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BLUE LACE FLOWER—TRACHYMENE 
An annual, producing from July till frost delicate laced 
flowers of dainty pale blue color, excellent for cutting. 
Sow in flats, the plants demand shallow soil. Pot in 
2’s, transfer into 3’s, place on the shelves in midwinter and 
when well growing apply weak manure water, once a week. 
Sown in September they will come into bloom in March and 
in May if started in January, always on long stems with 
great keeping qualities. Their exquisite shade of lavender 
goes well with everything, they are inexpensively raised and 
always sell well. Grow them cool (50 deg.). Height 2 to 3 
feet. T. pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 15c; oz. 80c; lb. $8.50. 
Calendula 
— A Paying Crop 
An annual, 2-3 feet tall, producing very large, double, 
brilliantly colored flowers on long, stiff stems if grown in 
moist and COOL atmosphere with plenty of room to develop. 
The first blooms are apt to be short-stemmed and must be 
pinched out to insure long-stemmed blooms to come. Grow 
in a night temperature of 45 to 60 degrees, plant a foot apart 
each way or pot the plants and place them a foot apart on the 
benches. To get bloom for Thanksgiving, sow early in Au¬ 
gust, sow in September to succeed chrysanthemums and to¬ 
wards the end of February to get bloom in May. Calendula 
is a cool weather plant, during summer when it is hot and 
dry, even the best strains produce undersized and mostly 
single flowers. 
Requires very rich soil. One-half rotted manure, the other half 
rotted sod and 3 lbs. of bone meal to every large wheelbarrow of soil. 
Acid phosphate applied once In two weeks improves the bloom won¬ 
derfully. Best grown in solid beds, if on benches have at least 6 in. 
of soil. Will stand no shade, the soil must never be allowed to be¬ 
come too wet or too dry. To get well formed large double flowers 
disbud once a week. One ounce of seed produces 1,200 to 1,600 plants. 
ON THE PACIFIC COAST, in the Mountain states and in the far 
North calendula if sown in succession will produce a heavy crop of 
flowers of the finest quality from June to frost. 
Calendula, Improved Bismarck Stocks and Freesias never fail 
to make money for the growers. The best prices are obtained dur¬ 
ing December, January and February. Calendulas have one draw 
back, namely, they wilt quickly if placed in a shallow dish or bowl, 
but will last five days or longer if kept with fully one-half of their 
stems in water. Call attention of your customers to this fact to 
avoid disappointment. Calendulas are always in demand and are 
easily handled, can be produced in a 50 deg. house or less and they 
can be grown for less than the price demanded by the wholesale 
growers and be of better quality. What are the returns? That is 
the most important question. Fritz Bahr says: Out of a bench 
5x100 feet, occupied by 400 plants, seed sown July 25th and the 
plants benched Aug. 27th, these were the returns: Started cutting 
Oct. 11th up to Jan. 12th, the bench yielded 312 dozens and these 
sold partly retail and partly wholesale, brought in money $331.25. 
After Calendulas stocks went into that bench, that were started from 
seed Oct. 15th and later placed in 2%’s. These stocks (Imp. Bis¬ 
marck) should flower around the end of March and be out of the 
way by April 15th. The bench put in condition, can then be planted 
with Gladiolus, the bulbs of which were started in 3’s about March 
15th. 
CASTILLEJA INDIVISA 
An annual of easiest culture. Flowers rosy pink and orange-red, 
very showy. High class for pots. Sow in February and March to 
get blooming plants In May. Height 12 in. T. pkt. 20c. 
CALENDULA CHRYSANTHA SUNSHINE 
A new type of calendula, plants of compact growth, flow¬ 
ers long petaled, the center petals curling inwards resembling 
Japanese Chrysanthemum. Born on long stiff stems, first rate 
for cutting. Flowers four inches across, fully as large as 
Campfire. Color clear buttercup-yellow. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
CALENDULA PASTEL SHADES —New creation producing 
flowers in colors, some never before existing in Calendulas, 
namely creamy-yellow, leather-yellow, apricot shades, orange 
shades and bicolors. Plants of dwarf compact growth fine 
bedding not so good for cutting. T. pkt. 10c, oz. 60c. 
CALENDULA ORANGE KING 
CHOICEST QUALITY for greenhouse forcing. T. pkt. 10c; 
oz. 60c. 
STANDARD QUALITY for garden culture. T. pkt. 5c; oz. 
25c; 1 lb. $2.00. 
BALL’S ORANGE CALENDULA— A selection from Orange 
King, very large and double. T. pkt. 15c; Vs oz. 30c; oz. $2.00. 
CALENDULA—CRIMSON KING 
CAMPFIRE OR SENSATION— A new and very superior forc¬ 
ing strain of calendula bearing extremely double, unusually 
large flowers on extra long strong stems, of deep orange with 
a sheen of crimson, especially prominent under artificial light. 
Comes 100 per cent double and created a sensation wherever 
shown. T. pkt. 15c; Vs oz. 30c; oz. $2.00. 
FINEST MIXED—T. pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.00. 
LEMON KING —Very choice stock, producing extremely dou¬ 
ble flowers of clear lemon yellow, the finest strain for forcing 
in this color. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $6.00. 
CALENDULA ORANGE GIANT tremely double, 
Orange King type. Surpasses other varieties in size and 
beauty. Long stemmed, color deep orange. T. pkt. 15c; Vs 
oz. 30c; oz. $2.00. 
D A rMfA ^ distinct break from the old 
KALHU type of Calendula. The petals 
are curled up, appearing as miniature tubes, pointed at the 
ends, unique and charming. Color deep glowing orange. 
Height 2 ft. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
CALENDULA ORANGE SHAGGY 
New. The flowers, born on long stems, are large, double 
wide open (flat), composed of long narrow fringed and lacini- 
ated petals resembling an aster in appearance. Color deep 
orange. Plants dwarf only 18 in. tall. T. pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 
35c; Vs oz. 60c. 
COLUMNEA SPLENDENS 
Easily raised greenhouse perennial, producing from Sep¬ 
tember to January from seed sown in February very large, 
trumpet shaped fiery scarlet flowers on plants with over¬ 
hanging tendrils. The flowers are very numerous and. all 
face upward. First class house and basket plant. T. pkt. 40,c. 
CALENDULA 
