126— Flower Seeds 





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THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1912 



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. The blue 

 color of larkspur is almost 

 unique among flowers in its 

 clearness and intensity. 



7287 ZALlIi. A distinct 

 and showy hardy perennial 

 yellow larkspur. The several 

 branches or flower spikes are 

 8 to 10 inches in length. The 

 flowers are of a most lovely 

 and delicate shade of sulphur 

 yellow, the color of a Mare- 

 chal Niel rose, and are both 

 beautiful and effective. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



1288 TOM THUMB, 

 ULTRAMARINE. Plants 

 are very dwarf and bushy, 

 about 8 Inches high, covered 

 with large, deep ultramarine 

 blue flowers of 1% inches in 

 diameter. When sown early, 

 the seedlings will bloom dur- 

 ing the whole season. 



Packet, 15 cents. 



1289 CHOICE MIXED. 

 Em bracing all the best sorts. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; ox., 50 cts. 



1291 NEW HYBRIliS 

 MIXED, Far exceeding the 

 old-fashioned sorts iu size 

 and beauty; tall, stately and 

 highly ornamental; many 

 colorsandshades.Pkt.,10c. Delphinium, New Belladonna. 



1290 NEW BEL,LADONNA. Everblooming Hardy Larkspur. A 

 new giant flowering variety, and blooms more freely and continuously 

 than any hardy larkspur grown, never being out of flower from the 

 middle of June until frost. The clear turquoise-blue of its flowers is 

 not equalled for delicacy and beauty by any other flower. Plant 

 grows to a height of 3 feet with finely cut foliage. Packet, 30 cents. 



DIAMOND FLOWER 



Tender Annual 

 1292 A charming little plant for 

 every window garden, growing only 

 2 or 8 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 



Hardy Annual Pinks 



The annual and biennial sorts of 

 dianthus flower freely the first year 

 from seed. They are quite hardy, 

 and often give a greater profusion 

 of bloom the second year than the 

 first. The seeds of all kinds of dian- 

 thus may be sown in the open 

 ground, and thinned to stand 6 or 8 

 inches apart in the row. The plants 

 spread rapidly, and make orna- 

 mental masses of growth. The col- 

 orings of these hardy pinks are 

 Diamond Flower. exceedingly rich and varied and 



their beauty is scarcely surpassed by any flower of the garden. 



1293 ROYAEi PINKS. This magnificent improvement on Dianthus, 

 Heddewigii has been given the name of Heddewigii Nobilis— the noble 

 or royal Heddewigii, and the group well deserves the name of Royal 

 Pinks. It is derived from selected forms of the popular single-flower- 

 ing Japan pinks, producing blossoms of a new shape, the petals being 

 curled, waved and twisted, each covering half of another, and all beau- 

 tifully fringed. The colors vary from white to intense red. The flowers 

 are from 2 to 4 Inches across, with large eyes, and are exceedingly 

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





1294 HEDDEWIGII. Double Japan Pink. Seed from the best 

 double flowers only. Fine collection of colors. Pkt., 5 cts.; ox,, so cts. 



1295 IMPERIALIS. Double Imperial Pink. Fine mixture of col- 

 ors. Packet, 5 cents; oance, 50 cents. 



1296 MARVELOUS. 

 The same as Dianthus 

 Wonderful or Fringed 

 Pink. A remarkable, dis- 

 tinct new Fringed Jap- 

 anese Pink. The plants 

 grow from 12 to 15 inches 

 high, and produce large 

 flowers 3 to 4 inches 

 across, on stifi', upright 

 stems. From a third to 

 a half of the flower seems 

 to consist of graceful \ 

 fringes, turned and 

 twisted in all directions, a 

 giving an appearance •*. n 

 both pretty and unique. 

 There is a wide color 

 range. Dianthus Mar- 

 velous affords desirable 

 material for bouquets, 

 and cannot be excelled 

 for bedding or border 

 purposes. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



1297 CHINENSIS. 

 Chiha or Indian Pink. 

 Finest double mixed. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; ox,, 50 cts. 



1298 DIADEMATIS. 

 Diadem Pink. True, fine 

 extra double. My strain 

 of this beautiful pink 

 is unrivaled in size of 

 flowers and variety of 

 colors. Packet, 5 cts. 



1299 VESUVIUS. A most beautiful single annual, with large size 

 fiery scarlet flowers; the compact growing bushes bearing its large 

 size flowers quite regularly above the foliage, formlug a pretty bouquet 

 of fascinating appearance. Makes an effective bed or border plant. 

 Height 1 foot. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 85 cents. 



1303 EASTERN 

 QUEEN. Single annual. 

 Beautifully marbled. 

 Broad bands of mauve on 

 a paler surface, making 

 the fiower exceedingly 

 striking and pretty. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 

 ^^ ^ 1304 SALMON aUEEN. 

 -~*^ ^ Single annual, with iarge, 

 "^^^ well-formed, fringed flow- 

 "^ ^ ers of a brilliant salmon 

 color. Flowers change to 

 a salmon rose when fad- 

 ing. A variety quite dis- 

 tinct from all other sorts. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 

 1505 "WHITE PRILLS. 

 Single flowered, with 

 bloom of pure, dazzling 

 ■white, 2J-^ Inches across. 

 The petals are so deeply 

 laciniated or fringed that 

 the flowers appear dou- 

 ble, and the eflect is won- 

 derfully beautiful. 



Packet, 10 cents. 

 1306 MOURNIN® 

 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. 



t'us, White Frills and Mourninq Cloak 



Dianthus, Royal Pinks 



Di*NTwu8, Heddewigii. 



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"]2 to 15 inches, 

 high. A fine bedder. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



