THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
PERENNIAL SEEDS 37 
Other Valuable 
Delphiniums 
The Belladonna Type 
The plants of the Belladonna type, includ¬ 
ing- Belladonna, Bellamosum and Lamar¬ 
tine produce loose graceful spikes which 
are in many cases better adapted to floral 
work than the heavier formal spikes of 
the Elatum Hybridum type such as Black- 
more and Langdons and Wrexham. 
Belladonna Improved™™ 1 ™ A 
carefully selected strain, which we can 
highly recommended. It is the finest light 
blue for forcing or outdoor growing. 
14 ox. 35c, 14 ox. 60c, ox. $2.00 
Belladonna. Standard strain. 14 ox. 30c, 
14 ox. 50c, ox. $1.60, % lb. $5.50. 
Bellamosum Improved. A real improve¬ 
ment with large flowers, deeper and 
more uniform color. 14 ox. 45c, 14 ox. 
SOc, ox. $2.75. 
Bellamosum. Fine dark blue. 14 ox. 30c, 
14 ox. 50c, ox. $1.60, Va lb. $5.50. 
Lamartine. This is the finest deep blue of 
the type. It is a deeper richer shade than 
Bellamosum and has a distinct white 
eye. In color it is more like the old 
Formosum but is a much better grower 
and has better foliage and is not so 
susceptible to disease. A ox. 40c, 14 ox. 
75c, % ox. $1.50, ox. $4.50. 
Other Good Sorts 
Iceberg. Fine white Delphinium, that 
comes very fine from seed. Tr. Pkt. 50c, 
14 OX. $1.10. 14 ox. $2.00. 
Cardinale. The Red Delphinium, bright 
scarlet blooms in loose spikes. 14 ox. 
40c, % ox. 75c, ox. $2.40. 
Zalil Candelabrum. The best yellow Del¬ 
phinium, much improved over the old 
Zalil as it produces a real spike of 
bright yellow. A few plants of this will 
add interest to your collection. Seed is 
rather slow and difficult of germina¬ 
tion. Tr. Pkt. 75c. 
Martin’s ‘Good Value’ Hybrids. For the 
grower who must produce plants at 
a competitive price. This strain is 
very good, contains many shades in 
doubles, semi-doubles and singles. 
14 ox. 40c, 14 ox. 70c, ox. $2.25. 
Chinensis Blue Delphinium 
Sometimes called Annual Delphinium as 
they bloom the first year from early sown 
seed. Graceful plants and spikes loosely 
arranged, excellent for cutting or garden 
display. 
Cambridge Blue. Clear Belladonna blue, 
flowers with good cutting stems, 3 ft. 
tall. 14 ox. 35c, 14 ox. 65c, ox. $2.00. 
Chinensis Dark Blue, 3 ft. % ox. 25c, ox. 
90c. 
Chinensis White, 3 ft. 14 ox. 25c, ox. 90e. 
Blue Butterfly Improved or Tom Thumb. 
Rich Ultra-marine blue. Dwarf plants 
only a foot high. y s ox. 25c, 14 ox. 40c, 
ox. $ 1 . 20 . 
Azure Fairy. The light blue in the dwarf 
Chinensis. y a ox. 25c, 14 oz. 40c, oz. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
Dicentra—Bleeding Heart 
The Bleeding Hearts make beautiful bor¬ 
der plants and they are valuable for cut¬ 
ting as well. Give a partially shaded lo¬ 
cation and light soil. Seed is slow to ger- 
minuate but is hastened by freezing. 
Eximta, Plumy Bleeding Heart. Finely 
cut fern-like foliage and showy racemes 
of pink flowers, which bloom practically 
the whole season. Dwarf, 12-15 inches. 
14 ox. 35c, 14 oz. 60c, oz. $1.80. 
Spectabilis Dielytra. Beautiful pendant 
sprays of heart-shaped pink flowers. 
Flowers best during May and June, is 
perfectly hardy. 1% to 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 
50c, % ox. $1.00, 14 oz. $1.75, oz. $6.00. 
Doronicuin Caucasieum 
Dodecatheon—Shooting Star 
Meadia. Dwarf, spring blooming variety 
with dark rose star-like flowers. They 
thrive best in deep moist soil and par¬ 
tial shade. Tr. Pkt. 50c, * oz, $1.00. 
Digitalis—F oxglove 
The most popular varieties are biennials 
and are best propagated from a sowing 
of seed each year. 
Shirley Mixed. Large individual flowers 
on tall stately spikes. A rich mixture 
of colors. l A ox. 15c, oz. SOc, *4 lb. $1.50. 
Gloxiniaflora Varieties 
Large spikes with spotted flowers in va¬ 
rious colors. 
Purple Rose White 
Any color 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c, 14 lb. $1.80. 
Glox, Mixed 14 oz, 15c, oz. 45c, !4 lb. $1.25. 
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Perennial Varieties 
Canaricnsis. Canary yellow, 3 ft. % oz. 
