144 — Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1912 



QUEEN MARGARETS 



See Rsiers. 



RAGGED SAILOR 



See Centaurea. 



RiCINUS, Zanzibarensis. 



RICINUS 



Tender Annual 



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

 plant; 6 to 14 feet high. Very effective as a foliage plant. Hlghlj' deslrar 

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

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

 as soon a« the v 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, brownish purple and bronze. 

 Finest mixed. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 



1715 MIXED. All the l)est plain 

 and fancy varieties 1q a grand mix- 

 ture. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., i20 cts. 



RED HOT POKER 



See Tritoma. 



ROSE MOSS 



See Portulaca. 



ROSE OF SHARON 



See Althaea. 



ROSE SEED 



Hardy Perennial 



1716 I-ITTLE MIDGET. Only 

 an Inch across; mostly double. They 

 are borne in clusters, and embrace 

 all the tints of the larger roses. The 

 blossoms are followed by bright red 

 hips or seed pods that are very pret- 

 ty. The bush grows only 10 Inches 

 high, and begins to bloom a few 

 weeks after the seed is sown. 



Packet, 10 cents. 



Salpiglossis, Hybrids 



GLOSSis, Emperor. 



SALPIGLOSSIS 



Tender Annual 



Painted Tongue. Annual. Height, 18 inches to 2 feet. Pretty. Flow- 

 ers 2 to 1% Inches across, with odd and beautiful velvety markings. 



7720 HYBRIDS MIXED. Exquisitely veined and marbled. Red, 

 pink, purple, blue, yellow, white, etc. Packet, 5 cents. 



1721 E3IPEROR. A new variety less spreading than the older 

 types. Flowers larger, more richly colored and more numerous than 

 any other salolglossls. Mixed colors. Packets 10 cents. 



Rose, Little Midget. 



RUDBECKIA 



RUDBECKIA, BiCOLOR SuPERBA. 



Hardy Annual 

 I7I7 BICOLOR SUPERBA*. A 



fine, free-blooming cone flower, 

 about 2 feet high, forming a dense 

 bush. The cone or disc of the daisy- 

 like bloom is brown, and the florets 

 or rays (petals) golden yellow. At 

 the base of each petal there is a 

 patch of velvety brown, producing a 

 handsome and rich efl'ect. The long- 

 stemmed flowers are excellent for 

 cutting. Packet, 5 cents. 



Heirdy Perennial^Rudbeckia 

 '■ 1718 KE^VMANI.'' Large, vivid: 

 golden-yellow flowers with a velvety 

 maroon cone-shaped centre. Florl- 

 ferous; a long bloomer. Height, 2 ft. 

 Packet. 10 cents. 



1719 PURPUREA. Great Pur- 

 ple Cone Flower. A fine hardy per- 

 ennial, flowers reddish purple, 4 

 inches across, with cone-shaped 

 brown centre. Blooms midsummer 

 to late autumn. Packet, 5 cents. 



GOLDEN GL,0\V. A handsome 

 hardy perennial rudbeckia with 

 double yellow flowers. See the bulb 

 department, page 1G2. 



Salvia (Scarlet Sage), Drooping Spikes. 



SALVIA 



Tender Annual 



Scarlet Sage, etc. A famous and fashionable annual bedding plant. 

 Blooms in lavish profusion until frost. Succeeds everywhere, and Is In 

 universal favor. 



1722 DROOPING SPIKES. The very best Scarlet Sage obtainable. 

 The flowers of this magnificent scarlet sage are produced so abundant- 

 ly as to bend the branches and give them a leaning habit, hence the 

 name of Drooping Spikes. It is a magnificent bloomer, far more florl- 

 ferous and showy than the old form. The plant blazes in dazzling scar- 

 let all through the summer and fall, and cannot be excelled for decor- 

 ative purposes. My seed Is grown on my own grounds, and I can highly 

 recommend the strain. Packet, 10 cents; 3^ ounce. 40 cents. 



1723 D-IVARF BONFIRE. One of the finest for bedding. Ccm- 



pact, oval bushes, 2J<, feet high, 

 with long spikes of scarlet flowers. 

 The spikes stand stifl' and erect. 

 Over 200 to a bush is not rare; and 

 the spikes bear from 20 to 30 flowers 

 each. Pkt.. 10 cts.; % oz., 30 cts. 



1724 LORD FAUKTLEROY. 

 A charming and showy variety, 

 noted for its uniformly dwarf habit, 

 as it seldom exceeds 20 inches. The 

 foliage is dark green and the flowers 

 a rich crimson. Spikes larger than 

 the average. An exceedingly free 

 b'oomer and a most desirable Ved- 

 dliig plant. Pkt., 10c. ; J^ 07. . 30c. 

 7725 NEIV GOLDEN SALVIA, 

 CANARY BIRD. A novel variety 

 of the popular scarlet sage, produc- 

 ing large spikes of clear yellow 

 flowers, which oonti ast lovely with 

 the green folloge and is a splendid 

 companion to the many scarlet va^ 

 rleties listed above. Pkt., 15 cts. 



1726 ZT'RICH. A compact dwarf 

 early flowering variety. Bush 18 to 

 20 inches high. The flowering spikes 

 of fiery red, standing well above the 

 foliage. A valuable variety for bed- 

 ding purposes or for massing. 

 $ALvrA iDwARF BoNFiRE Packet, 10 cts.: ^ ounce, 40 cte« 



