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Title: 1893 Maule's seed catalogue
Identifier: 1893maulesseedca1893wmhe (find matches)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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; 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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XA IPOMCEA MEXI- CAN A.— Tnberow Rooted Morning- Glory. — This beautiful climber has a dark glossy green, clear-cut foliage, some- what resembling a Passion vine. It forms a root the size of a small Dahlia, which is safelv win- tered in the cellar and when planted out in the Spring will grow rapidly and be in flower in a short time." The vine produces its large, satiny, violet crimson flowers in clusters, and unlike any of its spe- cies, remains open all day long. Good strong bulbs, 20c. each; 3 for 50c.; 7 for$l. MADEIRA OR MIGNONETTE VINE Also known as Mexican Vine. A beautiful climber, with gloss green leaves and beautiful long racemes of white fragrant flo ers, of rapid growth, a few tubers producing vines enough to almost cover a cottage in a single season. Tubers 8c. each ; 4 for 25c.; 65c. doz. JAPAN IRIS.—Iris Kwrapferi.—The magnificence of these splendid new Irises surpasses description in beauty, siz,e of flower, richness of coloring; they are grand! The flowers are enormous, averaging from 6 to 8 inches across and of indescribable and charming hues and colors, varying like watered silk in the sunlight, the prevailing colors being white, crimson, rose, lilac, lavender, violet and blue, each flower usually representing several shades. A golden yellow blotch surrounded by a halo of blue or violet at the base of the petals in- tensifies the wealth of coloring. The Japan Iris is perfectly hardy and flowers in great profusion for a period of 5 to 7 weeks in June and July, and attains greatest perfection if plentifully supplied with water while growing and flowering. Mixed colors, 15 cts. each; 2 for 25 cents; $1.00 per dozen. PERRARIA, Cape Beauty I am sure that this is the first time this extremely rare bulb has been offered in this country. I obtained it "at great trouble and expense from the Cape of Good Hope, and grew it last season with much success. Flowers a quite large, and of regular form as shown in illustration. Colors are very peculiar—of a greenish-brown and marke with a combination of hues impossible to describe. Edges of petals are curiously fringed ; no other flower in cultivation resembles it. It is of rapid growth, and produces a spike covered with many flowers. To those who like rare bulbs that cannot be found in every garden I would recommend it as a great curiosity. 25 cents each ; 5 for $1.00: BABIANAS, Baboon Flower.—Were these to be offered as the " Blue Gladiolus," they would no doubt create a sensation— and why not ? Most people would really take them as such, and indeed many of the varieties are far morebeautiful and interesting. The 6 petaled flowers are often alternately white and blue—some- times the 3 upper petals are blue and lower ones white ; others striped, blotched and bordered blu Deep crimson, magenta, rose, violet, purple, lavender, mauve are colors represented. Best grown ^ oco hmio wiont—several in a pot. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz.

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