138 — Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



MARIGOLD 



Heirdy Annual 



The African marigolds are tall, with large yellow or orange colored 

 flowers. The French marigolds are dwarfer, with single and double 

 flowers. Sow seeds in open ground and thin to 1 foot apart. Elegant 

 for bedding, also cutting for bouquets. Blooms continually all summer. 



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DWARF FRENCH VARIETIES 



1450 NEW DWARF GOLDEN BALL,. A remarkable showy 

 dwarf, double flowering marigold, with brilliant double golden yellow 

 flowers. A great Improvement in the dwarf marigolds. Elegant for 

 borders or for massing. Height 1 foot. Pkt., 10 cts.; 14 oz., 25 cts. 



1447 SILVER KING. Flowers produced in great abundance and 

 of perfectly uniform marking. Color velvety brown, surrounded by 

 pale lemon, alnrost white. Pactet, 5 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 



1451 LEGION OF HONOR. Much like Silver King, but the lemon 

 edge of the flower is a rich golden yellow. Ptt., 5 cts.; ox., 50 cts. 



1452 FRENCH, FINEST MIXED. One foot Pkt., 5c.; oz., 30c. 



Marigold, Tall African. 



TALL AFRICAN VARIETIES 



1453 LEMON QUEEN. 2% feet high; flowers 2 to 3 inches in diam- 

 eter. Bushy plants, bearing 7.5 to 100 large, double, lemon colored flow- 

 ers at one time. Pachet, 5 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 



1454 PRINCE OF ORANGE. Similar in all respects to the above, 

 excepting color of flower. Golden orange. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 



7455 ELDORADO. 2}^ feet tall. Large, full, double quilled flowers. 

 Golden yellow. PacUet, 5 cents; onnce, 50 cts. 



7456 AFRICAN, MIXED. 2}4 feet tall. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 



MARVEL OF PERU 



Hardy Annual 



Four O'clock. A well-known and favorite flower. Produces large, 

 convolvulus-like flowers; white, yellow, crimson, striped, etc. 



J457 TOM THUMB VARIETIES MIXED. Dwarf, compact, 

 bushy plants with golden variegated foliage and many brilliant col- 

 ored blooms. Pacliet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 



J45S HYBRID FINE MIXED. A good mixture of many colors. 

 Height of plant about 2 feet. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 



MEXICAN PRIMROSE 



Hardy Annual 

 1463 The spreading blossoms are 3 inches in diameter, of a bright 

 pink color, with scarlet veins and showy white centre. Of easy culture 

 and suited to indoor or open air situations, Packet, 5 cents. 



MIGNONETTE 



H2krdy Annual 



Mignonette is available both winter and summer, and frequent sow- 

 ings of seed should be made. Sow where the plants are to remain. 



1464 RED GIANT. A mignonette of vigorous growth and great 

 excellence, with reddish flowers of fine size. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 



1465 RED GOLI- 

 ATH. One of the grand- 

 est mignonettes ever 

 introduced, remarkable 

 for color, size, fragrance 

 and profusion of bloom. 

 The flower spikes are 

 immense, measuring 6 

 to 8 Inches long, of a 

 fire-red color and very 

 showy. The perfume is 

 delightful and powerful. 

 Perfect as a cut flower. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



1466 B I S M A R CK. 

 A mignonette bearing 

 reddish colored flowers 

 nearly double the size 

 of the popular Maohet 

 variety. The flowers 

 are pyramidal in shape, 

 reddish colored and 

 highly perfumed. The 

 foliage is rich and 

 slightly crumpled. It is 

 well adapted to pot cul- 

 ture. Packet, 10 cts. 



Bismarck 



747J IMPROVED MACHET. 



Dwarf, vigorous, with massive red 

 flowers, deliciously scented. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 



7472 DEFIANCE. One of the 



largest and most fragrant, and 

 among the best for cutting. Spikes 

 in water retain their delicious odor 

 for days. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz,, 50 cts. 



7473 SWEET SCENTED. The 

 fragrance of this mignonette makes 

 it Indispensable for bouquets and 

 cutting. Sow seed early in garden 

 and they will commence blooming 

 the first of June. Desirable for pot 

 culture. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 



7474 FINEST MIXED. A care- 

 fully selected and very fine mix- 

 ture, including all the best mignon- 

 ettes, both old and new. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 



MIMOSA 



Tender Annual 



Sensitive Plant. An interesting annual. Its leaves close and droop 

 for a short time when touched; hence its name. One to two feet high. 

 J475 PUDICA. Pink flowers, Pachet, 5 cts.; ^i^ ounce, 30 cts. 



