THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 27 
V erbenas 
Giant Flowered (Gigantea) Varieties 
The finest large-flowered group with enormous heads and individual 
florets. Following are the best varieties. 
Apple Blossom. Very delicate pink shad¬ 
ing to deeper Cameo Pink at tips of 
petals. Individual florets and flower 
heads are very large. Splendid new var¬ 
iety coming better than 90% true from 
seed. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ys oz. 90c. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Beautiful 
large flowers of rose pink to rose red. 
A little fickle in germination but well 
worth the care you take with it. 
Lavender Glory. New, lavender with 
creamy white eye. A fine flower, but 
variable from seed. 
Cerise Queen. Soft Salmon Cerise of a 
very lively shade. Large and long 
stemmed. 
Royale. Dark rich royal blue with white 
creamy yellow eye. Somewhat smaller 
flowered^ but a beautiful thing and 
comes large percentage true. 
Spectrum Red. A dazzling variety of scar¬ 
let or Spectrum red, said to be the 
brightest Verbena in existence. Com¬ 
parable to Etna in shade but as it has 
no eye, the effect is quite different 
from that variety. 
Prices all above new varieties except Ap¬ 
ple Blossom— I 5 * ox. 25c, Ys ox. 40c, Yk ox. 
75c, ox. $2.50. 
Standard Gigantea Varieties 
Hlammoth Blue. With white eye. 
Colossea. Pink and rose shades. 
Etna. One of the best of all, Geranium 
red with yellow eye. Free bloomer 
and quite true from seed, liable to be a 
little low and slow in germination. 
Helen Willmott. A very fine true pink. 
Very uniform. Somewhat smaller flow¬ 
ers but extremely effective. 
Lucifer. Vivid scarlet without eye. 
Luminosa. Flame pink shading to salmon. 
Salmon Pink. Very true, bright with eye. 
White Mammoth. Best of the White Var¬ 
ieties. 
Any above variety— Ys ox. 30c, 14 ox. 50c, 
ox. $1.60. 
Martins Excellent Giant Mixed. A fine 
color assortment. Ys ox. 25c, Yk ox. 45c, 
ox. $1.40. 
Hybrida Mixed Verbenas. A good mixture 
of the better Hybrida varieties. Smaller 
flowered than the Giganteas but free 
blooming. Excellent for bedding. Ys ox. 
20 c, Yk ox. 35c, ox. $1.00. 
Verbena, Giant Flowered, Royale 
Compacta Erecta Verbenas 
Fireball. The finest of the type and com¬ 
ing practically 100% true. Brilliant 
crimson scarlet blooms cover the plants. 
Height about 6 inches, bushy and com¬ 
pact. 
Carmine Ball. Somewhat taller than Fire¬ 
ball (about 10 inches) but of same com¬ 
pact habit. The plants carry an almost 
unbelievable number of carmine flowers. 
Cameo Pink. A lovely shade, plants real 
dwarf and compact and coming quite 
true from seed. A os. 30c, Ys ox. 50c, Yk 
ox. 90c, ox. $3.00. 
Dannebrog—Danish Flag. Plant and flow¬ 
er larger than Fireball. The same bright 
scarlet but each floret has a large 
white eye which gives a distinct effect. 
Garnet. Good true stock. A little taller 
than Fireball but compact. Purple with 
white eye. 
Violet Bouquet. Symmetrical plant 8 inch¬ 
es in heights, 8 inches spread. As the 
flower opens it is deep violet tinged 
garnet, changing to pure deep violet, 
with a good sized cream colored eye. 
ox. 30c, % ox. 50c, Yk ox. 90c, oz. $3.00. 
Above except where noted—A oz. 25c, Ys 
ox. 40c, Yk ox. 70c, oz. $2.50. 
Various Verbenas 
Erecta Royal Bouquet Mixed. Upright 
growth (1% ft.) bearing large richly 
colored flowers, mostly with distinct 
eyes. Very good for pot culture. ^ oz. 
25c, Ys oz. 40c, 14 oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Erinoidcs (Moss Verbena) Purple. Fine 
strong plant, 1 ft. high, somewhat 
spreading with bright purple flowers. 
Excellent as a cover on dry soil. Ys ox. 
|25c, Yk ox. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Erinoidcs White. Ys oz. 25c, Yk oz. 40c, oz. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
Verbena Venosa. Bright rosy lilac or he¬ 
liotrope flowers, freely born on short 
spikes. A fine bedding or border plant, 
showy all summer. Ys ox. 20 c, Yk ox. 
35c, oz. $1.20. 
Venosa Lilacena. New strain with deli¬ 
cate lavender blue flowers. Very pretty, 
but we find that in hot sun it is a little 
too pale to be effective. It has a place, 
however, and is worthy of trial. A oz. 
25c, Ys ox. 40c, Yk ox. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia) Citriodora. 
Fragrant, for potting. A oz. 30c, Ys ox. 
55c, Yk ox. $1.00. 
Our Selection 
Of Verbenas 
Please Note 
We have very carefully se¬ 
lected this list of varieties 
that come reasonably true 
from seed. Unfortunately 
some of the best colors are 
not yet fixed enough to 
come true. However, bear¬ 
ing that in mind, we think 
you will be well pleased 
with any of these varieties 
and we assure you that no 
better stocks are obtain¬ 
able anywhere. 
Wallflower 
Double Early Wonder Annual Varieties 
A new strain that comes into bloom within 5 months after the seed is 
sown. Seedlings started in the early fall produce good blooms during late 
winter and early spring in a cool house. They do not flower well in hot 
weather. 
Gold Standard. Bright yellow. 
Golden Yellow. Flaked brown. 
Dark Brown. 
Any Variety—Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ys oz. 80c, Yk ox. $1.50. 
Violet. Very rich in contrast with the yellow varieties. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Wonder Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 35c, % oz. 75c, Yk ox. $1.25. 
Paris Early Wallflower—Single Mixed. For outdoor bedding. Yk oz. 20c, 
oz. 60c. 
Xeranthemum — Everlasting 
Mixed Colors. Popular strawflower with double flowers in purple, rose and 
white, 2 ft. high. Yk oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
