THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
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and Novelties for 1935 
No grower can afford to be short of Novelty items for his customers. We have never 
felt like urging the| growing of Novelties at the expense of standard varieties, but 
we do think it is up to every grower to use part of his space for new items. 
Larkspur Rosamond 
A Gold Medal winner in 1934. Brightest 
deep rose which does not fade. Very uni¬ 
form in growth and a tremendous cropper 
of good spikes for cutting. You need this 
variety. % or,. 40c, or. $1.25, % ll>. $4.50. 
The Double Nasturtiums 
Golden Gleam. Original double, fragrant 
golden yellow, a wonderful cut flower. 
•A or. 20c. or. 30c, % lb. 75c. 
Scarlet Gleam. Bright scarlet counter¬ 
part of Golden Gleam. Tr. Pkt. (14 or .» 
50c, or. $1.80. 
Gleam Hybrids. All shades, a glorious 
mixture. Tr. Pkt. (14 os.) 50c. or. $1.50. 
Linaria, Fairy Bouquet 
Florists can find good use for this plant 
for potting and cut flowers. For full des¬ 
cription see page 15. Tr. Pkt. 30c, A or. 
50c, Vs or. 85c. !4 or. $1.50. 
Nemesia 
Martin’s Excellent Dwarf Mixed. We be¬ 
lieve this will sell with your spring 
bedding plants. They are very pretty and 
interesting little flowers. Start seed in 
March for May plant sales. If you want 
a few in bloom to show your customers, 
sow a little seed in January or February 
to make up a few pot plants. A or. 35e, 
% or. $1.00. 
Nemesia, Excellent Dwarf 
We offer the above in the Introducer’s 
Strains. 
Some of the Finer Petunias 
Setting Sun 
We believe this to be the choicest of the 
real dwarf single fringed varieties. The 
dwarf compact plants are covered with 
bright rosy pink flowers. Seed started in 
January or February will give you bloom¬ 
ing plants for display when bedding plants 
sales are at their height. Tr. Pkt. $1.00, 
A or. $2.50. 
Other varieties of the dwarf fringed group 
are described and priced on page 19. 
Martha Washington 
A brand new variety which is fully des¬ 
cribed and illustrated on page 21. Tr. Pkt. 
$ 1.00 
Petunia, Setting Sun 
Zinnia, Golden Ray 
Pumila Picotee Type 
Plants about 2 ft. high, free flower¬ 
ing and flowers of medium size, de¬ 
manded now-a-days. The tip of 
each petal of the golden orange 
flowers is outlined with a delicate 
edging of red. Very gracefully 
formed flower, and we believe it will 
make a hit. The flowers will be 
somewhat variable in shade, but all 
will be worth while. or. 35c, % 
or. 65c, or. $2.00. 
All Other Zinnias 
From the immense Dahlia-flowered 
in the famous Gold Medal strains 
to the tiny flowered Lilliputs are 
offered in this catalog. See pages 
28 and 29. 
All Double World Beauty 
Pansy, Martin’s Brilliant 
If you want exceptional Pansies, excep¬ 
tional in size, rich coloring, substance and 
all around beauty, you want Martin’s 
Brilliant Mixture. Plants raised from 
this seed should command a much higher 
than ordinary price. The seed costs 
a little more, but otherwise, you 
have no more expense with the 
plants. We fully believe if you try 
some for January sowing and see 
the plants in bloom, you will want 
to buy more seed in July for a larg¬ 
er planting. Tr. Pkt. 75c, % or. $1.50 
% or. $2.75. or. $10.00. 
The finest of the separate colors of the 
dwarf giant double fringed Petunias. A 
rich rosy carmine on plants of dwarf ha¬ 
bit, just the type needed for potting. Tr. 
Pkt. $2.00, 3 for $5.00. 
Martin’s Excellent 
Dwarf Giants of California 
The Dwarf Giants are not new, but we 
do have an exceptionally good strain in 
our Excellent Mixture. A good range of 
colors from the lightest to the real dark. 
Especially blended for us. Tr. Pkt. $1.00, 
A or. $2.25, A or. $4.00, % or. $7.00. 
Zinnia Fantasy 
The Chrysanthemum Flowered Zinnia 
Distinct from all other Zinnias with its 
curled and twisted, quilled petals. The 
Introducer calls Fantasy the most fas¬ 
cinating new Zinnia type introduced in 
many years. For full description see page 
28. Tr. Pkt. 40c, % or. 85c. 
Some Excellent Perennials 
From the hundreds of varieties of 
perennials listed we want to again 
emphasize the extreme beauty of 
the following: 
Aiiuilcgia. Martin's Excellent Long 
Spurred Hybrids. 
Aiiuilcgia, Crimson Star. 
Delphinium, Blackmore & Langdon’s 
Hybrids and Superb Wrexham 
Strains. 
Carnations, All wood’s Hardy Border 
Type. 
Carnations, All wood’s Alpinus and 
Allwood’s Loveliness. 
Shasta Daisy, Diener’s Double Strain 
Guillardia, Magnificent. 
Iceland Poppy r , Sandford’s Giants. 
Scabiosa. Isaae House Hybrids. 
All these varieties and many more 
of value are listed in this catalog 
on pages 30 to 47. No perennial 
garden is complete without these 
outstanding strains. 
Complete Petunia List 
We specialize in Petunias and are 
therefore offering an unusually com¬ 
plete list of fine strains. Make up your 
Petunia order from this list. 
Pages 19, 20 and 21 
Zinnia, Picotee Golden Ray 
