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THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Annual Larkspurs 
Larkspurs are much desired for both the outdoors and greenhouse crops. Seed started 
indoors in September will result in good blooms for February cutting. Another sowing 
in late November or early December, flowers in May and June. The last spring - sowing 
outdoors is usually made in June first or before as the seed does not germinate readily 
during hot weather without special treatment. As Larkspur is a hardy annual, seed 
sown in the fall will come up and winter over all right in the vicinity of Cleveland and 
to the South. 
Giant Imperial or Upright Varieties 
A recently developed strain, upright in 
growth, branching from the base, with 
extra long flower spikes. 
The varieties starred (*) will give you 
the most distinct shades. 
•Blue Bell. A fine new clear blue, lighter 
than Lilac and slightly deeper in effect 
than Sky Blue. y 4 oz. 35c, oz. .$1.25, 
V 4 ll>. $3.75, II). $12.50. 
•Blue Spire. The deepest blue, rich royal 
or Oxford blue. % oz. 30c, oz. $1.00, 
% lb. $3.00, lb. $10.00. 
•Carmine King. Carmine rose, the deep¬ 
est of the pink or rose shades offered. 
% oz. 30e, oz. $1.00, % 11). $3.00. 
Empress Improved. Rose pink, shaded 
salmon. Deeper in shade than Ex¬ 
quisite Pink. Branching from base is 
very pronounced and bears very large 
number of long spikes. y 4 oz 30c, oz. 
$1.00, % 11). $3.00, lb. $10.00 
•Exquisite Pink Improved. Very soft pink 
with a tone of salmon. Lightest of the 
pinks. y 4 oz. 30c, oz. $1.00, % II). $3.00, 
ll>. $10.00. 
Lilac Queen. Lilac shading to lavender 
blue. Lighter in effect than Lilac 
Spire and we believe to be preferred. 
% OZ. 35c, oz. $1.25, % lb. $3.75. 
Lilac Spire. Lilac, deeper than Blue Bell. 
V 4 oz. 30c, oz. $1.00, y 4 lb. $3.00. 
•I,os Angeles Improved. A very fine bril¬ 
liant salmon rose. y 4 oz. 35c, oz. $1.25, 
y 4 II). $3.75, II). $12.50. 
Biss California. Deep salmon rose, slight¬ 
ly lighter in effect than Carmine King. 
y 4 oz. 30c, oz. $1.00, y 4 lb. $3.00. 
•White Spire. Pure white. y 4 oz. 30c, oz 
$ 1 . 00 , y 4 lb. $3.oo, lb. $ 10 . 00 . 
Martin’s Imperial Mixed. % oz. 25c, oz. 
SOc, % 11). $2.40, lb. $8.00. 
Tall Double Stock Flowered 
’"Rosamond - Splendid Nei v Variety 
This gorgeous new stock flowered variety 
was a Gold Medal winner at the All- 
American selection for 1934. A pure bright 
rose, which heretofore has been lacking 
in Larkspurs, does not fade, holding its 
color until out of flower. 
Two weeks earlier than other stock flow¬ 
ered varieties and exceptionally uniform 
in height with numerous good spikes, 
heavily covered with double flowers. y 4 
oz. 40c, oz. $1.25, y 4 II). $4.50. 
•Agcratum or Azure Blue. Finest light 
blue. 
•Hark Royal Blue. Beautiful rich shade. 
•Empress Rose. Best of the rose pinks 
with extra long stems and large flower 
trusses. 
La France. Pleasing salmon pink. 
Lilac Improved. A medium shade be¬ 
tween Ageratum and Dark Blue. 
•Lustrous Carmine or Newport Pink. Best 
of the real deep rosy scarlet varieties. 
•White. Fine long spikes. 
Prices all above stock flowered varie¬ 
ties: y 4 oz. 20c, oz. 50c, y 4 lb. $1.50, lb. 
$4.50. 
Mixed Colors—>4 oz. 15c, oz. 35c, y 4 lb. 
$1.00, oz. $3.50. 
Tall Hyacinth Flowered Larkspur 
Carrying very few side branches this type 
produces one large spike. 
Dark Blue Pink 
Lilac White 
Mixed Colors 
Any Color or Mixed—% oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Matricaria — Feverfew 
Valuable for spring bloom in the green¬ 
house, the tall double white for cutting 
and the dwarf strains as pot plants. For 
late spring cutting start seed in Septem¬ 
ber or October. By sowing seed in early 
summer you may have very attractive pot 
plants for sales Easter and Mother’s Day. 
Grandiflora Double White Reselected. A 
fine strain for cutting, coming almost 
100 % double with larger pure white 
flowers, 1% to 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, y 4 
oz.. 65c, oz. $2.00. 
