THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 17 
Malope 
The annual Mallow, showy plants 2 to 
2% feet high. 
Grandiflora Alba. White. 
Grandiflora Kosea. Lively lose pink. 
Either variety— 14 oz. lOe, oz. 25o. 
Matthiola 
Evening Scented Stocks 
Lilac flowers closed during the day but 
open and giving out great fragrance at 
night. 14 oz. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Maurandia Vine 
Pretty little climbers especially nice for 
hanging baskets. February sown seed 
will give good pot plants for use or sale 
in early May. 
Barclaynnn Blue. The most popular. A 
oz. 3<)e, Vs oz. 55c, 14 oz. $1,00, oz. $3.00. 
Mixed. Blue, white, rosy purple. A oz. 
25c, Vs oz. 40c, 14 oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Mesembryanthemum 
Crystallinum—Icc Plant. Semi trailing 
plants for hanging baskets and rock 
garden. Thick foliage with icy or frost¬ 
ed effect. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Crinil’oliuni—Livingstone Daisy. A hardy 
annual of spreading habit, ideal for 
rock gardens, wall g'ardens or edgings. 
Many daisy-like flowers in shades of 
buff, apricot, crimson, pink and whites, 
edged with other shades. Does well in 
poor soil. Tr. I'kt. 35c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
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, Vs oz. 
80c, 14 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. 14 oz. SOe, 14 «z. $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 8 oz. 30c, 14 oz, 
50c, oz. $1.50. 
Red Goliath. Similar to golden with ex¬ 
ception of color. y s oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, 
oz. $1.50. 
For Outdoor Growing 
Golden Queen. Excellent for bedding, 
compact yellow spikes. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 35c 
Odorata Grandiflora. Old fashioned sweet 
scented. 14 «z. 10c, oz. 15c, 14 lb. 50c. 
Mimosa Pudica 
Sensitive Plant 
A curious plant with fern-like leaves 
which close up tight to the stem when 
touched. Have a few around your green¬ 
house. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
Mimulus 
Tigrinus—Monkey Flower. A fine pot 
plant or for bedding in shady places. 
Prettily colored and spotted flowers re¬ 
sembling small Gloxinias. 
Queen’s Prize. Large flowering richly 
colored strain. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
Reel Emperor. A fine new crimson scar¬ 
let strain. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Nasturtiums 
The Best Nasturtiums for Greenhouse 
Growing 
It will pay you to grow some of these 
New Double Nasturtiums. A few plants 
will give you good cutting material as 
the flowers are of long stiff stems, are 
quite fragrant and keep well in water. 
The following are semi-trailing: 
Golden Gleam. The original double Nas¬ 
turtium. % oz. 20c, oz. 30c, 14 lb. 75c. 
Scarlet Gleam. The new scarlet counter¬ 
part of Golden Gleam. Tr. Pkt. (14 oz.) 
50c, oz. $1.S0. 
Gleam Hybrids. Contains a brilliant as¬ 
sortment of colors- in singles, semi¬ 
doubles and doubles. Tr. Pkt. (14 oz. ) 
50c, oz. $1.50. 
Note: We offer only the originator’s in¬ 
troductory strains of these Nasturtiums. 
Dwarf Single Varieties 
Crystal Palace Gem. Yellow, spotted ma¬ 
roon. 
Empress of India. Dark scarlet, dark 
leaved. 
Golden Queen. Bright yellow, golden 
leaved. 
King Theodore. Purple garnet, dark 
leaved. 
\ esuvius or Salmon Queen. Salmon rose. 
Any variety—oz. 15c, 14 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25, 
Finest Dwarf Mixed—oz. 10c, 14 lb. 35c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Tall Mixed Nasturtiums—oz. 10c, 14 lb. 
30c, lb. $1.00. 
Mina Lobata 
A choice climbing vine with flowers form¬ 
ed in long racemes, scarlet with yellow. 
Attractive dense foliage. Set out from 
pots in late May in full sun. y 8 oz. 30e, 
14 oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
Nemesias 
Mother’s Day Forget-Me-Not 
The Nemesias make excellent pot plant 
subjects. For late February and March 
bloom start seed in mid August or Sep¬ 
tember 1st. For early spring bloom start 
seed in December or January. For pot¬ 
ting, the dwarf compact strains are the 
best. For cutting sow the taller Strumosa 
Suttoni. When kept cool the flowers have 
good keeping qualities. Also start some 
Nemesia seed for May and June plant 
sales. Your customers like them for bed¬ 
ding. They are free blooming and have 
very attractive flowers in many colors. 
Grandiflora Strumosa Suttoni 
Taller Varieties 18 to 24 inches 
Suttoni Blue. A new variety of rich bright 
blue. Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.00. 
Cherry Red Orsinge Scarlet 
Any above three colors—Tr. Pkt. 35c, A 
oz. 60c, 14 oz. $1.10, % oz. $2.00. 
Grandiflora Suttoni Mixed— A oz. 30c. 14 
oz, 90c. 
Nana Compacta Dwarfer Varieties 
Especially nice for potting 
Blue Gem Improved. Very fine strain 8 
inches tall. Tr. Pkt. 30c, 14 oz. 75c. 
Fire King. Brilliant scarlet. Tr. Pkt. 30c, 
14 oz. 75c. 
Aurora. Very showy red and white. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Nana Compacta Triumph Mixed—A oz. 30c, i 
14 oz. 90c, 
Martin’s Excellent Dwarf Mixed. Especial- I 
ly fine selection, large flowered but 
very dwarf and compact. A oz. 35c, 14 
oz. $1.00. 
NASTURTIUM. GOLDEN GLEAM 
Morning Glory 
Japanese Imperial. Large flowers in rich 
color combinations. Oz. 20c, 14 lb. 60c. 
Rochester Blue. Blue fringed silvery 
white. Very pretty. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c, 
14 lb. $1.25. 
Tall Mixed. Oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c. 
Minor or Dwarf Mixed. For rock garden 
or bedding. Oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c. 
Mauritanicus. Dwarf blue variety for 
hanging baskets. 14 oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, 
oz. $1.50. 
Nicotiana 
The Nicotianas or flowering Tobaccos are 
very nice border and bedding plants and 
they are increasing in popularity. They 
bloom all summer and their fragrance 
adds to the attractiveness of any garden. 
Have plenty of plants started for spring 
sales. 
Affinis White. The popular sweet scent¬ 
ed white. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 35c. 
Affinis Hyhrida Red Shades. Deep rose 
to crimson. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Affinis Hybrida Mixed. White, pale pink, 
rose and red. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 40c. 
Dwarf Crimson Bedder. Excellent bedder, 
15 to 18 inches hig'h, bright red flow¬ 
ers. We think it is- to be preferred to 
Crimson King. Tr. Pkt. 30c, 14 oz. 75c. 
Sylvestris. 5 ft. tall with long pure white, 
very sweet scented flowers. 14 oz. 15c. 
oz. 45c. 
Miniature White (Suaveolens). A dwarf 
(15 inches) white fragrant variety. Tr. 
Pkt. 50c. 
