FLOWER SEEDS FOR 
FLORISTS 
INC. 
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ANNUAL LARKSPUR 
A MOST widely used half-hardy annual for cutting 
both for the greenhouse and outdoors. After 
the seed is germinated, its culture is simple, tho, 
in common with most crops, Larkspur respond to a well 
enriched deep soil. Moderate temperature and a moist 
soil are necessary to the germination of the seed. It 
rarely germinates when hot. Last May we made an out¬ 
door sowing without getting a trace of germination. 
Th is morning, September 20, I happened to look over 
this same sowing and found it coming thru 100%, and 
it, of course, was ’33 crop seed. When the new crop 
seed comes in, usually late in August, we unfailingly 
destroy all carried over stock. A January sowing grown 
in a 50° house gets in around May 1 and is in fine shape 
thru that month. For outdoors, a fall sowing gets in 
earliest; but one made as early in the spring as possible 
is more certain to make a stand. For a succession, sow 
every two weeks until May 1 — for our latitude. 
The Base Branching class, also known as the Imperial or Spiral, 
improves the original Stock-flowered in being somewhat longer 
stemmed. The Hyacinth-flowered type produces but one long 
non-branching flower spike. They do well on a raised or shallow 
bed where the growth can be hardened some, but on a deep 
ground bed, especially if grown cold, they produce hollow stems 
that break easily in handling. 
Our greenhouse crops of Larkspur keep us in direct touch 
with the value of varieties and market colors. If you are 
not familiar with them, our suggestions for the best colors 
thru stars (*) should be of interest. 
BASE BRANCHING OR IMPERIAL VARIETIES. 
‘Blue Bell. Fairly deep blue; excellent 
*Blue Spire. Bright deep blue. 
Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 
Daintiness. Light lavender blue. 
Exquisite Pink Improved. Rich soft 
pink. 
‘Gloria. Deep rose-pink; excellent. . 
‘Los Angeles Improved. Salmon-rose. 
‘Lilac Queen, (new). Rich lilac- 
lavender . 
Miss California. Pink shaded salmon. 
The Empress. Salmon-pink. 
‘White Spire. The best white. 
Mixed. 
STOCK-FLOWERED VARIETIES. 
Dark Blue. A rather heavy color. . . . 
‘Empress Rose. An excellent pink. . . 
La France. Salmon-pink. 
Los Angeles. Rosy salmon-pink. 
Lilac. A good color. 
‘Rosamond, (new). Fine fairly deep 
rose. 
Rosy Scarlet. Not much of this. 
‘Sky Blue. Good light blue. 
White. Prefer White Spire. 
Mixed. 
Tr. Pkt. 
1 oz. 
1 lb. 
$.25 
$1.00 
$12.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.25 
12.00 
.25 
1.25 
12.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
.20 
1.00 
10.00 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.75 
8.00 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.25 
1.25 
15.00* 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
.20 
.50 
5.501 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
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.30 
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Stock-flowered type of Larkspur Rosamond, the finest deep 
rose pink. 
GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED 
Tr. Pkt. 
1 OZ. 
1 lb. 
‘Pink, Purple, White, Dark Blue, ‘Lilac, Mixed. 
Each $.25 
$.80 
$8.00 
DWARF EMPEROR TYPE 
Grows about 2 ft. and is used effectively for bedding. 
Enchantress, (new). Soft salmon-pink; choice for pots or bedding. 
.35 
1.50 
Pink Delight. Rich rose-pink, same shade as Exquisite Pink. 
.25 
.75 
Ageratum Blue. Well named and a pleasing color for any purpose. 
.25 
.75 
Some of the finest stock we have ever seen was grown in low sash houses. 
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