Improved Dwarf Strains 
Dwarf Double Snowball. Dwarf compact 
bushy plants, excellent for potting. A 
mass of small double white button flow¬ 
ers. Tr. Pkt. SOc, y 4 oz. $1.25, oz. $4.00. 
Dwarf Golden Ball. Golden yellow form 
of above. Tr. Pkt. SOc, % oz. 90c, oz. 
$3.00. 
Marigold for Winter 
Lleb’s Winter Marigold. This valuable 
Marigold is well known. We are now 
able to offer seed which comes about 
80% true to type, deep mahogany with 
golden yellow crested center. A few 
come large mahogany color singles. Mr. 
Lieb has obtained best results by sow¬ 
ing seed from July up to December, the 
flowering period beginning in October 
and lasting to the end of May. 
Selected seed in originator’s packets — 
per pkt. 60c, packets, about 250 seeds. 
Orange All Double. Rich orange. 
Lemon All Double. Bright lemon yellow. 
It has been found possible to get mid¬ 
winter bloom of these varieties by 
starting the seed in late August. 
Either variety— y& oz. 30c, y 4 oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.50. 
A Valuable Lily From Seed 
Lilium Ph il ippiiiense Formosanum 
This splendid type blooms in 6 to 9 
months from the seed sowing. The 
plants bear long stems with long white 
trumpet-shaped flowers. Selected strain 
improved in purity of color. y& oz. 35c, 
y 4 oz. 60c, oz. $1.80. 
Mignonette 
By making several sowings of Mignonette 
during the summer and fall good spikes 
for cutting are produced during the win¬ 
ter and spring. For Christmas bloom the 
seed should be sown by late July or early 
August and a September sowing will crop 
January to April. Grow in good deep soil 
and in cool temperature 45 to 48 degrees 
at night and not over 65 in the daytime. 
Good seed is of decided benefit to the crop. 
The Best Forcing Varieties 
New York Market. Bushy plants produc¬ 
ing fairly tall heavy spikes with a de¬ 
cided reddish tinge. A oz. 50c, y a oz. 
SOc. y 4 oz. $1.50, oz. $5.00. 
Balls Forcing. Taller growing than the 
foregoing with more slender spikes. 
Reddish tinge, light in effect and earlier 
than New York Market by two to three 
weeks. A oz. 50c, y% oz. 80c, y 4 oz. $1.50, 
oz. $5.00. 
Golden Goliath. Another strong bushy 
variety producing shorter spikes than 
New York Market but very heavy with 
golden yellow tinge. y s oz. 30c, y 4 oz. 
50c, oz. $1.50. 
LARKSPUR, ROSAMOND 
Annual Lupines 
The Lupines provide valuable cut flowers, 
lovely in coloring and with attractive fo¬ 
liage. For midwinter bloom, sow the seed 
in late July or August. Set the plants in 
raised benches in September spacing about 
9x12 inches. As Lupines are difficult to 
transplant, it is best to sow seeds in pots. 
Another sowing of seed may be made in 
September for March blooms. Lupines 
like a cool house. 
The New King Group (Hartwegi Giants) 
Improved new taller growing strain, 
reaching a heig'ht of 3 to 4 feet with base 
branching habit with 4 to 6 long spikes. 
New King Blue. Oxford shade, dark blue. 
New King White. Large, pure white. 
Either color —% oz. 25c, y 4 oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.60. 
New - King Mixed. Dark blue, light blue, 
heliotrope and white. y s oz. 20c, % oz. 
35v, oz. $1.20. 
The Standard Hartwegi Varieties 
Albu.s, white. Oxford Blue, deep. 
Cambridge Blue, light Roseuiu, l ose pink. 
Any color—% oz. 10c, oz. 30c, % lb. $1.00. 
Hartwegi Mixed. y 4 oz. 10c. oz. 30c, % 
lb. 90c. 
Sulphureus Superbus. The annual yellow 
variety. y 4 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Nanus Dark Blue. Plants 1 ft. tall. y 4 
oz. 10c, oz. SOc. 
Texanus, Texas Blue Bonnet. Azure blue. 
1 ft. y 4 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Leptosyne 
Long stemmed yellow daisies, excellent 
for late winter and early spring bloom in 
the greenhouse. 
Stillmani. Deep golden yellow blooms, 
plants 12 to 15 inches high. y s oz. 20c, 
y 4 oz. 30c, oz. 90c. 
Maritima. Yellow flowers with yellow 
centers, larger than Stillmani, plants 
taller, 18-24 inches and somewhat slow¬ 
er to bloom. y a oz. 15c, y 4 oz. 25c, oz. 
75c. 
