THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 11 
Excellent Cinerarias 
Clarkia, Double Elegans 
Trustworthy seed that will give you a 
good start towards highly saleable plants. 
Cinerarias are usually salable from De¬ 
cember until May. For the main crop, 
February, March and April bloom, sow 
seed August 1st, September 1st and Sep¬ 
tember 15th. 
Martin’s Grandiflora Prize Mixed. In¬ 
cludes the best of the large flowered 
strains with good plant habit and a var¬ 
ied and excellent assortment of colors. 
Plants about 15 to 16 inches tall. Tr. 
Pkt. (about 1000 seeds! $1.00, A oz, 
$1.75. A oz. $3.00. 
Graiulilloras in Separate colors. Here are 
the most distinct separate colors in the 
large flowered taller growing class. 
They grow 15 to 16 inches tall. The 
trueness to color is as near perfect as 
can be expected, with little variation. 
Alba, Pure White Crimson 
Azure Blue Dark Blue 
Matador, Scarlet 
Rosamond. Pink with white ring and 
dark center. Very fine. 
Aliy above colors—Tr. Pkt. (about 500 
seeds 50c, A oz. $2.00. 
Giant Prize Semi-Dwarf Mixed 
Compact plants about 1 ft. tall. Many 
prefer it to the Grandiflora Mixed The 
brightest color selection with all large 
flowers. Tr. Pkt. (about 1000 seeds) $1.00, 
A oz. $1.75, A oz. $3.00. 
Cremers Prize Strain. The flowers are 
somewhat smaller than our prize hy¬ 
brids. The plants are of good height 
and very profuse bloomers. The blooms 
have wide overlapping petals, and as 
the plants can be finished and sold in 
smaller pots the effect is a very charm¬ 
ing pot plant. Tr. Pkt. $1.50, A oz. 
$T50. 
Howard & Smith’s Strain. These prom¬ 
inent California florist growers have se¬ 
lected a strain for the critical clientele 
that has won national reputation. We 
supply originators seed. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
A oz. $1.75, A «z. $3.00. 
Potsdam or Berlin Market 
Plants 15 to 16 inches tall, excellent habit 
for pot plants with medium sized flowers 
(smaller than Grandiflora) in a very bril¬ 
liant color mixture. Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. 
$1.25, A oz. $2.00. 
Berlin Market Dark Crimson 
Berlin Market Rose 
Berlin Market Dark Blue 
Any above color—Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.40, 
A oz. $2.50. 
Hybrida Multillora Nana 
Very popular and profitable to grow. 
Dwarf plants about 10 inches high carry¬ 
ing masses of small flowers in bright 
colors. Foliage small and attractive. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00, A oz. '$2.00. 
Stellata Hybrida Polyantha. Best strain 
for cutting. Plants 2% ft. tall, carry¬ 
ing masses of long stemmed flowers. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.00. 
Stcllata. Felt ha m Beauty. Slightly dwarf- 
er than above but with larger flowers 
and broader petals. Nearly all have 
white center. Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $2.00. 
Various Cinerarias 
Maritima Candidissima. Dusty Miller, 
silvery foliage.. % oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Maritima Diamond. Select strain with 
almost pure white foliage. 14 oz. 25c, 
oz. 75c. 
Very pretty cut flowers and now being- 
grown under glass with good results. 
Outdoors under normal conditions the 
plants grow 2 ft. tall but under glass 
when disbudding is practiced the stems 
should be twined around strings and they 
reach up 2% to 4 ft. Sow seed in Janu¬ 
ary. They need light soil and limited 
amount of water to prevent soft growth. 
Keep cool, about 50 degrees. If artificial 
light is used seed may be sown in No¬ 
vember for February bloom. 
Two Newer Varieties 
Albatross. Splendid white, more upright 
and compact. 
Enchantress. Orange shading to pink. 
Beautiful. 
