FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS 
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SNAPDRAGONS 
The production of forcing or winter snapdragon seed is one of our leading greenhouse specialties. 
W E HAVE found it necessary to produce our own seed to insure our supply being true to color. Every lot of our 
snapdragon seed receives a flowering test before it is sent out. This insures it being right; such a test is, of course, 
necessary to avoid disappointment. We get complaints on its germination, of course, tho we keep this checked 
most thoroly. We feel sure much loss in germinating such small seed would be avoided if it were sown without the 
use of any covering. A light spraying will wash it into the soil enough to germinate it if closely protected from sun 
and air. We test the germination of all our small seed in this way. 
RUST RESISTANT STRAINS have been developed in California that are highly resistant under conditions that greatly 
favor the spread of rust. This is an established fact, and it will be of interest and value particularly for outdoor growers 
of this crop. We have had no experience with these strains under greenhouse conditions, and for this reason we 
can say nothing of their early flowering habit. Following are the best available varieties of rust resistant strains: 
Shasta. Described as an early-flowering pure white with a Ceylon Court habit. 
Florist Pearl. Described as a rust-proof White Rock except that the flowers are larger. 
Maximum Crimson. Habit same as the late maximums. Strong fiery crimson. 
PRICES on each of the above: Tr. Pkt. 75c; 02 . $1.25. 
University of California Mixture. Described as a mixture of popular colors. Tr. Pkt. 50c; Tie oz. $1.25. 
The following twelve are the best and most called for standard forcing varieties in America, listed in the order of their 
value AS WE FIND THEM. 
Tr. Pkt. 3 Pkts. 5 Pkts. 
Cheviot Maid Supreme. Best fairly deep rose. Extra early flowering. $1.00 $2.50 $3.50 
New Cincinnati. Finest light rose. Extra large flowered, medium early. 1.00 2.50 3.50 
Rose Queen. Very fine deep rose. Medium early.•. . . 1.00 2.50 3.50 
New Deal. Large coppery yellow. Extra early. Excellent. 2.00 5.00 
Afterglow. Deep golden orange. Medium early. 1.00 2.50 3.50 
Sun Tan. Orange-tan. Extra early. 1.00 2.50 3.50 
Coates'Yellow Perfection. Finest deep yellow. Medium early. 1.50 4.00 6.50 
Ceylon Court. Standard earliest yellow. 1.00 2.50 3.50 
Lucky Strike. The best white. Medium early. 1.50 4.00 6.50 
Terry's Surprise. Golden orange shaded rose. Medium early. 1.00 2.50 3.50 
Winter Helen. Improved Helen. 1.00 2.50 3.50 
Velvet Beauty. American Beauty red. 1.50 4.00 6.50 
Ball Florist Mixture. This includes the above 12 choicest varieties only, and contains fully 
half the best pink shades with plenty of yellow and white. This is intended to meet 
the demand for a limited amount of all the best colors. 75 2.00 
OTHER STANDARD WINTER-FLOWERING VARIETIES 
Tr. Pkt. 3 Pkts. 
Radiance. Extra large-flowered rose-pink $1.50 $4.00 
Jennie Schneider. Light rose. 1.00 2.00 
Roman Gold. Bright coppery yellow. . 1.00 2.50 
Cheviot Maid. Yoder Strain. Light shade 1.00 2.50 
Cheviot Maid. Original strain. 1.00 2.00 
Winter King. Free-flowering pink. 1.00 2.50 
Alice Sunshine. Yellow. 1.50 
Bertha Baur. The only early lavender 2.00 5.00 
White Rock. Standard white, tall. 50 1.25 
Allman’s Pink. Silvery rose-pink. 1.00 2.50 
Tr. Pkt. 3 Pkts. 
Geneva Pink. Rich clear pink. $ .50 $1.25 
Philadelphia Pink. Standard pink. 1.00 2.50 
Laura. Deep rose. 1.00 2.50 
Golden Pink Queen. As named. 1.00 2.50 
Helen. Salmon-rose. 1.00 2.50 
Kirkwood Beauty, (new). Bronze. 2.00 
Standard Early Mixture. This is a mixture 
of all the above early flowering va¬ 
rieties including the 12 best. 50 1.40 
THE LATE FLOWERING CLASS 
There are a few colors or varieties in this class that 
remain blind thruout the winter; however, if sown 
the early flowering kind started at the same time. 
MAXIMUM GIANT-FLOWERED 
Tr. Pkt. 
‘Apple Blossom. Delicate pink, white throat. $.85 
Canary Bird. Light yellow.25 
‘Cattleya. Rosy lilac-lavender.25 
Copper King. Copper red.25 
‘The Rose. Clear rose.25 
Ruby. Rich heavy red.25 
Snowflake. Clear white.25 
Mixed.25 
have value for greenhouse flowering during the spring months. They 
in January, they Rower in May, but will be 1 to 2 weeks later than 
The choicest cut-Rower colors are starred (*). 
THE MAJESTIC CLASS 
%° z - Compact growth, extra large-flowered. 
5-60 Tr. Pkt. Y*. oz. 
‘Twilight. Apricot, salmon shading. ., . H 01 . 75c $.50 
‘Golden Dawn. Like early Afterglow. . Y» oz. 75e .50 
Orange King. Bright orange. oz. 75c .50 
‘Rose Beauty, (new). Rich rose-pink.50 
•60 Mixed...25 $.50 
.60 
50 HALF-DWARF VARIETIES 
HALF-TALL VARIETIES 
Excellent for cutting. This class includes some 
flower varieties. 
Empress. Velvety crimson. 
‘Golden Queen. Golden yellow. 
‘Harmony. Rose, yellow shaded center. 
Orchid. Excellent lavender. 
His Excellency. Pure scarlet. 
Mixture. 
of the choicest cut 
Tr. Pkt. K oz- 
. . $.25 $.40 
.25 .40 
.25 .35 
.25 .50 
.25 .75 
.25 .40 
Excellent for bedding only. 
Tr. Pk 
Flame. Brilliant orange scarlet. $.25 
Gloria. Deep rose-pink.25 
Climax. Orange shading yellow.25 
Fawn. Terra Cotta pink. 25 
Purity. Pure white. 25 
Ruddy Glow. Light orange.H oz. 75c .25 
Mixture.25 
M oz. 
$.50 
.50 
.50 
.50 
.40 
.40 
TOM THUMB VARIETIES 
Very dwarf, 6 in., and nice for pots or bedding, but they do not hold 
out well under our middle west summers. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Alba, White. L35 
Brilliant, Crimson.75 
Delicate Pink.75 
Mixed. 
NEW ANTIRRHINUM 
‘"ENGARDE" (new). Majus Grandiflora. Coral-pink and 
amber, yellow lip. Produces attractive Rower spikes 
and will be found excellent for cutting. Tr. Pkt. 50c; 
ii oz. $1.00. 
Sow early crop Snaps in June; easier to germinate then. 
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