CATALOG NO. 30 
JANUARY-JULY, 1937 
This Catalog— 
You will note, is enlarged. In this form it better enables us to correctly tell you about the various 
specialties we are interested in supplying you. Their strong and weak points and adaptability to the 
varied sections of our broad land are important for you to know—really necessary to a profitable plan¬ 
ning of crops. We believe the season before us will continue to show the improvement of the past, and 
we hope this catalog helps you to get your share of it. 
Business Terms 
We Pay Parcel Post Charges and Insurance to any post office 
in the United States or Canada on all orders at prices quoted 
in this catalog. This simplifies figuring the cost of your order. 
Cash Discount. When remittance is enclosed with order, we 
allow a cash discount of 5% on all orders from $1.00 to $25.00. 
On this amount or over, 8 c /c cash discount is allowed. These 
discounts cannot be allowed on Cyclamen or Asparagus seed, 
prices on which are net. 
If Unknown to Us, or if overdue accounts are standing (60 
days), cash must be enclosed with order unless other arrange¬ 
ments are agreed to in advance. 
Small Orders are Welcomed gladly and receive our well known 
service. In return we suggest cash be enclosed with such orders. 
Air Mail Delivery. Allow 8c per ounce for seeds ordered, 
which will allow for wrapping material. 
Prices in this catalog and in all our offerings are subject to 
change without notice. 
No Vi Tr. Pkts. supplied except where noted. 
Crop Failures. All items in this catalog are offered subject to 
crop shortages or failures. 
Important. Make all checks or money orders payable to 
Geo. J. Ball, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois. 
Our Business and prices are exclusively for florists. We 
issue no retail catalog Please do not give this catalog to 
amateur planters. 
GEO. J. BALL, Inc. 
No Commission Boxes. Our seed is not put in packets suitable 
for resale to home gardeners. 
No Crop Guarantee. For reasons that should be clear to any 
planter, seed crops cannot be guaranteed. We use every pre¬ 
caution to supply only seeds of the highest quality in every 
respect, and we will promptly refund the price paid for same 
should they prove unsatisfactory under reasonable care. All 
seed is sold under the necessary seedsmen's disclaimer as 
follows: 
Disclaimer. We, Geo. J. Ball, Inc., give no warranty, express 
or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other 
matter of any seeds we sell, and we will not be in any way re¬ 
sponsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the 
seeds on these terms they are at once to be returned, and the 
money paid for same will be refunded promptly. 
UATr, Our seed cannot be bought from 
I C. dea | ers or agents, EXCEPT IN OUR 
PRINTED PACKETS OR CONTAINERS. Avoid 
uncertainty and possible loss by ordering direct 
from us, or through our regular representatives 
who sell in our containers only. 
Our Address is WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 
INDEX 
Page 
Abutilon . 24 
Achillea . 35 
Achimenes . 24 
Aconitum . 35 
Acroclinium . 24 
Aethionema . 35 
Agathaea . 35 
Ageratum . 24 
