152— Flower Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1912 



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VINCA 



Tender Perennial 



Periwinkle or Old Maid. Orna- 

 mental, free-blooming, handsome 

 bushy plants, with glossy foliage 

 and round single flowers, IJ^ 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. Deslra 

 ble for massing or borders. \ ery 

 easily grown. 



1895 ROSE. Beautiful shade 

 Packet, 10 cts.; li^oiince, 35 cts. 



1896 WHITE. Pure white. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ]/^ ounce, 35 cts. 



1897 MIXED. All colors. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; l^ ounce, 20 ct8. 



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ViNCA, PERrWlNKLE. 



Please order all 



FLOWER SEEDS 



by number and it will save 

 both of us trouble. j 



'^^iiunij^al^^ 



Viola, Improved Tufted Pansv. 



VIOLA 



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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 grow from seed. The double violets 



are multiplied by division of the 

 roots. See the Plant Department. 



1898 IMPROVED TUFTED 

 PANSY. The tufted pansy or viola 

 is rapidly coming to the front. They 

 are very free flowering and unsur- 

 passed 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, where 

 they make a fine display, and can- 

 not be surpassed for bedding pur- 

 poses. Planted in a light, rich soil 

 and a moist situation they will con- 

 tinue to bloom from early spring 

 until late in autumn. Pkt., 10 cts. 



1899 THE CZAR. Rich blue; 

 very large flowers. Packet, 10 cts. 



1900 BUTTERPLiY. Handsome 

 new type, delicately scented. Some- 

 times called bedding pansy. Double 

 the size of the older sorts. Lovely 

 lilac color with dark eye. Flower of 

 peculiarly graceful shape, lightly 

 poised on the stem. Pkt., 10 cts. 



1901 PINE MIXED. All the new 

 Vjola, Butterfly. and old varieties. Packet, 10 cts. 



VIRGINIAN STOCK 



Hardy Annual 



Early summer plants, about 9 Inches high, covered with a dense mass 

 of beautiful blossoms. Extremely efTectlve In small beds, baskets or 

 edging. Sowings at Intervals may be made during the summer. 



1902 Bed. Pkt., ac. 1903 White. Pkt., 9c. 1904 Mixed. Pkt., 5c. 



Wallflower, Double M 



Wistaria. 



WALLFLOWER 



Half Hardy Perennial 



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

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

 drills m early <5prmg. Colors yellow, brownish, purple, etc. 



1905 SINGLE PARISIAN. This \ ariety is extremely early. Sown 

 in cold flames m March, this plant is in full bloom before the end of 

 September. The magnifnent golden yellow flowers are exceedingly 

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

 "season when the floiistS shop usually contains nothing but chrysanthe- 

 mums. Packet, 5 cents; i^ ounce, 15 cents. 



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



1907 SINtxIiE MIXED. Fine and very desirable. Packet, 5 cts. 



WHITE ROCKET 



See Candytufi; also Sweei Rocket. 



WHITLAVIA 



See Phacella. 



Wild Cucumber Vine. 



WILD 



CUCUMBER 



VINE 



Hardy Annual Climber 



1S08 A quick growing climb- 

 er. '1 his is one of the quickest 

 growing of all the annual 

 vines, and a great favorite. It 

 is decidedly graceful and 

 pretty in general eflTect, 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 tbem burst." Makes 

 the quickest growth and 

 Khade of any vine I know of. 

 Pkt., 5c.; }^ oz.,15c.; ox., 25c. 



WILD FLOWER 

 GARDEN 



See Page 146. 



WISTARIA 



Hardy Perennial Climber 



1910 Ofgreatvalueonarbors, 

 trees or buildings. Bears great 

 panicles of purple or white 

 blossoms in profusion in 

 spring. One of the most satis- 

 factory of the hardy climbers. 

 I offer a mixture of the best 

 blue and white Chinese sorts. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



WS^^ ^"'^ cultural direc- 

 wS"'^ tions plainly printed 

 on all packets of flower seeds. 



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. White, purple, yellow. Fine mixed; all colors. 

 Packet, 5 cents. 



YELLOW CHAMOMILE 



See Rnthemis. 



YELLOW FLOWERING PEA 



See Crofa/ar/a. 