25c, 14 oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Grandiflora. Chrome yellow, 3 ft. 14 oz. 
25c, oz. SOc. 
Lutzii Hybrida Salmon. Shades of sal¬ 
mon and pink, 4 ft. Vs ox. 20c, 14 oz. 
35c, oz. $1.00. 
Maculata Iveryana. Beautiful spotted va¬ 
rieties, 4 ft. 14 oz, 20c, oz. 60c. 
Doronicum 
Leopard’s Bane 
Extremely valuable flowers for cutting 
and also for garden display. Large, grace¬ 
ful, pure golden yellow flowers are free¬ 
ly borne in May and June. 
Caucasieum Magnifieum. Excellent strain 
with very large flowers, 2-214 inches 
across, 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. $1.00, & oz. $2.00. 
Pardalianehes, Bunch of Gold. Fine large 
clumps of long stemmed bright yellow 
daisies. Lengthen the season as it blooms 
a little later than the Caucasieum. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00. 
Draba 
Aizoides (R). Spring flowering creeping 
plants with rosettes of slender leaves 
and bright yellow flowers, 4-6 inches. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Dracocephalum 
Ruyschianum (R). Neat border plants 
with dark violet blue flowers, 8 inches. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, % ox. 70c, oz. $2.25. 
Dryas 
Octopetala (R). White anemone-like flow¬ 
ers, 6 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c, A oz. $1.00. 
Echinacea—Rudbeckia 
Purpurea. Purple cone flower. Reddish 
purple flowers with long drooping pet¬ 
als. 14 oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Purpurea Hybrids. Contains many new and 
improved combinations of gold, mahog¬ 
any and bronze. ^ oz. 25c, Vs ox. 40c, 14 
oz. 75c, oz. $2.40. 
See also Rudbeckias. 
Echinops—Globe Thistle 
Ritro. Very ornamental metallic blue, 
rounded thistle-like flowers in July and 
August. Valuable for cutting, making 
everlasting bouquets. 3-4 ft. 14 oz. 
15c, oz. 40e. 
Edelweiss—Leontopodium 
Alpinum (R). A fine dwarf alpine with 
wooly foliage and small yellow flowers. 
Tr. Pkt. 40c, iV oz. $1.00, 14 oz. $1.75. 
Sibiricum. Larger yellow flowers. Tr. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Epilobium 
Hectori (R). Tiny creeping plant with 
white flowers, 2 inches. Tr. Pkt. 50c, 
^2 ox. $1.00. 
Angustifolium. French willow or Rose 
Bay. Rose pink flowers. Does well in 
damp shady spots. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Erinus 
Alpinus (R). Dark green leaved little car¬ 
peting plant with rosy purple flowers in 
May and June, 6 inches. Tr. Pkt. SOc, 
3 ^ oz. $ 1 . 20 , A oz. $ 2 . 00 .. 
Alpinus Albus. White flowers. Tr. Pkt. 
SOc, T 2 oz. $1.50. 
Erigeron 
An excellent group of plants for the 
hardy border and for cutting. They do 
well in most any garden soil. 
Speciosus Grandiflorus. One of the best 
for cutting with good sized blue flow¬ 
ers, touched with violet and contrasting 
yellow centers. Blooms June and July, 
2% ft. 14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Speciosus Semi-Double. Although varying 
from seed, it will produce a fair per¬ 
centage of very nice semi-doubles of 
lavender blue, 1% ft. Tr. Pkt. 30c, 14 
oz. SOc, 14 oz. $1.50. 
Grandiflorus Elatior. Early blooming 
(May) with good sized rosy lilac flow¬ 
ers. 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 14 oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Coulteri. Early, white flowers, excellent 
for cutting. Tufted foliage, 1% ft. 14 
oz. 35c, 14 ox. 65c, oz. $2.25. 
Pink Pearl. The best pink flowering va¬ 
riety. It varies from seed but is cer¬ 
tainly well worth starting and selecting 
the best plants from it. Good for cut¬ 
ting, 114 ft. Tr. Pkt. SOc, A oz. $1.00. 
Mrs. E. H. Beale. Splendid large pale blue 
flowers. Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. $1.00. 
Multiradiatus Roseus (R). Distinct from 
others, a dainty little plant for rock 
gardens, bearing small pink daisies, 6 
inches. ^ oz. 35c, 14 ox. 60c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
Eryngium—Sea Holly 
Alpinum Superbum (R). Sometimes cal¬ 
led Alpine Sea Holly. Blue flowered, 
2% ft. A oz. 25c, 14 oz. 40c, 14 oz. 75c, 
oz. $2.40. 
Amethystinum. We have the true strain 
of this fine variety. It is the real deep 
blue shade, much better than some 
strains sold under the same name, 214 
ft. A oz. 25e, 14 oz. 40c, 14 oz. 75c, oz. 
$2.40. 
Planum. Tall bushy plants with bluish 
stems and gray-blue flowers in thistle- 
ft. 14 oz. 20 c, oz. 60c. 
