1936 
CARL SALBACH 
25 
GENERAL LIST OF SEED SPECIALTIES 
Fertilizer will help, and so will regular cultivation—but dollar on 
dollar spent for plant food, and hour on hour of garden work will not 
produce prize winners if the plants come from inferior seed strains. 
That is why we are so confident that no real gardener will begrudge 
the few extra cents required to secure the seeds of the finest rare 
strains—and that is why we have purchased seeds that actually 
cost us from two to ten times as much as the ordinary strains. 
NOTE: Seeds are of annuals unless marked otherwise. “P”—perennials. 
ANAGALLIS (Pimpernel) . Fine for rockwork. 
A dwarf growing, spreading plant covered 
with tiny blossoms. Six to eight inches tall. 
Blue.15c pkt. 
Terra-cotta.15c pkt. 
Mixed. A strikingly blended mixture in¬ 
cluding smoky lavenders, crimson, terra¬ 
cotta and half a dozen other shades. A mass 
planting gives a surprisingly rich color pat¬ 
tern resembling a fine Oriental rug. For 
bedding we recommend this anagallis mix¬ 
ture even over many of the novelties of re¬ 
cent introduction.15c pkt.; oz. 60c 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). P. Waller-Frank¬ 
lin strain. Simply immense blooms with 
extra long spurs. A magnificent strain, de¬ 
scribed by Sydney B. Mitchell in “From a 
Sunset Garden” as the finest American 
strain, equal to that of any foreign firm. We 
have received more than one report from 
customers to the effect that this strain has 
produced sensationally large and beautiful 
flowers that have attracted garden lovers 
from miles away. 
Blue Shades Superb. (Waller-Franklin). 
Long spurred. Beautiful clear blues. 
.25c pkt.; 1/16 oz., 75c 
Pink Shades Superb. (Waller-Franklin). 
Long spurred. In variations of pink. 
.25c pkt.; 1/16 oz., 75c 
Waller-Franklin Hybrids. Long spurred, 
mixed—in orange, scarlet, yellow, pink, rose 
and white shades.25c pkt.; 1/16 oz., 75c 
Crimson Star. Long spurred. A large and 
brilliant variety with long crimson spurs and 
white collar.35c pkt. 
Group Collection—One packet each, Blue 
Shades Superb. Pink Shades Superb and 
Crimson Star .75c 
ARCTOTIS HYBRIDS. This striking flower 
greatly resembles the popular Transvaal 
Daisy in form of bloom, but is hardy, and 
comes in a wider range of colors. Striking in 
the garden and easy to grow. Orange, red, 
yellow, copper shades and carmine in mix¬ 
ture only.25c pkt., 1/16 oz., 75c 
ARMERIA FORMOSA—Giant Hybrids. P. 
Now available in mixture of bright pinks, 
coral reds and violet shades, this hardy 
flower will be fine, both in the garden or as 
a cut flower. Resembles the wild brodiaea in 
form and habit, except for color and the fact 
that the blooms are an inch and one-half in 
diameter. 35c pkt.; 1/64 oz., 60c; 1/32 oz., $1.00 
BRACHYCOMBE (Swan River Daisy). Re¬ 
sembles a small cineraria — dainty, free 
flowering. Useful in beds, borders, or rock 
gardens and striking in mass. 
Blue. .15c pkt. 
Purple King—Deep violet.15c pkt. 
Mixed. Blue, lavender, violet, rose, and 
other colors in showy mixture.15c pkt. 
BROOM (Cytisis). P. For those Westerners 
who wish colorful and unusual shrubs, we 
have secured a limited supply of hybrid 
broom seeds. Can be grown outside of the 
Pacific Coast in those regions where the 
winter is not too severe. These will produce 
plants in full color assortment, variegated, 
in brilliant shades of red, pink, gold, apricot, 
brown, rose, orange and other colors. The 
shrubs are literally covered with myriads of 
the bright little pea-shaped flowers, which 
are in bloom for a long period of the year. 
Drought resistant. Gathered from Sydney B. 
Mitchell’s own garden. Stock limited. 50c pkt. 
BROOM, Dwarf (Cytisus). P. As above, in full 
new color range but selected from plants 1 % 
to 2V 2 feet high. 80%, at least, will be dwarf. 
.75c pkt. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). Easily grown, 
many blooms, re-seeds itself. 
Orange Shaggy—An artistic, new, large, 
orange calendula that is a new “break.” 
Petals deeply fringed and laciniated, giving 
the flower a most informal air. As outstand¬ 
ing and useful as “Sunshine,” but in a dif¬ 
ferent color_15c pkt.; % oz., 40c; x / 2 oz., 75c 
Sunshine (Chrysantha). A new departure 
that you would hardly recognize as a calen¬ 
dula. Awarded seedmen’s “All-American” as 
the finest seed novelty for the season of 
1934. The petals are long and twisted inward 
in such a manner that the blooms resemble 
chrysanthemums. Color a light golden yel¬ 
low, free flowering, and excellent for cutting. 
Flowers throughout the year if blooms kept 
cut.15c pkt.; oz., 40c 
CALLIOPSIS, Dwarf Marmorata. Except for 
being weighed down by the anchor-like 
name, “Calliopsis,” this flower might be 
ranked as one of the best of all recent seed 
developments. In our own trial beds, Dwarf 
Marmorata was as striking as any of the 
novelties of last season. Dwarf growing and 
very floriferous, it blooms a solid mass of rich 
velvety mahogany brown. Height nine to 
twelve inches and miniature blooms, suitable 
for small flower arrangements. Drought re¬ 
sistant.15c pkt.; % oz., 40c; *4 oz., 75c 
