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The Garden Magazine, January, 1921 
CATALOG 
\ 7 t 7 HEN you order flower and vege- 
V V table seeds from Salzer’s catalog 
you receive not only seed but service 
as well. You know the importance of 
planting vigorous seed. That is just 
the kind of seed the Salzer Service 
guarantees you. 
Our modem trial and propagating 
grounds at Cliffwood are dedicated to 
your service and to our purpose to 
furnish you the best seed that nature 
can produce and man select. Because 
of our rigid tests we guarantee all 
Salzer Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
to be satisfactory to the purchaser in 
every respect or we will refund full 
purchase price any time within six 
months. 
Send for our new catalog and plan 
your garden with the aid of its 
beautiful plates showing hundreds of 
choicest Salzer strains in true colors. 
We especially call your attention to our re- 
markable seed and plant collections, as follows : 
Cliffwood Flower Collection 
$2.50 Postpaid 
An ideal flower seed collection consist- 
ing of 20 choice annual varieties. 
Cliffwood Hardy Garden Plant 
Collection 
$4.00 Postpaid 
All 2 year old Cliffwood grown selected 
stock consisting of what we think the 10 
best hardy garden plants. 
Cliffwood Vegetable Collection 
$2.50 Postpaid 
20 varieties of Salzer’s choicest strains 
for planting a perfectly balanced garden 
of 1500 sq. ft. 
All are listed in detail in our catalog, 
which a postcard will bring. 
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pea John Ingman, 60; Zinnia Double Scarlet, 24; 
Pink. Acroclinium roseum, 12; Antirrhinum 
Daybreak, 28; Aster Comet Rose, 18; Aster 
Branching Rose, 28; Aster Semple’s 24; Aster 
Victoria Pink, 21 ; Carnation, Margaret (pink) 18; 
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor Buttons), 18; Cen- 
taurea Margaritacea, pink, 18; Cosmos Lady Len- 
nox 60; Gypsophila elegans rosea 24; Phlox 
Drummondi (Pink), 12; Poppy Paeon y-flowered, 
double pink, 36; Scabiosa pink, 30; Stock Ten- 
week, 14; Stock Giant Perfection, 24; Stock 
Beauty of Nice, 24; Sweet-pea Florence Morse, 
Spencer, 60; Sweet-pea Gladys Unwin, 60; Sweet- 
pea Countess Spencer, 60; Verbena Mayflower, 
10; Zinnia pink, 24. 
White. Acroclinium (Everlasting flower), 
12; Aster Giant Comet, 18; Aster Branching, 24- 
30; Aster Purity, 13; Aster Victoria, 18; Car- 
nation Margaret, 18; Cosmos Dawn, 48; Cosmos 
Double White Oueen 72; Dianthus Snow Queen 
12; Gypsophila elegans grandiflora,24; Nicotiana 
affinis, 24; Poppy White Swan, 24; Scabiosa 
Snowball, 30; Phlox Drummondi, large flowering, 
12; Stock, Giant Perfection, 24; Stock White 
Column, 30; Stock , Bismarck, 28; Sweet-pea 
White Spencer, 60; Sweet-pea Dorothy Eckford, 
60; Sweet-pea KingWhite 6o;Verbena Mammoth, 
12; Zinnia Queen Victoria, 30. 
RAISING SEEDLINGS UNDER 
COLORED GLASS 
S OME experiments carried out within recent 
years in France proved that germinating 
seeds were very much affected by colored light. 
Thus it was discovered that where the light was 
blue, the seeds germinated more quickly and the 
resulting plants were stronger. In fact, these 
specimens secured such a start that, during their 
whole lives, they were very much ahead of those 
grown under the influence of white light, or 
indeed that of any color. Acting on this informa- 
tion 1 tried protecting my seed beds and boxes 
with sheets of blue glass last season. Of course 
real blue glass is expensive, but the needs of the 
case were entirely met by painting the glass with 
blue aniline varnish such as is commonly sold for 
coloring hats. This is quite transparent and of a 
fine color. Sheets of glass treated with the 
varnish were propped up over the seed beds and 
left there until the little plants had appeared well 
on the scene. The germination of the seeds was 
days in advance of that which is usual, whilst the 
plants were especially robust. Tests were made 
with many flower and vegetable seeds and in 
every case the value of the blue light was evident. 
— S. Leonard Bastin. 
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. 
Box 13, La Crosse, Wis. 
American Headquarters for 
Field Seeds 
SALZER'S 
SEEDS 
Giant Zinnias 
Dahlia-flowered, often measure 4 inches 
deep and 6 inches diameter. Bloom July 
to frost. All color mixture. Pkt., 15 cents. 
Early Flowering Sweet Peas 
Orchid-flowering, new Spencer varieties, 
all colors. Bloom outside in 60 days. 
Pkt., 15 cents. 
American Beauty Asters 
Finest of all for the garden. Large, full- 
petaled flowers on tall, strong stems. Mixed 
colors. Pkt . 10 cents. 
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn 
Special improved strain. More and larger 
ears of same famous flavor. Pkt., 10 cents. 
Crisp as Ice Lettuce 
Rich, tender, brittle, large, solid head. 
Splendid, new, home-garden variety. Pkt., 
10 cents. 
Large packets — full planting directions. 
Illustrated catalogue of other specialties 
mailed free. 
Hart & Vick, Inc., 40 Stone St., Rochester, N. Y. 
Capitol City Seeds 
Special Introductory Offer 
O UR 1921 catalogue is now ready for distri- 
bution and to those who mention this ad- 
vertisement and send 10c we will send with this 
catalogue our CAPITOL COLLECTION of 
High Test Seeds — One packet each of Bolgiano’s 
Scarlet Globe Radish, Early Fortune Cucumber, New 
Stone Tomato, Bolgiano’s Featherbloom Asters, Bol- 
giano’s Giant Flowered Zinnias, Capitol Waved Spen- 
cer Sweet Peas. 
A Valuable Coupon 
Will be included with this first order and will 
be accepted as 25c in cash on any order amount- 
ing to $1.00 or more. 
CntalnaiiA Froo Should you not wish to take 
V/ 3 ldlOgU 6 rree advantage of the above offer, a 
post card will bring you our 1921 catalogue without charge. 
It is larger and better than ever with beautiful colored covers. 
F. W. BOLGIANO & CO. 
1011 B St.. N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 
The Nation's Capital 
