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WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA., 1924 



COLEUS (Flame Nettle) 

 Half Hardy Perennial 



Foliage plants of exceeding richness and beauty; Indispensable for 

 borders and bedding; excellent for greenhouse and window culture. 



1244 NEW BRIAR 

 CREST MAMMOTH 

 RAINBOW MIXED. 



For years we have 

 prided ourselves that 

 our collection of coleus 

 was unsurpassed; but 

 have kept right on 

 breeding it up, until 

 now, in variety of colors, 

 shape of foliage, mam- 

 moth size, etc., we have 

 secured a selection re- 

 markably rich In color 

 combinations. Highlj' 

 ornamental as a pot 

 plant, especially with 

 its spikes of blue flow- 

 ers in autumn. 

 Packet, 25 ceiits; 

 3 packets, 60 ceuts. 



1245 LARGE - 

 LEAVED SUNSET 

 SHADES. A Strain of 

 coleuK remarkable for 

 diversity and richness 

 of color combinations. Leaves sometimes attain a length of 10 or 12 

 inches and a width of 6 or 8 inches. Foliage very ornamental, being 

 curled, serrated, cut or fringed in a most delicate and varied way. The 

 prevailing colors 

 are indicated by the 

 name, being a rich 

 combination of all 

 the tints in a gor- 

 geous sunset. The 

 handsomest foliage 

 plants obtained so 

 easily from seed, 

 making fine speci- 

 men plants in two 

 or three months; no 

 two exactly alike. 

 Packet, !20 cents; 

 3 pkts., 50 cts. 



1246 CHOICEST 

 HYBRIDS. From 

 the best named 

 sorts. Pkt., 15 cts. 



1247 FINEST 

 MIXED. Tall grow- 

 ing, with smaller 

 leaves. Pkt., 10c. 



1245 Coleus. Large-Leaved Sunset Shades. 



1254 Coreopsis, Harvest Moon. 



COREOPSIS 



Hardy Perennial 



The coreopsis is one 

 of the most showy of 

 yellow flowered hardy 

 perennials. Culture 

 ■'^ easy; thrive anywhere. 

 1253 SUNSHINE. 

 Bright yellow flowers. 

 Every spring it reap- 

 pears In vigorous and 

 graceful form. 



Packet, 10 cents. 

 7254 HARVEST 

 MOON. Producing 

 large, long stemmed, 

 rich golden-yellow flow- 

 ers, in great profusion 

 all summer. 



Packet, 10 cents; 

 1^ ounce, 23 cents. 



Sow Maule's Wild Flower Garden Mixture 



in out-of-tue-way places, back lots, fence corners, etc. Scatter the seed 

 on the surface and rake in. (See page 164. j 



COSMOS 



Hardy Annual 



A tall, graceful, showy annual, enjoying the widest popularity. It 

 grows 3 to 6 feet high. Bloom in mid-summer and autumn. Our many 

 friends, particularly those in northern states, will be glad to know of 

 our extra early strains of single and double flowering varieties. 



Cosmos, Extra Early Mammoth Flowering. 



EXTRA EARLY MAMMOTH FLOWERING. The Single floWr 

 ers, borne in abundance on long and graceful stems, are 4 to 5 Inches 

 across. Seeds sown out of doors in early spring produce plants that 

 will bloom in 60 to 70 days, and continue until killed by frosts. Tbe 

 earliest single flowering strain we know of, being two months ahead 

 of all others, which will be appreciated by those in the northern states. 



J2S2 PINK. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 



1263 CRIMSON. Packet, 10 cts.; 14 ounce, 30 cts.; ounce, $1.00. 



J264 WHITE. Packet, 10 cts.; \i ounce, 30 cts.; ounce, $1.00. 



1265 EXTRA EARLY MAMMOTH FLOWERING, MIXED. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ^ ounce, 35 cts.j ounce, 40 cts.; ounce, 75 cts. 



LATE MAMMOTH FLOWERING. The flowers are immense and 

 of perfect form, with wide overlapping oval petals. The flower is 

 borne on long stems, making them exceptionally desirable for cutting. 

 Plant grows 4 to 6 feet high, and perfect their flowers In September and 

 October. "We do not advise using this strain in the northern states, un- 

 less started early indoors, as the flowers are usually caught by frost. 



1252 CRIMSON. Packet, 10 cents ; ^ ounce, 33 cents. 



7255 SHELL PINK. Packet, 10 cents; 1^ ounce, 25 cents. 

 7257 WHITE. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 35 cents. 



7256 L.4TE M.4MMOTH FLOWERING, ALL COLORS MIXED. 

 Packet, lOcents; ounce, SOcents; ^ ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 60 cents. 



DOUBLE CRESTED or Anemone Flowered. A new type difl'ering 

 from the original cosmos in the formation of the centre of the flower 

 which develops a crown or crest, like an anemone; the guard petals 

 are the same in each type. We offer below the early and late strains 

 which come about 75? double from seed. 



EXTRA EAKLT DOUBLE CRESTED. Form a perfect bush, about 3 

 feet high, producing beautiful double flowers in about 70 days from the 

 time seed is sown, and continue to bloom until cut down by frost. 

 Especially recommended for localities north of New York. 



724« CRIMSON, EARLY DOUBLE. Packet, 25 cents. 



7249 PINK, EARLY DOUBLE. Packet, 25 cents. 



7250 WHITE, E.4RLY DOUBLE. Packet, 25 cents. 



One packet each of the above 3 colors for 65 cents. 



7257 EXTRA E.4RLY DOUBLE CRESTED, aU colors mixed. 

 Packet, 20 ceuts; 3 packets, 50 cents; 7 packets, $1.00. 



L.4TE DOUBLE CRESTED. In the late type, particularly, the flowers 

 vary in their degree of doubleness, some having the anemone centre and 

 others perfectly double. Most artistic and beautiful in either form. 



7260 CRIMSON KING, Late Double. Packet, 15 cents. 



725S PINK BEAUTY, Late Double, Packet, 15 cents. 



7259 WHITE QUEEN, Late Double. Packet, 15 cents. 



One packet each of the above 3 colors for 35 cents. 



7266 LATE DOUBLE CRESTED, FINEST MIXED. Packet, 15 cents. 



Maule's Special Mixture of Single and Double Cosmos 



7267 ALL VARIETIES MIXED. Early and late strains. 

 Packet, 15 cts.; ounce, 50 cts.; ounce, 85 cts.; ounce, $1.50. 



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