150 — Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



PRIMULA 



Tender Perennial 



For winter or spring decorations in tlie home, the Chinensis and 

 Obconica Primulas are indispensable. Fine, free flowering plants for 

 both indoors and out-doors; hardy varieties continually in bloom. 





ROSPUM S NGLE 



Primula Chinensis Chinese Primrose 



PRIMUIiA CHIIVEIVSIS. Also called Chinese Primrose. Profuse 

 bloomers aiid among the finest and most popular of the winter and 

 spring flowering window or greenhouse plants, doing well in cool 

 rooms. Plants are sturdy and robust; and the flowers are variously cut 

 and fringed. Sow in March, April or May. Separate colors, as follows: 



1707 Blue. A violet blue. Packet, 33 cents. 



1708 Crimson. A rich color. Packet, 85 cents. 



1711 Rose. A delicate shade. Packet, 25 cents. 



1712 Wniie. Pure white. Packet, 23 cents. 



1713 FINEST MIXED. This Is both delightful and graceful when 



in flower, and makes a useful 

 decorative plant for the house or 

 conservatory. All shades and 

 colors. Cannot fail to please. 

 Pkt., 20 cts.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 



1705 BABY PRIMROSE. 

 Primula Forbesi. An exquisite 

 little primrose for pot culture. 

 Blooms a few weeks after the 

 sowing of the seed. It is better to 

 pinch off the tiny flower stalks 

 and keep the plants growing 

 until October, and from then on 

 until late in spring they pro- 

 duce their sprays of beautiful 

 rosy-lilac flowers in profusion. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



1706 OBCOBTICA. These are 

 of the easiest culture in window 

 or conservatory; flowering pro- 

 fusely and continually with little 

 care. Grow in good porous loam. 

 Finest Mixed. All colors. 



Baby Primrose. Packet, 10 cents. 



Hardy Perennial Primula 



1698 IVEAV HARDY BLUE. A beautiful blue flowered type of the 

 English Primrose. Perfectly hardy. This is excellent for naturalizing 

 in shaded nooks or for planting in the hardy border. Packet*, 23 cts. 



1701 AURICULA. Large flowers borne in umbels, with a variety of 

 rich colors. Extremely free bloomer and a favorite. Packet, 10 cts. 



1702 POIiYAlVTHUS. Primula elalior. Showy perennial, blooming 

 In early spring. Pot or out-door culture: 9 in. Single. All colors. Pkt., 5c. 



1703 COWSLIP. Primula veris. A pretty, spring-flowering peren- 

 nial. Colors include shades of yellow, brown, etc. Mixed. Pkt., 3 cts. 



1704 ENGLISH PRIMROSE. Primula vulgaris. The wild English 

 flower; color, light canary yellow, fragrant. Pkt., 5c.; % onnce, 35c. 



PURPLE FEATHER GRASS 



Tender PerennieJ 



1586 A very beautiful and popular ornamental grass of easy culture. 

 As useful for hall or table adornment as a palm, and unequalled as. 

 an edging to a bed of Cannas or other tall plants. The long graceful, 

 recurving green foliage is overtopped by elegant, feathery, purplish 

 plumes a foot long; which are also useful in a dried state for winter 

 bouquets. Packet, 10 cents; }l ounce, 30 cents; ounce, SI. 00. 



PYRETHRUM 



Hardy Perennial 



The pyrethrums are handsome, herbaceous garden plants, about 2 

 feet high, bearing daisy-like or aster-like flowers. 3 or 4 inches across, 

 ranging in color from light pink to deep red with yellow centres. Blooms 

 in May and June and again in the fall, one of the most graceful and 

 long-lasting cut flowers; becoming more popular every year. 



1587 ROSEUM FINEST SINGLE MIXED. Most popular large 

 flowering sorts. Packet, 10 cents; i^ onnce, 40 cents. 



1589 ROSEUM FINEST DOUBLE MIXED. Large double flowers 

 borne in great abundance and a variety of colors. Packet, 15 cents. 



RiCINUS, Zanzibarensis. 



RICINUS 



Hardy Annual 



Castor Oil Bean. A stately and highly ornamental tree-like annual 

 plant; 6 to 14 feet high. Very efi'ective as a foliage plant. Highly desira- 

 ble for centres of beds or for backgrounds. By planting Rlcinus beans 

 on the borders of gardens, moles may be kept away as they will leave 

 as soon as they get a scent of the plant. 



1714 ZANZIBARENSIS. The handsomest strain of castor oil bean. 

 Leaf sometimes 2 feet across, with stem rising 10 to 14 feet. Four varie- 

 ties in a mixture — green, copper brown, browni.sh pvirple and bronze. 

 Finest mixed. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; \^ pound, 75 cts. 



1715 MIXED. All the best plain and fancy varieties in a grand mix- 

 ture. Packet, 5 cents; onnce, 15 cents; ]4 pound, 40 cents. 



•KS" Your geurden will not be up-to-date if you omit the flowers, shown in 

 colors on the 3rd, and back cover of this Seed Book. 



