F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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RUST-PROOF SNAPDRAGONS 
All American Selection for Certificate of Honor 
See Colored Illustration on Front Cover 
Why attempt to describe a modern snap¬ 
dragon? Certainly, in point of beauty and use¬ 
fulness, nothing else approaches its high place 
in the flower family. Yet this most beautiful 
flower has been relegated to a more or less in¬ 
ferior place because of the ravages of the rust 
disease. 
The University of California Experiment Sta¬ 
tion first began work on this important problem 
several years ago, and after laborious and pains¬ 
taking experimentation succeeded in the develop¬ 
ment of a strain completely immune to rust. 
Seed of this strain was then released. Our or¬ 
ganization has been privileged in cooperating 
with the University since the inception of this 
work, and have been conducting a very extensive 
breeding and genetical program with these new 
rust-proof strains since their release. 
By means of greenhouse facilities, a small 
quantity of this seed was produced during the 
winter months of 1933 and used in our nursery 
department in growing rust-proof plants for sale 
during the spring of 1934. 
This was the first time rust¬ 
proof snapdragons were of¬ 
fered to the public in any 
place in the United States. 
During last Spring and 
Summer, through numerous 
sales, these plants have been 
scattered all along the Pa¬ 
cific Coast and border states, 
as well as many shipments 
being made to the Mid-West 
and Eastern States. After 
growing under all conditions, 
and exposed to the most se¬ 
vere of rust ‘conditions, they 
have performed just as was 
predicted and stated—75% 
of them have remained com¬ 
pletely immune in all in¬ 
stances. 
The All-American Selec¬ 
tion Committee, realizing the 
development of rust-proof 
snapdragons was so out¬ 
standing in the annals of 
horticulture, and the contri¬ 
bution so great to American 
gardeners, that they, in 
recognition of the Universi¬ 
ty’s work, issued a “Certifi¬ 
cate of Honor” to rust-proof 
antirrhinums, University of 
California mixture. While 
this committee makes Gold 
Medal Awards, Awards of 
Merit, etc., to various new 
novelties and introductions 
each year, this is the first 
Certificate of Honor ever to 
be awarded. 
One of our fields of the New Deal 
Maximum Mixture in full bloom. Nu¬ 
merous shades are occurring in the 
different rows. Photo taken April 
11, 1934. 
The New Deal Strains 
TALL GIANT FLOWERING SNAPDRAGONS (Antirrhinum Maxi¬ 
mum)—Plants of this type are very vigorous and ideal for outdoor bedding 
plant purposes. The plants branch profusely from the base, giving a large 
number of stately flower spikes. 
1. New Deal Yellow—A truly remarkable creation, producing a wealth 
of tall spikes with large golden flowers clustered compactly at the top. 
(Illustrated page 73). 
2. New Deal Pink—The large blossoms with delicate light pink lips and 
blending white throats are abundantly produced on tall, vigorous spikes. 
(Illustrated page 73). 
3. New Deal White—A sensational white snapdragon. The splendid 
white blossoms are large and clustered tightly on the spike,' having a waxy 
sheen similar to the glory of the Easter Lily. 
4. New Deal Bronze Shades—-A great range of striped, yellowish, red, 
dull orange and choice deeper bronze shades. This beautiful blend will 
prove most satisfactory wherever bronze shades are desired. (Illustrated 
page 72). 
5. New Deal Pink Shades—Choice light to dark pinks with numerous 
harmonizing tones between are found in this excellent strain. 
6. New Deal Maximum Mixture—A wide range of radiant yellows, 
glorious deep and light pinks, brilliant reds, somber bronzes, pure whites, 
etc., makes this an outstanding mixture. 
LARGE FLOWERING, HALF-TALL OR “INTERMEDIATE” 
SNAPDRAGONS (Antirrhinum mjaus grandiflorum) 
A type producing compact plants bearing long, dense spikes of blooms. 
1. New Deal Yellow—It originated through means of hybridization 
from one of the yellow types distributed by the University of California 
and the variety Ceylon Court Yellow. 
2. New Deal Majus Grandiflorum Mixture—-This is the original Uni¬ 
versity of California mixture. It is of the smaller bedding types and 
contains mainly the darker shades. To this has been added desirable pinks, 
yellows and whites, to round off the color range. 
