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ABRBRONTIA. 
Charming annual trailer,with verbena- 
like clusters of fragrant rosy pink flow- 
ers. Suitable for the border, for rock | 
work or for hanging baskets and vases. | 
Blooms a long time. | 
Umbellata. Rosy pink, white eye. 
Excellent sort. Packet, 5 cents. 
ABRUS. 
Precatorius. L 
very delicate indoor climber. 
An ornamental but 
Pkt., dc. 
ABuUTILON, CHOICEST HyYs,iods. 
ABUTILON. 
California Bell Flower. Flowering 
Maple. Tender perennial, 1 to 3 feet, 
easily grown, and always in bloom. 
Pretty, drooping, bell-shaped flowers, on 
slender, thread-like stems. Some sorts 
are large and flaring, others crinkled 
like crepe or shining like satin, and 
some so full as to be almost double. 
The colors are white, lemon, rose, scar- 
let and crimson, as well as yellow and 
red shades. On some plants there appear 
to be more blossoms than leaves. These 
abutilons make handsome house plants. 
Choicest Hybrids. Pk&t., 15 cts. 
ACACHA,. 
Beautiful shrubs with ornamental fo- 
liage; 3 to 6 feet high; half hardy. Yel- 
low, white, red, etc. Mixed. Pkt., dc. 
ACHILLEA. 
The Pearl. A hardy perennial, 1 | 
or 2 feet high, bearing double white flow- | 
ers in summer and autumn on erect 
stems; good for cutting. Packet, 10 cts. 
ACONETUM. 
Monk’s Hood. A hardy perennial, | 
3 feet tall, producing its curiously shaped 
flowers in abundance. Thrives in any 
good garden soil. 
Napellus. White and blue flowers. | 
Packet, 5 cents. 
ACROCLINIUM. 
One of the so-called everlasting flowers. 
A graceful annual border plant, 1 foot 
high. Valuable for winter bouquets and 
decorations. Finest mixed colors; rose 
aud white. Packet, 5 cents. 
ADONIS. 
Pheasant’s Eye. A showy hardy an- | 
nual, of easy culture, with pretty, fine- 
cutfoliage. Blooms profusely. One foot. | 
JEstivalis, Brightscarlet. Pkt., dc. 
AGERATUM, PRINCESS PAULINE. 
AGERATUM. 
A plant of the greatest beauty and 
value for garden or window, unexcelled | 
for cut flowers. Free and continuous in | 
blooming habit, with exquisite, feathery 
clusters. Colors, blue, white and rose. | 
| All sorts and types. 
| It has fern-like foliage and pretty rose | 
| colored flowers. 
| popular. 
| not too much moisture. 
| mile. 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1906 
Princess Paulime. Blue and 
white, the color combination highly at- 
tractive. Dwarf, compact growth; only 
5 or 6 inches high. A profuse bloomer. 
Flowers have a peculiarly soft appear- 
ance, from blending of blue and white. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Purity. Large, pure white flowers 
of exceptional form. Plant of medium 
size. Blooming period, July until frost. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Finest Varieties Mixed. 
Packet, 5 cents. | 
ADLUMIA. 
Allegheny Vine or Mountain Fringe. 
A hardy and beautiful climbing vine, 
which sows its own seeds, and is there- 
fore in practice a perennial, since it 
comes up voluntarily year after year. 
A favorite wherever 
10 to 15 feet. Packet, 10 cts. 
AGROSTEMMA. 
Herbaceous perennial, 1 to 2 feet high. 
Single pink flowers of great beauty. | 
Culture easy. Packet, 5 cents. | 
ALTHEA. Rose ofSharon. | 
Hardy perennial shrub, suitable for | 
lawn or hedge. White, lilac, rose, etc. 
known. 
Mixed. Packet, 10 cents; 0z., 50 cents. 
Atyssum, LiTTLeE Gem. 
ALYSSUM. 
Commonly known as Sweet Alyssum, 
on account of its pleasant fragrance. A 
| free flowering annual of great utility and 
beauty; easily grown and everywhere 
It is an early and ceaseless 
bloomer, and is one of the best and most 
reliable of all bedding plants. It thrives 
| in almost every soil and situation, pro- 
ducing dense clusters or mats of growth, 
and a wealth of bloom. The flowers 
may be cut constantly, and others will 
be formed. No bouquet is complete 
without several spikes of alyssum. 
Sweet. The well-known sort, every- 
where popular. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts. 
Little Gem. Very dwarf; only 3 or 
4 inches in height. A single plant will 
cover a space a foot in diameter. 
Densely studded from spring until fall 
with beautiful spikes of deliciously fra- 
grant flowers. A single plant has borne 
over 400 clusters of flowers at one time. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 
Saxatile Compactum. Hardy 
perennial, about 9 inches high; desirable 
for permanent beds. Enjoys sun and 
Spring bloom- 
ing; golden yellow flowers. Sometimes 
called Gold Dust. Packet, 5 cents. 
AMBROSIA. 
A hardy annual, with long spiral 
stems, covered with beautiful green foli- 
ageandseéd buds, which are exceedingly 
fragrant. It takes its name from the 
fragrance of its foliage. Packet, 10 cts. 
AMMOBITUM. 
One of the so-called everlastings. Stiff 
and angular in appearance; hardy an- 
| nual; 18 inches. 
Alatum Grandiflorum. The 
largest flowering sort; produces an enor- 
mous crop of white flowers. Pkt., 10 cts. 
ANEMONE, 
St. Brigid, or Poppy. Hardy 
perennial. See description among sum- 
mer flowering bulbs. as_ per 
All colors mixed. Packet. 10 cents. 
