1 934 SEED CATALOGUE 
23 
Danish Purple Top 
WHITE SWEET RUSSIAN—This variety is 
most excellent, either for table or stock. It 
grows to a very large size; flesh white, solid, of 
a firm texture, sweet and rich; an excellent 
keeper. 
POSTPAID 
Both Rutabagas 
Pkt. 1 oz. 2 oz. !4 lb. »/ 2 lb. 1 lb. 5 lbs. 10 lbs. 
$0.05 $0.15 $0.25 $0.35 $0.50 $0.75 $3.00 $5.00 
Herbs 
CARAWAY—Grown for seeds; used for fla¬ 
voring. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
CATNIP OR CATMINT—Leaves and young 
shoots for seasoning. Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 
CORIANDER—Seeds used in the manufacture 
of liquors, in confectionery and culinary prep¬ 
arations. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
DILL—Seeds have an aromatic odor and pun¬ 
gent taste. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 30c; /\ lb., 
45c; i/ 2 lb., 65c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
MARJORAM—Sweet; leaves and shoots used 
for seasoning. Pkt,., 10c; oz., 40c. 
SAGE—Extensively used for seasoning. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 75c; lb., $2.50. 
SUMMER SAVORY—Used for flavoring soups. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 
THYME —Leaves and young shoots used for 
seasoning; a tea is made from leaves, a remedy 
for headache. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00. 
Flower Seeds 
In describing our flower seeds the 
letter (A) denotes annual variety; 
(B) biennial, and (P) perennial. 
Flower Seed Information 
A very valuable and interesting report has 
been forwarded to us by Bodger Seeds, Ltd., one 
of the leading flower seed growers of California. 
Their report gives the results of a six year ger¬ 
mination test on sixty-four varieties of flower 
seeds. Germination of all the different varieties 
was satisfactory the second year. In the third 
year test the germination of three varieties was 
not satisfactory. In the fourth year fourteen 
varieties proved unsatisfactory, the fifth year 
only one and the sixth year eight, making a total 
of twenty-six that failed to show a satisfactory 
germination at the end of the sixth year period. 
The tests also revealed the fact that a variety of 
Cosmos did not show any germination the first 
year but did prove satisfactory from the second 
until the end of the sixth year. Tests showed 
that nine varieties showed a better test the sec¬ 
ond year than they did the first year, eight a 
better test the third year than they did the first 
year, likewise three showed a better test the 
fourth year, two the fifth and two the sixth. It 
is therefore proved that the longevity of these 
sixty-four varieties range from two to six years. 
A further fact is revealed that the period of 
germination requires from five to one hundred 
and eighty days, which accounts for the fact 
that frequently complaints are made that seeds 
have failed to grow, while the fact is that a suf¬ 
ficient time has not been given them to germi¬ 
nate. Another very interesting fact shown in 
this report is the number of seeds to the ounce. 
The heaviest seed reported is the Ricinus or 
Castor Oil Bean, 50 to the ounce, while the 
smallest is Musk Plant, one million to the ounce. 
Lobelia runs 750,000 seeds to the ounce; Agera- 
tum 225.000; English Daisy, Fox Glove, Ice Plant, 
Nicotiana, Pyrethrum 200,000, and Portulaca 
300,000. 
There is a very wide range in prices of flower 
seeds, some being comparatively cheap and oth¬ 
ers extremely expensive. As an illustration, the 
growers ask for one variety of Petunias $37.50 
per *4 ounce. At this rate one ounce would cost 
$150.00: a pound, $2,400.00; a hundred pounds. 
$240,000.00. The gardener, therefore, must not 
be disappointed at the quantity of seed in the 
package or the price. 
AGERATUM—Floss Flower (A)— One of the 
most useful and profuse-blooming plants known. 
The attractive feathery flowers borne in dense 
clusters are very useful for bouquets. Very 
desirable for outdoor bedding and borders, being 
covered with bloom nearly all summer. Mixed. 
Pkt., 5c. 
MEXICANUM COERULEUM—Blue. Pkt. 10c. 
MEXICANUM GRANDIFLORUM—White. 
Pkt., 10c. 
MARITIMUM (A) —Grown somewhat taller 
than carpet of snow. Flowers white. Honey 
scented. Pkt., 10c; / 2 oz., 40c; oz. 75c. 
LILAC QUEEN (A) —Of dwarf compact hab¬ 
it. Produces an abundance of bloom of a deep 
lavender lilac. Plants about six Inches high. 
Pkt., 10c. 
SAXATILE (P) (Basket of Gold)—A hardy 
variety bearing an abundance of yellow flowers 
in April and May about nine inhes high. 
Pkt., lOo. 
