THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 3 
and Novelties for 1937 
Pansy, Special Market 
Mixture 
We introduced this strain in 1936 and 
results justify its further emphasis this 
season. The plants are compact and free 
flowering', just right for baskets for 
market. The colors are bright and lovely. 
The pi ice is low enough to justify your 
buying this strain in quantity. A ox. 50c, 
Vh ox. 90c, Yt or.. $1.60, or. $5.50, 2 or.s. 
$10.00, Yt 1I>. $18.00. 
Salpiglossis, Dwarf Giants 
Here is a strain with all the beauty of 
the standard Salpiglossis with the added 
value of dwarfer, bushier growth. You can 
readily imagine the value of this strain 
for the garden, no staking or supports 
being required. We offer the Dwarf Giants 
in mixed colors only. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Yt or.. 
$1.50. 
Scabiosa, Rosette 
A shade heretofore unknown in Annual 
Scabiosa. It is a deep rose, heavily suf¬ 
fused with salmon, a glorious glowing 
color. Flowers are large on long stiff 
stems. Of unquestioned value in the gar¬ 
den or for cutting. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Yt ox. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Statice, Market Growers Blue 
A new strain of Sinuata, a bright but 
deep blue, which we believe is well adapt¬ 
ed for the use of the commercial grower. 
Yt ox. 20c, ox* 60c, Yt lb. $1 50. 
Schizanthus, Monarch 
Reselected 
A greenhouse grown strain with excep¬ 
tionally large and brilliantly colored flow¬ 
ers. Suitable for potting, yet tall enough 
for use as cut flowers. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
New Zinnias for 1937 
Fantasy Star Dust. A delicate graceful 
bloom with the same formation as Fan¬ 
tasy mixed. The color is rich g'olden 
yellow showing but little variation in 
shade. Those who like the informal 
flowers of the Fantasy mixed will cer¬ 
tainly like Star Dust. Yn ox. 35c. Yt ox. 
65c, ox. $2.00. 
Piiiniln Spun Gold. A delicate pastel 
shade of butter yellow. Excellent for 
cut flower work. Flowers 2% inches 
in diameter on plants about 18 inches 
high. Somewhat earlier to bloom than 
others of the dwarf double Pumila type. 
Ys ox. 25c, Yt ox. 40c, or.. $1.20. 
Lilliput Pastel Shades. Delicate colors 
not found in the standard Lilliput mix¬ 
ture. Soft shades of Apricot, peach, 
orangy yellow, shell pink, delicate sal¬ 
mon, rose and orchid. Early blooming 
with plant and flowers of the standard 
Lilliput type. Ys ox. 25c, Yt ox. 45c, ox. 
$1.40. 
Zinnia Linearis. 'Dwarf early flowering 
types with small single flowers, some¬ 
what like the Mexican Zinnias. Deep 
golden orange with light yellow stripe 
and dark center. Plants grow 8 to 10 
inches high with a spread of 18 to 24 
inches. Excellent as a border. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, Yt or,. 60c, ox. $1.80. 
Fine Delphiniums 
A Martin Specialty 
If you will turn to pages 36 and 37 you 
will find a wonderfully good selection of 
Delphiniums. We believe we have includ¬ 
ed practically every worth while strain. 
You can pay more for seed but we doubt 
very much if your returns per dollar in¬ 
vested will be as satisfying to yourself. 
Splendid New Verbenas 
Floradnle Beauty. Can be best described 
as improved Eeauty of Oxford Hybrid. 
Beautiful pink and rose shades. The 
individual florets and flower heads are 
very large. This variety was given spe¬ 
cial mention in All American trials. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, Yt ox. $4.00, ox. $3 50. 
Crimson Glow. A fine pure rich self color 
in a shade absolutely new to Verbenas. 
A semi-compact grower with good sized 
flowers. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Yt ox. 90c, ox. 
$2.75. 
Upright or Bouquet Verbenas 
We offer two new shades in this type, 
the plants of which grow upright, about 
15 inches high, with the flowers carried 
in a bouquet at the top. Well adapted for 
cutting or as pot plants. 
Pink and Rose Bouquet. Pretty pink and 
rose shades. 
White Bouquet. Pure white. 
Either variety Tr. Pkt. 35c, Ys ox. $1.00. 
Armeria Formosa 
IVew Giant Hybrids. Greatly improved in 
brightness of coloring and size of flow¬ 
ers. Valuable for cutting or garden 
planting. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Ys ox. $1.00, Yt 
ox. $1.75. 
