120— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



CACALIA. 



Tassel Flower. Flora's Paint Brush. 

 A pretty annual, \} 2 feet high, bearing 

 yellow and scarlet tassel-shaped flowers 

 from June until September. 



Mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



Highly ornamental greenhouse or 

 window plants, producing richly col- 

 ored pocket like flowers in abundance in 

 the spring. The colors include yellow, 

 brown, maroon and even crimson. 

 Seeds should be sown on the surface of 

 light soil or leaf mould. 



H.vbi-ida Fine Mixed. A superb 

 strain. Packet, 20 cents. 



CALIFORNIA BELLFLOWER. 



See Abutilon. 

 CALIFORNIA POPPY. 



See Eschscholtzia. 



etc., variously marked. For roots see 

 the index. Cannas are easily grown 

 from seed. At Panmure, recently, seed 

 sown March 28th bloomed freely before 

 the middle of July. 



Mixed. All sorts, sizes and colors. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J 4 lb., 50 cts. 



New Large Flowering French 

 and American. Not so tall as the 

 old-fashioned sorts, but with flowers of 

 great beauty; everywhere popular. 

 These seedlings vary in color, ranging 

 through all shades of yellow and orange 

 to richest crimson, scarlet and Vermil- 

 lion. Some are plain and some spotted. 

 My mixture contains seeds from all the 

 best new French and American varie- 

 ties. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



See Campanula. 



CAPE ASTER. , 



See Cineraria. 



CAPE MARIGOLD. 



See Calendula. 



from that of a cock's comb to that of a 

 feather or plume. The colors are strik- 

 ing, from the most vivid red and crim- 

 son to the richest yellow and orange. 



Rosy Gem. Kemarkable for its 

 comparatively low growth (10 to 15 

 inches) and for the great size of its flow- 

 ers. Nearly half the height at maturity 

 consists of the rich, rosy, magnificent 

 Moral mass known as the cock's comb. 

 No celosia can excel this one for daz- 

 zling beauty. Packet, 10 cents. 



Golilen Prize. A new and beauti- 

 ful orange colored cockscomb. Shape 

 and size of head quite similar to Rosy 

 Gem; a royal companion to it. Pkt., 10c. 



Cristata. All the best cockscomb 

 types mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 



Pluinosa. The plumed or leathered 

 type. Fine mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



CARDINAL FLOWER. 



See Lobelia. 



CASTOR OIL BEAN. 



See Ricinus. 



CATCHFLY. Silene. 



An easy growing, free flowering an- 

 nual plant, producing dense umbels of 

 white, red or rose colored blossoms. The 

 plant is partly covered with a glutinous 

 moisture; hence the name "catchfly." 

 An old favorite much improved. 



Mixed. All colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



Bellflower, Canterbury Bell. Favorite 

 old fashioned, hardy plants. Beautiful 

 and constant bloomers. 



Medium. A biennial plant (two 

 3"ears), blooming best the second year; 

 2 ft., splendid mixed; single and double 

 varieties. Packet, 5 cents. 



Cup and Saucer. Flower 3 inches 

 long; saucer 3 inches across. Biennial. 

 Blue, rose, white, lilac, etc.; 2 ft. Packet, 

 10 cents. 



Carpatica. Six inches to 1 foot. 

 Blue and white mixed. Hardy peren- 

 nial. Blooms the whole season. Pack- 

 et, 5 cents. 



Choicest Mixed. Embraces all the 

 popularsingleanddoublesorts. Pkt., 10c. 



New Double While. See Novel- 

 ties. 



Also see Novelties. Carnations and 

 picotees belong in the Mower group 

 known as Dianthus Caryophillis. Pico- 

 tees are carnations with white Mowers, 

 trimmed or spotted or edged with some 

 other color. The so-called carnations 

 have within recent decades developed 

 into types of rare beauty and fragrance. 

 The Marguerite carnations are among 

 the best of the class. Most of the carna- 

 tions are quite hardy,' surviving the 

 winter if given a slight protection. No 

 Mowers are more lovely. Seeds sown 

 thinly in the open ground, in spring, 

 will bloom the first season. 



Carnations and Picotees, Fin- 

 est Mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 



CARYOPTER1S. 



Blue Spirea, Japanese Beni, Mustache 

 plant. Showy, hardy perennial plants, 

 3 feet high, bearing along the stem oppo- 

 site clusters ol feathery Mowers. Foliage 

 and Mowers fragrant. Of easy culture. 



Mast ar a nth us. Violet blue. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



Troptzolum canariense. 



An attractive annual climber, growing 

 about 10 feet, bearing hundreds of beau- 

 tifully fringed, yellow, bird like Mowers, 

 having a fancied resemblance to a bird 

 with its wings half expanded. A pretty 

 vine for the window or for a sheltered 

 location out of doors. Packet, 5 cents; 

 ounce, 25 cents. 



CANNA. 



Indian Shot Plant. Stately and highly 

 ornamental plants, for both flowers and 

 foliage. They attain a height of 2 to 5 

 feet, and may be grown singly or in 

 masses. Leaves green or brownish red; 

 flowers scarlet, crimson, yellow, cream, 



CELOSIA. 



