THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 7 
More Fine Asters 
Valuable New Sorts 
SUPER GIANT LOS ANGELES. The larg¬ 
est aster known. Flowers of immense 
size often 6 to 8 inches across with in¬ 
terlacing ostrich plume type of petals. 
Color is lovely soft shell pink, creamy 
pink at center. Plants grow 2% to 3 ft. 
tall, with 6 to 8 long non-lateral stems 
per plant. Non wilt resistant. 
A oz. 25c, % oz, 45c, 14 oz. 85c, uz. $8.00. 
Super Giant El Monte. A wonderful com¬ 
panion to Super Giant Los Angeles 
which it resembles in habit and form of 
flower. FI Monte is a glowing crimson. 
Tr. Pkt. ?.*c, % oz. 80c, 14 oz. $1.50. 
Extra Early Dawn 
A very valuable type where earliness 
is essential. The plants produce fine¬ 
ly formed flowers resembling the Cre- 
gos. Growers who have tried this type 
find it a money maker. 
Dawn White. Called the finest early 
cutting Aster. Tr. Pkt. 35c, !4 oz. 
90c, oz. $3.00. 
Dawn Lavender Dawn Rose 
These two colors are just introduced, 
and the seed supply is very limited. 
Either color—Tr. Pkt. 50c, 14 oz. $1.50. 
Aurora Golden Sheaf 
The richest and deepest yellow aster ever 
offered and the only wilt resistant strain 
of that color. The fully double flowers 
have an attractive crested center of quill¬ 
ed lacy petals. The flowers have great 
substance and last well when cut. A oz. 
30c, Vs oz. 50c, !4 oz. 90c, oz. $3.00. 
Aurora Asters Mixed. Includes salmon, 
rose and blue shades, all with yellow 
centers. Non wilt resistant. Vs oz. 30c, 
>4 oz. 55c, oz. $1.75. 
SURPRISE SALMON GOLD. When flow¬ 
ers first appear they are golden salmon, 
when fully open salmon pink. A oz. 25c, 
% oz. 40c, Vi oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Phlox Pink Wilt Resistant. Clear light 
rose pink of the late branching type. 
% oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Crimson Giant Wilt Resistant. Vs oz. 25c, 
% oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
The Finest 
Single Asters 
Soutlicote Beauty 
The single Asters are becom¬ 
ing more popular as they 
make very attractive cut flow¬ 
ers. The Southcote Beauty is 
a very early free flowering 
strain, of branching habit. It 
is much super ior to the single 
Chinensis. 
Dark Blue Scarlet 
Light Blue White 
(Mauve) Mixed 
Rose 
Any color or mixed— Vs oz. 
20e, 14 oz. 35c, oz. 81.00. 
Single Scarlet King 
A beautiful long stemmed 
crimson scarlet. 
Vs oz. 25c, V* oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Single Giants of California 
Large single flowers 3-4 in¬ 
ches across with graceful pet¬ 
als. Long stems 18-24 inches. 
Later than Southcote Beauty. 
Finest Mixed Colors — Vs oz. 
20c, Vi oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Early Royal 
Wilt Resistant 
In season of bloom right after the Queen 
of Market and some prefer this type. 
Plants branching 1% to 2 ft. high. 
Purple, deep Azure Blue (Dark Lav.) 
Shell Pink Deep Rose 
White Peach Blossom (Lav. pink) 
Finest Mixed 
Any color or mixed —Vs oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45c. 
oz. $1.60. 
Wilt Resistant Mixtures 
All Types and Colors 
Pink and Rose Shades. 
Light Blue and l avender Shades. 
Martin’s Wilt Resistant Mixture. Made up 
of all available types and colors. 
Any above— Vs oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45e, oz. $1.50. 
King Asters, Wilt Resistant Mixed. Vs oz. 
25c, Vi oz. 46c, oz. $1.50. 
