"FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS'' 
INC. 
BALL CALENDULA 
A SOWING of Calendula during January or early 
February will make an April crop and flower 
heavily until overcome by hot weather. No flowers 
can be more colorful or better carry out a spring 
atmosphere than Ball Calendula, and no trouble 
with the flowers wilting at this season either. 
Also, except during the heat of midsummer, the 
Ball class of Calendula, because of their long stems, 
have value for outdoor cutting. Like most summer 
cut flowers they do enjoy the protection of a cloth 
house. During spring and summer they require a 
deep well-enriched soil and lots of water. During 
midsummer plants that have been producing full 
double flowers will be 100 per cent singles. 
SINGLE FLOWERS. Under good growing condi¬ 
tions our strains of Ball Calendula are 98 to 99 per 
cent full double flowered. The few real singles are 
weak, early flowering, and should be removed as 
they show up for they are a worthless throwback to 
the original type. Unfavorable conditions responsi¬ 
ble for singles are too much heat, poor soil, lack of 
water, or aphis drawing the life out of them. The 
check to the growth of cutting off a heavy crop will 
account for the singles that show up at the end of 
a crop. 
FOR BEDDING. While Calendula do become 
single during the hottest part of summer, the rest 
of the outdoor season they are free flowering and 
colorful. Outdoors, as well as for winter flowering, 
they respond to a well-manured soil with thorough 
watering when dry. For bedding purposes the com¬ 
pact growing varieties listed for this purpose should 
be used. 
Our position with respect to the Ball Calendula is due to 
having originated all varieties in this superior class. Also, it is 
due to our continued and increasing interest not only in main¬ 
taining but improving its value as a cut flower. 
Following are the best Ball cut flower strains: 
* Ball's Masterpiece. Long-stemmed orange with brown center. 
^Ball's Long Orange. Long-stemmed orange with light center. 
Ball's Sensation. Closely resembles Long Orange, but preferred 
by some growers. 
!|: Ball's Gold. Extra long-stemmed, large, deep golden yellow. 
Ball's Lemon Queen. Clear, fairly deep yellow with attractive 
brown center. Medium long-stemmed. 
Ball's Supreme. Light orange, brown center; medium size and 
stem, but extra free flowering. 
Ball's Apricot. Light brown or straw color with attractive con¬ 
trasting brown center, habit same as Supreme; color varies 
some. 
Prices on each of the above Ball Calendula: 
Tr. pkt., 40c; ’A oz., 60c; 1 oz., $2.00; 2 ozs., $3.50; 
4 ozs., $6.50; 1 lb., $20.00. 
Price on weight lots will be accepted on two or more lots to¬ 
gether. For instance, on 'A oz. each of 4 varieties, instead of 
60c each or $2.40 for the 4 lots, the oz. price of $2.00 will 
apply. 
Ball Calendula Mixture. A mixture of the above with fully half 
orange. Intended for the retail grower whose planting is 
limited but wants some of all colors. 
Tr. pkt., 35e; ’A oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
NOTE: Our strains of Ball Calendulas are sold ONLY in 
our sealed packets. 
BALL CALENDULA 
No retail grower should be without them during Christmas and 
January, for which sow August 1st or 10th to 15th in the latitude of 
Philadelphia or St. Louis. 
CALENDULAS FOR BEDDING 
Following varieties are of compact growth not suitable foi 
cutting because short-stemmed, but highly attractive for bed¬ 
ding except during very hot weather. 
Orange Shaggy. Tip of petals of this bright orange variety 
are finely fringed, giving it a distinctive appearance. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; !A oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.00. 
Apricot Queen. Pastel combination of apricot and orange 
with dark eye. Tr. pkt., 25c; ’A oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.25. 
Frilled Beauty. New deep orange, attractively frilled flowers. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; 'A oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
Sunshine. Semi-double, bright yellow, upright growth with 
good stems. Identical to variety Chrysantha. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; ’A oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.00. 
Prices on the following, each: Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 50c; 
2 ozs., $1.00; 4 ozs., $1.75; 1 lb., $5.75. 
Radio Bright Orange. Quilled petals, quite attractive 
Radio Golden Beam. Clear yellow Radio. 
Orange King. Dark centered, deep orange. For bedding. 
Lemon Queen. Light lemon-yellow. Somewhat straggly growth. 
Nankeen. Cream-flushed apricot, small-flowered, dwarf 
4 Ball Bedding Mixture. Well proportioned mixture of all dwarf 
bedding varieties. Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 80c; 4 ozs., $2.50. 
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