All the 
choice hybrid sorts. 
| Packet, 10 cents, 
LEMON VWER- 
BENA. A tender 
| shrub grown for the 
exquisite fragrance 
of its leaves. Two 
feet high ; branching. 
It bears small, white 
flowers. Grown from 
seed without difficul- 
ty. Packet, 10 cents. 
LINARIA. KenilworthIvy. ColisecumIvy. A 
charming, hardy perennial trailer, usually able to main 
| tain itself during the winter out of doors. 
| Cymbalaria. Lavender and purple. P&t., 10 cts. 
| MEUSA. Musa ensete. Abyssinian Banana. A 
noble foliage plant growing ten to fifteen feet high the 
first season from seed. Demands manure and water 
for best results. Packet, 25 cents. 
MAURANDIA. A tender, climbing perennial, 
growing five or ten feet high. Beautiful, slender and 
graceful. Colors blue, white, purple, etc. For out- 
door culture treatas an annual. Finest mixed. PkEt., 10c. 
NIEREMBERGIA. A half-hardy perennial. 
| suitable for the greenhouse or for bedding out; of slen- 
der, delicate growth; one foot high. A free bloomer. 
Frutescens. White, with lilac. Packet, 10 cents 
@XALIS. Beautiful, bright little plants, with at 
tractive leaves and flowers. Annuals. Half-trailing in 
habit. Suitable for hanging baskets, vases and edgings. 
Rosea and Waldiviana. Mixed. P&t.. 10 cts 
PASSIFLORA. 
Passion Flower. A 
beautiful and interest- 
ing perennial climber, 
for greenhouse or win- 
dow culture. Flowers 
large and of complex 
structure; of different 
colors. 
Cerulea. Flowers 
deep blue. Very hardy. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Inecarnata. Rain- 
bow or May Apple 
Passion Flower. Flow- 
ers a combination of 
pink, blue and white; 
2 or 3 inches across, 
first season 
LANTANA. 
“¢ Blooms 
* from seed. Fruit said 
to be edible. Pkt., 10c. 
PERIWINKLE. 
See Vinca. 
PRIMULA. Chin- 
ese Primrose. Splen- 
did winter blooming plants, doing well in cool rooms. 
The seed should be sowed in spring, and the young 
plants kept in cool, shaded quarters during summer. 
| They will bloom profusely the succeeding winter. Col- 
| ors include white, rose, blue, crimson and other shades; 
| flowers variously cut and fringed. 
| Blue. A beautiful shade. Packet, 20 cents. 
Crimson. Rich and velvety. Packet, 20 cents. 
| Wose. Carmine tinted. Packet, 20 cents. 
White. Pure and beautiful. Packet, 20 cents. 
Extra Finest Mixed. Very best. Pkt., 20 cts. 
SAINTPAULIA. Saintpaulia ionanthe. Leaves 
shaped like gloxinia, growing in a flat rosette. Flow- 
ers deep blue. A good house plant. Packet, 25 cents. 
SMILAX. A popular greenhouse climber. Leaves 
a deep, glossy green. Flowers white and fragrant. 
Habit of growth extremely graceful. Soak the seed in 
water for a day, and keep the plant rather moist. Per- 
j}ennial. Packet, 10 cents. 
STEVIA. Stevia serrata. A tender perennial 
growing eighteen inches high. Will bloom in the gar- 
den the first season from seed. Bears large heads of 
small white flowers. Packet, 10 cents. 
STREPTOCARPUS. 
A dwarf greenhouse 
perennial, blooming 
the first season, but 
yielding more bloom 
as the plant becomes 
| older. Paclret, 25 cts. 
SWAINSONTA. 
A tender perennial, 
one to four feet high, 
with graceful foliage ; 
a favorite for house 
culture. Flowers re- 
semble sweet peas, and 
are borne in sprays or 
racemes. Of easy cul- 
| ture, Fine for cutting. 
Grandifiora Alba, 
| White. Pkt., 20 cts. 
Carminea. Car 
mine red. Pkt., 35 cts. 
TORENTA. A ten- 
|der annual available 
| for vases, hanging bas- 
| kets, or out-of-door pur- PRIMULA. 
| poses. Free flowering. Start In window or greenhouse 
Pkt., 5 cts 
& 
Fournieri. Blue, with yellow centre 
White Wings. White, with rose centre. Pkt, 
UMBRELLA PLANT. See Cyperus. 
WINCA, Periwinkle. A tender perennial flower 
ing the ftirstseason. Eighteen inches hig Flowers ar 
inch and a half across Adapted to window or gamen. 
Colors, white and rose, Mixed. Packet, 5 cents 
