THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1906 
GENERAL LIST OF 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
For the benefit of florists and others who plant largely of flower seeds, I offer in 
many cases seeds by the ounce. 
If any variety 1s wanted in quantity, not offered 
by the ounce, I will be pleased to quote price on request. 
I do not sell less than 1 
ounce where the price is 25 cents per ounce; but I will sell 44 ounce where the price 
; is 80 cents or more per ounce, 4% ounce when priced at 60 cents per ounce, and ¥% 
| ounce of varieties quoted at $2.00 per ounce or more. 
| Special Discount on Flower Seeds in Packets and Ounces 
If your order amounts to § .75, you need remit only § .50. 
If your order amounts to $1.50, you need remit only $1.00. 
If your order amounts to $3.00, you need remit only $2.00. 
If your order amounts to $4.50, you need remit only $3.00. 
If your order amounts to $7.50, you meed remit only $5.00. 
Lapy AsTeER. 
ASTERS 
OR QUEEN MARGARETS. 
(See page 111 for the newest asters. ) 
Asters are among the most popular of 
annual bedding plants. I list ail the 
best sorts. 
Lady. 
the ordinary in having sword-shaped 
foliage, which is of a pleasing light green 
color. The plant is of very graceful 
habit. The flowers are white and rose 
tinted, large and handsomely formed. 
Very free bloomer. Pkt., 10 cts. 
New Japamese or Tassel. Dis- 
tinct; of great merit. The plant is of 
pyramidal growth, about 18 inches high, 
bearing on long stems 40 or 50 flowers 
averaging 5 inches across, composed of 
wavy and twisted needle-shaped petals. 
The colors range through all shades of 
pink, white and pale blue. Pkt., 10 cts. 
Ostrich Plume. 
white aster with flowers 5 inches across. 
It resembles Giant White Comet, but 
the petals are both longer and narrower, 
and 80 loosely arranged as to rival the 
best Japanese chrysanthemums,. Grace- 
ful and desirable. Packet, 10 cents. 
King Humbert, An exquisite and 
remarkable aster of the Comet type, 
pure white and very early. Its most 
striking characteristics are the large size 
of the flower (4 to 5 inches across) and 
dwarf habit of growth, the plant not ex- 
ceeding 8 to 12 inches in height. The 
globular flowers are of true long-petaled 
type, and areshowy. Packet, 10 cents. 
New Victoria ASTER. 
New Wictoria. Flowers large and 
distinguished by an elegant and regular 
overlapping of the petals. Each plant 
bears from 10 to 20 flowers, with the ap- 
pearance of a pyramid. All colors 
mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
Miss Alice Roosevelt. 
aster of the Victoria type; 18 inches high. 
Flowers 4 or 5 inches across: a blending 
of primrose and flesh pink; massive and 
A magnificent | 
A beautiful new class, out of | 
A new 
showy, with overlapping petals; double | 
clear to centre; 25 to 40 flowers to a plant. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
New Ray. These beautiful asters 
attain a height of about 20 inches. They 
are of branching habit, and bear their 
large flowers on long stems. ‘The flowers 
measure from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. 
The colors are white and pink mixed, 
some of the flowers being white blended 
with pink. Packet, 10 cents. 
Improved Giant Emperor. 
Flowers of great size, very double, fine 
form, brilliant colors. Robust growth: 
24inches. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10 cts. 
| Cocardeau 
| liarly rich and brilliant. 
| ommended for planting either in 
| ously marked 
Peony Frowerepd Dwarr ASTER. 
Prony Flowered Dwarf. 
Grows only 12 inches high; neat, com- 
pact habit, blooming profusely. Flowers 
large and perfectly double. Colors pecu- 
Strongly rec- 
beds 
or masses. All colors mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Daybreak. One of the newer as- 
ters, but among the most popular now 
on the market. The color is a very 
delicate pink. The plant is about 2 feet | 
high, producing an abundance of large 
flowers on long and graceful stems. | 
Packet, 10 cents. | 
Shakespeare or Dwarf Pom- | 
pon. Exquisitely formed small flow- | 
ers. Plant very dwarf. Blooms a long | 
time. All colors mixed. Packet, 10 cts. 
Harlequin. One of the most curi- 
flowers grown. Pure 
white petals,irregularly interspersed with 
deep blue or bright red petals, making 
bright splashes and stripes over the 
snowy groundwork. Medium height. 
Odd and beautiful. Packet, 10 cents. 
