THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 11 
Glarkia, Double Elegans 
Cineraria Hybrida Multiflora Nana 
Excellent Cinerarias 
Martin’s Excellent Strain 
Hybrida Multiflora Nana 
Very popular and profitable to grow. 
Dwarf plants about 10 inches high car¬ 
rying masses of small flowers in bright 
colors. Foliage small and attractive. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00, A oz. $2.00. 
Multiflora Early Market Crimson 
Flowers 2 weeks earlier than others 
of the Multiflora Nana group. The fol¬ 
iage is small, reddish underneath and 
the flowers are shining dark crimson. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
California Super Giants 
Immense flowers on rather dwarf 
plants. The range of colors is unex¬ 
celled. Offered only in trade packets, 
originator’s stock. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Cremer’s Prize Strain 
Originator’s Seed 
The flowers are somewhat smaller than 
our prize hybrids. The plants are of good 
height and very profuse bloomers. The 
blooms have wide overlapping petals, and 
the plants can be finished and sold in 
smaller pots. Tr. Pkt. $1.50, 3*2 oz. $4.50. 
Potsdam or Berlin Market 
Plants 15 to 16 inches tall, excellent habit 
for pot plants with medium sized flowers 
(smaller than Grandiflora) in a very bril¬ 
liant color mixture. Tr. pkt. 50c, At oz. 
$1.25, A oz. $2.00. 
Berlin Market Dark Crimson 
Berlin Market Rose 
Berlin Market Dark Blue 
Any above color—Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.40, 
A oz. $2.50. 
Martin’s Grandiflora Prize Mixed. In¬ 
cludes the best of the large flowered 
strains with good plant habit. Tr. Pkt. 
$1.00, & oz. $1.75, oz. $3.00. 
Giant Prize Semi-Dwarf Mixed 
Compact plants about 1 ft. tall. Many 
prefer it to the Grandiflora Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 
(about 1000 seeds) $1.00, Ai oz. $1.75, A ox. 
$3.00. 
Stellata Hybrida Polyantha. Best strain 
for cutting. Plants 2 X A ft. tall, carry¬ 
ing masses of long stemmed flowers. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.00. 
Stellata, Feltham Beauty. Slightly dwarf- 
er but with larger flowers and broad¬ 
er petals. Tr. Pkt. 50c, At oz. $1.00. 
Maritima Diamond. Select strain with 
almost pure white foliage. Yt oz. 25c, 
oz. 75c. 
Very pretty cut flowers and now being 
grown under glass with good results. 
Outdoors under normal conditions the 
plants grow 2 ft. tall but under glass 
when disbudding is practiced the stems 
should be twined around strings and they 
reach up 2% to 4 ft. Sow seed in Janu¬ 
ary. They need light soil and limited 
amount of water to prevent soft growth. 
Keep cool, about 50 degrees. If artificial 
light is used seed may be sown in No¬ 
vember for February bloom. 
Two Newer Varieties 
Albatross. Splendid white, more upright 
and compact. 
Enchantress. Orange shading to pink. 
Beautiful. 
Either variety— Ys oz. 20c, Yt oz. 35c, oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
News Cosmos — Sensation 
Very early yet giant flowered type, trials 
of last season producing many flowers 4 
to 6 inches across. For best results leave 
plants 3 to 4 ft. apart and disbud for large 
flowers and length of stem. The strain is 
early, under good conditions blooming 10 
weeks after the seed is sown and the 
flowers hold up after cutting. Mixed col¬ 
ors Pink and White. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Cosmos—Orange Flare 
A Klondike variety with rich orange flow¬ 
ers, but very much earlier than the orig¬ 
inal Klondike. In full flower in less than 
4 months after seed sowing. Plants are a 
mass of bloom, making excellent garden 
display. Vs ox. 35c, Yt ox. 60c, oz. $2 00. 
Extra Early Express. Much earlier than 
other types, flowers in 45 days from 
sowing of the 'seed. Plants 2% ft. tall 
bearing medium sized flowers. Mixed 
Colors— Yt ox. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Save 5% 
On Flower Seeds 
We allow you to take a 
discount of 5% on flower 
seeds if you send cash 
with your order. Why not 
make this saving? 
Cleome, Spider Plant 
Pungens, Rose Queen. Yt oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Cobaea—Cathedral Bells 
Scandens Blue. The popular cup and 
saucer vine with bell shaped blue flow¬ 
ers. Does well in either sun or shade. 
Start seed in January or early February 
for potted plants for May and June 
sales. (4 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Collinsia 
Bicolor Mixed. Pretty annuals growing 
1 ft. high with flowers of lilac and 
white, white, rose, carmine and flesh. 
Yt oz. 10c, oz. 20c. 
Best Standard Varieties 
Apple Blossom. Delicate pink. 
Brilliant. Bright carmine. 
Dorothy. Rose. 
Firebrand. Distinct orange or copper scar¬ 
let. 
Orange King. Bright salmon orange. 
Purple Prince. Rich purple. 
Salmon Queen. Salmon pink. 
Any variety— Yt oz. 20e, ox. 60c. 
Ciarkia Elegans Double Mixed— Yt ox. 15c, 
oz. 50c. 
Ciarkia Pnlchella Double. Davender pink 
shades and white. In this type the flow¬ 
ers are at the top of the stem instead 
of along the stems like the Elegans. 
Yt oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Early Mammoth Single Varieties 
Fuller, larger flowered and later than Ex¬ 
press but much earlier than the late type. 
Pink Crimson 
Mixed Colors White 
Any color or mixed— Yt oz. 10c, oz. 35c. 
Extra Early Double Crested 
A very pretty type with doubled semi¬ 
double and crested flowers. In spite of 
great care in selection over a period of 
years, many flowers of this type still 
come single. 
Mixed Colors— Ys oz. 30c, Yt oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.80. 
Miniature Yellow Cosmos (Bidens Humi- 
lis). 18 to 24 inches tall, yellow flow¬ 
ers. Yt oz. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Coleus 
Martin’s Exhibition Mixed I.arge Leaved. 
This is our finest strain of Coleus, the 
seed carefully selected from Exhibition 
plants in a great range of colors. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00, At oz, $2.50. 
Rainbow Large Leaved Mixed. A fine 
large leaved mixture. Tr. Pkt. 35c, % 
ox. $1.00. 
Laciniated Mixed. The cut leaved varie¬ 
ties in good colors. Tr. Pkt. 50c, a 1 * oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Fine Mixed. A good color assortment of 
the smaller leaved type. Ab ox. 35c, *6 
oz. 60c, Yt ox. $1.00. 
Collomia Coccinea 
A hardy annual growing 1 ft. high with 
umbels of red flowers in early summer. 
Does well on dry soil for bedding or in 
the sunny rock garden.. Yt ox. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Convolvulus 
Mauritanicus. A fine dwarf trailing plant 
with stems only 6 to 8 inches long, for 
hanging baskets, etc. Pretty blue flow¬ 
ers. % oz. 30c, Yt oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
For other Convolvulus see Morning Glory. 
Cosmidium 
Burridgeanum Orange Crown. An attrac¬ 
tive daisy of golden yellow with a circle 
of orange around the brown center, 2 
ft. high, with satisfactory stems for 
cutting. Yt oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Cosmos 
