THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 27 
V erbenas 
The Verbenas comprise a very valuable group of varieties for bedding 
and other purposes. 
Giant Flowered (Gigantea) Varieties 
The finest large-flowered group with enormous heads and individual 
florets. Follo wing are the best varieties. 
Verbena, Giant Flowered, Royale 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Beautiful 
large flowers of rose pink to rose red. 
A little fickle in germination but well 
worth the care you take with it. A oz. 
30c, Vs oz. 55c, Vi oz. $1.00, oz $3.00. 
Lavender Glory. New, lavender with 
creamy white eye. A fine flower, but 
variable from seed. A oz. 30c, Vs oz. 
55c, Vi oz. $1.00, oz. $.3.00. 
Royale. Dark rich royal blue with white 
creamy yellow eye. Somewhat smaller 
flowered/ but a beautiful thing and 
comes large percentage true. A oz. 30c, 
% oz. 55c, Vi OZ $1.00, oz. $3.00. 
Spectrum Red. A dazzling variety of scar¬ 
let or Spectrum red, said to be the 
brightest Verbena in existence. Com¬ 
parable to Etna in shade but as it has 
no eye, the effect is quite different 
from that variety. Very large flowering, 
quite true from seed. A oz. 35c, Vs oz. 
65c, V* oz. $1.20. 
Standard Varieties 
Mammoth Blue. With white eye. 
Colossen. Pink and rose shades. 
Etna. One of the best of all, Geranium 
red with yellow eye. Free bloomer 
and quite true from seed, liable to be a 
little low and slow in germination. 
Helen Willmott. A very fine true pink. 
Very uniform. Somewhat smaller flow¬ 
ers but extremely effective. 
Lucifer. Vivid scarlet without eye. 
Luminosa. Flame pink shading to salmon. 
Salmon Pink. Very true, bright with eye. 
Any above variety—% oz. 30c, V* oz. 50c, 
oz. $1.60. 
Martins Excellent Giant Mixed. A fine 
color assortment. Vs oz. 25c, Vi oz. -15c, 
oz. $1.40. 
Our Selection 
Of Verbenas 
Please Note 
We have very carefully se¬ 
lected this list of varieties 
that come reasonably true 
from seed. Unfortunately 
some of the best colors are 
not yet fixed enough to 
come true. However, bear¬ 
ing that in mind, we think 
you will be well pleased 
with any of these varieties 
and we assure you that no 
better stocks are obtain¬ 
able anywhere. 
Compacta Erecta Verbenas 
A comparatively new class in which the 
plants, instead of semi-trailing, are dwarf 
and bushy. They are, therefore, better 
adapted to bordering or formal bedding. 
The varieties are not all alike in height 
or habit as some are taller than others. 
We do not offer these as a mixture, there¬ 
fore. 
Fireball. The finest of the type and com¬ 
ing practically 100% true. Brilliant 
crimson scarlet blooms cover the plants. 
Height about 6 inches, bushy and com¬ 
pact. i'e oz. 25c, Vs oz. 40c. Vt oz. 75c. oz. 
$2.25. 
Dannebrog—Danish Flag. Plant and flow¬ 
er larger than Fireball. The same bright 
scarlet but each floret has a large 
white eye which gives a distinct effect. 
A oz. 40c. Vs oz. 70c. % oz. $1.25. 
Cameo Pink. A lovely shade, plants real 
dwarf and compact and coming quite 
true from seed. A oz. 30c. Vs oz. 55c, Vt 
oz. $1.00. oz. $3.00. 
Garnet. Good true stock. A little taller 
than Fireball but compact. Purple with 
white eye. A oz. 25c, Vs oz. 40c. % oz. 
75c, oz. $2.25. 
Violet Bouquet. New for 1935. Symmetri¬ 
cal plant 8 inches in height, 8 inches 
spread. As the flower opens it is deep 
violet tinged garnet, changing to pure 
deep violet, with a good sized cream 
colored eye. Uniform in growth and 
very large flowered for the small plant. 
Tr. Pkt. 40c, Vs oz. $1.00. 
Various Verbenas 
Erecta Royal Bouquet Mixed. Upright 
growth (1% ft.) bearing large richly 
colored flowers, mostly with distinct 
eyes. Very good for pot culture. ^ oz. 
25c, Vs «z. 40c, V* oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Erinoide.x (Moss Verbena) Purple. Fine 
strong- plant, 1 ft. high, somewhat 
spreading with bright purple flowers. 
Excellent as a cover on dry soil. % oz. 
125c, Vi oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Erinoides White. Vs oz. 25c, % oz. 40c, oz. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
Verbena Venosa. Bright rosy lilac or he¬ 
liotrope flowers, freely born on short 
spikes. A fine bedding or border plant, 
showy all summer. Vs oz. 20e. Vt oz. 
35c, oz. $1.20. 
Venosa Lilaeena. New strain with deli¬ 
cate lavender blue flowers. Very pretty, 
but we find that in hot sun it is a little 
too pale to be effective. It has a place, 
however, and is worthy of trial. Vs oz. 
35c, Vt oz. 65c, oz. $2.00. 
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia) G'itriodora. 
Fragrant, for potting. A oz. 30c, Vs oz. 
55c, Vi oz. $1.00. 
Hybrida Mixed Verbenas. A good mixture 
of the better Hybrida varieties. Smaller 
flowered than the Giganteas but free 
blooming. Excellent for bedding. Vs oz. 
20e, V* oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Carmine Ball. Somewhat taller than Fire¬ 
ball (about 10 inches) but of same com¬ 
pact habit. The plants carry an almost 
unbelievable number of flower trusses. 
Splendid for pots^ border, or bedding. 
A oz. 30c, Vs oz. 55c. Vi oz. $1.00, oz. 
$3.00. 
Verbena Hybrida Compacta Erecta, Fireball 
Electric 
Illumination 
in the 
Greenhouse 
If you are not alrea¬ 
dy posted on the re¬ 
markable results be¬ 
ing- obtained by the 
use of additional il¬ 
lumination in the 
greenhouse, it would 
be well for you to 
ask your Experiment 
Station for their 
notes of results. The 
Ohio Experiman Sta¬ 
tion shows some real¬ 
ly remarkable results 
in getting quicker 
bloom. 