Cn. Fimest Mixed. Perennial, 
blooming year after year. A beautiful 
strain. Height1 foot. Packet, 10 cents. 
ANTHEMIS. 
Hardy Marguerite. Yellow Chamo- 
One of the most satisfactory of 
the summer flowering hardy perennials. 
Continually in bloom. 
Tinectoria Kelwayi. Dense, 
bushy habit; 15 inches high; large, daisy- 
| shaped flowers of golden yellow color. 
Packet, 10 cents, 
index. | 
AMARANTHUS, TRICOLOR SPLENDENS. 
AMARANTHUS. 
Annual,plants with highly ornamental! 
foliage; extremely graceful and interest- | 
ing; 3 to 5 feet high. Useful for centres 
of flower beds, or for tall borders. May 
also be grown as window plants. 
Salicifolius. Fountain plant. 
Highly decorative, graceful, drooping 
willow - shaped leaves. Handsomely 
marked with orange, carmine and 
bronze. Packet, 10 cents. 
Tricolor Splendens. Joseph’s 
Coat. Many colored; fine sort. Pkt., 10c. 
Mixed. All varieties. Pkt., 5 cts. 
AMPELOPSIS. 
Weitchii. Japanese Ivy. Boston 
Ivy. An introduction from Japan which 
is perfectly hardy. It grows very rapidly 
and attains a height of 50 feet. It clings 
firmly and permanently to walls, trees, 
etc. 
covering bare brick walls. 
uous. Packet, 10 cents. 
Quinquefolia. 
Creeper. Packet, 10 cents. 
ANTIGONON. 
See Mountain Beauty. 
ANTIRRHINUM, MAJus. 
ANTIRRHINUM. 
Snapdragon, See Novelties. 
One of 
| the most charming of all the so-called 
old-fashioned flowers. Colors, white, 
scarlet, yellow, ete. The antirrhinum or 
snapdragon is a perennial, and blooms 
well! the second season, but succeeds also 
when treated as an annual, coming into 
flower in July and producing beautiful, 
showy heads until after frost. 
Sun Gold. A new dwarf variety, 
with foliage of an intense canary yellow 
color. Height of plant, 5 inches: height 
of flower stalk, 7 inches. Color of 
flower, rosy white marked with carmine. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Queen Victoria. Pure white; a 
seedling of that fine sort, ‘‘The Bride.” 
Great vigor of growth and profusion of | 
| bloom. 
Desirable for bouquets. Packet, 
10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Tom Thumb. Finest dwarf, 
mixed. One foot. Packet. 5 cents. 
Majus. Tall, mixed; 2 feet. Pkt., 5c. 
ARABES. 
One of the earliest spring flowering 
perennials, the plant attaining a height | 
of not over 6 inches. Grows in a spread- 
ing tuft. Flowers white. Packet, 5 cts. 
ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO. 
Dutchman’s Pipe. A rapid growing 
climber, with large, heart-shaped leaves. 
Curious flowers thought to resemble 
pipes. Grows 20 feet or more in a sea- 
In great favor in the cities for | 
Leaves decid- | 
True Virginia | 
son. A perfectly hardy perennial 
Flowers brown purple. ‘This climber 
casts a dense shade. Packet, 10 cents. 
ARNEBIA,. Arnebia cornuta. 
A thrifty annual, about 2 feet high, 
blooming profusely the whole summer. 
Flowers three-fourths of an inch in 
diameter; primrose yellow with black 
spots. Spots change color and vanish 
ina day ortwo. Packet, 5 cents. 
AQUILEGIA, SINGLE AND Douste. 
| AQUILEGIA, 
Columbine. Hardy perennial, luxuri- 
ating in good moist soil; suitable for the 
open garden or rock work. Plants 1to3 
feet high. Culture easy. 
Double White. Packet, 10 cents. 
Finest Double Flowering. 
Mixed; all sorts. Packet, 10 cents. 
| Coerulea. Violet-blue and white; 
2 feet. Rocky Mountain columbine. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Fimest Single Flowering. 
Mixed; all sorts. Packet, 5 cents. 
SENIKGG 
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| ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Ornamental. Extremely pretty stove 
and greenhouse plants, of highest adecor- 
ative value. Grown for the grace and 
beauty of the foliage, which is light and 
delicate and much used in bouquets. 
Easily raised from seed. 
Spremgerii. Emerald Feather. 
Adapted to suspended baskets; 1 to 4 
feet. An excellent trailing house plant, 
as it withstands a dry atmosphere and 
sueceeds everywhere. Remains fresh a 
long time after cutting. Packet, 15 cts. 
Plumosus Nanus. A greenhouse 
perennial climber, of wonderful beauty. 
It has largely replaced the famous 
smilax in the floral world, and is much 
used for cutting and decoration. Bright, 
cheerful green. Packet, 20 cents. 
ASPERULA, 
Hardy annual, with clusters of small, 
sweet flowers. The bloom is profuse and 
continuous. A beautiful bouquet flower. 
Grows in partial shade. 
| @Odorata. Sweet Woodruff. White, 
with a delicious odor when dried that 
imparts an agreeable perfume to cloth- 
| ing: 8to12inches. Packet, 5 cents, 
| AUWRICULA. 
See Primula. 
AZALEA,. 
Indica. Chinese Azalea. Charming, 
free fiowering shrubby greenhouse 
plants, bearing a mass of exquisite 
bloom, of various shades of red, pink, 
white, etc. Packet, 25 cents. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON. 
See Globe Amaranth. 
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