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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
Antirrhinum—Snapdragon 
Perennials, flowering the first year from seed. 
The seed may be sown outdoors early in May and will produce 
blooming plants from July to frost. For early flowering sow in 
the house or frames in February or March. Cover the seed very 
lightly. Set the plants 9 inches apart. 
GREENHOUSE CULTURE-To get a crop for Christmas sow 
from June 25 to July 31, depending upon the time you wish to 
bench the plants. Use well prepared LOOSE soil, cover this with 
a thin layer of fine clean sand, then sow the seed and be sure to 
cover the same very lightly. Covering the seed too deep and over- 
watering before or after germination, will mean a poor stand. When 
your plants are large enough, put them into 2% inch pots, use 
sifted sod soil, that contains no fresh manure. Pinch the plants 
once and allow 6 to 8 breaks to grow on each. Early in September 
the plants will be nearly pot bound and it is time to place them into 
benches 10 inches apart. Remove all suckers and prune the shoots 
at the base of the plants if they should crowd one another. Provide 
carnation supports early. Temperature 58-60 degrees at night. To 
prevent rust never allow water to touch the foliage even when the 
plants are first potted. 
You will never have any trouble with rust or disease if you 
will water carefully, not crowd the plants and ventilate, but if 
rust should appear write for bulletin No. 221 to Agricultural Ex¬ 
periment Station, Urbana, Ill. 
SNAPDRAGON for a winter crop. Says an experienced and suc¬ 
cessful grower: For a winter crop we pinch the plants 10 days after 
they go into the bench. We allow four inches of rich and porous soil 
and plant closely, never farther apart than 6x6 inches. This makes 
the plants grow tall and while we get only a few spikes per plant 
these are well flowered. After the first crop is cut the plants send up 
another bunch of shoots which are tall when in bloom and all of them 
first class stock. 
NELROSE—Salmon pink. 
FIREFEAME—Scarlet, throat 
white. 
QUEEN OF THE NORTH. 
CRIMSON QUEEN—Crimson. 
DAFFODIL—Large pale lemon— 
yellow, high class early flower- 
ering. Forcing variety. 
DAPHNE—Soft blush pink. 
DEFIANCE—Orange red. 
FAWN—Pink and yellow. 
ROSE QUEEN—Rich rose. 
France 
pink. 
SILVER PINK—True. 
FIREBRAND—Bright scarlet. 
GOLDEN QUEEN—Rich yellow. 
RUBY—Ruby red. 
DARK SCARLET. 
FIREFLY—Scarlet and white. 
CARMINE QUEEN—Rosy car¬ 
mine. 
MONT BLANC—Pure white. 
MIXED—All colors. 
Half Dwarf Snapdragon—Height 18 in 
PEERLESS PINK—La 
ANY OF THE ABOVE—1 oz. 80c; lb. $8.00; T. pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 15c. 
TALL SNAPDRAGON—Height 24 to 36 in. 
APPLEBLOSSOM—Pink and 
ROSE—Brilliant rose pink. 
WHITE—Pure white. 
GARNET—Rose pink. 
PINK—Delicate pink. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE—1 oz. 
SCARLET—Bright. 
YELLOW—Rich yellow. 
DARK PURPLE with bluish 
sheen. 
SALMON—Salmon-rose. 
MIXED—All colors. 
; lb. $8.00; T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c. 
SNAPDRAGON SPECIAL MIXTURE 
Includes all the Giant, Half-Dwarf Snapdragon varieties 
as well as many new sorts. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 80c; lb. $8.00. 
Antirrhinum Rustproof 
The seed we offer has been proved to be 75% rustproof. We offer 
a superior mixture containing a higher percentage of the more desir¬ 
able light colors than will be found in other mixtures now on the 
market, namely canary yellow, rose pink, salmon pink, white with a 
dash of red and orange shades. DE LUXE MIXTURE. T. pkt. 50c; 
1/16 oz. $1.00. 
RUSTPROOF ANTIRRHINUM PINKIE—Robust growing, large and 
very early flowering florists’ forcing variety producing numerous fine 
cutting spikes with well spaced florets of brilliant pure clear rose. 
Comes 90% resistant. Height 30 in. T. pkt. $1.00. 
RUSTPROOF ANTIRRHINUM CRIMSON—Fiery crimson. Both in¬ 
dividual flowers and flower spikes of huge size. Maximum type snap¬ 
dragon. Height 30 in. T. pkt. 50c; 1/16 oz. 80c. 
RUSTPROOF ANTIRRHINUM SHASTA—Pure white early green¬ 
house forcing type. Height 2 ft. T. pkt. 50c; 1/16 oz. 80c. 
RUSTPROOF ANTIRRHINUM YELLOW—Of same type of flower 
and habit as Ceylon Court. Throws 6 to 8 spikes to a plant. Height 
30 in. T. pkt. 50c; 1/16 oz. 80c. 
Arabis Alpina Grfl. Superba—Sweet Rocket 
Hardy perennial of easy culture withstanding heat and scorch¬ 
ing sun even in quite poor soil. Resembles Alyssum in habit and 
is covered with a sheet of glistening white flowers as soon as the 
snow disappears. Height 6 inches. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $0.60. 
ARABIS ALPINA ROSEA—Of compact growth, flowers delicate pink 
from March to June. Height 1 ft. T. pkt. 20c. 
ARABIS ALPINA can be forced to produce flowers in February and 
earlier that will come handy on many occasions. Keep the plants 
on the dry side, grow COOL and provide perfect drainage. 
DWARF TOM THUMB SNAPDRAGON 
YELLOW—WHITE—PINK—SCARLET—MIXED—Large flowered va¬ 
rieties. Height 8 to 15 in. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; oz. $1.00; lb. $8.50. 
SNAPDRAGON CHRISTMAS GEM Only 9 inches 
tall, color 
rich deep pink. The finest dwarf snapdragon. You can have 
fine plants in pots ready for Mothers Day from January sown 
seed. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; oz. $3.00. 
ARCTOTIS GRANDIS—AFRICAN DAISY 
The flowers are large and showy, pure white on the upper surface, 
the reverse pale lilac-blue. Blooms from early summer till frost. An 
exquisite cut flower lasting in water over a week. Sow in frames in 
March or the open ground in May. Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; 
lb. $6.00. 
ARCTOTIS NEW HYBRIDS Large daisy-like ex¬ 
tremely showy flow¬ 
ers in many brilliant and delicate colors, from May to Septem¬ 
ber. Highly valuable for cutting and bedding. Height 10 in. 
T. pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 50c. 
