152—F lower Seeds 
ZEA JAPONICA 
Hardy Annual 
1912 QUADRI-COLOR PER=- 
FECTA. Japanese Maize. A vari- 
egated-leaf corn or maize, with 
leaves striped yellow, green, pink 
and rose. The sheaths of the leaves 
and stems are reddish-brown. It is 
exceedingly effective and graceful 
as a foliage plant, especially for a 
low background. Packet, 10 cents. | 
ZEBRA GRASS 
See Eulalia Japonica. 
ZINNIA 
Hardy Annual 
Youth and Old Age. Bedding 
plants; 1 to2 feet high. Suited to all | 
situations and soils. The bloom is | 
always gay and profuse, and the 
: ees color range endless: No Aowers are | 
more showy. Sow seed in open) 
ZENR UE HONICA QUADRIG COLOR: ground, and transplant or thin out 
to 1 foot apart. I urge my friends to try some of the following named | 
varieties, keeping the sorts separate from each other for the best effects. 
MEXICAN HYBRID. These dwarf zinnias are dazzling in beauty 
and charming in variety. They grow only about 12 inches high, yet the 
flowers are large and showy. _Range of color is almost without limit, 
and flowers show wide variation, sometimes even on the same plant. 
The flowering habit is re- 
markably profuse, and) 
they are especially suited 
to edges and borders. 
They have been much ad- 
mired at Briar Crest. 
1914 SINGLE MIXED. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
1915 DOUBLE MIXED. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
1916 NEW FRINGED. 
This novel and beautiful 
Strain has exquisitely 
fringed and toothed pet- 
\Y als, as Shown in the illus- 
k\; tration, entirely relieving 
the flower of its former 
rigidity or stiffness of as- 
pect. The new fringed 
zinnia blooms quite as 
freely and continuously 
as the ordinary type. The 
colors in the fringed class 
now embrace all the usual 
zinnia tints. All colors. 
Finest mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
ZINNIA, NEW FRINGED. 
Glassification o 
Annuals, Hardy Annuals and Tender Annuals attain full growth from seed, 
flower and die in one year. 
Biennials, Hardy Biennials and Tender Biennials grow from seed one year, 
bloom and die the next, though some varieties bloom the first 
season when sown early. 
Tender Perennials last for several years, blooming annually; must be 
taken indoors during winter. 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1911 
ZINNIA, GIANT FLOWERING. 
GIANT FLOWERING. An excellent variety for cut flowers, as 
these immense flowers are borne on long, stout stems. One of the best 
varieties for backgrounds and massing. This variety includes all the 
best and largest types, and cannot be excelled in beauty of flower or 
range of colors. 
1917 Scarlet. Packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 35 cents. 
1918 White. Packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 35 cents. 
1921 Violet. Packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 35 cents. 
1922 MIXED-.COLORS. Pkt., 10 cts; 14 0z., 30 cts.; oz., $1.00. 
1923 TOM THUMB SCARLET GEM. Forms compact bushes 
about a foot high, covered all summer with intensely scarlet flowers. 
Excellent for bedding. Much admired on my grounds. Pkt., 10 ets. 
1924 DWARE SNOWBALL. A new and extremely pretty dwarf 
white zinnia, suitable for edging and bedding or for cemetery planting. 
Only 8 to 12 inches high. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
1925 ZEBRA. Large, perfectly double flowers, as evenly imbricated 
as acamellia. Flowers striped and mottled, presenting all colors and 
shades known in the zinnia. Packet, 10 cents; oumce, 75 cents. 
1926 CURLED AND CRESTED. 
Large, full flowers, the petals 
twisted, curled and crested in fan- 
tastic and graceful forms. Colors 
orange, purple, pink, deep rose. Two 
feet high. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.60. 
1927 HAAGEANA. Single flow- 
ers of rich, golden coior. Blooms 
freely the whole summer. Pkt., 5c. 
1928 LA FRANCE. A double 
zinnia with beautiful rose colored 
flowers. Packet, 5 cents. 
1931 GENERAL JACQUEMIN- 
OT. A member of the dwarf, dou- 
ble flowering group, of a deep, vel- 
vety crimson—the richest in hue of 
all the zinnias. Plant 18 to 24 inches 
high; a lavish bloomer. Pkt., 10c. 
1932 QUEEN ViCTORIA. A 
pure white zinnia, robust and free 
blooming, with splendid double 
flowers 3 inches across. Pkt., 10c. 
1933 DOUBLE MIXED. Em- 
bracing all the variously colored 
double varieties, making an elegant 
mixture for groups—beds, borders, 
; z = <i; garden lines and summer hedges. 
ZiNNIA, CURLED AND CRESTED AND ZEBRA. ROS Dea eee 
1934 TOM THUMB OR DOUBLE MINIATURE, MIXED. Plants 
dwarf and of bushy compact growth. A profuse bearer of many double 
flowers of the most perfect shape and various colors. The dwarfest 
Zinnia in existence, and with a perfection of bloom not usually found 
in Zinnias. Makes a plant look like a small bouquet set in the ground. 
Of special value for small groups, beds and borders. 
Packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 75 cents. 
f Flower Seeds 
Hardy Perennials and Half Hardy Perennials last for several years, blooming 
annually after the first season, though some varieties bloom the 
first season if sown early. 
Please note I not only give the proper botanical names of the vari- 
ous flowers, but also have given, wherever possible, the common 
every day names of each flower in alphabetical order, which will be 
of great help to my friends in making up their lists. 
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