160 — Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



VINCA 



Tender Perennial 



Periwinkle or Old Maid. Orna- 

 mental, free-blooming, handsome 

 bushy plants, with glossy foliage 

 and round single flowers, 1^ inches 

 across. Blooms the 'first season 

 from seed. In a sunny situation 

 they bloom all summer; in the fall, 

 if taken up and potted, they will 

 bloom through the winter. Very 

 easily grown. Free from insects. 



2895 ROSE. Beautiful shade. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; J4 oance, 35 cts. 



1896 %V'HITE. Pure white. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; l,-^ oonce, 25 cts. 



1902 WHITE. With pink eye. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; l^ ounce, 25 cts. 



1897 MIXED. All colors. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; },^ ounce, 20 cts.; 



ViNCA. ^2 ounce, 33 cts.; ounce, 60 cts. 



VIOLA 



Hardy Perennial 



Violet. The popular fragrant sort, blooming very early In the spring. 

 Perfectly hardy perennial. It will bloom earlier If protected during 

 extremely severe weather. Easily grown from seed. Seed sown in April 

 produces flowering plants in June, and continues to bloom until frost. 



\/i n \ iMi ^uvtuj Tufted Pansy 

 1898 IMPROVED TUFTED PANSY. The tufted pansy or viola 

 is rapidly coming to the front. They are very free flowering and un- 

 surpassed for bedding purposes. Plant neat, compact; are hardier and 

 flower for a longer period than the pansy, flower more like the violet 

 and with the same delicious fragrance. They are useful for ribbon 

 borders, wheie they make a fine display, the colors being very clear and 



distinct. Planted in a light, rich soil 

 and a moist situation they do best. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; [^ ounce, 50 els. 



1899 THE CZAR. Rich blue; 

 very large flowers. Packet, 10 cts. 



1900 BUTTERFLY. Handsome 

 new type, delicately scented. Some- 

 times called bedding pansy. Double 

 the size of the older sorts. Lovely 

 lUac color with dark eye. Flower of 

 peculiarly graceful shape, lightly 

 poised on the stem. Pkt., 10 cts. 



1901 FINE MIXED. A splendid 

 mixture of all the best sweet-scented 

 varieties. Pkt., lOc; 3^^ 01., 30c. 



Viola, BurxERFLY, 



Please order all 



Flower Seeds 



by number and it \»rill save 

 both of us trouble. 



Wallflov/er, Double Mixed. Wistar.a. 



WALLFLOWER 



Half Heirdy Perennial 



Bears long spikes or heads of exquisitely fragrant flowers. It is very 

 ornamental in the border or in forming groups. Sow thinly in shallow 

 drills in early spring. Colors yellow, brownish, purple, etc. 



1905 SUVGIiE PARISIAN. This variety is extremely early. Sown 

 i early in-doors, transplanted out, it is in full bloom before the end of 



.September. The magnificent golden yellow flowers are exceedingly 

 welcome for bouquets as well as for bunching, especially at that late 

 season when the florist's shop usually contains nothing but chrysanthe- 

 mums. Packet, 5 cents; J^ ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 60 cents. 



1906 DOUBLE MIXED. Best double German sorts. Pkt., 10 cts. 



1907 SINGLE MIXED. All colors. Packet, 5c.; 1^ ounce, 20c. 



WISTARIA 



Hardy Perennial Climber 



1910 Of great value on arbors, tr«es or buildings. Bears great panicles 



of purple or white blossoms In profusion in spring. One of the most 



satisfactory of the hardy climbers. I offer a mixture of the best blue 



and white Chinese sorts. See illustration at top of page. Pkt., 10 cts. 



WILD CUCUMBER VINE 



Hardy Annual Climber 



1908 A quick growing climb- 

 er. This Is one of the quickest 



growing of all the annual ,„f^^rj,rr-.'T^^-^^-^:-, -.^ 

 vines, and a great favorite. It ^^^-^'^J.^ r^*i^X'^^„-s3, .« 



is decidedly graceful and 

 pretty in general efl"ect, as 

 seen upon a trellis or a fence. 

 Vines sometimes attain a 

 length of 20 or even 30 feet in 

 a season. The fragrant white 

 flowers are followed by prick- 

 ly seed pods. The pods or 

 fruits are always interesting 

 to children, "who love to 

 make them burst." Makes 

 the quickest growth and 

 shade of any vine I know of. 

 Packet, 5 cents; J^ ounce, 

 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



Xebanthemum. 



Wild Cucumber Vine. 



XERANTHEMUM 



Annual Everlasting 

 1911 Beautiful, free blooming annual, 1 foot high, highly prized as an 

 everlasting. Large, double, globe-shaped flowers. Seeds germinate eas- 

 ily in the open ground. Fine mixed; all colors. Packet, 5 cents. 



