THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
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More Zinnias 
The Early Wonder Type 
Zinnias for 
the Florists 
Seed sown in 
Marcjh will pro¬ 
duce good flowers 
in May. Space 
the plants 3x3 
inches in the 
benches and dis¬ 
bud to a single 
stem for the fin¬ 
est flowers. 
ZINNIA, IMPROVED LILLIPUT 
These Flowers Are About Natural Size 
Mixed Colors. An admirable class for flor¬ 
ists because of their extremely early 
flowering habit and lack of surplus 
foliage to spoil the stems, and very 
few laterals. In height and size of flow¬ 
ers similar to the Pumilas. The colors 
include the best florist shades of pink, 
salmon, rose and cerise. A oz. 20c, 14 
oz. 35c, (4 oz. 60e, oz. $1.80. 
Early Wonder Salmon Cerise. A separate 
selection. Very fine and bright. A oz. 
20c, Vs oz. 35c, (4 «z. 60c, oz. $1.80. 
Pumila Picotee Type 
Mixed Colors. Another very pleasing type, 
the result of a cross between the Giant 
Picotee and Pumila Salmon Rose. The 
size of plant and form of flower similar 
to Pumila. The flowers are fully dou¬ 
bled, petals curled and each petal has 
a picoteed tip of another shade. The 
colors include the best florists shades, 
salmon, cream, buff, yellow and laven¬ 
der. (4 oz. 25c, % oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Picotee Golden Ray. 1935 novelty. A se¬ 
lection from the type. The tip of each 
petal of the golden orange flowers is 
marked with a delicate edging of brick 
red. A real beauty. A oz. 20c, (4 oz. 35c, 
(4 oz. 65c, oz. $2.00. 
Extra Dwarf Zinnias 
Lilliput Tom Thumb Mixed. Tiny little 
plants only 6 to 8 inches high with 
small flowers of the Lilliput type. Ex¬ 
cellent for pots or edgings. Includes 
practically all colors. (4 oz. 25c. V* oz. 
40c, oz. $1.20. 
Mexican Zinnia, Haageana 
Double Mixed. An excellent low border or 
edging plant. 8-10 inches high, some¬ 
what creeping and covered with double 
flowers of the richest shades imagin¬ 
able, including mahogany, maroon, pur¬ 
ple, yellow and gold and bicolored. 
Stems long enough for cut flowers. A 
novelty that you will want for your 
spring plant sales. Your customers will 
like it. 14 oz. 25c, (4 oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Creeping Zinnia, See Sanvitalia 
Special Florist’s Strains 
Improved Lilliput or 
Pompon Zinnias 
This type is gaining popularity with flor¬ 
ists very rapidly, especially for cut flow¬ 
er use. The flowers are small, fully double 
and symetrical. The plants uniform in 
growth, with good strong stems. Usually 
under ordinary conditions 1% ft. high. 
Our strains are reselected and from spe¬ 
cial stock seed for florists use. 
Canary Gem. Scarlet Gem. 
Golden Gem. White Gem. 
Rosebud. Rose pink, brighter than sal¬ 
mon rose. 
Salmon Rose Gem. Leading florists color. 
Any above variety—% oz. 25c, oz. 75c, (4 
lb. $2.60. 
Lilliput Finest Mixed. (4 oz. 20c. oz. 65c. 
% lb. $2.20. 
Red Riding Hood 
Very small double bright red flowers on 
bushy plants 1 ft. high. Excellent for 
borders. (4 oz. 20c, (4 oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Pumila Elegans Type 
Cut and Come Again 
See illustration on preceding page. 
A splendid group with perfectly formed 
fully double flowers of medium small 
size (larger and flatter than Lilliputs). 
Excellent for bedding because of uniform 
growth and free flowering qualities, pro¬ 
ducing a succession of flowers through¬ 
out the summer, 2-2(4 ft. high. 
Canary Yellow. Pinkie. 
Crimson. Salmon Rose. 
Golden Orange. Snowball. 
Any variety—(4 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. (4 lb. 
$1.S0. 
Pumila Finest Mixed Colors. (4 oz. 15c, 
oz. 50c. (4 lb. $1.60. 
Scabiosa Flowered Zinnias 
This variety has not yet reached perfec¬ 
tion but our strain is much improved and 
far superior to the original offered. A 
good range of color, fair sized flowers, 
resembling the Annual Scabiosa because 
of their peculiar formation. Plants 2-2% 
ft. high, fg oz. 25c, (4 «z. 40c, (4 oz. 75c, 
oz. $2.50. 
NEW DIANTHUS INTRODUCTIONS 
In the spring of 1936 we will introduce a new race of Dianthus or Border Pinks. You will find 
these a wonderful improvement over the old type of Sweet Scented Pinks. We have spent a great deal 
of time in their perfection. They are of great value for borders and very desirable for cutting, pro¬ 
ducing sweetly scented flowers in the most pleasing shades on stems 10 to 14 inches in length; very ef¬ 
fective when used in medium or small vases. 
We will have large quantities for shipment from 2 inch pots spring 1936. Our prices will be very 
reasonable, for our policy is to propagate large quantities and give our customers the advantage of 
low prices for novelty material. 
We are giving you this advance notice so that you will keep these plants in mind. We are sure 
you will be anxious to get started with this new type of Dianthus. If you are interested before the 
time for shipping, we will be glad to give you any explanation desired. 
