Holmes' New and Improved Varieties 
Los Angeles Aster—A New Super Giant 
1155. In Los Angeles (The All-American Award of Merit) we 
offer an Aster that is so far adva.nced to anything we have seen, 
heretofore, that we are certain it will create a furore wherever 
it is grown. The flowers are huge, larger by far than even Giants 
of Californina and rather earlier in this section. In formation of 
such depth that when cut they are almost indistinguishable from 
Chrysanthemums. In color Los Angeles is pure deep shell-pink 
of a most attractive shade. We recommend it for borders and 
bedding. Annual. 2 y 2 ft. Pkt., 25c. 
Calendula 
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bunshine 
New Chrysanthemum 
Flowered 
1296. The All-American 
Gold Medal Winner has 
proved an outstanding and 
popular novelty. Plants 
have attracted much at¬ 
tention in the trial gar¬ 
dens. Bright golden 
canary-yellow flowers with 
long center petals tending 
to curl inwards, thus pre¬ 
senting somewhat the ap¬ 
pearance of a Chrysanthe- 
Los Angeles Aster. mum. The flowers are very 
numerous and the bloom¬ 
ing period is a very prolonged one. Excellent 
for cutting. Annual height, 2 y 2 ft. Pkt., 15c. 
Pink Gem Petunia 
Petunia, All-Double Mixed 
1950. (The All-American Award of Mer¬ 
it). For over 50 years or more, flower seed 
specialists have tried by every possible de¬ 
vice and experiment to obtain a double 
Petunia that would reproduce more than 
50 per cent double flowers, but their efforts 
have been of no avail. It gives us great 
pleasure, therefore, to be able to introduce 
to our customers a strain giving practically 
100 per cent fully developed and beauti¬ 
fully fringed flowers. We recommend it 
with the greatest confidence. In both col¬ 
oring and flower it is magnificent. Annual. 
12 inches. Pkt., 50c. 
Calendula, Sunshine. 
All-Double Petunia. 
Judy’s Pink Break o’ Day Tomato 
Discovered three years ago on the Judy Truck Farm at Dover, 
Ohio. This new pink variety has all the good qualities of the 
parent Break o’ Day, besides it is somewhat earlier, more solid, 
of a bright pink color, with no yellow cast; being just as free 
from cracks as the Break o’ Day. 
During this past season 10,000 of these tomatoes were grown 
on stakes at the Judy Farm, planting taking place May 20th, 
with good potted plants, and the first picking was made June 
2 8th. On a corresponding field of Break o’ Day tomatoes, there 
were twice as many of the pink ones picked during the first week. 
Picking continued throughout the season with good-sized market¬ 
able tomatoes until killing frost came in October. 
The seed we are offering is hand-picked and from the most 
perfect types and specimens. Among the 10,000 plants there was 
not one stalk that was off type. In greenhouse tests this past year 
this tomato ran from medium to large in size, with extreme pro¬ 
ductiveness, being the most easily pollenized of any variety the 
grower ever had any experience with. 
The Holmes Seed Co. is the only authorized and sole distribu¬ 
tor of Judy’s Pink Break o’ Day Tomato seed. Pkt., 50c; *4 oz., 
$1.50; 07 .., $2.50; *4 lb., $9.00, postpaid. 
Judy’s 
Pink 
Break o’ Day. 
A new miniature Petunia. It forms a neat 
compact plant 5 to 6 inches high, literally- 
covered with deep pink blooms. Ex¬ 
cellent for borders, window boxes, 
pots, rock gardens and bedding. 
Most gorgeous when planted with 
Blue Ball Ageratum. Pkt., 15c. 
Pink Gem Petunia. 
