MICHELL’S SELECTED FLOWER SEEDS 23 
FOR GROWING CUT FLOWERS UNDER GLASS 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 
LUPINS (Annual) 
SPECIAL FORCING VARIETIES 
For varieties and prices see page 24. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold) 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Chrysantha, Sunshine (Novelty). Clear buttercup 
yellow; long, loosely arranged petals, which gives 
the flowers the appearance of Chrysanthemums 
(34 oz., 70c.)$0.50 $2.50 
Campfire ( Sensation ). Brilliant orange with scarlet 
sheen; full yellow center.(34 oz., 50c.) .30 1.50 
Radio. Flowers full, petals quilled; color, rich glow¬ 
ing orange.($3.00 per lb.) .25 1.00 
Michell’s Special Forcing, Orange. We have an 
extra fine strain.(34 lb., $3.00) .30 1.00 
Ball’s Gold.04 oz., 50c.; $5.00 per 34 lb.) .30 1.50 
Ball’s Lemon Queen 04 oz., 50c.; $5.00 per 34 lb.) .30 1.50 
Ball’s Orange.()4 oz., 50c.; $5.00 per 34 lb.) .30 1.50 
Ball’s Supreme. Cadmium orange, brown center. 
04 oz., 60c.) .40 2.00 
CANDYTUFT (Iberls) 
Trade pkt. Oz. }4 lb. 
Lavender. (34 lb., $1.75)$0.15 $0.30 $1.00 
Michell’s Giant White. An extra selected 
strain.(34 lb., $4.00; $7.50 per lb.) .20 .75 2.25 
Pink. Flesh color. (34 lb., $1.75) .15 .30 1.00 
Purple..(34 lb., $1.75) .15 .30 1.00 
Rose Cardinal. Rosy red.... (34 lb., $2.50) .15 .50 1.50 
CHEIRANTHUS 
Allionii (Siberian Wallflower). Brilliant orange. Sow seed in 
September, pot in 234 inch pots; at the end of October transfer 
into open bench and grow along in a carnation house temper¬ 
ature. Trade pkt., 20c.; 60c. per oz. 
Dark Blue. For an early crop sow seed in September or October, 
pot up and later transfer to a solid bed; allow from 12 to 14 
inches between the plants; grow in a temperature of 45° to 50°. 
Trade pkt., 15c.; 25c. per oz.; 34 lb., 75c.; $2.75 per lb. 
MARIGOLD (African) 
Guinea Gold. A valuable novelty that has created a sensation 
as a most desirable cut flower; can be very easily grown under 
glass.. Seed sown in October, transferred into 3 inch pots and 
later into a solid bench, spacing the plants 1 foot apart, will 
produce a fine crop of very salable, golden yellow flowers about 
Christmas. Trade pkt., 40c.; $1.50 per oz. 
MIGNONETTE 
Michell’s Colossal. Immense spikes from 18 to 24 inches high. 
For December flowering, sow seed during September; sow a few 
seeds to a 234 inch pot; later thin out to one plant; bench 
1 foot apart and grow in a house of 45°. Trade pkt., 50c.; 
$6.00 per oz. 
NEMESIA 
Strumosa Suttoni. Colors vary from creamy white to deep 
orange and carmine. Seed can be sown in October, either in a 
bench or flat and later on transplanted; will flower in December 
and January; for later flowering sow in January. Trade pkt., 
40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
PANSY 
Michell’s New Swiss Giants. This new strain has enormous 
flowers with long stems and contains many unusual colors, such 
as salmon, pink, red, etc., which are all beautifully blotched; 
excellent for greenhouse forcing. Plants grown from seed sown 
the latter part of August and during September, lifted during 
October and November and benched in a 45° house, will start to 
bloom from January on and will keep flowering well into May. 
Trade pkt., $1.00; $1.50 per 34 oz.; 34 oz., $2.75; $10.00 per oz. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (Annual) 
A very easily grown and lasting cut flower. Sow seed in 
November and grow in a house of 4S°. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Eastern Star. Primrose, brown eye.$0.15 $0.40 
Evening Star. Rich golden yellow.15 .40 
Morning Star. Canary yellow.15 .40 
Northern Star. Giant white, yellow eye.15 .40 
CLARKIA ELEGANS 
Sow seed in October and grow on in 234 inch pots, transferring 
to a cool house in December; they will not stand much heat. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Salmon Queen. Double, brilliant salmon.$0.20 $0.60 
Scarlet Queen. Double fiery scarlet.20 .60 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Emperor Mixed. A very valuable and graceful cut flower. Seed 
can be sown in November, on a solid or ground bed in rows 12 
inches apart, the plants later thinned out to 4 inches apart in 
the rows; should be grown in a temperature of 45° to 50° and will 
produce a fine crop of flowers in March; for April and May 
flowering, sow in February. Trade pkt., 25c.; $1.00 per oz. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) 
Garraway’s Hybrids. Contains a wide range of colors. For 
January flowering, sow seed in September; pot up and bench 
and keep shifted until in 4 inch pots; can be planted in benches 
15 inches apart and grown along in a house of 48°. Trade pkt., 
40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
DIDISCUS (Blue Lace Flower) 
Coeruleus. Lavender blue, lace-like flowers. Sow seed in Sep¬ 
tember, transfer into small pots and after 4 weeks plant in a 
bench, leaving 4 inches between the plants and 1 foot between 
the rows; grow in a carnation house temperature. Trade pkt., 
25c.; $1.00 per oz. 
DIMORPHOTHECA 
Aurantiaca (African Orange Daisy). Golden orange. A very 
popular annual, which should be grown if you want something 
different. Seed sown during the latter part of December in 
rows on a solid bed, in a 45° house, will flower in early March. 
Trade pkt., 20c.; 60c. per oz. 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath) 
Elegans Alba Grandiflora (True Paris Market Strain). A very 
useful annual; flowers pure white; will bloom in 8 weeks from 
seed; can be grown in flats 3 inches deep or in solid bed. Per 
oz., 15c.; 50c. per 34 lb.; lb., $1.50; $6.25 per 5 lbs. 
STATICE 
Suworowi. This popular pink-flowering annual Statice is very 
easily grown. Seed sown in the early Fall and the plants later 
on benched out of 2 inch pots in a 50° house, will flower during 
February and March. Trade pkt., 20c.; 75c. per oz. 
STOCKS 
GIANT IMPERIAL OR BISMARCK 
Of tall, branching habit, 24 to 30 inches high. Sow seed in 
September or October, transfer into 234 inch pots and later on into 
benches; plant 10 inches apart in a house with a temperature of 
50°; care should be taken to save the smallest and stockiest plants 
as these invariably produce double flowers. For list of varieties 
and prices, see page 33. 
SWEET PEAS 
EARLY OR WINTER FLOWERING SPENCER 
For list of varieties and prices, see page 32. 
Please read instructions for ordering Flower Seeds on page 24 of this catalog 
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