THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 7 
More Fine Asters 
Improved Giant California 
Sunshine 
Non Wilt Resistant 
One of the most beautiful of 
all Aster types. The flower is 
extremely graceful, with a 
single row of petals contrast¬ 
ing with the light blue or yel¬ 
low centers. They are large, 
often 4 to 5 inches across. 
This type does not run quite 
100% true and the later flow¬ 
ers are always the best. 
Enchantress Pink 
bight Blue 
Deep Rose 
White 
Purple 
Any Color—Tr. Pkt. 25e, 14 oz. 
50o, 14 oz. OOe, oz. $3.00. 
Finest Mixed—A oz. 25e, Vs oz. 
40c, 14 oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Aster, Improved California Sunshine 
American Beauty 
Wilt Resistant 
Astermum, Wilt Resistant 
The Astermum have the Comet or Crego 
type of flower, but they are early bloom¬ 
ing in mid-August. Really a dwarf form 
of Comet, plant 15 to 18 inches tall, up¬ 
right branching, full of good sized thrifty 
double flowers. 
Lavender or Azure Blue W'hite 
Rose Pink Mixed 
Any Color or Mixed— 14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, 
oz. $1.60. 
Early Beauty Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
This type is similar in flower and growth 
to the American or Late Beauties, but 
many prefer it because the season is 
about 10 days earlier. 
Azure Fairy Purple, Dark Blue 
Crimson Sept. Beauty, Pink 
Deep Rose W'hite 
Any Color, 14 oz. 30c, 14 oz. 55c, oz. $1.75. 
Early Beauty Mixed, 14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, 
oz. $1.50. 
Showing Type of Tall Upright Branching 
Tall Upright Branching 
Wilt Resistant 
Sometimes called Giant Washington Asters 
this type follows the Royals in season, but 
they are not branching, growing upright 
or erect 2 to 3 ft. high, the flowers borne 
in a mass at the top of the plant. For 
cutting the entire plant is usually cut as 
a unit. Flowers of good size and substance 
and fully double. 
Crimson Light Blue 
Deep Rose Peach Bloom 
Enchantress, flesh Purple 
White 
Any color— 14 oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, oz. $1.75. 
Upright Finest Mixed —14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 
45c, oz. $1.50. 
King Upright Wilt Resistant 
The flowers of this group are character¬ 
ized by their strong slender needle-like 
petals. Excellent for handling or ship¬ 
ping as the flowers do not easily bruise. 
Plants 2-214 ft. tall, and erect, in cutting 
the whole plant being used. Season early 
to midseason, late August. 
Blackish Blue Shell Pink 
Crimson White 
Rose King Mixed 
Any Color or Mixed— 14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, 
oz. $1.60. 
Valuable New Sorts 
SUPER GIANT LOS ANGELES. The larg¬ 
est aster known. Flowers of immense 
size often 6 to 8 inches across with in¬ 
terlacing ostrich plume type of petals. 
Color is lovely soft shell pink, creamy 
pink at center. Plants grow 2% to 3 ft. 
tall, with 6 to 8 long non-lateral stems 
per plant. Non wilt resistant. 
A oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, 14 oz. 65c, oz. $2.25. 
Super Giant El Monte. A wonderful com¬ 
panion to Super Giant Los Angeles 
which it resembles in habit and form of 
flower. El Monte is a glowing crimson. 
A oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, 14 oz. SOe, oz. $2.75. 
Extra Early Dawn 
A very valuable type where earliness 
i is essential. The earliest of the branch¬ 
ing type, with flowers fully double and 
rounded like the Royals. Plants 15 to 
16 inches high with good stems for 
cutting. 
Dawn White. Called the finest early 
cutting Aster. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 14 oz. 
70c. oz. $2.50. 
Dawn Lavender Dawn Rose 
These two colors are just introduced, 
and the seed supply is very limited. 
Either color—Tr. Pkt. 35c, % oz. $1.50. 
Aurora Golden Sheaf 
The richest and deepest yellow aster ever 
offered and the only wilt resistant strain 
of that color. The fully double flowers 
have an attractive crested center of quill¬ 
ed lacy petals. The flowers have great 
substance and last well when cut. Plant 
2 ft. high, fairly early to bloom (late 
August). i* e oz. 25e, % oz. 45c, Vi oz. 80c, 
oz. $2.50. 
Single Curled and Interlaced 
Giant Imperial Red 
A new type of intense bright red, with 
bright yellow center. A collarette of 
smaller petals around the center adds to 
its beauty. Midseason in bloom. Semi 
wilt resistant. Vs oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. 
$1.60. 
Imbricated Pompons 
Early flowering, upright growing plants, 
12 to 15 inches tall bearing numerous 
rather small rounded flowers with cush¬ 
ioned or crested centers. Excellent for 
cutting and popular on most markets. 
Crimson Violet or Dark Blue 
Light Blue White 
Rose Finest Mixed 
Any color or mixed—A oz. 25e, V4 oz. 40c, 
Vi oz. 70c ( oz. $2.50. 
Long stemmed flowers of excellent sub¬ 
stance, large and fully double. Plants 
2% to 3 ft. high. Blooming season from 
early August until frost. 
Azure Blue Deep Rose 
Crimson Purple 
Sept. Beauty—Pink 
Any color—(4 oz. 30c, *4 oz. 55e, oz. $1.75. 
Finest Mixed. (4 oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. 
$1.50. 
White Beauty. The white is not available 
in Wilt Resistant strain so we offer this 
color in standard strain only. t4 oz. 
25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Other Fine Asters 
of the Late Branching Type 
Phlox Pink Wilt Resistant. Clear light 
rose pink. *4 oz. 30c, Vi oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.75. 
Crimson Giant Wilt Resistant. >4 oz. 30c, 
Vi oz. 50c, oz. $1.75. 
HEART OF FRANCE WILT RESISTANT. 
The richest dark red Aster. Medium 
sized flowers on branching plants. 
As oz. 25c, Vs oz. 40c, Vi oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Salmon Queen, Wilt Resistant. Comet type 
of flower, plant upright and non branch¬ 
ing. Vs oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. $1.60. 
PEERLESS YELLOW. Opens yellow, turns 
cream. American branching type. Non 
Resistant. A oz. 25c, Vs oz. 40c, Vi oz. 
75c, oz. $2.50. 
Ball White, Regular Strain. Non Resis¬ 
tant. Splendid pure white, early bloom¬ 
ing, with tufted center. Vs oz. 30c, % 
oz. 50c, oz. $1.75. 
The Finest Single Asters 
Soullicote Beauty 
The single Asters are becoming more pop¬ 
ular as they make very attractive cut 
flowers. The Southcote Beauty is a very 
early free flowering strain, of branching 
habit. It is much superior to the single 
Chinensis. 
Dark Blue Scarlet 
Light Blue White 
Rose Mixed 
Aliy color or mixed— Vs oz. 25e, Vi oz. 45c, 
oz. $1.50. 
Single Scarlet King. A beautiful long 
stemmed crimson scarlet. }4 oz. 20c, Vi 
oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Single Giants of California. Large single 
flowers 3-4 inches across with graceful 
petals. Long stems 18-24 inches. Later 
than Southcote Beauty. Finest Mixed 
Colors— Vs oz. 20c, Vi oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Giant Imperial Red. Single curled and 
interlaced. % oz. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, oz. 
$1.60. 
