THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 13 
Dracena—Cordyline 
Australis. Broad leaved, green and red. 
Indivisa. Long slender green leaves. 
Either variety —14 a*. I5e, or. 40c, 14 Hi. 
$1.25. 
Erysinum, Fairy Wallflower 
For bloom during: May and June, start 
seed in January. 
Pcrofskiamini. Showy flowers of bright 
orange on plants 2 ft. high. y 4 ok. 10e, 
ok, Hfle. 
Dwarf Golden Yellow. Compact plants 1 
ft. high with golden yellow flowers. 
*4 oz. 10c, ox. 30c. 
Echeveria 
Hen and Chickens 
Many species n ixed—'I'r. I*kt. (about IDOO 
seeds > 110c. 
Eschscholtzia 
California Poppy 
Aurantinen. The original orange Califor¬ 
nia Poppy. Vi oz. 10c, oz. 25c. 
Golden West. Bright yellow with orange 
centers. y 4 oz. 10c, oz.. 25o. 
Brilliant Mixed. Crimson, pink, orange, 
scarlet, and yellow shades. Vi oz. I5e, 
oz. :i5c. 
Martin's Excellent Hybrids Mixed. All 
the newest shades and colors of the 
eject growing types. A most colorful 
mixture. *4 oz. 20c, oz. 75c. 
Double and Semi-double Mixed. x / 4 oz. 25c, 
oz. 85e. 
Euphorbia 
Heteropliylla Mexican Eire Plaint. Also 
called Annual Poinsetta. Bushy plants 
with glossy green foliage. The small 
center leaves of each branch turn a rich 
Poinsetta scarlet. y 4 oz. 20e, oz. 60e. 
\ airiegata. Snow on tlie Mountain Green 
foliag'e margined ivory white. X A ox. 
15e, oz. 45c. 
Exacum 
Affine. A very pretty and saleable pot 
plant with fragrant light blue flow¬ 
ers. Compact, fi-8 inches tall. Tr. Pkt. 
(about 1000 seeds) $1.00. 
Atrocoeruleum. New strain with dark 
lavender flowers with contrasting gold¬ 
en yellow stamens. Seed sown in Jan¬ 
uary or February will produce flower¬ 
ing plants in June. Tr. rkt. SOe. 
Felicia 
Bergerinna, Kingfisher l)ais>'. Little blue 
daisies with yellow centers. Only (I 
inches tall, an excellent plant for rock¬ 
ery or low edging. Tr. l*kt. 50r. 14 oz. 
75c. 
Four O’clocks 
Mirabilis or Mnrvcl of Peru 
Tall Mixed. 2 ft. Oz. 1.0c, V4 lb. 30c, >»> »0e. 
Tom Thumb Dwarf Mixed. 1 ft oz. I5e, 
. . *4 ll>. 45e, lb. $1.25. 
Fuchsia 
llwarf Early Prize Mixed. A now im¬ 
proved dwarf double strain, the best 
for potting or bedding. You can expect 
80% or more doubled flowers in all 
the rich Fuchsia colors. Seeds sown in 
January or February will produce June 
flowering plants. 'I'r. Pkt. 50c. 
Geranium 
Zonule Choice Mixed, Tr, Pkt. 30c, Vt oz. 
75c. 
Gaillardia 
Easily grown annuals rich in coloring and 
valuable for cutting or garden display. 
Single Indian Chief. Rich bronze red. Vi 
oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Single Amblyodon, Very deep red.. y 4 oz. 
20 e, oz. 60c. 
Single Mixed. Combinations of yellow, 
gold, orange, red and crimson. y 4 oz. 
15c, oz. 45c. 
liorenziuna Double Mixed. Rounded flow¬ 
ers with attractive tubular petals. Yel¬ 
low, gold and red shades. V4 oz. 15c, 
oz. 45c. 
Gamolepis 
Tngetes. Fine little edging plants car¬ 
rying masses of small golden yellow 
flowers. (Juite similar in appearance to 
Tagetes Signata Pumila but dwarfer. 
(i-8 inches. 14 oz. 20c. 14 oz| 30c. oz. 
