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WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Flower Seeds — 117 



GIANT COMET. This is one of 

 the most distinct and improved 

 type of asters, as well as being one 

 of the earliest to bloom. Plants 

 grow to a height of 15 to 18 inches, 

 branching freely. The double flow- 

 ers are sometimes 3 or 4 inches 

 across, with long wavy and twisted 

 petals forming a loose half globe, 

 resembling Japanese chrysanthe- 

 mums. For early cut flowers or 

 massing this is one of the best. 



1082 Pure White. One of the best 

 and prettiest for cutting: also for 

 florist. Pbt., 10 cts.; '4 oz., 50 cts. 



1093 Mixed. All the beautiful 

 colors and tints found in this fine 

 ela-;s, representing upwards of 15 

 rtistiuct colors. Packet, 10 cents; 

 3 packets, 35 cents; i^ ounce, 

 3.5 cents; ounce, $1.25. 



1069 PURITY. Much like Day- 

 break, except the color is pure 

 white. Grows to a height of about 

 2 feet, and the globular flowers are 

 borne abundantly on graceful 

 stems. Packet, 10 cts.; ^ ounce, 

 $1.00; ounce, $3.50. 



Aster, Giant Comet. 



SEMPL.E'S GIANT BRANCH- 

 ING. These admirable asters give 

 late flowers, blooming just before 

 the chrysanthemums. The ten- 

 dency to form numerous branches 

 gives the class its name. The flow- 

 ers 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. 



1692 Purple. Packet, 10 cents; 

 \^ ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.25. 



1094 Pure White. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 1^ ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.85. 



1095 Shell Pink. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 1^ ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.25. 



1096 Rose. Packet, 10 cents; 

 ^ ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.25. 



1097 Crimson. Packet, 10 cts.; 

 J^; ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.25. 



1098 Lavender. Packet, 10 cts; 

 1.^ ounce, 40 cents; ounce, $1.25. 



1101 Azure Blue. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 1^ ounce, 40 cts.; ounce, $1.25. 



1102 All Colors Mixed. 20 shades. 

 Pkt., lOc; 1^ oz., 30c.; oz., $1.00. 



Aster, Semple'S Giant Branchjno. 



1103 MAUIiE'S ANNIVER- 

 SAKY. These were illustrated on 

 the front cover of my 1907 .Seed 

 Book, and from the numerous re- 

 ports received gave universal satis- 

 faction. It is a mixture of only the 

 choicest standard and the newest 

 sorts that can be secured and 

 blended to suit the most critical 

 lover of this flower. Included are 

 the Giant Comets, .Semple's Giant 

 Branchings, New Cregos, New Mi- 

 kados, Daybreaks and many others 

 of America's finest aster. This mix- 

 ture is absolutely unequaled for an 

 assortment of cut flowers through- 

 out the blooming season. Packet, 

 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents; 

 >4 ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $2.00. 



Aster, Royal Purple. 



1105 ROYAL, PURPI.E. A 



new medium early variety of the 

 Branching type, but dlfTerent from 

 the Branching sorts in that the 

 stems start growing directly from 

 the parent stems close to the ground 

 and not on side shoots from the main 

 one. Flowers are large, of a bright 

 purple color, petals flat and in- 

 curved. Entlrelv distinct. Fine for 

 cutting. Pkt., 15 cts.; 14: oz. $1,00. 

 1107 EARLY SNOWDRIFT. 

 Earliest white aster, being a few 

 days earlier than Maule's Earliest 

 Blooming. Plant produces from 12 

 to 20 long, upright stems, with su- 

 perb feathery flowers, the petals of 

 which, are long, gracefully recurved, 

 bending and curling across one 

 another towards the center; a de- 

 sirable early cut flower variety for 

 both florist and gardeners. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ^X ounce, 75 cts. 

