Flower Seeds 
For Florists 
West Chicago, llT 
BRANCHING Stocks 
T HE rich color, pleasing fragrance and fine stems that are combined in Stocks leaves 
them an indispensable item for any retail grower. And for market growing we have 
found them more profitable than most of the minor crops. They are called for in large 
quantities throughout May and June and a January or early February start will hit these 
months. They do equally well on a raised or ground bed at this late season and will 
stand a well enriched soil. In growing the branching kind for market most growers 
space them closely as recommended for the Non-branching kind and run them up without 
topping. Where shorter stemmed flowers in greater number are wanted, spacing about 
6 x 8 in. and topping at 5 or 6 in. will be found a better plan. Our 'Ball Red Book” 
furnishes details on the growing of stocks that might interest you further. 
*Best cut Rower colors are starred. 
IMPROVED BISMARCKS 
*Rose. Fine standard color. 
Flesh. Delicate shade of pink. 
*Lavender. Fine standard color. 
*Chamois. Choice market color. 
♦Golden Ball. Clear ivory-yellow. 
♦White, Early. Clear white. 
Apple Blossom. Light pink. 
♦Lilac. Lil ac-lavender. 
Blood Red. 
Tr. Pkt. oz. y oz. 1 oz. 
Prices separate colors $.35 SO.50 $1.00 $3.00 
Mixed, all colors. . . .25 .35 .60 2.25 
Elks Pride. Royal Purple. Rich deep purple. 
Antique Copper. A fine copper-red. 
Golden Rose. Light rose. 
Buttercup. Deep yellow strong growth. 
Tr. Pkt. H oz. y oz. 1 oz. 
Prices, Each. $.50 $0.75 $1.25 $4.00 
♦Santa Maria. A giant new pure white; long¬ 
stemmed habit with very vigorous growth and 
good percentage of doubles. Tr. Pkt. 50c; 
y 4 oz. $1.50; 1 oz. $5.00. 
TEN WEEKS 
This class is of compact branching habit, ideally 
suited for pot plants or bedding, but not for cut 
flowers. Produces a high percentage of doubles. 
Blood Red. Deep Rose. Canary Yellow. Purple. 
Lavender. White. Carmine Pink. 
Tr. Pkt. y OZ. y oz. 1 oz. 
Prices, Each. $.25 $0.40 $0.75 $2.50 
Mixed, all colors.. .25 .35 .50 1.75 
PERPETUAL BRANCHING 
(Giant Perfection). 
♦Rose. A clear even shade. 
Sapphire. Violet or dark lavender. 
♦May Queen. Lavender or pale blue. 
Snowdrift. Fine clear white. 
Princess Alice. Early White. 
La France. Blush, nearly white. 
♦Heatham Beauty. Terra cotta rose, very fine. 
♦Empress Augusta Victoria. Silver-lilac and very 
fine. 
Blood Red. Not a standard market color. 
Dark Blue. 
Light Blue. 
Tr. Pkt. y oz. y oz. 1 oz. 
Prices, Each. $.25 $0.40 $0.75 $2.25 
Mixed, all colors.. .25 .35 .60 2.00 
BEAUTy OF NICE 
Mont Blanc. Clear, extra early white. 
Monte Carlo. Rich canary-yellow. 
♦Aurora. Golden buff, fine. 
Belle de Naples. Rich old rose. 
Salmon King. Strong salmon-rose. 
Beauty of Nice. Flesh-pink. 
♦Cote D’Azure. Light or lavender-blue. 
Summer Night. Early purple. 
Carmine Rose. (Abundance.) 
Blood Red. 
Sou. de Monaco. Best crimson, late. 
American Beauty. Deep rose, tends to come 
blind under glass if planted late. 
♦Queen Alexandra. Rosy lilac, fine. 
Tr. Pkt. y oz. y oz. 1 oz. 
Prices, Each. $.25 $0.40 $0.75 $2.25 
Mixed, all colors .25 .35 .60 2.00 
"All annual stocks are safely sown up to 
February 20 in our latitude." 
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