THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
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Perennial Seeds 
For Fall and Early Winter Sowing 
The varieties listed here should be sown in the late fall or early winter for 
best results as they require freezing to bring good germination. F'rjesh seeds of 
some are ready now and more are coming in each week. Your orders will be filled 
upon arrival of fresh seed that we know will give you good results. 
Most of these seeds may be handled in either one of two ways depending on 
the growers preference and whether or not a greenhouse is available. For the 
grower who has no greenhouse or does not wish to use greenhouse space, the seed 
may be sown in well prepared soil in the cold frame) any time before the ground 
freezes. Protect to prevent washing of the seed, and mulch lightly to keep the sun 
out. The seeds will germinate in early spring and the plants may be moved as soon 
as large enough. 
However, some time may be saved if you sow the' seeds in the fall in flats, 
setting the flats in the frames. Then in January or early February, bring the flats 
into a cool greenhouse to start early growth. By th's method you can get good 
sized plants to set out into the field in May. 
Still another method to handle hard or slow germinating seed, is to stratify 
and keep in cold storage over winter for early spring sowing outdoors. 
Aconitum — Monkshood 
Aconitums are tall growing- plants for 
the hardy border. They do best in half 
shade though adapt themselves to sun, 
with light, though fairly damp soil. The 
blooms are hood-shaped, carried on 
spikes. 
Napellus Blue. Deep blue, 3 ft. Ys ox. 
25c, Yi ox. 40c, ox. $1.25. 
Fi.scheri. Rich deep blue flower, late in 
summer, a little dwarfer than Napellus, 
2% ft. Ys oz. 55c, Yi ox. 60c, ox. $2.00. 
Wilsoni. Large Porcelain-blue flowers, 
late flowering and tall, 6 feet. A ox. 
25c, Y, ox.. 40c, Yi ox. 75c, ox, $2.50. 
Autnmnalc. Navy blue flowers, late bloom¬ 
ing, 4 ft. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Alstroemeria 
Aurantiaca. Valuable for borders. Leafy 
stems and umbels of bright orange 
flowers, spotted reddish brown. Best 
in moist soil in shade, 3 ft. Tr. Pkt. 50c, 
Chilensis. Rosy red flowers, 3-4 ft. Not 
absolutely hardy in north. Tr. Pkt. 30c, 
Yi ox. 75c, ox. $2.40. 
Ampelopsis 
Veitcliii, Boston Ivy. *4 oz. 10c, oz. 35c, 
% ll>. $1.00. 
Baptisia — False Indigo 
Australis. A good hardy border plant with 
its racemes of indigo blue flowers some¬ 
what resembling Lupines. Nice for cut¬ 
ting also, 3 ft. Yi ox. 20c, oz. 60c. _ 
Anchusa Myosotidiflora 
New crop seed ready now. 
Sow it in the cold frame. The seed¬ 
lings will appear this fall. Give light 
protection over winter. 
This excellent plant belongs in every 
perennial collection. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ys ox. 90c, Yi ox. $1.75. 
Ask for special prices on large quan¬ 
tities. 
Dicentra — Bleeding Heart 
The Bleeding Hearts make beautiful 
border plants and they are valuable for 
cutting as well. Give a partially shaded 
location and- light soil. 
Eximea, Plumy Bleeding Heart. Finely 
cut fern-like foliage and showy racemes 
of pink flowers, which bloom practically 
the whole season. Dwarf growth, 12- 
15 inches. Ys ox. 35c, Yi ox. 60c, ox. 
$1.80. 
Spectabilis .Dielytra. Beautiful .pendant 
sprays of heart-shaped pink flowers. 
Flowers best during May and June, is 
perfectly hardy and at home in most 
any part of the garden. Used exten¬ 
sively for forcing in the greenhouse. 
iy 2 to 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Ys ox. $1.00, 
Yi ox. $1.80, oz. $6.00. 
Bignonia — Trumpet Creeper 
Radicaiix. Tall growing vine with tubu¬ 
lar orange scarlet flowers. Yi ox. 15c, 
oz. 60c, Yi lb. $2.00. 
Dictamnus — Gas Plant 
Very satisfactory border plants because 
of their attractive fragrant foliage, as 
well as for the flowers, which are borne 
during June and July, 2% ft. 
Fraxinella Pink. Rose pink with deeper 
veins. 
Fraxinella White. White form of above. 