Cockscomb. Also see Novelties. This 

 showy annual plant of many forms is of 

 easiest culture, and is one of the most 

 brilliant and effective of the summer 

 and autumn bloomers. The flowers are 

 borne in great masses of various shapes. 



Centaurea, Imperiaus and Cyanus. 

 CENTAUREA. 



Under this head are embraced several 

 popular flowers. Centaurea imperialis 

 is the Sweet Sultan. Centaurea cya?nts is 

 the Corn Flower so much esteemed in 

 Germany, and now grown everywhere 

 in America. Another is the so-called 

 Dusty Miller. Most of them are annuals. 

 See Novelties. 



Imperialis. Imperial Sweet Sul- 

 tans. A splendid type of annual cen- 

 taurea now widely popular. The frag- 

 rant blooms are 2 or 3 inches across, 

 the disc of the flower being somewhat 

 flat, surrounded by tubular rays with 

 fringed margins, the whole effect being 

 extremely soft and attractive. Height, 

 1 to 2 feet; easily grown. Excellent for 

 bouquets. Various shades of yellow, 

 white, rose, lavender, etc. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Cyanus Minor. Corn Flower, 

 Bluet, Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor. One 

 of the most famous of the old-fashioned 

 flowers. It grows in any situation, and 

 blooms continuously. Excellent for cut- 

 ting. It is a hardy annual, coming up 

 year after year from self-sown seed. 

 There are a variety of colors, including 

 blue, rose and white. Height, about 2 

 feet. Mixed. Pkt.. 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 



Cyanus Double. Annual. Glob- 

 ular heads. Many pretty colors. Mixed. 

 Packet. 5 cents: ounce, 35 cents. 



G j- in no car pa. Dusty Miller. 

 Silver foliage; 10 inches. Pkt, 10 cts. 



Caud idissi ma. Broad, white 

 leaves; 1 foot. Packet. 10 cents. 



CENTROSEMA. 



Butterfly Pea. A hardy 'perennial 

 vine of great beauty. It blooms in July, 

 bearing inverted pea-shaped flowers, l 1 ^ 

 inches across, of a rosy violet color, with 

 a broad feathered marking through the 

 centre. Flowers profuse. 



Grandiflora. Packet, 5 cents. 



CERASTIUM. 



Snow in Summer. A very pretty 

 dwarf, white leaved plant. Suitable for 

 borders and edging. 6 inches high. 



Tomentosum. Packet, 5 cents. 



CHINESE BELL FLOWER. 



See Platycodon. 



CHINESE PRIMROSE. 



See Primula. 



Chrysanthemums, Annual Varieties. 

 CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Also see Novelties. The single annual 

 chrysanthemums are extremely showy 

 and effective. They are daisy like in 

 shape, and are much used for cut Mower 

 purposes. The perennial sorts are both 

 single and double. All are easily grown 

 from seeds. Taken collectively, they 

 embrace many colors. The single an- 

 nual chrysanthemums are called Painted 

 Daisies. One of the single perennial 

 chrysanthemums bears the name of 

 French Marguerite or Paris Daisy. The 

 double perennial sorts, from China and 

 Japan, include the most brilliant of the 

 late autumn Mowers. 



Golden Foliage. Annual. Has 

 •finely cut foliage, with leaves of a beau- 

 tiful golden yellow color. Dwarf, 

 bushy habit. Flowers daisy like, zoned 

 and charming in appearance. Pkt., 5c. 



Single Finest Mixed. Painted 

 Xiaisies. Annual. These make a beau- 

 tiful display. The daisy like flowers are 

 handsomely marked, usually in bands 

 or rings of many colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



Fruteseens Grandiflora. 

 French Marguerite or Paris Daisy. A 

 single perennial growing 1 foot high, 

 bearing pure white flowerB with yellow 

 centre. Hardy; 1 foot. Packet, 10 cents. 



Chinese and Japanese Large 

 Flowering. Hardy perennials. 

 Mostly double. A good mixture, em- 

 bracing many colors and forms. Seeds 

 saved from new varieties only. Choice 

 and desirable. Packet, 20 cents. 



Chameleon. Annual. Bears daisy- 

 like flowers in summer and autumn. 

 Ground color of flower light coppery 

 bronze, with bright purplish crimson 

 zone and golden circle. Later the bronze 

 color changes to yellow. Packet, 5 cents. 



Fancy Markings Mixed. An- 

 nual. An exceptionally choice mixture 

 of selected single large flowering new- 

 sorts. Beautifully marked with the 

 highest colors. Packet, 10 cents. 



Co r on ar i u m. Annual; double. 

 Finest sorts mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



COCKSCOMB. 



See Celosia. 



Ciner 



Mixed. 



CINERARIA. 



Cape Aster. A favorite, free flowering 

 greenhouse or window plant, the shades 

 including blue, purple, crimson, maroon, 

 etc. Many varieties produce Mowers 

 with a clear white eye. Height, 1 foot; 

 flowers 2 inches across, or more. 



Finest Mixed. Large flowering 

 varieties. Packet, 20 cents. 



