Plant Giant Imperial Stocks for fragrance and beauty 
MICHELL’S "DISTINCTIVE" FLOWER SEEDS, continued 
Michell’s Distinctive Stocks 
Giants of California 
SANTA MARIA 
A new giant, double pure white variety with 
enormous flowers on a long truss. Fine branch¬ 
ing habit. Very desirable for cutting. Will pro¬ 
duce a high percentage of doubles. Pkt., 25c.; 
50c. per large pkt. 
Early Giant Imperial Stock 
Improved Bismarck 
A fine addition to the early forcing class. 
Plants of tall, branching habit, 2 to 23^ feet high, 
and producing a very high percentage of double 
flowers. • 
Antique Copper. New. Rich hellebore-red—a 
new and attractive shade. 
Apple Blossom. Blush-pink. 
Buttercup. A deeper shade than Canary 
Y ellow. 
Canary Yellow (Golden Ball). 
Chamois. Ivory, tinted old-rose. 
Elk’s Pride. A new shade in this early group— 
an intense royal purple. 
Fiery Blood-Red. Extra fine. 
Golden Rose. 
Lavender. 
Lilac. 
Rose. Deep rose-pink. 
White. 
Mixed Colors. 
Price, pkt., 25c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Giant Column Non-branching 
DOUBLE EXCELSIOR 
Produces one enormous spike 2 to 3 feet in 
height and is especially adapted for greenhouse 
culture. Gives a high percentage of doubles. 
Ball’s Dwarf White. 
Ball’s White. 
Chamois-Rose. 
Light Blue. 
Purple. 
Rose. 
Ruby. Rich dark ruby-red. 
Silvery Lilac. Lilac-lavender. 
Mixed Colors. 
Price, pkt., 25c.; large pkt., 85c. 
Stokesia • Cornflower; Stokes’ Aster 
Cyanea. Plants grow about lh£ to 2 feet high, 
bearing freely, from July to October, hand¬ 
some, lavender-blue, centaurea-like blossoms, 
each measuring from 4 to 5 inches across. It is 
of easy culture, and one of the most desirable 
plants for the hardy border. Excellent for 
cutting. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Sweet William • Dianthus barbatus 
One of the finest hardy perennials and of easy 
culture. Plants grow about 1feet high, and are 
very effective in beds and borders. 
Dwarf or Alpine. A new strain, most suitable 
for edging and rock-gardens. Flower-heads 
large; in many bright and dark shades. Pkt., 
25c.; SI.00 per large pkt. 
Auricula-flowered, Mixed. A beautiful class 
of “eyed” single varieties. All colors. Pkt., 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Single Crimson. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 75c. 
Single Newport Pink. Salmon-pink. Pkt., 
10c.; 30c. per large pkt.; oz., SI.00. 
Single Scarlet Beauty. Deep scarlet. Pkt., 
10c.; 30c. per large pkt.; oz., $1.00. 
Viola comuta 
SWEET WILLIAM, continued 
Single Velvety Maroon. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per 
large pkt.; oz., 75c. 
Single White. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 75c. 
Single Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per 
large pkt.; oz., 50c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 90c. 
Thalictrum • Meadow-Rue 
Very graceful perennial plants with finely cut 
foliage. Excellent for the hardy border. 
Aquilegifolium. Feathery white flowers. Pkt., 
10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Dipterocarpum. Rosy purple, with yellow 
anthers. Pkt., 10c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Thermopsis 
Caroliniana. A splendid perennial, 3 to 5 feet 
high, and producing racemes of yellow, Iupin- 
Iike flowers, 6 to 12 inches long. Pkt., 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Tritoma . Red-Hot Poker 
Hybrida, Mixed. A free-blooming perennial. 
2 ft. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Trollius • Globe-Flower 
Hardy perennial with large, buttercup-like 
flowers. 
Europaeus. Bright yellow. 20 in. Pkt., 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Hybridus. Bright yellow. 2 ft. Pkt., 25c.; 
$1.00 per large pkt. 
Tunica 
*Saxifraga. A low-growing, hardy perennial, 
with slender foliage and innumerable, tiny, 
star-like, pale pink flowers. An excellent 
rock-plant. 4 to 6 in. Pkt., 10c.; 30c. per 
large pkt. 
Valeriana • Garden Heliotrope 
Hardy perennial border plants with large, 
fragrant flowers, the odor resembling that of 
the heliotrope. 2 to 3 ft. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt., 
Veronica • Speedwell 
An elegant hardy perennial plant of easy 
culture and free-flowering habit. Of value as a 
cut-flower or for the garden. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Rich blue. 2 ft. Pkt., 
10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
*Repens. Bright blue flowers. 4 in. Pkt., 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
Spicata. Bright blue. 1J^ ft. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. 
per large pkt. 
Viola 
Arkwright Ruby. New. Large-flowering; 
bright rosy crimson with terra-cotta shadings. 
Pkt., 50c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Bosniaca (Johnny Jump-Up). Free bloomer; 
small leaves; purple flowers. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf habit and con¬ 
tinuity of bloom of the V. comuta but is of 
more vigorous growth. Rich violet, fragrant 
blooms. Pkt., 50c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Yellow Queen. New. Deep, pure yellow. Pkt., 
50c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Viola gracilis, Normandie 
1936 Novelty (Hurst) 
A remarkably handsome variety of the Gracilis 
type, bearing large self-colored flowers of a rich 
burgundy red-purple. A really attractive new 
variety which will, we are sure, prove very 
popular. Pkt., 25c. 
New Viola cornuta, Chantreyland 
A fine new Viola in a pure apricot shade. Out¬ 
standing in color and free-flowering habit. Splen¬ 
did for the rock-garden. Pkt., 25c. 
Viola cornuta . Tufted Pansies 
These resemble pansies in shape and form and 
while not quite as large, they bloom more pro¬ 
fusely and for a longer time. 
Admiration. Dark blue. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. per 
large pkt. 
Apricot Queen. Apricot-yellow, tinged orange. 
Pkt., 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Mauve Queen. Lovely mauve color. Pkt., 10c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Perfection. Light blue. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. per 
large pkt. 
Rose Queen. Compact habit. Rosy pink flow¬ 
ers. Pkt., 20c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
White Perfection. Large; white. Pkt., 10c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Yellow Perfection. Golden yellow. Pkt., 10c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Viola, Scotch Bedding 
Mixed. Produce larger flowers than V. cornuta. 
Pkt., 25c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
Violet, Sweet-scented 
Viola odorata 
Single, Blue Czar. Dark blue. Pkt., 10c.; 75c. 
per large pkt. 
Wallflower 
Half-hardy perennials of delicious fragrance, 
blooming early in the spring. They should be 
protected in a coldframe in the winter and 
planted out in the spring. 2 ft. 
Double Brown. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Double Yellow. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Double, Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. per 
large pkt. 
Early-flowering Double, Mixed. An extra- 
early variety, flowering from seed in 90 days. 
Pkt., 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Gold Standard. Double; annual. Deep golden 
yellow; very fragrant. The finest variety for 
forcing. Pkt., 10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Single, Mixed. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz., 40c. 
Paris Extra Early, Mixed. A single-flowering 
variety, which may be treated as an annual. 
\]/2 ft. Pkt., 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz., 60c. 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
