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Stocks—Ball Branching 
or Column 
BALL 
COLUMN STOCKS 
(Illustrated opposite) 
Non-Branching. 
Each plant produces 
one fine long flower 
stem and can be 
planted close. 
Now in great favor. 
We recommend 
Improved 
BISMARCK 
“EARLY GIANT 
IMPERIAL” 
STOCKS 
as being the most 
desirable of 
branching 
Stocks. 
BALL 
NON-BRANCHING 
OR COLUMN 
STOCKS 
These produce one enor¬ 
mous spike with large 
flowers, ] to 2/2 feet high 
and can be planted close 
together in the bench. 
Silvery Lilac-Lavender. 
Pure White. 
Ruby. Rich crimson red. 
Chamois Pink. 
Old Rose. 
Tr.Pkt. ( 1000 seeds) . $1.00 
14 oz. ..$2.25 Oz.. . $8.00 
Deep Rose (New). 
Tr. Pkt.$1.00 
DOUBLE 
PERPETUAL 
BRANCHING 
Giant Perfection 
*Rose. A clear even shade. 
Sapphire. Violet or dark 
lavender. 
*May Queen. Pale blue. 
Snowdrift. Fine clear white. 
Princess Alice. Early white. 
La France. Blush, nearly 
white. 
*Heatham Beauty. Rose, 
shaded terra cotta. 
’"Empress Augusta Victoria. 
Silvery lilac. 
Brilliant. Blood-red. 
Separate colors— 
Tr. Pkt.25c 
14 oz.35c 
Oz.$2.25 
Mixed, all colors- 
Tr. Pkt.25c 
14 oz.50c 
Oz.$2.00 
STOCK GIANTS OF 
CALIFORNIA 
“SANTA MARIA” 
A giant double pure white stock of excep¬ 
tional merit. Giant flowers on a long flow¬ 
ering truss with the splendid branching 
habit of the Bismarck. The long stems of 
the “Santa Maria” make it a very desir¬ 
able cut flower for the florist. 78 per 
cent double. The best double pure white 
Stock on the market. Tr. Pkt. 50c 
I/ 40 Z . $1.25 Oz. $4.50 
LARGE FLOWERING DWARF 
TEN-WEEK STOCKS FOR 
BEDDING 
Lavender. 
Carmine-Pink. Deep 
Rose. 
Purple. 
Blood Red. White. 
Canary 
Yellow. 
Separate 
colors— 
Tr. Pkt. . 
.25c 
14 oz. 
. ,40c 
14 oz.... 
Oz. 
$2.00 
Mixed, all colors— 
Tr. Pkt.. . 
.20c 
!4 oz. 
. .35c 
14 oz.. . . 
.50c 
Oz. 
$1.50 
STATICE—Everlasting Flower 
Valuable for cutting or decorative pur¬ 
poses. 
Annual Varieties 
Coming into great favor for cut flowers. 
Tr. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Sinuata. White.$0.15 $0.25 $2.00 
Sinuata. Lavender... .15 .25 1.50 
Sinuata. Rosea Superba .15 .25 2.00 
“True Blue.” Extra deep blue, a special 
strain which comes true from seed. 
Tr.Pkt. ..15c Oz. ..25c Lb. ..$2.00 
Bonduelli. Golden-yellow. 
Tr.Pkt.15c Oz.30c 
Suworowii (Russian or Cattail Statice). 
Tr.Pkt.25c Oz.75c 
^STATICE—Sea Lavender 
Splendid hardy perennials, either for 
the border or rockery, producing all sum¬ 
mer panicles of minute flowers, which can 
be dried and used for winter bouquets. 
Latifolia. Purplish-blue flowers. 
Tr.Pkt.25c Oz.$1.50 
“Caspia.” This is a very delicate and 
artistic form of everlasting Perennial. It 
is as hardy as the Latifolia type and makes 
an earlier cut and more sprays. Color is 
a good shade of lilac. Tr. Pkt.25c 
14 oz.85c Oz.$3.00 
Perezii. Rich blue. 
Tr.Pkt.25c Oz.$2.00 
Statice Dumosa. Clear silvery white. The 
finest for drying. Tr. Pkt.35c 
14 oz.$1.00 Oz.$3.50 
A. B. C. FLORISTS’ STOCKS 
“The World’s Best Double” 
Our grower received five “Awards 
of Merit” and eight “Highly Com¬ 
mended" for his strains of Ten Week, 
Giant Imperial, Beauty of Nice and 
Perpetual Branching Stocks at the 
"Trial of Stocks” conducted by The 
Royal Horticultural Society of Great 
Britain, at Wisely, England. 
All our California grown Stocks 
bloom at least two weeks earlier 
than foreign grown. 
DOUBLE STOCKS 
A. B. C. Special Florists’ Strains 
Stocks Are One of Our Principal 
Specialties 
’"Indicates most popular colors and shades. 
IMPROVED BISMARCK STOCKS 
(Early Giant Imperial) 
An especially meritorious class. These 
stocks are giant, growing from 24 to 30 
inches tall, of branching habit, producing 
innumerable large spikes measuring 12 to 
16 in. long, coming into bloom in about 
twelve weeks after seedlings are planted. 
“"Rose. Fine standard color. 
Flesh. Delicate shade of pink. 
’"Lavender. Fine standard color. 
*Chamois. Ivory, tinted old rose. Choice 
market color. 
Canary Yellow. 
“"Golden Ball. Clear ivory-yellow. 
“"White. Early clear white. 
Apple Blossom. Blush. 
*Lilac. Lilac-lavender. 
Blood Red. Fiery red. 
Tr.Pkt. J/g oz. 14 oz - Oz. 
Separate colors 
above.$0.35 $0.60 $1.00 $3.00 
Mixed, all colors. 
Royal Purple 
(Elk’s Pride). 
.25 
.35 
.60 
2.25 
Rich deep purple 
Antique Copper. 
.35 
.60 
1.00 
3.00 
A fine copper-red 
Golden Rose. 
.35 
.60 
1.00 
3.00 
Light golden-rose 
.50 
.60 
1.00 
3.00 
BEAUTY OF NICE STOCKS 
Particularly desirable because of their 
long stems and branching habit. 
*Mont Blanc. Extra early white. 
Almond Blossom. White shaded pink. 
Monte Carlo. Rich canary-yellow. 
“"Aurora. Cream, tinted pink. 
Belle de Naples. Rich old rose. 
Salmon King. Strong salmon-rose. 
Beauty of Nice. Flesh-pink. 
*Cote d’Azure. Light blue. 
Summer Night. Deep blue. 
Carmine Rose (Abundance). 
Blood Red. 
Sou. de Monaco. Crimson, late. 
American Beauty. Deep rose-pink. 
“"Queen Alexandra. Rosy lilac, fine. 
Tr. Pkt. J/g oz. Oz. 
Separate colors above. .$0.25 $0.40 $2.25 
Mixed, all above colors. .25 .35 2.00 
STEVIA 
Serrata. Fragrant white flowers; desirable 
for cutting. 
Tr. Pkt.20c Oz, 
• 36 • 
$1.50 
