WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Flower Seed Novelties — 109 



Dianthus, Royal Pinks. 



DIANTHUS, 

 ROYAL PINKS. 



A New and Improved Single Dianthus. 



This magnificent improvement 

 on Dianthus Heddewigii has been 

 given the name of Heddewigii 

 Nobilis— the noble or royal Hedde- 

 wigii, and the group well deserves 

 the name of Royal Pinks. It is 

 derived from selected forms of the 

 popular single-flowering Japan 

 pinks, producing blossoms of a 

 new shape, the petals being curled, 

 waved and twisted, each covering 

 half of another, and all beauti- 

 fully fringed. The colors vary from 

 white to intense red. The flowers 

 are from two to four inches across, 

 with large eyes, and are exceedingly 

 showy and satisfactory. The plants 

 are a foot or more in height and are 

 unsurpassed for bedding purposes. 

 Nothing among the annual, sin- 

 gle-flowered pinks can excel this 

 new and lovely strain. 

 Packet, 10 cents; i! packets, 25 cents. 





Zinnia, Mexican Hybrid. 



ZINNIA, MEXICAN HYBRID. 

 A Group of Little Beauties. 



These dwarf zinnias are dazzling in their beauty and charming in 

 their variety. They grow only about 12 inches high, yet their flowers 

 are large and showy. The range of color is almost without limit, and 

 the flowers show wide variation, sometimes even on the same plant. 

 The flowering habit is remarkably profuse, and they are especially 

 suited to edges aud borders. They have been much admired at Panmure. 



Single Mixed. Packet, 10 cents. Double Mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 



Zinnia, New Fringed. 



NEW FRINGED. 

 All Colors. Finest Mixed. 



This novel and beauti- 

 ful strain has exquisitely 

 fringed and toothed pet- 

 als, as shown in the illus- 

 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. Packet, 10 

 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



Kochia Scoparia, or Summer Cypress. 



This beautiful annual bush is rapidly coming into prominence. I 

 have long listed it among my annual flower seeds, but feel that it now 

 deserves more attention. It grows 2 to .,-..■:>•'- ,'. ''.'■• '.'.v.v.v. 



2)4 feet high and resembles a closely (jmL$V 



clipped ornamental evergreen. The v . ■ ■ ';'<> 



globe shaped or pyramidal bushes are .. , 



close and compact, and of a pleasing ']"-?.'.' ". : ■ ; 'ifsJ»"W 



light green color. The plant may lie -' ■'•-'■ ''l!$SyGkFk, 



grown singly or in the form of a hedge as 

 or background. In early autumn the || 

 whole bush becomes carmine or blood a 

 red, hence the name of Mexican Fire $ 

 Plant, Burning Bush, etc. It is also 

 called Belvidere, Standing or Mock 

 Cypress. Flowers small and numerous 

 but not conspicuous. The beauty of 

 the plant is in its shape and colors. 

 Worthy of high recommendation. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. Kochia or Summer Cypress. 



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Stocks. New Large Flowering Gloge Bouquet. 



New Large-Flowering 



GLOBE BOUQUET. 



A valuable addition to 

 the list of stocks on ac- 

 count of its habit of 

 growth. Each plant is a 

 bouquet in itself, being 

 compact and tloriferous. 

 Height, 1 foot. The col- 

 ors embrace crimson, 

 white, rose, and many 

 shades. Very fragrant. 

 A large percentage of 

 the flowers are double. 

 I am sure this new strain 

 of stock will be ex- 

 tremely satisfactory. I 

 know of nothing better. 

 This variety will bloom 

 in ten weeks after plant- 

 ing the seed and on my 

 trial grounds has 

 bloomed in eight weeks. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; 3 pack- 

 ets, 25 cts. 



VERBENA, Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy. 



Unexcelled for size, beauty and diversity of markings. Unsurpassed 

 for richness of color and profusion of bloom. Some of the individual 

 florets are nearlv as large as a silver half dollar, and all are much 

 above average size, making effective masses of color in the bed. 

 As to hue, some are self-colored or solid, some are striped and some 

 are variegated or mottled. Some have eyes and some have zones or 

 rings of contrasting shades. All are brilliant and desirable. 



Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy Verbena, Purple. Packet, 10 pts. 



Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy Verbena, White. Packet, 10 Cts. 



Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy Verbena, Pink. Packet, 10 cts. 



Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy Verbena, Scarlet. Packet, 10 cts. 



Briar Crest Mammoth Fancy Verbenas, Finest Mixed. 

 Embracing all sorts, including the eyed and variegated verbenas. 



Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents; \{ ounce, 40 cents; ounce, &1.50. 



New Nigella, 



Miss Jekyll. 



Lovc-in-a-Mist. 



A new large free flow- 

 ering variety of this 

 well known garden an- 

 nual. In the finely cut 

 fern-like foliage nestles 

 hundreds of lovely dou- 

 ble bright blue flowers, 

 1% inches across. 

 Height of plant 1 to 2 

 feet. Plants are quite 

 hardy and seed can be 

 sown in the bed or bor- 

 der in the earliest 

 spring. Packet, 10 cts. 



lla, Miss Jekyll. 



