124— Flower Seeds 



seen at home or abroad 

 tbaii its weight In gold, 



1245 LARGE- 

 r.EAVED S U JV - 

 SET SHADES. A 

 Strain of coleus re- 

 markable for diver- 

 sity and richness of 

 color coinbinations. 

 Jjeaves sometimes 

 attain a length of 10 

 or 12 inches and a 

 width of 6 or 8 

 Inches. Foliage 

 very ornamental, 

 being curled, ser- 

 rated, cut or fringed 

 in a most delicate 

 and varied way. 

 The prevailing col- 

 ors are indicated by 

 the name, being a 

 rich combination 

 of all the tints in a 

 gorgeous sunset. 

 f acket, 15 cents. 



J246 CHOICEST 

 HYBRIDS. From 

 the best named 

 sorts. Pkt., 15 cts. 



7247 F 1 3V E S T 

 MIXED. Tall grow- 

 ing, with smaller 

 leaves. Piit., lOc. 



COLEUS 



Tender Perennial 



Foliage plants of ex- 

 ceeding richness and 

 beauty; indispensable 

 for borders and bed- 

 ding; excellent for 

 greenhouse and win- 

 dow. The leaf colors 

 include red, yellow, 

 green, crimson, ma- 

 roon, etc., variously 

 combined and blended. 

 The leaf shapes vary 

 eudlessly. There are 

 tall and dwarf varie- 

 ties. Easily grown. 



1244 NEW BRIAR 

 CREST. JSIo place 

 could show such a col- 

 lection of coleus as I 

 had at Biiar Crest last 

 summer. For years I 

 have prided myself 

 that my collection of 

 coleus was unsur- 

 passed; but have kept 

 right on breeding it 

 up, until now, in varie- 

 ty of colors, shape of 

 foliage, mammoth 

 size, etc., I have se- 

 cured a selection far 

 ahead of anything ever 

 Seed of tlie Briar Crest coleus is worth more 

 Packet, ao cents; 3 packets, 50 ceuts. 



'^^^m COLEUS 



Coleus, New Large-Leaved Sunset Shades. 



COLLINSIA 



Hardy Annual 



Beautiful, free blooming annuals, suitable for grouping or massing. 

 The prevailing colors are white, purple and crimson. 

 1248 PIjVK mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



CONVOLVULUS 



Heirdy Annual 



Morning Glory. Beautiful and free blooming annual climbers, grow- 

 ing easily in any situation. Colors blue, white, pink, purple, etc. The 

 most popular climbing plants in the world. 



1251 MAJOR. The most popular tall growing morning glory. 

 Fine mixed. Packet, 5 cents; onnce, 10 cents. 



1252 MINOR. TRICOLOR. Dwarf morning glory. Showy and 

 exceedingly handsome, with richly colored flowers. Jn beds and borders 

 they produce a brilliant elTect. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 



COREOPSIS 



Hardy Perennial 



The coreopsis is one 

 of the most showy of 

 yellow flowered hardy 

 perennials. Culture 

 easv; thrive anvwhere. 



7253 SUNSHINE. 

 Bright yellow flowers. 

 Every spring it reap- 

 pears in vigorous and 

 graceful form. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; ox., 25 cts. 



7254 HARVEST 

 MOON. One of the fin- 

 est hardy garden plants 

 grown, "forming large 

 clumps 2 to 8 feet high 

 and increasing In beau- 

 ty; it flowers the first 

 season from seed sown 

 early. Producing im- 

 mense, long stemmed, 

 rich golden-y el low flow- 

 ers, in great profusion 

 all summer, unequalled 

 for cutting. 

 Pkt.,10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1913 

 COSMOS 



Hairdy Annual 



A tall, graceful, showy annual, enjoying the widest popularity. It 

 has been developed into a variety of shapes and colors. Three to six 

 feet high. Blooms profusely in late summer and autumn. The season 

 of bloom can be lengthened by starting the seeds in frames or window 

 boxes, in early spring. ExceLtut for cut flow ers. 



7255 NE\» GlfiANTlC ORCHID FLOWERING, LADY LENOX. 

 This, the latest uevelopment of tnis popular autumn flower Is a fore- 

 runner of a new race of cosmos. The flowers are Immense, 6 to 7 Inches 

 in diameter, with wide overlapping oval i^etals of an exquisite shade of 

 shell pink. The flower is borue on long stems, making them excep- 

 tionally desirable lor cutting. Pla.it grows 4 to 6 feet high. Pkt., lOc. 



7255 GIAA'lS OF CALIFORNIA. This strain is remarkabie for 

 the great size and clear coior of lis flowers. The plants or bushes grow 

 e feet high, and each is a mass of feathery foliage, studded all over with 

 long stemmed flowers. On account of lis great size and development 

 the plant requires a long season and the seed should be sown early. It 

 is a hardy sort, however, and is not injured by ordinary frosts, and con- 

 tinues to bloom until the advent of really severe weather. All colors 

 mixed. Packet, 10 cents; J^ ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 60 ceuts. 



7255 MARGUERITE FRINGED. Petals fringed in a vay sug- 

 gesting marguerites. Flowers 2 or 3 inches across. Ci lors white, red, 

 pink. All colors mixed. Packet, lo cents; ounce, 60 cents. 



7267 FINE MIXED. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, Ji5 cents. 



Cosmos, Early Blooming Giant Fancy. 



EARLY BLOOMING GIANT FANCY'. In this strain, which has 

 been selected and re-selected with great care and labor, will be found 

 the finest forms of cosmos thus far developed. It is a noole mixture 

 or collection of large flowered forms, embracing all colors, such as 

 white, pink, crimson, white tinted rose, etc. The great flowers, borne 

 in abundance on long and graceful stems, are sometimes 6 or more 

 inches across. Some blooms are nearly flat and cone shaped, with 

 petals variously cut and fringed. Certain of the fringed forms resemble 

 California poppies, with broad petals of great elegance and beauty. 

 This magnificent type ot cosmos may be started very early, under 

 glass or in the window box, thus giving it a long season for full devel- 

 opment. Seeds sown out of doors in early spring produce plants ihat 

 will bloom in early autumn, and the gorgeous flowers will continue 

 long after the advent of frosts. 



1262 Pink. Packet, 10 cents. 7253 Crimson. Packet, 10 ceuts. 



7264 White. Packet, 10 cents. 



7265 MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 



COWSLIP 



See Primula. 



FN G 'GANTFUM 



CROTALARIA 



Hairdy Annual 

 ■ Yellow Flowering Pea. A beau- 

 tiful, loiv growing, bushy annual, 

 with flowei's of rich golden yellow, 

 of true sweet pea form. The blos- 

 soms are borne in racemes; some- 

 times over 40 to one spike. The 

 leaves are dark green, and the seed 

 pods when shaken produce a sound 

 like a child's rattle. 



7266 RETUSA. Packet, 10 cts. 



CYCLAMEN 



Tender Perennial 



One of the choicest of all the 

 greenhouse or window plants. Root 

 bnlbons in shape; foliage rich and 

 beautiful; flowers bird-like and frae- 

 rant. Colois white, pink, crimson, 

 etc. Should he sown in light soil, 

 containing le.if mould. 



7267 PERSirUM. Choice mixed. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



7268 GIGANTEUM. Beautiful 

 mottled leaves and mammoth flow- 

 ers Packet, 20 cents- 



