134— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1913 



MIMULUS 



Tender Perennial 



Showy plants with profuse bloom, 

 bearing handsome gloxinia-shaped 

 flowers. The colors are varied. The 

 shades include white, yellow, pink, 

 crimson and maroon,, with spots 

 and blotches. Sow seed in green- 

 house, window or moist situation 

 in the open garden: 1 foot high. 



1476 TIGKIDUS. Monkey l^low- 

 er. All colors and markings. Beau- 

 tiful and brilliant. Pactet, 5 cts. 



1477 MOSCHATUS. Musk plant. 

 Six inches; rellow. Packet, 5 cts. 



MINA LOBATA 



Tender Annual Climber 



1478 Of Me.xican origiu, attaining 

 a length of 20 feet. Flowers are vivid 

 red, then orange yellow, and finally 

 a creamy white. The plant blooms 

 freely, from base to top, until killed 

 by frost. Adapted for treJis, veran- 

 das, arbors, etc. Makes a fine show. 

 Very striking and beautiful. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



MOMORDICA 



MoMORDicA, Charantia. Tender Annual Climber 



Balsam Apple. Annual climbers with ornamental foliage; 10 to 12 

 feet. The large, golden yellow fruit is warted and roughened and is 

 attraclive in appearance.' It is made into a healing liniment and salve. 



1481 BAL.SAMI1VA. Apple-sha)ied. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 25 cts. 



1482 CHARANTIA. Fruit long or pear-shaped. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 



MOONFLOWER 



See /pomoea. 



MORNING GLORY 



Hardy Annual Climber 

 1484 MAMMOTH JAPANESE, MIKADO. A giant type, with 

 peculiar and handsome colors, shapes and iiiarklngs. It is a develop- 

 ment or evolution from the highest form of Japanese Morning 

 Glory, and represents the acme of beauty thus far secured in this 

 graceful and favorite flower. The colors are exceedingly rich, and the 

 texture of the blossom is thick and heavy, indicative of high breeding. 

 Flowers 4 to 5 inches acros.^. The Japanese do not willingly part with 

 their best morning glories, and this one is a great prize. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Mammoth Mornin 



1486 IMPER- 

 lAL, JAPA- 

 NESE, SIN- 

 GLE MIXED. 



My single 

 mixed have a 

 wide and truly 

 lemarkable 

 range of mark- 

 i n g s , unex- 

 celled by any 

 other strain. 

 The shades and 

 colors are var- 

 ious — white, 

 ]) i n k , lilac, 

 rose, bronze, 

 gainet, crim- 

 soQ, etc. There 

 is leaf varia- 

 tion that cau- 

 n o t fail to 

 please. Many 

 oi their leave's 

 are richly mar- 

 bied and varie- 

 gated white 

 and green, 

 which add to 

 their beauty. 

 Easyof growth, 

 and quick to 

 come into 

 bloom. Some- 

 times the flow- 

 er comes in 3 

 weeks from 

 sowing of seed. 

 A rapid grow- 

 ing vine, pro- Morning Glories, Imperial Japanese, Single Mixed. 

 ducing gigantic blooms as large as mcoiif1o\\ ers. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



1485 IMPERIAL JAPANESE, DOUBLE MIXED. This is one 

 of the most beautiful of all the famous Japanese Morning Glories, and 

 ofTers a curious and pleasing contrast to the ordinary domestic sort so 

 1 common. The flowers grow very double in form and are character- 

 ized by peculiar colors, shapes and markings, the shades including 

 white, pink, crimson, lilac, etc. The vine is a rapid grower and in 

 itself makes an ideal ornament for fence, portico or trellis, being a 

 rapid grower and producing flowers in remarkable abundance and of 

 enormous size. Another curious feature of this sort is that the leaves 

 vary in form and size, and many plants from it produce double flowers 

 of rare beauty. Packet, 10 cts.; ^ ounce, 25 cts.; ounce, 45 cts. 



1483 ROCHESTER. A new and magnificent morning glory. The 

 vines make a growth of 12 to 20 feet, with leaves 8 to 10 Inches in size. 

 1 he splendid ilowers are 4 to 5 Inches across, of a deep violet blue, 

 shading to azure and edged with white. Borne in clusters of from three 

 to Hve, and are very showy. It is the greatest bloomer of all vines, a 

 single plant producing hundreds of flowers each day. It is also a quick 

 grower, producing a great mass of foliage. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 



MONKEY FLOWER 



See Mimulus. 



MOONPENNY 

 DAISY 



See Daisy Shasia. 



MOUNTAIN 

 BEAUTY 



Tender Perennial Climber 



1488 Antigonon. A handsome 

 climber of Me.xican origin. Flowers 

 of brightest rose color, borne in 

 graceful clusters. Packet, 10 cts. 



MOUNTAIN 

 FRINGE 



See Adiumia. 



MUSK PLANT ..__ 



Mountain Beauty. 



MYOSOTIS 



Hardy Perennial 



Forget-me-not. One of the dainti- 

 est and most delicate of all the gar- 

 den favorites. Quite hardy. It 

 succeeds best in rich, moist soils. 



1491 ROYAL BLUE. This splen- 

 did lorget-me-not assumes an up- 

 right shape, reaching a height of 6 to 

 12 Inches. Flo^- ers large and deep 

 blue. Packet, 10 cents. 



1492 ALPESTRIS. Dwarf, blue, 

 flowering the first ^ ear. Pkt., 5c. 



1493 GRANDIFLORA. An im- 

 proved strain with large beautiful 

 flowers, which appear in great num- 

 bers. Packet, 10 cents. 



J494 PALUSTRIS. True blue, 

 white and yellow eyes. Flowering 

 better the second vear. Pkt., 5 cts. 



1495 DISTINCTION. A new and 

 Interesting form of forget-me-not, 

 with the true everblooining habit. 

 The plants grow to a height of 5 to 

 7 inches. Exquisite azure blue. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



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