114 — Flower Seed Novelties 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



NEW GIGANTIC 



ORCHARD FLOWERING COSMOS, 



Lady Lenox. 



This, the latest development of 

 this popular autumn (lower is a 

 forerunner of an entirely new race 

 of cosmos. The flowers are im- 

 mense, 6 to 7 inches in diameter, 

 with wide overlapping oval petais 

 of an exquisite shade of shell pink. 

 The flower is borne on long stems, 

 making them exceptionally desir- 

 able for cutting. Plant grows 6 to 

 7 feet high. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c. 



COSMOS, 



New Early Blooming Giant 

 Fancy. 



In this strain, which has been 

 selected and re-selected with great 

 care and pains, 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 4 or 

 more inches across. Some blooms 

 are nearly flat and cone shaped, 

 with petals variously cut and 



fringed. Certain of the fringed -.„„. Nc 



forms resemble California pop- cosmos, ne 



pies, with broad petals of great elegance and beauty. For best results this magnificent type ot 

 cosmos should be started very early, as it requires a long season for full development. If sowi. 

 under glass or in the window box it will bloom in early autumn, and the gorgeous flowers wi 

 continue long after the advent of frosts. The above in separate colors. 



Pink, Crimson, White and All Colors, Finest Mixed. Packet, 10 cts.; 1 2 ounce, 25 cts. 



COSMOS, 



Giants ol California. 



This strain is remarkable for the 

 great size and clear color of its 

 flowers. The plants or bushes grow 

 b feet high, and each is a mass of 

 feathery foliage, studded all over 

 with long stemmed flowers. On 

 account of its great size and devel- 

 opment 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 continues to 

 bloom until the advent of really 

 severe weather. All sorts mixed. 



Packet, 15 cts.; 2 packets, ^5 cts.% 



Mrs. E. R. Anderson, Ashland. Ore.— 

 Your rackets are well filled with the 

 best of seeds, and the plants and trees 

 are well rooted. 



Mrs. Robt. Wilson, Arlington, Ore.— I 

 received the seeds in first-class condi- 

 tion, and am more than pleased with 

 them; they are tetter than I expected. 



Albert Wilcox, Mayville, N. Y. — 

 Raised 707 bunches ISew Large Flower- 

 ing Sweet Peas from 2 lbs. last year. 

 They were magnificent flowers and a 

 fine assortment of colors. 



Early-Blooming Giant Fancy. 



Dianthus White Fri 



*nd Mourning Cloak. 



DIANTHUS. 



One packet of each of the following, 

 FIVE BEAUTIFUL PINKS 



only 25 cents, postpaid. 



I offer five pinks of peculiar attractiveness. 

 All are to be treated as annuals, though they 

 are quite hardy. They are free bloomers, and 

 among the most popular of garden plants. 



Eastern Queen. Single annual. Beauti- 

 fully marbled. Broad bands of mauve on a 

 paler surface, making the flower exceedingly 

 striking and pretty. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



Crimson lielle. Single annual. A rich 

 crimson dianthus of large size and good sub- 

 stance, evenly and'flnely fringed. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Salmon Queen. Single annual, with large, 

 well-formed, fringed flowers of a brilliant 

 salmon color. Flowers change to a salmon 

 rose when fading. A variety quite distinct 

 from all other sorts, and of exceeding merit. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 8 packets, 25 cents. 



White Frills — Single flowered, with bloom 

 of pure, dazzling white, 2% inches across. 

 The petals are so deeply laciniated or fringed 

 that the flowers appear double, and the' effect 

 Is wonderfully beautiful. Packet, 10 cents; 

 3 packets, 25 cents. 



Mourning Cloak.— A double dianthus of so 

 dark a maroon as to be almost black. Every 

 petal Is faintly bordered with white, wholly 

 relieving the flower of a sombre appearance. 

 The size Is about 2t£ inches, and the texture is 

 extremely rich. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



NEW DWARF BUTTERFLY FLOWER, 



or Poor Man's Orchid. 



A most valuable strain of schizanthus, form- 

 ing pyramidal plants only about a foot high, 

 bearing countless butterfly-like flowers in a 

 bewildering range of color. Flowers larger 

 than in the ordinary type of schizanthus. 

 It is of easy culture and enjoys a very wide 

 popularity. All who know the flower should 

 make a trial of this handsome new strain. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



f€^k 



Star. 



AGERATUM, LITTLE BLUE STAR. 



The best of the ageratums for edging pur- 

 poses, on account of small size and wonderful 

 profusion of bloom. The plants are only 4 or 5 

 inches high, and are literally covered with 

 bright blue flowers during summer and early 

 autumn. This is the best of the Tom Thumb 

 ageratums, and is a treasure. Packet, 10 cents. 



Dolichos, Daylight. 



D0LICH0S, DAYLIGHT. 



Daylight is the newest and best form of this 

 beautiful climbing vine, with bold spikes of 

 pure white flowers. The height is 8 to 10 feet, 

 the flowers appearing from base to summit. 

 The foliage is rich and attractive. The flowers, 

 which resemble sweet peas in shape, are suc- 

 ceeded by broad, velvety, creamy white pods, 

 which remain fresh and ornamental for a con- 

 siderable time. This climber is an excellent 

 one for trellises and fences; highly satisfac- 

 tory in almost any situation, if given good soil. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



THE BUSH DOLICHOS. 



I offer a bush form of the well known Day- 

 light Dolichos (described above), with the same 

 enormous spikes of pure white flowers, but 

 without the climbing habit of growth, which is 

 compact and ornamental; plant grows less than 

 2 feet high; flower stands upright a foot above 

 the foliage. The bush dolichos blooms earlier 

 than the climbing form. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



