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Early Giant Imperial Stock 
Michell’s “Distinctive” Stocks 
The stock is one of the most popular and highly prized of our 
cultivated flowers; charming colors, delightful fragrance and of 
free blooming character. The seeds we offer are hand-saved from 
pot-grown specimens and will produce a large percentage of double 
flowers. The Early Giant Imperial and Early Flowering Nice 
stocks must be started early indoors if wanted for outdoor 
blooming. 
NEW GIANT DOUBLE EXCELSIOR 
Column Type, Non-Branching 
This new type of stocks produces one enormous spike 2 to 3 
feet in height and is especially adapted for greenhouse culture, 
as the plants can be grown close together; blooms about ten days 
earlier than Bismarck and produces a high percentage of doubles. 
We offer a select list of the most popular colors. 
Large pkt. Pkt. 
Light Blue.$1.00 $0.25 
Purple. 1.00 .25 
Rose. 1.00 .25 
Ruby. Rich dark ruby red. 1.00 .25 
Silvery Lilac. 1.00 .25 
White. 1.00 .25 
Mixed Colors. 1.00 .25 
NEW STOCK 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
Santa Maria 
A new giant double pure white variety, of exceptional merit; 
giant flowers on a long flowering truss; of splendid branching 
habit; the long stems of Santa Maria make it a very desirable 
cut flower. This stock will produce a very high percentage of 
doubles. Pkt., 25c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL STOCK 
(Improved Bismarck) 
A splendid addition to the early forcing class; of tall, branch¬ 
ing habit, 24 to 30 inches high and produce a very high percentage 
of double flowers. Large pkt. Pkt. 
Antique Copper (New). Rich hellebore red, a new 
and attractive shade.$0.50 $0.25 
Apple Blossom. Blush pink.50 .25 
Canary Yellow (Golden Ball) .50 .25 
Chamois. Ivory tinted old rose.50 .25 
Elks Pride. A new shade in this early group, an 
intense royal purple.50 .25 
Fiery Blood Red. Extra fine.50 .25 
Golden Rose .50 .25 
Lavender.50 .25 
Lilac .50 .25 
Rose. Deep rose pink.50 .25 
White .50 .25 
Mixed Colors .50 .25 
MICHELL’S EARLY FLOWERING “NICE” STOCK 
An early flowering strain of branching habit; remarkably free 
bloomer; large, double fragrant flowers; fine for garden bedding 
or cutting. For Winter blooming, sow from July to September. 
Large pkt. Pkt. 
Beauty of Nice. Charming delicate pink.$0.50 $0.15 
Crimson King. Deep red.50 .15 
Midsummer Night. Deep, dark violet.50 .15 
Monte Carlo. Canary yellow.50 .15 
Mont Blanc. Pure white.50 .15 
Old Rose. An extra fine variety.50 .15 
Queen Alexandra. Delicate lavender.50 .15 
Choice Mixed. All colors.50 .15 
LARGE FLOWERED DWARF TEN-WEEK STOCK 
This is the leading variety for bedding out, for Summer 
blooming; also fine for pots. 
Large pkt. 
Pkt. 
Large pkt. 
Pkt. 
Blood Red . . 
....$0.40 $0.10 
Pink 
.$0.40 
$0.10 
Crimson. . . . 
.40 
.10 
White. . . 
.40 
.10 
Dark Blue. . 
.40 
.10 
Yellow. . . . 
.40 
.10 
Light Blue. . 
.40 
.10 
Mixed.... 
.40 
.10 
STOKESIA (Cornflower or Stokes’ Aster) 
Large pkt. Pkt. 
Cyanea. Plants grow about 18 to 24 inches high, 
bearing freely from July to October handsome, 
lavender blue, Centaurea-like blossoms, each 
measuring from 4 to 5 inches across; of easy culture, 
and one of the most desirable plants for the hardy 
border; excellent for cutting.$0.60 $0.10 
STRAWFLOWER (Helichrysum) 
See Everlastings, page 26 
STREPTOCARPUS 
Hybrids (Gold Medal Strain). Fine greenhouse plants, 
producing a dense cluster of trumpet shaped flowers, 
in a fine range of colors; seed sown in January and 
February, plants will flower in July. 1.25 .50 
SUNFLOWER. See Helianthus 
Ask for Cultural Leaflet No. 211 on the growing of Stocks 
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