 M.4.tJLE'S CHOICE VARIETIES, MIXED. Over 50 varle- 

 inclurting all sorts, sizes, shapes, etc., with many of the 



Aster, £a 



1118 

 ties of asters 



new and fancy strains. I know of no better mixture except Anniversary, 

 Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts.; l^ ounce, 30 cts.; ounce, $1.00. 



Hardy Perennial Asters 



Michaelmas Daisies. Starworts. Hardy perennials, blooming freely 

 In autumn, at a time when most flowers have gone. 



1121 SINGIyK MIXED. Bine, purplei white. Packet, 10 cent*. 



1117 LAVENDER 

 GEM. A true Ostrich 

 Feather type, with large, 

 loosely arranged flowers 

 of a most charming lav- 

 ender, on long, wiry 

 stem. Flowers always 

 full and double; greatly 

 admired. The fluffy ef- 

 fect of the Ostrich feath- 

 ered type, to which it 

 belongs, is enhanced by 

 the fact that it bears a 

 large proportion of loug, 

 partly tubular florets 

 that are irregularly cut 

 and slashed. So that the 

 flowers look like a rag- 

 ged chrysanthemum. 

 The coloring is an ex- 

 quisite silvery white 

 when first opening, 

 changing to the most 

 delicate shade of laven- 

 der when fully expand- 

 ed. The plant is erect 

 and of medium height, 

 branching close to the 

 ground. The flowers are 

 borne in profusion on 

 loug stems. Pkt., 10c. Aster, Lavender Gem. 



1065 CRIMSON KING. A remarkably beautiful American aster 

 of recent introduction. It has all the good qualities of Semple's Giant 

 Branching type, with extra large, densely double flowers, few under 5 

 Inches across, on stems 15 to 18 inches long; in color a very rich blood- 

 crimson, making a brilliant bed or border plant, and very desirable for 

 cut flowers. Packet, 10 cents; ]4 ounce, $1.00; ounce, $3.50. 



Aster, Improved Invincible. 

 IMPROVED INVINCIBLE. The early branching aster, a favorite 

 in all cut flower markets. Flowers large paeony-shaped on long stiff' 

 stems. Wonderfully prolific and continuous bloomers from summer 

 until checked by frost. Plants 2 feet high, coming into bloom 10 days 

 earlier than Semple's Giant Branching. 



1086 White. Packet, 10 cents, 1^ ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $2.00. 

 Pink. Packet, 10 cents; i^ ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $2.00. 

 ounce, 60 cts.; ounce, Sa.OO. 



Crimson. Packet, 10 cts.; J4 1 



Purple. Packet, 10 cents; J^ ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $2.00. 

 Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10 cts.; W oz.; 50 cts.; oz., $1.50. 

 OSTRICH PLUME. A 



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1106 



1079 



magnificent white aster with flow 

 ers 6 Inches across. It resembles 

 Giant White Comet, but the petals 

 are both longer and narrower; so 

 looselj- arranged as to rival the best 

 Japanese chrysanthemum. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; i^ ounce, 75 cts. 



NEW MIKADO. A beautiful 

 new class of Comet type, producing 

 well-branched, long, strong stems. 

 Plant grows about 18 inches high. 

 Flowers are very large and fiill, 

 Chrysanthemum-like, with long, 

 narrow, gracefully reflexed petals. 

 Coming Into bloom between the 

 earliest blooming and the branch- 

 ing sorts, enables one to have flow- 

 ers of the Comet type from early 

 summer until frost. "Valuable flor- 

 ist variety, also the handsomest 

 large flowering aster for cut flowers. 



1108 Pink. Rochester. Exquisite 

 shade of lavender-pink. Pkt., 15c. 



nil Hose. A delicate shade. 

 Packet, 15 cents. 



1112 White. Pure. Pkt., 15 cts. 



1113 Mixed. All above shades. 

 Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, $1.00. 



Maule's Brilliant Aster Collection 



One packet each of the following: five grand asters 

 Maule's Earliest Bloominfr Mixed Ostrich Plume 



Lavender Gem Crimson King^ Branching Giant Comet Mixed 



For Only 25 Cents, Postpaid 



