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140— Bulbs, Roots, etc. 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



These gorgeous plants should be started In a 

 greenhouse, or sunny window. They will bloom 

 until late summer. 



Spotted or Tigered. Very choice, with spot- 

 ted flowers. 15 cents each; 2 for 25 cents; 81.00 per 

 dozen, postpaid. 



Crassifolia. Flowers borne high above the foli- 

 age. 15 cents each; 2 for 25 cents; 31.00 per dozen, 

 postpaid. 



Mixed. Including very handsome types. 10 

 cents each; 3 for 25 cts.; 85 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



Hardy Gloxinia. (Inearvillea Delavayi.) A 

 very desirable hardy perennial plant. It has 

 come into wide favor recently, and has been aptly 

 termed " the hardy gloxinia." Rose colored 

 trumpet shaped flowers, spotted with yellow. 

 Strong stalks are thrown from the root to the 

 height of two feet, and handsome flowers are 

 freely produced in clusters. 20 cents each; 3 for 

 50 cents, postpaid. 



Ranunculus. 



Giant Persian. (Buttercups.) Are free bloom- 

 ing and handsome. The globular flowers are 

 often 2 inches in diameter. Colors embrace almost 

 every shade except blue. They bloom late in May. 

 5 cts. each; 6 for 25 cts.; 45 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



Aconltifolius Flora Plena. A pretty double 

 white flower. Bush about 1 foot high. Flowers 

 in May and June. 15c. each; 2 for 25c, postpaid. 



Hardy Gloxinia. 



A highly 

 remarkabl 

 handsome 



Summer Flowering Oxalis. 



Summer Flowering Oxalis. 



For borders and baskets. Set the 

 bulbs about 3 inches apart, and the 

 foliage will produce an unbroken mass, 

 richly adorned with flowers. These are 

 also splendid for pot culture. Planted 

 5 or 6 in a pot they are decidedly orna- 

 mental. 



Shamrock. Lovely pink blossoms 

 and clover-like foliage 



Dleppl. Pure white: very fine. 



Lasandrla. Fine rosy pink; beauti- 

 ful cut foliage. 



The ab'ive, 10c. per dozen; 25 for 15c; 

 50 for 2:>c; 100 for &0c, postpaid. 



Giant Pink, Flowers 2 inches 

 across; of a clear bright glistening pink. Leaves 

 of clover shape and very glossy. Excellent tor pot 

 culture. 10 cents each; 3 for 25 cents, postpaid. 



The Irises. Fleur=de = Lls. Flags. 



German Iris. The genuine old-fashioned flag or fleur-de-lis. 

 Of rare and wonderful loveliness. Periectiy hardy and easily 

 grown in any garden soil. Blooms freely and infallibly every 

 spring Height 2 feet. Various shades of blue, white, yellow, 

 etc Set the roots 3 inches deep. Mixed colors, 5 cents each; 

 ti for 25 cents; 45 cents per dozen, postpaid 



Japanese iris. Iris kcempferi. The flowers of these irises 

 are enormous, and are of 

 charming hues and colors, 

 embracing white, crimson, 

 rose, lilac, blue, lavender 

 and violet. Flower stalks 2 

 to 3 feet high. A golden yel- 

 low blotch on each petal 

 adds to the color effect; per- 

 iectiy hardy, and bloom 

 profusely during a period 

 of five to Beven weeks in 

 midsummer. All the above 

 colors in mixture, 10 cts. 

 each; 3 for 2-5 cts.; 90 cts. per 

 dozen, postpaid. 



Antholyza /EtMoplca. 

 Fury Flower. 



Foliage upright an 

 sword - like. A bulb pro- 

 duces several spikes 15 to 

 20 inches high, bearing 

 large, bright flowers, in 

 which yellow and red pre- 

 dominate. It is a handsome 

 and showy plant. 10 cents 

 each; 3 for 25 cents; 75 cents 

 per dozen, postpaid. 



Cinnamon Vine. 



desirable climber. The beautiful vine makes shoots sometimes 25 feet or more in length in a 

 y short srace of time, and will quickly cover an arbor, trellis or veranda with a profusion of 

 'folia°-e and numbers of white blossoms. 6 cents each; 6 for 25 cents; 40 cents per dozen, postpaid. 



German Iris. 



Cinnamon Vine. 



Achimenes. 



Achimenes. 



Excellent bulbs for pot culture, 

 requiring somewhat the same 

 treatment as begonias. Of tropical 

 origin; 12 to 15 inches high. It is 

 well to avoid putting water on the 

 foliage. Colors include white, red, 

 heliotrope, etc. The leaves are, in 

 some cases, as handsome as coleus. 

 Bulbs should be potted as soon os 

 received bu purchaser. The plants 

 are profuse bloomers. They require 

 heat when growing, but not when 

 iii bloom. They will grow nicely 

 in partial shade. Mixed colors, 

 15 cents each; 2 for 25 cents. 



