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FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS 
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BALL STOCKS 
NON-BRANCHING 
L ONG graceful stems and flower spikes with extra 
large flowers — a week to ten days earlier flower¬ 
ing than even the Branching Bismarcks, these are 
strong points for Ball Non-branching Stocks. It is these 
points that are responsible for their increasing favor. 
Also, our records clearly show that they will net more 
profit than will snapdragons. 
No n-branching Stocks came to us from Germany years 
ago in a rather unfinished state and this explains their 
lack of earlier approval. Some colors offered today 
continue more or less branching with flowers poorly 
spaced. We early recognized their possibilities and 
started single plant selection work on them. The five 
varieties we offer on the following page are the result 
of this work. We are devoting much greenhouse space 
to increasing the proportion of doubles in these varieties 
as well as trueing up the non-branching habit of others. 
Besid es our own work with this class we are very closely 
watching developments among other growers. When 
other good varieties or colors become available in de¬ 
pendably non-branching form, be assured that we will 
offer them to you but not before. 
We strongly urge the use of this Non-branching class 
of Stocks, particularly by market growers, and we feel 
equally sure that no retail grower should be without 
some of them. 
Medal Awarded “Ball Stocks” 
S. A, F. National Show, 1931 
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