Aquilegias 
Clcmatiflora. Good sized flowers resembl¬ 
ing the Clematis, without spurs. The 
plant growth is good, the flowers very 
graceful in an excellent mixture of the 
lighter shades. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Longissima. A very beautiful strain with 
extremely long spurred flowers of deli¬ 
cate pale yellow. Seed very scarce. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Aubrietia, Monarch Mixture 
Aubrietias belong in any extensive peren¬ 
nial planting. This new mixture of hy¬ 
brids contains new and brighter shades 
giving a planting a most enlivened ap¬ 
pearance. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 3 for $1.00. 
Carnation, Hardy All Double 
Last year we offered mixed colors of this 
valuable absolutely hardy strain, this sea¬ 
son adding the separate colors. The flow¬ 
ers are large, nearly 100% double, on good 
stiff stems. They come remarkably true 
from seed. Separate eolors. Dark Red, 
Purple, Rose, Salmon, Scarlet and White. 
Any color Tr. Pkt. $1.00 each. All double 
finest mixed Tr. Pkt. 75c, 3 for $2 00. 
Carnation, Whitsuntide 
An entirely new strain of feathered Car¬ 
nation with fringed petals, comparable 
with the fine greenhouse Carnations. 
Hardy and excellent for cutting because 
of long and very strong stems, able to 
stand outdoor conditions. Mixed colors. 
Tr. Pkt. 60c, 2 for $1.00. 
Coreopsis, Double Sunburst 
By far the best double Coreopsis ever 
offered and you can expect a large per¬ 
centage of real double flowers. Very at¬ 
tractive for cutting. Ys ox. 25c, Yt ox. 
15c, ox. $1.50. 
Gaillardia, Pure Gold 
The result of many years of selection to 
produce a pure yellow Gaillardia that will 
come true from seed. We believe you can 
expect 65% or better uniformity from this 
strain. The flowers are large pure gold¬ 
en yellow, with yellow centers, borne on 
long strong stems. Packets containing 
about 125 seeds 40c each, 3 for $1.00. 
Pansy, Special Market Mixture 
Iceland Poppies 
The New Yellow Wonder 
This giant golden Poppy won an All Amer¬ 
ican award for 1936 but there was little 
seed available so it could not be offered 
until this season. A long stemmed var¬ 
iety with immense bright yellow cup shap¬ 
ed flowers. Makes a brilliant garden dis¬ 
play and lasts well as a cut flower. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, Ys ox. 75c. 
Emperor. The finest Orange Iceland 
Poppy with large flowers of good sub¬ 
stance and broad overlapping petals. 
Empress. In form and substance similar 
to Emperor, but the coloring is very 
attractive salmon rose and pink shades. 
Either variety Tr. Pkt. 25c, Ys ox. S5c, Yt 
ox. $1.50. 
New Polyanthus Primulas 
Teichers Giant Mixed. The flowers are 
giants in size 1 to 114 inches in dia¬ 
meter, borne on good stems well above 
■the foliage. The colors include white, 
golden yellow, red shades .mahogany, 
lilac and violet shades. A splendid 
strain for potting or cutting as well as 
for outdoor bedding. Tr. Pkt. 50c, Ys ox. 
$1.40, Yt ox. $2.50, ox. $9.00. 
Polyanthus Veris Acanlis. A strain espe¬ 
cially selected for wealth of flowers and 
earliness. Shorter stemmed, more com¬ 
pact than the Polyanthus Elatior types. 
The Acaulis is especially adapted for 
forcing in pots. It is further, well 
adapted to outdoor bedding, flowering 
very early. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
The Best in Violas 
The Violas are so popular we have gone 
to extremes to find the most desirable 
varieties and to keep our list strictly up 
to date. From the complete list on page 
47 it is difficult to choose the "best” var¬ 
ieties. However, if you want the finer 
varieties you must not overlook these 
Arkwright Ruby. Beautiful ruby crim¬ 
son with dark markings. 
Avalanche.. Finest large white. 
Clinntrcylaml. Best of the Apricot shades. 
Floraricnse. Beautiful lavender. 
Ilona. Deepest purple, very dark. 
Jersey Gem. Best deep blue. 
Primrose Perfection. Best light yellow. 
Yellow Queen. Best deep golden yellow. 
Full description and prices of these and 
other varieties on page 47. 
Outstanding New Perennials 