Briar Crest Show. Embracing 
all the new varieties introduced within 
the last three years. Packet, 15 cents. 
My 
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COcARDEAU OR CROWN ASTER. 
or Crown. 
Very 
| showy, the centres being white and the 
outside of the blossoms bright colors; 18 
inches. All colors mixed. Pkt., 10 cts. 
New BRANCHING AB8TER. 
These 
admirable asters give late flowers, bloom- 
ing just before the chrysanthemums. 
New Branching Aster. 
The tendency to form numerous 
branches gives the class its name. The 
flowers are 4 inches in diameter, borne 
on long stems and are rich and showy. 
Petals both long and broad, and more or 
less twisted and curled, causing the flow- 
ers to resemble chrysanthemums. I 
offer six separate colors as follows: 
Pure White. Packet, 10 cents. 
Flesh Pink. Packet, 10 cents. 
Rose. Packet, 10 cents. 
Crimson. Packet, 10 cents. 
Lavender. Packet, 10 cents. 
Blackish Blue. Packet, 10 cents. 
All Colors Mixed. Over 20 distinct 
shades. Pkt., 10c.; #4 0z., 30c.; 0z., $1.00. 
Truffant’s Pzony Flowered, 
Free blooming; 2 feet. Flowers large, 
very double, with florets or petals mostly 
incurved. Ail colors mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
improved Quilled German. 
Tall and branching. Flowers. beauti- 
fully quilled. Profuse bloomers and 
handsome. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c. 
New Dwarr TRIUMPH ASTER. 
New Dwarf Triumph. Large 
scarlet flowers, 244 to 3 inches across, of 
exquisite form. One of the most beautiful 
and distinct asters in cultivation. A free 
bloomer. 10 inches tall. Packet, 10 cts. 
Over 50 varieties of asters, including all sorts, sizes, Shapes and colors, with many 
of the new and fancy strains. 
1 know of no better mixture. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents; 14 ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.25. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED ASTER. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered, 
Dwarf. Fine, large double flowers, re- 
sembling chrysanthemums, and valuable 
on account of profuse flowering when 
others are done; plant 12 inches high. 
All colors mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 
Purity. Much like Daybreak, ex- 
cept the color is pure, spotiess white. It 
grows to a height of about 2 feet, and the 
globular flowers are borne abundantly 
on graceful stems. Packet, 10 cents. 
Jewel or Ball Shaped. A beau- 
tiful class of asters obtained from the 
famous Pony Perfection race. Per- 
fectly round flowers. Height of plant, 
20 inches. All colors mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Diamond. This aster is extremely 
beautiful and of the greatest perfection; 
flowers 2 to 234 inches across, perfectly 
double, with each petal distinctly in- 
curved. Flowers especially valuable for 
bouquets. Plant a perfect mass of bloom. 
Ten colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
Dwarf White Queen. A dis- 
tinct and handsome pure white aster, 
8 or 10 inches high, each plant bearing 
20 to 30 large double flowers, which al- 
most hide the foliage. Packet, 10 cents. 
Large Eose Flowered. Plant 
24 inches high, of pyramidal shape and 
robust habit. Flowers large, brilliant, 
very double and regularly imbricated. 
All colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
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New GIANT ComeT ASTER. 
New Giant Comet. These desir- 
able large-flowered asters attain a height 
of 12 to 15 inches. They are early bloom- 
ers and quite distinct from all others. 
The double flowers are sometimes 4 or 6 
inches across, with long wavy and 
twisted petals forming a loose half globe, 
resembling Japanese chrysanthemums, 
I offer them in nine separate colors: 
Pure White. Packet, 10 cents. 
Dark Violet. Packet, 10 cents. 
Sulphur Yellow. Packet, 10 cents. 
Bright Crimson. Packet, 10 cents. 
Azure Blue. Packet, 10 cents. 
Peach Blossom. Packet, 10 cents. 
Pure Rose. Packet, 10 cents. 
Reddish Lilac. Packet, 10 cents. 
The Bride. Exquisite white, chang- 
ing to rose. Packet, 10 cents. 
Mixed, All the beautiful colors and 
tints found in this fine class, represent- 
ing upwards of 15 distinct sorts. Pkt., 
10c.; 3 pkts., 25c.; 34 02., 35c.; 0Z., $1.25. 
HARDY ASTERS. 
Michaelmas Daisies. Starworts. Hardy 
perennials blooming freely in autumn, 
after most flowers are gone. Single. 
Miixed. Shades of blue, purple, 
white. Packet, 10 cents. 
