WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Flower Seeds— 123 



Globe Amaranth, Fine Mixed. 

 (iLOBE AMARANTH. 



Gomphrena. 



Bachelor's Button. A tender annual. 

 Colors, white, purple, striped, etc. Un- 

 der good treatment a single plant will 

 produce several hundred flowers. The 

 flowers should be cut just before they 

 aire fully ripe and hung heads down- 

 ward to dry. About 2 feet high. 



Flue tlixed. All the best soits 

 und colors. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



Nana Comnaeta. A new dwarf 

 str lin. Only a few inches high. A mass 

 of bloom, Mixed. Packet, 5 cents. 



that the foliage is almost hidden by the 

 many large, wide-open liowers, of "shin- 

 ing Satiny texture. 



Lady Satin Rose. Deep rose pink 

 Ilowers, with suriace shining like satin, 

 on y 1 loot high. A nice compact bor- 

 der plant. Packet, 5 cents. 



Extra Fine Mixed. All the best 

 sorts. Packet, 5 cents: ounce, 25 cents. 

 GUNNERA MANICATA. 



An ornamental plant of enormous 

 size, for moist lawns. The haves are 



4 to 5 feet in diameter, borne upon stout 

 prickly leaf stalks 3 to 6 feet high. 

 Packet, 20 cents. 



GYJiERIl'DI. 



Argreiiteunn. Pampas Grass. Half 

 hardy perennial; a native of South 

 America. Very beautiful. Roots require 

 winter protection, or to be lifted und 

 stored. Packet, 10 cents. 



tiVPSOPIIILA. 



Muralis. A diffuse, branching an- 

 nual, about 12 inches high, used for edg- 

 ings and rock work. Flowers pink, 

 suitable for bouquets. Packet, 5 cents. 



Panieulnta. Baby's Breath. White 

 flowers. Hardy perennial; 2 feet. Pkt., 



5 cents. 



IIKLENICM. 

 Handsome hardy perennials, bearing 

 coreopsis-like flowers in great abund- 

 ance in late summer. 



Autuiuiiale Superbum. Large 

 heads of golden-yellow flowers; 5 to « 

 feet. Packet, 10 cents. 



HEX.IANT1IE1IVII. 

 Also known as .Sun or Bock Bose. Per- 

 ennial border plant. Dwarf evergreen 

 with brilliant flowers of various colors. 

 A very profuse bloomer. Adapted to 

 growing in dry soils and rockeries. 

 Easily grown anywhere. Packet, 5 cts. 

 HELIAiVTHUS. 

 See Sunflower. 



Gloxinia, Choicest Hybrids. 



GLOXINIA. 



A superb greenhouse plant of dwarf 

 habit, producing large, bell-shaped iiow- 

 •ers of brilliant colors during the sum- 

 mer months in great profusion. Heat 

 «nd partial shade are required. The 

 flowers are variously spotted or mot- 

 tled. Sow in March. 



Choieest Hybrids. Seed from fine, 

 erect and drooping varieties. Pkt., 25c. 



Godetia, Extra Fine Mixed. 

 GOBETIA. 

 Attractive, hardy annuals, growing 18 

 inches high. Particularly useful because 

 they thrive in shady places where so 

 few really fine flowers can be grown. 

 They bloom a long time, so profusely 



Helichrysum, Double Mixed. 



HELICHRTSIIII. 



Everlasting flower; straw flower. 

 Large, full double flowers, of various 

 colors, from white and bright yellow to 

 scarlet, shaded and tipped. Exceeding- 

 ly handsome for bouquets for winter. 

 Annual. Easy culture. Two feet or less. 



Dwarf Double Mixed. All col- 

 ors. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 75 cents. 



Tall Double Mixed. All colors. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 5u cents. 



Lail.r in White. Exceedingly fine 

 and fragrant. Spotless white. Pkt,, 10c. 



ltlat'k Kin;;. Hark purple, almost 

 black. Packet, 1" cents. 



liouqnel Purl'iini. A new dwarf, 

 compact variety, with large trusses of 

 dark i ac ilowers. A. profuse bloomer; 

 a desirable sort for window or garden. 

 Pa :ket, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 



Choice Mixed. Many shades and 

 varieties. All sorts. Packet, 10 cents. 

 HECCHEKA. 



Scarlet Alum Boot. Hardy perennial. 

 The variety of heucbera here offered, 

 the sanguined splnutenx, produces spikes 

 2 feet high, bearing flowers varying in 

 color from fiery coral to richest crimson. 

 Foliage evergreen. Packet, 10 cents. 

 MIKJSCIJS. 



Free blooming and desirable plants, 2 

 to 3 feet; producing flowers ot great Bize, 

 brilliance and beauty. Of easy culture. 



Atricanus. Annual. With large 

 flowers 3 to -1 inches across; creamy yel- 

 low with purple centre. Packet, 5 cents. 



Crimson Eye. Perennial, but 

 blooming freely the first year. White 

 flower, 6 inches with crimson centre. 

