130— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



Delphinium, New Belladonna. 



1301 BELLADONNA HYBRIDS 

 and unlike the old larkspur, 

 require no staking. They 

 branch freely from the crown 

 and bloom without intermis- 

 sion from early spring until 

 late autumn, with increasing 

 vigor to plants each succeed- 

 ing season. Contains all 

 shades from the palest to the 

 darkest blue, and the various 

 intervening shades of sap- 

 phire, turquoise, indigo, etc., 

 are rich and beautiful beyond 

 description. Plst., 13 cts. 



1289 CHOICE MIXED. 

 The blossoms are of immense 

 size, dressing the graceful, 

 towering spikes for from 2 to 

 5 feet of their length. The 

 colors range from white and 

 lavender through every shade 

 of blue from azure to indigo 

 and purple, several shades 

 being blended in some of the 

 varieties. The plants grow 

 from 6 to 8 feet in height. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 



1291 NEAV HYBRIDS 

 MIXED. Far exceeding the 

 old-fashioned sorts in size 

 and beauty; tall, stately and 

 highly ornamental; many 

 colors and shades. Pkt., lOc. 



DELPHINIUM 



Hardy Perennial Larkspur 



An old garden favorite. 

 Seed sown in the early 

 spring will produce blooms 

 the same year, but the flow- 

 ers will be more profuse in 

 subsequent years. 



1290 NEAV BELLADON- 

 NA. Everblooming Hardy 

 Larkspur. A new giant 

 flowering variety, and 

 blooms more freely and con- 

 tinuously than any hardy 

 larkspur grown, never being 

 out of flower from the mid- 

 dle of June until frost. The 

 turquoise-blue color of the 

 blooms is not equalled for 

 delicacy and beauty by any 

 other flower. Plant grows 

 to a height of 3 feet with 

 finely cut foliage. 

 Pkt., 30 cts.; 31 oz., $1.00. 



1288 TOM THUMB, 

 ULTRAMARINE. Plants 

 are very dwarf and bushy, 

 about S Inches high, covered 

 with large, deep ultramarine 

 blue flowers of 1J4 inches In 

 diameter. Packet, 15 cts. 

 The plants are dwarf in growth. 



DIANTHUS 



Hardy Annual Pinks 



Dlanthus are quite hardy, and often give a greater profusion of 

 bloom the second year than the first. The plants spread rapidly, and 

 make ornamental masses of growth with rich and varied colors. 



Diamond Flower. 



Delfhimlw Zalil. 

 1287 ZALIL. An attractive and 

 entirely distinct species, forming 

 pyramidal bushes about 4 feet high; 

 of stifle, wiry stems, covered during 

 June and July with pure sulphur- 

 yellow flowers, making It beautiful 

 and effective. The several branches 

 or flower spikes are 8 to 10 Inches in 

 length, making an excellent variety 

 for cutting. Packet, 15 cents. 



DIAMOND FLOWER 



Tender Annual 

 1292 A charming little plant for 

 edgings or window boxes, growing 

 2 or 3 inches high. The seed may be 

 sown in the pots of other plants, re- 

 sulting in a mass of minute green 

 leaves and starry flowers which shine 

 like diamonds. Colors white and 

 violet blue. Packet, 10 cents. 



Dianthus Lucifer. 

 1307 LUCIFER. Double Fringed Pinks. Flowers of a beautiful 

 orange scarlet color, nearly two inches across, on long stems, which 

 makes it very valuable for cutting. Plant grows about 12 to 15 inches 

 high. A fine bedder. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 35 cents. 

 1305 AVHITE FRILLS. _^__ .™_6»»,__r«s^j,. 



Single flowered, with 

 bloom of pure, dazzling 

 white, 23^ inches across 

 The petals are so deeply 

 laciniated or fringed that 

 flowers appear double. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 

 1306 MOURNING 

 CLOAK. A double dian 

 thus of so dark a maroon 

 as to be almost black 

 Every petal is faintly bor- 

 dered with white, wholly 

 relieving the flower of a 

 sombre appearance. The 

 size is about 23^ inches, 

 and the texture is ex- 

 tremely rich. Pkt., 10c. 



1294 HEDDEAVIGII. 

 Double Japan Pink. Seed 

 from the best double flow- 

 ers only. Fine colors. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 



1295 IMPERIALIS. 

 Double Imperial Pink. 



Fine mixture of colors. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; J^ ounce, 

 15 cts.; ounce, 50 cts. 



1293 ROYAL PINKS. 

 ular single flowering Japan pinks, producing blossoms of a new shape, 

 the petals being curled, waved and twisted, each covering half of an- 

 other; beautifully fringed. The colors vary from white to intense red. 

 The flowers are from 2 to 4 inches across, with large eyes, and are ex- 

 ceedingly showy and satisfactory. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. 



Dianthus, White Frills and Mourning Cloak. 

 It is derived from selected forms of the pop- 



D1ANTHU6, Royal Pinks. 



Dianthus, Heddewigii. 



