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Title: The Maule seed book for 1905
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wm. Henry Maule (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Catalogs Fruit Catalogs Flowers Catalogs Livestock Catalogs Trees Seeds Catalogs Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Maule
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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nk s Mayflower. ARCTOTIS GRANDIS. A charming new daisy-like plantfrom Southwestern Africa, attain-ing a height of 2 to 3 feet, and thesame breadth. It Is to be treated asan annual. The foliage is soft anddowny, and of a whitish color. Theflowers are 2% to 3 inches in diame-ter, borne on long stems, and freelyproduced from early summer untilautumn. The ray flowers or petalsare pure white on the upper sur-face, with a narrow zone of yellowat the base. The reverse or lowerside of the petal is a pale lilac blueThe disc or centre of the flower islight blue, with slightly projectmgwhite stamens, producing a charm-ing and unique eflect. The plant isof easy culture and flourishes wellIn its new home. It is a good cutflower and will last in water forseveral days, and I commend it tothose of my friends who wish tokeep up with the latest and mostvaluable of the floral novelties.The fully expanded flat floweismake a grand showing in brightsunlight, and the plant is veryhandsome. Packet, 10 cents.
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Sun Gold (Yellow Gold) Snapdraqon. ANTIRRHINUM, snapdragons. THREE CHARMING NEW SORTS, SUN GOLD. A new dwarf snapdragon,with foliap-e of an Intense canary yellow color.Height of plant 5 Inches; height of flower stalk7 inches. Color of flowers, rosy white, markedwith carmine of delicate tint. Suited to bor-ders, carpet beds, etc. A decided noveltyamong snapdragons. Packet, 10 cents. QUEEN VICTORIA, A new sort originat-ing from that famous variety, The Bride. Ithas finely cut foliage, and flowers of unusuallylai ge size and splendid quality, of purest whitecolor. The flower stalks are of more thanaverage length, and the bloom is profuse.An especially good antirrhinum for bouquets.Packet., 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. PINK PRINCESS. This new pink snap-dragon is one of the best and prettiest, and Ilist it on account of its exceeding high merit.It IS of medium height, and forms a pretty,compact plant with numerous flower stalksoi spikes. The bloom is prollflo and contin-uous, but its mai

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