THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
and Novelties for 1936 
No grower can afford to be short of Novelty items for his customers. It is the new 
things that are largely responsible for continued interest in gardening. We do not 
urge the discarding of all standard varieties in preference to Novelties, but we do 
urge a judicious combination of the two. 
Fine Iceland Poppies 
Seed of Iceland Poppies started in the 
greenhouse in January or February will 
produce plants that will flower practical¬ 
ly all summer and fall. These newer 
strains are fine for cutting or for garden 
dispay. If you have a few in bloom around 
your grounds, you will have little diffi¬ 
culty in selling your customers the idea 
of Iceland Poppies. 
Iceland Poppy 
Gartref Strain Mixed 
This strain includes the softer shades of 
buff, salmon, cream, pink, rose and cha¬ 
mois, and most of the flowers have the 
petal edges picoteed with a deeper shade. 
The flowers are of good size and they 
lend themselves beautifully to cut flower 
arrangement. Many visitors to our nur¬ 
series considered these Gartref Poppies 
the most beautiful of all Iceland Poppies. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, V s oz. .$1.10, 14 oz. $2.00. 
Iceland Poppy, Gartref 
Iceland Poppy 
Sandford’s Giant Mixed 
This strain is entirely different from 
Gartref. The flowers of Sandfords are 
extra large, and in the boldest colors — 
golden yellow, orange, tangerine, scarlet 
and while. The stems have extreme length 
and are strong and wiry. From the grow¬ 
ers who purchased this seed last year, we 
failed to have anything but most enthu¬ 
siastic reports. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. SOe, 
oz. $2.00. 
Iceland Poppy, The Emperor 
This new Iceland Poppy is the same bril¬ 
liant shade of orange as the popular El 
Monte. However, it is a much larger flow¬ 
er and the petals are fluted and crinkled 
giving a doubled appearance, which is 
enhanced by the fact that most of the 
flowers have extra petals. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
A oz. $1.00. 
Iceland Poppy, The Empress 
This type is similar to the Emperor, but 
comes in various shades of salmon, rose 
and creamy pink. Tr. Pkt. 35c, A oz. 
14 oz. $1.50 
Phlox, Gigantea Art Shades 
This strain is larger flowered than the 
standard Drummondi Grandifloras and the 
colors are in the soft pastel shades with¬ 
out the more glaring colors — soft rose 
and pink shades, chamois, buff and laven¬ 
der are predominant. All are beautiful 
shades for cutting and the plants have 
stems enough for that purpose. Tr. Pkt. 
50c, 14 oz. S5c, 14 oz. $1.50. 
PETUNIA ALL DOUBLE DWARF 
Pink Rose and Carmine 
This is a special blending of the most 
popular shades of the Dwarf All Double 
Petunias, from real light pink to carmine 
and Amaranth red, including the Fringed 
type and the Superb Peony Flowered. 
Plants raised from this seed will sell. Tr, 
Pkt. $2.00, 3 for $5.00. For separate va¬ 
rieties, making up this mixture, please 
turn to page 20. 
Petunia, Martha Washington 
Introduced in 1935, this variety was very 
warmly received in some sections while 
other growers were not enthusiastic over 
the color and shading of the flowers. We 
feel that every grower should raise at 
least a few plants as it is quite likely 
that a goodlv proportion of his customers 
will like them. For full description, please 
turn to page 22. Tr. Pkt. 50c, & oz. $2.00. 
Aquilegia, Crimson Star 
One of the most striking and beautiful 
Aquilegias ever introduced. The spurs 
and sepal are crimson, the petals white, 
which is a most attractive combination. 
Our strain of Crimson Star is the intro¬ 
ducers and it comes very true from seed. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. S5c, 14 oz. $1.50. 
Carnation, All Double 
A fine hardy Carnation that rivals the 
greenhouse Carnation in size, length of 
stem and all around beauty. The flowers 
grow from 114 to 2!4 inches in diameter 
and are almost 100% double and full. 
Available at present in mixed colors only 
—salmon, rose, scarlet, dark red, purple 
and white. Tr. Pkt. (100 .seeds) $1.00. 
FINE STRAINS OF 
Delphinium 
Having grown Delphinium plants on our 
nursery for a great many years, we are 
in a fortunate position to judge the merits 
of various strains. Our complete listings 
of Delphinium seeds on pages 36 and 37 
reflects that knowledge. Note the follow¬ 
ing especially: 
Blackmore ami Lnng’dons Prize Strain 
Blackntorc and Langdons Strain, Martins 
Stock 
Superb Wrexham or Hollyhock Strain 
Belladonna Improved (Cliveden Beauty) 
Lamartine. A splendid deep blue. 
White Cloud. A valuable white variety. 
GAILLARDIA 
Martin’s Novelty Mixture 
For the grower who wants the finest in 
Gaillardias, but who cannot give the space 
to a quantity of each of the many good 
varieties, we suggest this mixture. It 
will produce excellent specimens for you 
and a wealth of good cutting material. 
% oz. 25c, 14 oz. 40c, oz. $1.25. 
Pansy, Special Market Mixture 
PANSY 
Martins Brilliant Mixture 
This mixture includes not only the bril¬ 
liant colors, but the softer shades as well. 
The flowers are of great size and excel¬ 
lent substance. The stems are long 
enough to make a good cutting Pansy. 
We believe it to be the finest strain of 
Pansy to be had and that plants grown 
from it and shown in flower will com¬ 
mand top prices. Tr. Pkt. 75c, 14 oz. 
$1.50, 14 oz. $2.75, oz. $10.00. 
Special Market Mixture 
This strain runs to lighter and more vivid 
colors than our Brilliant Mixture, and the 
flowers are mostly with the three and 
five blotched markings. Again compar¬ 
ing it to Brilliant, the plants are more 
compact and the stems shorter. It is a 
wonderful basket Pansy as the flowers 
have color, size and substance and the 
price of the seed is very moderate. ^ oz. 
50e, 14 oz. 90c, 14 oz. $1.60, oz. $5.50, 2 ozs. 
$10.00, 14 lb. $18.00. 
