MICHELL’S “DISTINCTIVE” FLOWER SEEDS 
FLORISTS’ CUT FLOWER SPECIALTIES 
FOR GROWING UNDER GLASS 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold) 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Campfire (Sensation). Brilliant orange with scarlet 
sheen; full yellow center 
(}4 oz., 50c.; $5.00 per lb.)$0.30 
Ball’s Gold .(J4 oz., 50c.; $5.00 per lb.) .30 
Ball’s Lemon Queen (}4 oz., 50c.; $5.00 per 34 lb.) .30 
Ball’s Orange. (34 oz., 50c.; $5.00 per 34 lb.) .30 
Ball’s Supreme. Cadmium orange, brown center. 
(34 oz., 60c.; $6.00 per 34 lb.) .40 
Michell’s Special Forcing, Orange. We have an 
extra fine strain.(3^ lb., $3.00) .30 
$1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
2.00 
1.00 
CANDYTUFT (Iberis) 
Trade pkt. Oz. 34 lb. 
Michell’s Giant White. A giant variety 
producing immense pure white spikes of 
bloom and is a superior strain; this is the 
best strain for forcing under glass for cutting 
and for pot culture. 
(34 lb., $4.00; $7.50 per lb.)$0.20 
$0.75 
$2.25 
Lavender. 
..(341b., $1.75) 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
Pink. Flesh color. 
..(341b., $1.75) 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
Purple. 
. .(341b., $1.75) 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
Rose Cardinal. Rosy red . . 
..(341b., $2.50) 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
MARIGOLD (African) 
Giant African, Golden Emblem (Novelty). Rich lemon gold; 
flowers large, measuring 4 to 5 inches in diameter; exceedingly 
double and splendid for cutting; can be very easily grown under 
glass. Seed sown in October, transferred into 3-inch pots and 
later into a solid bench, spacing the plants 1 foot apart, will 
produce a fine crop of very salable flowers about Christmas. 
Trade pkt., 50c.; $2.50 per oz. 
MIGNONETTE 
Michell’s Colossal. Immense spikes from 18 to 24 inches high. 
For December flowering, sow seed during September; sow a few 
seeds to a 234 -inch pot; later thin out to one plant; bench 
1 foot apart and grow in a house of 45°. Trade pkt., 50c.; 
$6.00 per oz. 
NEMESIA 
Strumosa Suttoni. Colors vary from creamy white to deep 
orange and carmine. Seed can be sown in October, either in a 
bench or flat and later on transplanted; will flower in December 
and January; for later flowering sow in January. Trade pkt., 
40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
PANSY 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (Annual) 
A very easily grown and lasting cut flower. Sow seed in Novem¬ 
ber and grow in a house of 48°. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Eastern Star. Primrose, brown eye.$0.15 $0.40 
Evening Star. Rich golden yellow.15 .40 
Morning Star. Canary yellow.15 .40 
Northern Star. Giant white, yellow eye.15 .40 
CLARKIA ELEGANS 
Sow seed in October and grow in 234-inch pots, transferring 
to a cool house in December; they will not stand much heat. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Salmon Queen. Double, brilliant salmon.$0.20 $0.60 
Scarlet Queen. Double fiery scarlet.20 .60 
DIDISCUS (Blue Lace Flower) 
Coeruleus. Lavender blue, lace-like flowers. Sow seed in Sep¬ 
tember, transfer into small pots and after 4 weeks plant in a 
bench, leaving 4 inches between the plants and 1 foot between 
the rows; grow in a carnation house temperature. Trade pkt., 
25c.; $1.00 per oz. 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath) 
ELEGANS ALBA GRANDIFLORA 
A fine easily grown annual, flowering to a marketable condition 
in 6 weeks; splendid for cutting. 
Covent Garden Market. An improved strain; very large flower¬ 
ing; we consider this the best variety on the market. Per oz., 
20c.; 50c. per 34 lb.; lb., $1.60; $6.50 per 5 lbs. 
Paris Market Strain. A popular standard sort; very early. 
Per oz., 15c.; 40c. per 34 lb.; lb., $1.25; $5.00 per 5 lbs. 
LUPINS (Annual) 
For an early crop sow seed in September or October, pot up 
and later transfer to a solid bed; allow from 12 to 14 inches be¬ 
tween the plants; grow in a temperature of 45° to 50°. 
NEW HARTWEGI OR KING 
1935 Novelty (Waller-Franklin) 
A new and improved strain, 3 to 4 feet high, with base branching 
habit; each plant produces from 4 to 6 spikes of bloom which are 
much larger than the old type. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
King Blue. Enormous spikes of rich oxford blue... $0.30 $1.75 
King White. Glistening pure white.30 1.75 
Engelmann’s Special Mixture. A new variety and a truly 
Giant Pansy that is in a class by itself; flowers 3 to 4 inches 
across on long stems. Contains a great variety of colors both 
light and dark, with a good percentage of bronze and red shades. 
Plants grown from seed sown the latter part of August and 
during September, lifted during October and November and 
benched in a 45° house, will start to bloom from January on 
and will keep flowering well into May. Trade pkt., 75c.; $2.25 
per 34 oz.; oz., $8.00. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Emperor Mixed. A very valuable and graceful cut flower. Seed 
can be sown in November, on a solid or ground bed in rows 12 
inches apart, the plants later thinned out to 4 inches apart in 
the rows; should be grown in a temperature of 45° to 50° and will 
produce a fine crop of flowers in March; for April and May 
flowering, sow in February. Trade pkt., 25c.; $1.00 per oz. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) 
Garraway’s Hybrids. Contains a wide range of colors. For 
January flowering, sow seed in September; pot up and bench 
and keep shifted until in 4-inch pots; can be planted in benches 
15 inches apart and grown along in a house of 48°. Trade pkt., 
40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
STATICE 
Suworowi. This popular pink-flowering annual Statice is very 
easily grown. Seed sown in the early Fall and the plants later 
on benched out of 2-inch pots in a 50° house, will flower during 
February and March. Trade pkt., 20c.; 75c. per oz. 
STOCKS 
GIANT IMPERIAL OR BISMARCK 
Of tall, branching habit, 24 to 30 inches high. Sow seed in 
September or October, transfer into 2 34-inch pots and later on into 
benches; plant 10 inches apart in a house with a temperature of 
50°; care should be taken to save the smallest and stockiest plants 
as these invariably produce double flowers. For list of varieties 
and prices, see page 33. 
SWEET PEAS 
EARLY OR WINTER FLOWERING SPENCER 
For list of varieties and prices, see page 32. 
Please read instructions for ordering Flower Seeds on page 24 of this catalog 
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