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FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS 
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ANNUAL LARKSPUR 
\A/E find the demand for and interest in Lark- 
** spur increasing. Easily grown, producing 
long, attractive flower spikes of soft pleasing 
colors. Can be sown any time up to early March 
for a spring crop. It is heavily grown outdoors 
also. Sow early as the ground can be worked and 
every two weeks until May for a succession crop. 
Seed will not germinate satisfactorily in a high 
temperature. We made an outdoor sowing last 
June that lay in the hot, dry ground all summer, 
germinating 100 per cent when the cool weather 
and rains of September set in. 
For outdoor growing especially, the Base-branching class 
should be used, as the lower breaks have a better chance in 
the open than when planted closer in a greenhouse. It should 
be stated that no Base-branching variety comes entirely 
true to this type, on the other hand some Stock-flowered 
kinds show Base-branching tendencies. 
We annually flower a trial of every new and standard va¬ 
riety of Larkspur. This keeps us in direct touch with the 
value of all varieties. Our suggestions of the best, indicated 
by a star (*), is based on these trials. 
BASE-BRANCHING OR IMPERIAL VARIETIES 
Tr. pkt. 
1 OZ. 
1 lb. 
*Blue Bell. Fairly deep blue. Excellent. $0.25 $1.00 
$10.00 
Blue Spire. Very deep violet-blue. 
. .25 
1.00 
10.00 
Carmine King. Carmine-rose .... 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
"Daintiness. Light lavender-blue . 
. .25 
1.00 
10.00 
Exquisite Pink Imp. Rich soft pin 
k. .25 
1.00 
10.00 
*Gloria. Deep rose-pink. Excellent 
. .25 
1.00 
10.00 
’"Lilac Queen. Rich lilac-lavender. 
(See description on page 2) . . 
. .25 
1.25 
10.00 
Los Angeles Imp. Salmon-rose . . 
. .25 
1.25 
10.00 
*Miss California. Pink shaded salmon. .25 
1.00 
10.00 
The Empress. Salmon-pink .... 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
White Spire. The best white .... 
. .25 
1.00 
10.00 
Mixed. 
.20 
1.00 
10.00 
STOCK-FLOWERED VARIETIES 
Tr. pkt. 
1 OZ. 
1 lb. 
*Dark Blue. A rather heavy color . 
.$0.20 
$0.50 
$5.50 
Empress Rose. An excellent pink 
. .20 
.50 
5.50 
La France. Salmon-pink. 
. .20 
.50 
5.50 
"Lilac Queen. Rich lilac-lavender. See 
description on page 2. 
.25 
1.25 
10.00 
Los Angeles Imp. Salmon-rose . . 
.25 
1.25 
10.00 
* Rosamond. Deep rose . 
.25 
1.00 
10.00 
*Rose Queen. (New). Very attractive 
rose-pink . 
. .25 
1.25 
Rosy Scarlet. Not much of this . . 
. .20 
.50 
5.50 
Sky Blue. Good light blue. 
. .20 
.50 
5.50 
White. Prefer White Spire. 
.20 
.50 
5.50 
Mixture . 
.15 
.30 
3.50 
DWARF EMPEROR 
TYPE 
Tr. pkt 
1 OZ. 
Ageratum Blue. Well named and 
a pleas- 
ing color for any purpose .... 
$0.25 
$0.75 
Enchantress. Soft salmon-pink. Choice for 
pots or bedding. 
.35 
1.50 
Pink Delight. Rich rose-pink. Same shade 
as Exquisite Pink. 
.25 
.75 
Stock-Flowered Type of Larkspur Rosamond, 
the Finest Deep Rose-Pink. 
GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED 
Produces one long, non-branching spike. Dark 
Blue, Lilac, *Pink, *Purple, White, Mixture. 
Each, Tr. pkt., 25c; 1 oz., 80c; 1 lb., $8.00. 
Larkspur seed will not germinate well during warm weather. 
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