 Profuse bloomer. Packet, 10 cts. 



Hollyhock, Double Fine Mixed. 



HOLLYHOCK. 



See Novelties. This fine old-fashioned 

 flower is again in the widest favor. It 

 reaches a height of 6 feet or more, and 

 on account of its stately growth is unex- 

 celled for planting along fences or build- 

 ings, or for background effects. It can 

 be bad in a variety of colors. It is per- 

 fectly hardy, and when well established 

 will bloom fully and freely year after 

 year. It loves rich, deep, moist ground. 

 Seeds sown one year will give good 

 flowers the following year. 



Double White. Packet, 10 cents. 



Double Sulphur Yellow. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Double Rose. Packet, 10 cents. 



Double Searlet. Packet. 10 cents. 



Double Fine Mixed. All colors 

 in a grand combination. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Single Rose and Yellow. Fine 

 mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 



Henderson's Annual. See Nov- 

 elties. 



HOWESTY. 



An old-fashioned, hardy, biennial 

 flower, with curious seed pods. Flowers 

 pink-purple or white. Iwo feet high. 



Lunaria Biennis. Packet, 5 cts. 



MYACFNTH BEAN. 



See Bolichos. 



HYACINTHCS CANDICANS. 



A perfectly hardy perennial plant, of 

 great utility and beauty. It has a bulb- 

 ous root and ornamental foliage. The 

 strong spike or flower stalk appears in 

 mid-summer, and attains a height of 3 to 

 5 feet, hearing 20 to 30 pure white bell- 

 shaped blooms, producing a fine effect. 

 Also called Cape hyacinth or Summer 

 Flowering hyacinth. Packet, 5 cents. 



IBERIS SEMPRRVIRENS. 



See Candytuft. 



ICELAND POPPY. 



See Poppy. 



ICE PLANT. 



Mesembryanthemtnn cryslallinum. 

 Half hardy annual. A pretty little 

 trailer for baskets or massing; ft inches 

 high or less. Leaves covered With crys- 

 talline drops. Flowers white or pink. 

 Valued for its remarkable foliage. Pkt., 

 5 cts. 



INCARYILLEA. 



A new hardy perennial growing 2 feet 

 high, with flowers 2 to 3 inches in diam- 

 eter. The fleshy roots should remain in 

 the ground. The flower is rosy carmine, 

 spotted with yellow, with a brown 

 throat. "When sown early or started in- 

 doors will bloom the first season. The 

 foliage is flexible and graceful. Incar- 

 villea is sometimes called hardy gloxinia. 

 Cover with litter during winter. 



Delavayi. Packet, 15 cents. 



IPOMflEA. 



The group includes the famous moon- 

 flower, the leading type of which I offer 

 elsewhere. See Novelties; also the fol- 

 lowing: 



Quamoclit Searlet. Cypress 

 Vine. Scarlet. One of the handsomest 

 of annual climbers. Fern-like foliage. 

 Fifteen feet. Packet. 5 cts.; ounce, 25 cts. 



Quanioclit Alba. Flowers are 

 white. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



Mixed. The two above sorts in a 

 splendid mixture. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. 



Ipomwa Grandiftora. (Giant 

 White Moonflower). See Novelties. 



Heavenly Blue. Flowers 4 inches 

 across, of the most exquisite shade of 

 blue that can be imagined. Greatly 

 admired by all who know it. As easily 

 grown as a morning glory. Packet, 

 10 cents. 



Northern Light.. Pinkish laven- 

 der flowers 2 inches across. Blooms 

 early and is very ornamental. Vine 

 resists drought. Packet, 10 cents. 



Setosa (Brazilian Morning Glory). 

 A great climber, making a growth of 

 30 to 50 feet. Grape-like leaves a foot 

 wide. Bose-colored flowers 3 inches 

 across. Blooms from July until frost. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Heliotrope, Choice Mixed. 

 HELIOTROPE. 



See Novelties. A half-hardy perennial, 

 blooming the whole season. It crows 

 quickly find easily from seed, doing best 

 in a rich soil. 



H unnemannia. 

 HITNNEMANNIA. 



Bush Eschscholtzia. Giant Yellow 

 Tulip Poppy. One of the most beautiful 

 and satisfactory of the new annuals. 

 Two feet high, branching, with orna- 

 mental foliage. The bright yellow flow- 

 ers have crinkled petals like crushed 

 satin, and are borne on long stems. Ad- 

 mirable for cutting. Blooms from July 

 until frost. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 50 cts. 



JAPANESE HOP. 

 Humulus. 

 Variegated Japanese Hop. A charm- 

 ing climber, attaining a growth of 20 to 

 25 feet in a few weeks. The leaves (6 to 

 7 inches across) are beautifully marked 

 and variegated with white, yellowish 

 green and dark green. Not injured by 

 insects or by heat, and the vine retains 

 its beauty until frost. Hardy, the roots 

 living over winter, though it is not a 

 true perennial. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c. 