Either color, Ys ox. 25c, Yi ox. 40c. oz. $1.20 
Helleborus — Christmas Rose 
Excellent rock garden plants, doing best 
in deep rich well drained soil and partial 
shade. The seed is by reputation slow 
and difficult to germinate. We get our 
supply immediately after harvest in De¬ 
cember and it should be sown as soon as 
possible after that. Sow in flats in the 
greenhouse in cool temperature. 
The germination of Helleborus is uncer¬ 
tain at best. We have sown fresh seed 
in January that failed to germinate until 
the following spring. At other times 
winter sown seed came up within a few 
weeks. 
Niger. Pure white flowers. Yi ox. 30c, 
oz. 90c. 
Hybridus. Beautiful mixed colors. Rare. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
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j of the most complete available any-* 
j where. Our contact and experience! 
| with perennials allow us to get thei 
'best strains from all over the world J 
land we solicit the business of the! 
I grower who wants good fresh seed. If* 
j you have a greenhouse, you undoubt-1 
i edly start many perennial seeds in i 
I January and February. Our complete! 
i catalog is usually ready by January! 
list or before but send in your list be-. 
J fore that time especially if you want) 
I the unusual varieties or large quanti-j 
! ties. We will be glad to quote prices! 
i by letter on the very best strains, and! 
’you will find our prices reasonable! 
J whether your requirements are largej 
* or small. i 
Iris 
Kaempferi. Japanese varieties mixed. Yi 
oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Sibiriea. Siberian varieties mixed. Yi ox. 
15c, oz. 45c. 
Phlox 
Dccussata Fancy Mixed. Seed taken from 
the finest named varieties. Seed ger¬ 
minates very slowly. Ys ox. 35c, Yi ox. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Trillium 
Trilliums are excellent for naturalizing 
in the wild garden. They like shade and 
moist peaty soil. 
Erectum. Purple flowers in May. A oz. 
30c, Ys oz. 55c, Yi ox. $1.00. 
Grandif lorum. Large bluish white flow¬ 
ers in early spring. 15-18 inches. A 
oz. 30c, Ys ox. 55c. Yi ox. $1.00. 
Trollius Seed 
Our Trollius seed was gathered from our 
own nurseries during the past summer. 
For best results it should be sown this 
fall. If you have a greenhouse follow this 
treatment. Sow the seed in flats outdoors 
in November or early December. Leave 
outdoors until February when you can 
bring into the greenhouse under tempera¬ 
ture of 45 to 55 degrees. The soil will 
gradually thaw out and the seedlings 
should be up in 3 weeks. There should 
bo plenty of moisture in the soil to ger¬ 
minate the seed. Move into pots and keep 
the plants growing. You can usually pot 
them up in March and set outdoors in 
April. After the seeds germinate it is 
important to keep them growing. If you 
have no greenhouse sow the seed in 
frames any time now. They will germi¬ 
nate in early spring and the plants should 
be left right in the frames for transplant¬ 
ing the following September. 
Ledebouri. Prolongs blooming season. Rich 
orange. Trade Pkt. 30c, Yi ox.. $1.25, 
oz. $4.00. 
Asiatic))* Salamander. Orange, large open 
flowers. Trade Pkt. 30c, Yi ox. $1.50. 
oz. $5.00. 
New Hybrid Trollius 
Earliest of Ail. Early and very free flow¬ 
ering- variety. Yellow flowers with touch 
of orange. Trade Pkt. 30c. Yi ox. $1.25, 
oz. $4.00. 
Emperor. Very large deep orange flower 
on comparatively dwarf plants. Trade 
. . Pkt. 30c, Yi ox. $1.50. oz. $5.00. 
Gold Quelle. Especially fine large golden 
yellow. Trade Pkt. 30c, Yi ox $1.25, oz. 
$4.00. 
Meteor. Very deep orange. Trade Pkt. 30c, 
Yu oz. $1.50, oz. $5.00. 
Mixed Varieties. Yellow and orange 
shades. Trade Pkt. 30c, Yi ox. $1.00, oz. 
$3.60. 
SPECIAL—One. Trade Pkt. each of any 
four varieties for $1.00. 
Viola Odorata—Hardy Violet 
The everblooming (Semperflorens) Sweet 
Violets. 
The Czar Blue. Large dark blue. Ys ox. 
40e, Yi oz. 70e, oz. $2.25. 
Large White. % oz. 45e, Yi oz. 80c. oz. 
$2.25. 
Rose. Large bright rose color. A oz. 
25c, Ys oz. 45c, Yi oz. 90c, oz. $3.00, 
Yucca — Adam’s Needle 
Filamentosa. Clumps of slender bayonet¬ 
like leaves with immense branching 
spikes of drooping flowers of creamy 
white, 5 ft. Yi oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
