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FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS'' 
BALL Calendula 
W HILE the most profitable Calendula crop 
is the one flowered around Christmas and 
January, every retail grower should have 
them during the spring months; after the winter 
crop is cut down it will come back with a heavy 
spring supply. Also a January or early February 
sowing will flower freely from Easter until over¬ 
come by heat. 
Single Flowers. Under favorable conditions 
not over 1 per cent of the plants will be true 
singles. When a crop is nearly cut down 
singles will appear due to the check or drain on 
the plant of cutting nearly all of it away. Un¬ 
favorable conditions, such as shallow, poor soil, 
not enough water, too high temperature, or 
aphis drawing the life out of them, in fact, any 
condition threatening their life, will tend to 
produce single flowers. This is Nature's effort 
to facilitate seed production before they perish. 
Wilting is caused by soft growth that in turn 
is overcome by carrying them rather dry at the 
roots during the depth of winter, also run cold, 
40-45 degrees nights with air whenever pos¬ 
sible. 
We originated the "Ball Calendula" fifteen 
years ago and we are more active than ever in 
improving our existing varieties and originating 
new ones of this fine strain. 
Following are the best cut flower strains: 
Ball's Masterpiece. Long-stemmed orange with 
brown center. 
Ball's Long Orange. Long-stemmed orange with 
light center. 
Ball's Sensation. Closely resembles Long Or¬ 
ange, but preferred by some growers. 
Ball's Gold. Extra long-stemmed, large, deep 
golden yellow. 
Ball's Lemon Queen. Clear, fairly deep yellow 
with attractive brown center. Medium long 
stemmed. 
Ball's Supreme. Light orange, brown center; 
medium size and stem, but extra free flow¬ 
ering. 
Ball's Apricot. Light brown or straw color with 
attractive contrasting brown center, habit 
same as Supreme; color varies some. 
A Christmas Crop of Our Ball Calendula. 
CALENDULAS FOR BEDDING 
Ball's White. Creamy white of Apricot type. The 
lightest color in Calendulas we have. A little should 
be grown for variety. 
Ball's Supreme. Light orange, brown center; medium 
size and stem, but extra free flowering. 
Prices on each of the above Ball Calendulas: Tr. 
pkt., 40c; Va oz., 60c; 1 oz., $2.00; 2 ozs., $3.50; 
4 ozs., $6.50; 1 lb., $25.00. 
Price on weight lots will be accepted on two or more 
lots together. For instance, on Va oz. each Of 4 va¬ 
rieties, instead of 60c each or $2.40 for the 4 lots, 
the oz. price of $2.00 will apply. 
NOTE: Our strains of Ball Calendulas are sold by 
us ONLY in our sealed packets. 
BALL CALENDULA MIXTURE. A mixture of the 
above with fully half orange. Intended for the re¬ 
tail grower whose planting is limited but wants some 
of all colors. Tr. pkt., 35c; Va oz., 50c; 1 oz., 
$1.75; 1 lb., $20.00. 
Following varieties are of compact growth not suit¬ 
able for cutting because short-stemmed, but highly 
attractive for bedding except during very hot weather. 
Prices each, except as noted: Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 60c; 
2 ozs., $ 1 . 00 . 
Orange Shaggy. (New). Tip of petals of this bright orange 
variety are finely fringed, giving it a distinctive appear¬ 
ance. Tr. pkt., 50c; 'A oz., 75c; 1 oz., $2.50. 
Radio Bright Orange. Quilled petals, quite attractive. 
Radio Golden Beam. Clear yellow Radio. 
Sunshine. Semi-double, bright yellow, upright growth with 
good stems. Identical to variety Chrysantha. 
Orange King. Dark centered, deep orange. Standard orange 
for bedding. 
Lemon Queen. Light or lemon yellow. Somewhat straggly 
growth. 
Nankeen. Cream flushed apricot, small flowered, dwarf. 
Trianon. Yellow striped orange, dark center, small flower. 
Ball Bedding Mixture. Well-proportioned mixture of all 
dwarf bedding varieties. nn 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50; 1 lb., $5.00. 
Calendula in a cool, light house and deep soil cant help being fine. 
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