Either variety —Va oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Cosmos 
New Cosmos-—Orange Flare 
One of the most popular varieties of the 
year. A Klondike variety with rich or¬ 
ange flowers, but very much earlier than 
the original Klondike. In full flower in 
less than 4 months after seed sowing. 
Plants are a mass of bloom and the flow¬ 
ers have excellent stems for cutting. By 
all means sow some seed of Orange Flare 
this winter for spring plant sales. It will 
pay you to have a valuable novelty like 
this to offer your customers. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
14 oz. $1.00. 
Extra Early Express 
Much earlier than other types, flowers in 
45 days from sowing of the seed. Plants 
2% ft. tall bearing medium sized flowers. 
Mixed Colors—14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Save 5% 
On Flower Seeds 
We allow you to take a 
discount of 5% on flower 
seeds if you send cash 
with your order. Why not 
make this saving? 
Cleome, Spider Plant 
Pungrens, Rose Queen. ^4 oz. I5c, oz. 45e. 
Cobaea—Cathedral Bells 
Scamlens Blue. The popular cup and 
saucer vine with bell shaped blue flow¬ 
ers. Does well in either sun or shade. 
Start seed in January or early February 
for potted plants for May and June 
sales. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Collinsia 
Bicolor Mixed. Pretty annuals growing 
1 ft. high with flowers of lilac and 
white, white, rose, carmine and flesh. 
14 oz. 10c, oz. 20c. 
Best Standard Varieties 
Apple Blossom. Delicate pink. 
Brilliant. Bright carmine. 
Dorothy. Rose. 
Firebrand. Distinct orange or copper scar¬ 
let. 
Orange King. Bright salmon orange. 
Purple Prince. Rich purple. 
Salmon Queen. Salmon pink. 
Scarlet Queen. Bright scarlet. 
Any variety —14 oz. 20c. oz. 60c. 
Clarkia Elegans Double Mixed—1| oz. 20c, 
oz. 50c. 
Clarkia Pulchella Double. Lavender pink 
shades and white. In this type the flow¬ 
ers are at the top of the stem instead 
of along the stems like the Elegans. 
% oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Early Mammoth Single Varieties 
Fuller, larger flowered and later than Ex¬ 
press but much earlier than the late type. 
Pink Crimson 
Mixed Colors White 
Any color or mixed—(4 oz. 10c, oz 35c. 
Extra Early Double Crested 
A very pretty type with doubled semi- 
double and crested flowers. In spite of 
great care in selection over a period of 
years, many flowers of this type still 
come single. 
Mixed Colors—A oz. 20c, Vs oz. 35c, (4 oz. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Miniature Yellow Cosmos (Bidens Humi- 
lis). 18 to 24 inches tall, yellow flow¬ 
ers. 14 oz. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Coleus 
Martin’s Exhibition Mixed large heaved. 
This is our finest strain of Coleus, the 
seed carefully selected from Exhibition 
plants in a great range of colors. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00, a oz $2.50. 
Rainbow Large Leaved Mixed. A fine 
large leaved mixture. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Va 
oz. $1.00. 
Laciniated Mixed. The cut leaved varie¬ 
ties in good colors. Tr. Pkt. $1 00. 
Fine Mixed. A good color assortment of 
the smaller leaved type. A oz. 35c, 14 
oz. 60c. 14 oz. $1.00. 
Collomia Coccinea 
A hardy annual growing- 1 ft. high with 
umbels of red flowers in early summer. 
Does well on dry soil for bedding or in 
the sunny rock garden.. 14 oz. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Convolvulus 
Mauritanicus. A fine dwarf trailing plant 
with stems only 6 to 8 inches long - , for 
hanging baskets, etc. Pretty blue flow ¬ 
ers. Va oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
For other Convolvulus see Morning Glory. 
Cosmidium 
Burridgennum Orange Crown. An attrac¬ 
tive daisy of golden yellow with a circle 
of orange around the brown center, 2 
ft. high, with satisfactory stems for 
cutting. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. _ 
Cosmos 