90c, 
Gazania 
Hybrid], Splendors. Large flowers in 
white, orange and yellow shades. For 
bedidng or pots. 'I’r. Pkt. 50c. 
Longiscnpu. Golden yellow daisy with 
brown ring around the center. Tr. Pkl. 
35c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
Gerbcra. Valuable for tutting 
Gerbera 
Transvaal Daisy 
We are extremely careful with our Ger¬ 
bera seed in order to give you pure 
strains and seed of good germination. We 
fill our orders with fresh seed, that is, it 
comes to us frequently in small quanti¬ 
ties as gathered. The separate colors 
show some variation, of course, hut we 
can safely say that we are offering' very 
excellent strains, the best available. 
Separate Shades 
f'oral Shades lletl Shades 
Orange Shades Hose Shades 
Pink Shades Yellow Shades 
An., of the above separate si,titles—100 
seeds 05e, 500 seeds $2.75, 1000 seeds 
$5.00. 
Jamesoni Finest Hybrids Mixed. 100 seeds 
50c, 500 seeds $1.75. 1000 seeds $3.00. 
LEADERS IN THIS CATALOG 
These Groups Are Outstanding. 
Antirrhinums, Forcing and Out¬ 
door Strains. 
Asters, Wilt Resistant Strains. 
Calendulas, For the Florist. 
Larkspurs, A fine collection. 
Marigolds, Finest Double Strains. 
Pansies, Martin’s Brilliant and 
Swiss Giants. 
Petunias, All of the leading va¬ 
rieties. 
Stocks, For Forcing. 
Zinnias, Finest Gold Medal Strains 
The above are leaders. Go over 
the listings of those items, very 
carefully. 
Gilia 
Capital!) Blue, Blue Thimble Flower. Elect 
plants, 1% ft. high with long stems and 
ball-shaped flowers of lavender blue. 
y 4 oz. 10c, ok. 25Cc 
Tricolor Mixed. Interesting little flow¬ 
ers in combinations of white, yellow, 
red and violet. Excellent for borders, 
bedding, rock gardens. Also useful as 
small spring flowering pot plants. y 4 
oz. lOe, oz. 25c. 
Gloxinia 
Martin's Excellent Hybrids. An excellent 
mixture of the finest strains and col¬ 
ors. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Godetin—See Page 14 
Gomphrena, Globe Amaranth 
One of the best of the annual everlast¬ 
ings which may be dried for bouquets. 
They are long stemmed with rounded 
clover-like heads. We believe they have 
value for the florist, at least, if grown 
in limited quantities. Plants 15 to IS 
inches tall. 
Glohosa White Glohosa Purple 
Glohosa Hose Glohosa Mixed 
Any color or Mixed —Yt oz. 10c. oz. 30c. 
Aurea Superb;,. Yellnxv flowering. Yt «z. 
15e, oz. 45c. 
Yana Compact:, Purple. For bedding or 
potting, only 6 inches tall, bushy and 
compact. Yt oz. I5e, oz. 45c. 
Grevillea, Silk Oak 
Rohusta. A popular fern leaved tropical 
plant, easily raised from seed. Sow in 
March for saleable plants in late spring. 
They like a cool house and light soil. 
14 oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. 90c, 
Gypsophila 
Babys Breath 
A valuable crop for the florist, and we 
are extremely careful of our seed strains 
to insure you profitable crops. 
Paris Market Strain. Large flowering, 
free blooming. We have had experience 
with this strain and have seen it pro¬ 
duce well many times. We know it is 
excellent. Oz. 15c, 14 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25, 
5 lbs. $5.00. 
London Market. A new strain, in some 
sections preferred to Paris Market. Per¬ 
haps a trifle larger in flowers and 
taller in plant growth. Oz. 20c, 14 lb. 
50c, II*. $1.50, 5 lbs. $6.25. 
Elegans Crimson. The deepest and live¬ 
liest pink shade. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 25c, 14 
lb. 75c. 
Muralis Rose. Dwarf strain excellent for 
rock gardens. (i inches high. 14 «z. 
20 c, oz. 60c. _ 
