THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
VEGETABLE SEED 29 
More Zinnias 
The Early Wonder Type 
Mixed Colors. An admirable class for flor¬ 
ists because of their extremely early 
flowering' habit and lack of surplus 
foliage to spoil the stems, and very 
few laterals. In height and size of flow¬ 
ers similar to the Pumilas. The colors 
include the best florist shades of pink, 
salmon, rose and cerise. A oz. 20e. Vs 
oz. 35r, 14 oz, 60c, oz. $1.80. 
Early Wonder Salmon Cerise. A separate 
selection. Very fine and bright. A oz. 
20e, Vs oz. 35e, Vi oz. 60c. oz. $1.80. 
Pumila Picotee Type 
Mixed Colors. Another very pleasing type, 
the result of a cross between the Giant 
Picotee and Pumila Salmon Rose. The 
size of plant and form of flower similar 
to Pumila. The flowers are fully dou¬ 
bled, petals curled and each petal has 
a picoteed tip of another shade. The 
colors include the best florists shades, 
salmon, cream, buff, yellow and laven¬ 
der. Vs oz. 25c, % oz. 40c, oz, $1.20. 
Picotee Golden Ray. 1935 novelty. A se¬ 
lection from the type. The tip of each 
petal of the golden orange flowers is 
marked with, a delicate edging of brick 
red. A real beauty. A oz. 20c, Vs oz. 35c, 
14 ox. 65c. oz. $2.00. 
Extra Dwarf Zinnias 
Lilliput Tom Thumb Mixed. Tiny little 
plants only 6 to 8 inches high with 
small flowers of the Lilliput type. Ex¬ 
cellent for pots or edgings. Includes 
practically all colors. Vs ox. 25c, % oz. 
40c, oz. $1.20. 
Special Florist’s Strains 
Improved Lilliput or 
Pompon Zinnias 
This type is gaining popularity with flor¬ 
ists very rapidly, especially for cut flow¬ 
er use. The flowers are small, fully double 
and symetrleal. The plants uniform in 
growth, with good strong stems. Usually 
under ordinary conditions 1% ft. high. 
Our strains are reselected and from spe¬ 
cial stock seed for florists use. 
Canary Gem. 
Golden Gem. 
Scarlet Gem. 
White Gem. 
Wallflower 
Double Early Wonder Annual Varieties 
A new strain that comes into bloom 
in 5 months after the seed is sown, 
lings started in the early fall pr 
good blooms during late winter and 
spring in a cool house. They do not 
er well in hot weather. 
Gold Standard. Bright yellow. 
Golden Yellow. Flaked brown. 
Dark Brown. 
Any variety—Tr. Pkt. 50c, 14 oz. 
Violet. Very rich in contrast with th 
low varieties. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
with- 
Seed- 
oduce 
early 
flow- 
$1.50. 
e yel- 
Zinnias for 
the Florists 
Seed sown in 
Marcth will pro¬ 
duce good flowers 
in May. Space 
the plants 3x3 
inches in the 
benches and dis¬ 
bud to a single 
stem for the fin¬ 
est flowers. 
ZINNIA, IMPROVED LILLIPCT 
These Flowers Are About Natural Size 
Mexican Zinnia, Haageana 
Double Mixed. An excellent low border or 
edging plant. 8-10 inches high, some¬ 
what creeping and covered with double 
flowers of the richest shades imagin¬ 
able, including mahogany, maroon, pur¬ 
ple, yellow and gold and bicolored. 
Stems long enough for cut flowers. A 
novelty that you will want for your 
spring plant sales. Your customers will 
like it. Vs oz. 25c, % oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Creeping Zinnia, See Sanvitalia 
Rosebud. Rose pink, brighter than sal¬ 
mon rose. 
Salmon Rose Gem. Leading florists color. 
Any above variety—14 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. V\ 
lb. $2.60. 
Lilliput Finest Mixed, *4 oz. 20c, oz. 65c, 
14 lb. $2.20. 
Red Riding Hood 
Very small double bright red flowers on 
bushy plants 1 ft. high. Excellent for 
borders. Vs oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Wonder Mixed. .Tr. Pkt. 40c. % oz. $1.25. 
Paris Early Wallflower—Single Mixed. 
For outdoor bedding. % oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Xeranthemum—Everlasting 
Mixed Colors. Popular strawflower with 
double flowers in purple, rose and 
white, 2 ft. high. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
Zea Japonica 
Variegata. Striped Japanese corn, orna¬ 
mental grass. 14 oz. 10c, oz. 20c. 
Vegetable Seeds for Early Planting 
To accommodate our Florist customers who grow vegetable plants for sale in the spring 
we offer the following list. The varieties are carefully chosen to satisfy the critical 
market garden trade as well as the home gardener. You can depend upon these 
strains if you grow for market yourself. 
Early Cabbage 
o X. 
14 lb. 
lb. 
Golden Acre . 
..30 
1.00 
3.00 
Copenhagen Market . 
..25 
.75 
2.25 
Jersey Wakefield . 
..15 
.50 
1.50 
All Head Early . 
..15 
.50 
1.50 
Midseason and Late 
Cabbage 
Danish Railhead . 
..20 
.65 
2.00 
Late Flat Dutch . 
..15 
.50 
1.50 
Drumhead Savoy . 
..20 
.65 
2.00 
Mammoth Red Rock . 
..20 
.65 
2.00 
Cauliflower 
Extra Select Early Snowball 14 oz. 50c, Vt 
oz. S5c, 2 oz. $2.50, % lb- $5,00, ll>. $18.00. 
Celery %oz. oz. 14lb. Il>. 
Golden Self Blanching .25 .40 $1.25 $4.00 
Giant Pascal . .25 .75 2.50 
Egg Plant 
!4oz. oz. 141b- ll>. 
Black Beauty .20 .00 $1.25 $4.50 
New York Spineless ...20 .00 1.25 4.50 
Peppers 
14 oz. oz. 14 lb. lb. 
California Wonder .30 .55 $1.00 
Harris Early Giant .25 .50 1.50 $4.50 
Long Red Cayenne .25 .40 1.20 3.50 
Ruby King .25 .40 1.20 3.50 
Tomatoes 
%oz. 
OZ. 
14 lb. 
lb. 
Aeme . 
. . .>25 
.40 
1.25 
3.75 
Bonny Best . 
. . ..20 
.30 
.90 
2.75 
Beef Steak . 
. . ..40 
.75 
2.00 
ISreak O’Day . 
. . ..25 
.40 
1.25 
4.00 
ITwarf Champion . . . 
. . ..25 
.40 
1.25 
4.00 
Earliana . 
. . ..20 
.30 
.90 
2.75 
. . ..25 
.40 
1.25 
4.00 
Livingston’s Globe 
. . . y 25 
.40 
1.25 
3.75 
Marglobe Improved . 
. . ..20 
.35 
1.00 
3.00 
Oxheart . 
. . ..40 
.75 
2.00 
Ponderosa . 
. . ..40 
.75 
2.00 
Pritchard . 
. . ..25 
.40 
1.25 
3.75 
Stone . 
. . ..15 
.25 
.76 
2.50 
