■Ap«I' T, 1921 



The Rorists' Review 



61 



Field View of Howard & Smith's New Noti'lateral Branching Aster Peach Blossom 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1921 



HOWARD & SMITH'S NEW GIANT NON-LATERAL 

 BRANCHING ASTERS. 



It is needless for ua to extol the qualities of this new strain of 

 asters, for they are better than any other strain in America today 

 for florists' use. They combine a flower of mammoth propor- 

 tions with a long stem practically free of any laterals. These 

 asters are the result of several years' work beginning with the 

 crossing on non-lateral branching types of the Peony-flowered 

 class and those of the Crego type. These asters have come to 

 stay and the strain will prove a money-maker for anyone who 

 grows it. They are something different. 



Peony Flowered Teach Blo8§om (incurved). A superb new 

 color, fiowers of enormous size, stems 18 to 24 inches. 

 Per trade packet, $2.00. 



Peony Flowered Light Blue (incurved). 

 A magnificent shade, flowers 4 % to T> inches. 

 Per trade packet, $2.00. 



New Giant Peach BloHsom (curled). 



A magnificent new type with curled and twisted petals after 

 the style of the most ultra-refined Comet type with flowers borne 

 erect on long stems non-lateral in character. 

 Per trade packet, $2.00. 



New Giant Dark Purpie (curled). 



A fine companion to the foregoing flowers, enormous in size 

 with petals beautifully curled and twisted. 

 Per trade packet, $2.00. 



HOWARD & SMITH'.S NEW GIANT PM'MED CEI.OSI.A. 



A splendid new class of feathered Cockscombs of the Pyramidalis 

 type. The plants attain a height of three feet and over and are 

 surmounted with immense gracefully feathered plumes remark- 

 able for their great size and splendid range of colors. The 

 plants are easily raised from seed and make ideal pot plants for 

 stock work. "The colors range from yellow through various 

 shades of rose, carmine, crimson, bronze, etc., and a batch of 

 plants grown from seed will prove remunerative. 

 Per trade packet, $1.00. 



NEW ANEMONE FLOWERED DAHLIAS. 



Unquestionably one of the most distinct breaks which has oc- 

 curred in cultivated plants in modern times. The blossoms are 

 replicas of the Marguerite Mrs. Fred Sander or Pyrethrum 

 roseum in shape. The ray petals are broad and usually of a 

 different color from the center, quilled petals of the flower. A 

 feature of these new dahlias is the fact that they can be repro- 

 duced about 80% true to type from seed. 



Plants dwarf in habit with the blossoms borne well above the 

 foliage on strong wiry stems. The color variations are marked, 

 ranging from purest white through the various shades of rose, 

 pink, orange, bronze, carmine, purple, yellow, crimson, etc. 

 Spring sown seeds will flower the same summer. For basket 

 work, or any choice cut flower arrangements they are unrivaled 

 and their keeping qualities are remarkable. We predict their 

 universal use as a cheice cut (lower. 



Per trade packet, $2.00. 



GYPSOPHILA ELEGANS GRANDIFLORA. 



A much Improved strain worthy of your attention as a catch 

 crop in the greenhouse with much larger flowers than those of 

 the older types; an H. & S. selection worth a trial. 



Per trade packet, $1.00. 



DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA. 



The strain we offer is the true, skyblue, perpetual flowering 

 type which is rapidly becoming an indispensable sub.1ect in all 

 llorists' establishments. 



I'er trade packet, $1.00. 



GERBER.'V JAMESONII HYBRIDS. 



.\ strain of superb quality containing all colors from purest 

 white to (l.irkest crimson with all Intermediate shades of orange, 

 salmon, yellow, rose, carmine and others. 



Per packet (1,000 seeds), $3.00 



Ninth and 

 Olive Sts. 



Howard & Smith 



Los Angeles, 

 California 



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