Aloe . 24 
Alyssum, Annual. 24 
Perennial . 35 
Amaranthus . 24 
Anchusa, Annual . 24 
Perennial . 35 
Arctotis . 24 
Aquilegio . 35 
Arabis . 35 
Asclepias . 35 
Asparagus, Annual ... 24 
Perennial . 35 
Aster, Perennial . 35 
Regular . 7 
Resistant .5, 6, 7 
Balsam . 24 
Beet . 39 
Begonia.2, 24, 25 
Beilis . 35 
Brachycome . 25 
Browallia . 25 
Cabbage . 39 
Cacalia . 25 
Calceolaria . 25 
Calendula . 21 
Calliopsis . 25 
Campanula, Annual... 25 
Perennial . 35 
Candytuft, Annual . . .2, 25 
Perennial . 35 
Carnation. 26 
Carrot . 39 
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Catananche . 35 
Cauliflower . 39 
Celeriac . 39 
Celery. 39 
Celosia .2, 26 
Centaurea . 35 
Cerastium . 35 
Cheiranthus . 35 
Chrysanthemum, 
Annual . 26 
Perennial . 35 
Cineraria .23, 26 
Clarkia . 27 
Cobaea . 27 
Coleus . 27 
Convolvulus . 27 
Coreopsis . 36 
Cosmos .2, 27 
Cucumber. 39 
Cyclamen . 27 
Cynoglossum . 27 
Cyperus . 27 
Dahlia .2, 27 
Daisy . 36 
Delphinium, Annual . . 28 
Perennial . 36 
Dianthus, Annual .... 28 
Perennial . 36 
Didiscus . 28 
Dictamnus . 36 
Dielytra . 36 
Digitalis . 36 
Dimorphotheca . 28 
Doronicum .2, 36 
Dracaena . 28 
Dusty Miller . 28 
Eggplant . 39 
Euphorbia . 28 
Exacum . 28 
Page 
Gaillardia, Annual.... 28 
Perennial .36, 37 
Gerbera . 28 
Geum . 37 
Gilia . 28 
Gloxinia . 28 
Godetia . 28 
Gomphrena . 28 
Gourds . 29 
Grevillea . 29 
Gypsophila, Annual... 29 
Perennial . 37 
Helianthus . 29 
Helianthemum . 37 
Helichrysum . 29 
Heliotrope . 29 
Heuchera . 37 
Hollyhock . 37 
Hunnemania . 29 
Impatiens . 29 
Ipomoea .2, 29 
Isoloma . 29 
Kalanchoe . 29 
Kale . 39 
Kochia . 29 
Kohlrabi . 39 
Lantana . 29 
Larkspur .2, 20 
Lathyrus . 37 
Leontopodium . 37 
Leptosyne . 29 
Lettuce. 39 
Liatris . 37 
Lilium .2, 37 
Lily .2, 37 
Linaria . 29 
Lychnis . 38 
Lobelia, Annual. 30 
Perennial . 37 
Page 
Lunaria . 37 
Lupinus, Annual . 30 
Perennial . 38 
Marigold .3, 22 
Marvel of Peru. 30 
Matricaria .3, 38 
Mignonette . 30 
Mimosa . 30 
Myosotis .30, 38 
Nasturtium . 30 
Nemesia . 31 
Nepeta . 38 
Nicotiana . 31 
Nigella . 31 
Onion . 40 
Pansy . 31 
Parsley . 40 
Pentstemon . 31 
Pepper . 40 
Petunia .3, 8-11 
Physalis . 38 
Phlox .31, 32 
Platycodon . 38 
Poppy, Annual. 32 
Perennial . 38 
Portulaca . 32 
Primula, Annual. . . .3, 23 
Perennial . 38 
Radish . 40 
Rhodanthe . 32 
Ricinus . 32 
Rudbeckia . 32 
Saintpaulia . 32 
Saliglossis . 32 
Salvia, Annual.3, 32 
Perennial . 38 
Sanvitalia . 32 
Saponaria, Annual.... 32 
Perennial . 38 
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Scabiosa, Annual . 32 
Perennial . 38 
Schizanthus .3, 33 
Sedum .3, 38 
Sempervivum . 38 
Shamrock . 33 
Smilax . 33 
Snapdragon .16, 17 
Solanum . 33 
Spergula . 38 
Spinach . 40 
Statice, Annual . 33 
Perennial . 38 
Stock . 3 
Branching . 15 
Non-branching ... 14, 15 
Strawberry . 39 
Sweet Pea, Early. 13 
Late . 12 
Swiss Chard . 40 
Thalictrum . 38 
Thunbergia . 33 
Tithonia . 33 
Tomato . 40 
Torenia . 33 
Trachelium . 33 
Tritoma . 38 
Trollius . 38 
Tunica . 38 
Turnip . 40 
Ursinia . 33 
Valeriana . 38 
Venidium . 33 
Verbena .3, 34 
Veronica . 38 
Vinca . 34 
Viola . 34 
Wallflower . 34 
Zinnia .18, 19 