The “Ball” Group 
All Wilt Resistant 
Ball W'liite Early. Good white with crest¬ 
ed center, medium early, branching 
type. % oz. 30c, Vi ox. 55c, oz. $2.00. 
Ball White Late. White, late branching, 
fine large flowers on extra long stems. 
Vs oz. 30c, Vi oz. 55c, oz. $2.00. 
Ball Deep Rose. Early blooming. V. oz. 
25c, Vi ox. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Ball Purple Early. Bright but deep pur- 
. .pie.. Vs ox. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Imbricated Pompons 
Early flowering, upright growing plants, 
12 to 15 inches tall bearing numerous 
rather small rounded flowers with cush¬ 
ioned or crested centers. Excellent for 
cutting and popular on most markets. 
Crimson Violet or Dark Blue 
Light Blue White 
Rose Finest Mixed 
Any color or mixed—A oz. 25c, Vs ox. 40c, 
Vi oz. 70c, oz. $2.50. 
Asparagus 
The care we use in getting hand picked 
plump seed, which is well matured, as¬ 
sures purchasers of good germination and 
growth. 
Pluinosus Nanus—100 seeds 25c, 250 seeds 
40c, 500 seeds 75c, 1000 seeds $1.00, 5000 
seeds $4.00. 1 oz. 80c. 
Sprengeri—100 seeds 20c, 250 seeds 35c, 
500 seeds 65c, 1000 seeds $1.00, 5000 seeds 
$4.00, oz. 80c. 
Fnlcatus. Fast growing giving an un¬ 
usual amount of cutting material. 100 
seeds $1.00, 500 seeds $4.50, 1000 seeds 
$ 8 . 00 . 
If interested in large quantities of As¬ 
paragus seed, please write for our prices. 
Balsam, Lady Slipper 
Martin’s Double Mixed. A brilliant col¬ 
ored mixture of the double Rose flow¬ 
ered and the Camellia flowered types. 
Vi ox. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Double Bush Flowering. A new type with 
flowers forming rich bouquets above 
the foliage. Bushy plants 15 to 18 
inches tall. Mixed colors. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 
Vi oz. 60c. 
Brachycome, Swan River 
Daisy 
Iberidifolia Blue. Plants 8 to 9 inches 
high bearing plenty of pretty little blue 
daisies. Good for rock gardens. Vs ox. 
20 c, Vi ox. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Bartonia 
Aurea, Golden Bartonia. Bushy plants 2 
ft. high bearing yellow cup-shaped 
flowers. Vi ox. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Cacalia 
Called Tassel flower or Devils Paint 
Brush. Tassel like flowers on long stems 
good for cutting. 
Coccinea Scarlet. Bright scarlet red. 
Aurea, Orange. A flaming shade. 
Either color — Vi ox. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Calandrinia 
Uinhellata Crimson. Valuable hardy an¬ 
nual for borders or rock gardens. Bears 
large cup-shaped Portulaca-like flow¬ 
ers of bright crimson purple and is a 
mass of bloom throughout the summer. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c, Vi oz. 75c. 
Browallia 
Excellent free flowering annual growing 
in even poor soil and blooming all sum¬ 
mer, 15 to 18 inches tall. 
Elata Blue Elata White 
Either color — Vs ox. 15c, Vi oz. 25c, oz. 
SOc. 
Speciosa Major Type 
The Browallia Speciosa is an excellent 
winter blooming pot plant. For plants 
for Christmas sow seed in July or Aug¬ 
ust. Pinch back to make bushy plants 
and it is usual to put several plants in a 
six inch pot. 
Major Blue. Bright ultramarine blue. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, g 1 ** oz. $1.00. 
Major White. Counterpart of blue except 
in color. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Viscosa Compacta Sapphire. A little more 
compact than Speciosa Major. Bright 
blue with attractive white eye. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, A oz. $1.00. 
Briza Maxima-Quaking Grass 
Pretty ornamental grass growing 15 to 18 
inches high. Nice for garden display or 
for cutting. Vi ox. 15c, oz. 40c. 
