RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A 
STATICE SINUATA (DEEP BLUE) 
STATICE SINUATA 
(Everlasting) 
This is one of the best cut 
flowers for florists as well 
as the private gardens. Is 
easily and quickly raised and 
flowers continually. The 
more you cut of the flowers, 
the more it will flower. 
By years of selection and 
crossing I have produced 
some beautiful clean colors 
in all shades of the rainbow 
and having large flowers on 
stems measuring from two 
to three feet. 
Statice is to be cut when 
the flower is just at its best. 
Put up in bunches contain¬ 
ing from one to two dozen 
stems to each bunch and 
hang them up in a dark 
room where they will keep 
for months. These are used 
during the winter months 
when flowers are scarce. 
Statice is a perennial in localities where only light 
frost occurs but will not stand heavy freezing. 
Directions for Sowing: Sow the seeds in cold 
frames or boxes. Smooth the surface of the soil and 
sprinkle the seeds over it just as they go. Do not 
separate the seeds. Then press them into the soil 
with a smooth board. Cover them very lightly and 
keep them moist. If the atmosphere is very dry it 
is best to cover seeds up with burlap and moisten the 
burlap three or four times each day. The seeds will 
be up in eight to ten days. Leave them in the full 
light as soon as the plants appear. Transplant two 
feet apart as soon as the seedlings have four or five 
leaves. 
White . 
....Pkg. 
25c 
'A 
lb. 
$1.00 
1 lb. 
$4.00 
Deep Blue .. 
....Pkg. 
25c 
'A 
lb. 
1.00 
1 lb. 
4.00 
Blue . 
....Pkg. 
25c 
A 
lb. 
1.00 
1 lb. 
4.00 
Yellow . 
....Pkg. 
25c 
'A 
lb. 
1.00 
1 lb. 
4.00 
Pink . 
....Pkg. 
25c 
>A 
lb. 
1.00 
1 lb. 
4.00 
Mixed . 
....Pkg. 
25c 
'A 
lb. 
1.00 
1 lb. 
4.00 
Larger amounts on request. 
Pastel Shades Mixed: This is a mixture of all the 
most modern shades of Statice of Chamois, reddish 
pink, flesh pink and all the intermediate colors for 
cut flowers and flower work. Nothing finer imagin¬ 
able. All colors are clean and distinct. Years of 
crossing and selection have produced this wonderful 
strain. Try a package. 
Package 25c ^4 lb. $1.00 I lb. $4.00 
CUCUMBER "GERMAN DEUCATESS" 
One of the best cucumbers for outdoor growing. 
Has a very small core for seeds and is of fine flavor. 
Very quick growing and immensely free bearing. 
Very hardy against disease. 
Pkg. 25c I oz. $ 1.00 
CUCUMBER SEED "SENSATION" 
This cucumber has proven to be the most valuable 
variety for forcing under glass and in hotbeds, as 
well as for outdoors. In a greenhouse with a tem¬ 
perature of 70 degrees the fruit reaches the length 
of 12 inches in one week and is a deep green color. 
One plant will bring from 270 to 300 perfect fruit in 
one season. In order to get more fruit from a vine, 
never allow any of the fruit to ripen on the plant; 
as soon as they reach their full size, pick imme¬ 
diately. 
Pkg. 25c I oz. $7.00 
Directions for Planting Cucumbers in Greenhouse— 
The best way to raise cucumbers in the greenhouse 
is to make a ground bed of horse manure three feet 
high, packed as hard as possible, which has been 
moistened well when packed. Put over this one foot 
of good, old rotten manure or hot bed soil with a 
little sand mixed together with the manure. Then 
plant one row of young cucumber plants, preferably 
from 3-inch pots, about four feet apart, two plants 
to the spot, the two being about six inches apart. 
(The two plants are planted together so that if 
something happens to one there is always another 
plant to fill in the space.) The vines should be run 
over wide meshed wire netting which should stand 
45 degrees. The vines should not be tied so when the 
manure settles there should be plenty of play. Other¬ 
wise the plants would pull out of the soil. 
If fresh horse manure is not available, leaf mouldl 
with plenty of cow manure mixed will do. It must 
be at least three feet high in the bed and the tem¬ 
perature never under 70 degrees at night. 
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