THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 13 
Gaillardia 
Dianthus—Annual Pinks 
The Dianthus family, includes some very pretty and valuable members. Some are 
valuable for cutting, all make good garden subjects. 
Heddewigi—Japanese Pinks 
Double Fireball. Rich crimson. 
Double Lacininted Lucifer. Orange scarlet. 
Double Lac. Pink Beauty. Pure pink. 
Double Lacininted Salmon King. Salmon 
pink. 
Double Laclninted Snowdrift. Pure white. 
Any above Ya oz. 15c, 14 oz. 25c, oz. 90c. 
Heddewigi Double Mixed. % oz. 15c. oz. 50c. 
Martin’s Excellent Mixture Annual Pinks. 
A grand mixture of Chinensis, Hedde- 
wigi, Single and Double Varieties, all 
colors. Yi oz. 15c, oz| 45c. 
Dianthus Laciniatus Splendens 
A very striking variety with large single 
flowers of brilliant crimson, contrasted 
with a glistening white eye. % oz. 25c, 
t4 oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Tom Thumb Brilliant. A very fine Chi¬ 
nensis variety, uniform plants growing 
5 to 6 inches tall, covered in summer 
with bright red double flowers. Excel¬ 
lent for beds, borders or edgings. % 
oz. 25c, Yi oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Chinensis Single Mixed. Yi «z. 10c, oz. 35c. 
Chinensis Double Mixed. V* «z. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Hybridn Latifolius Scarlet. Double bright 
scarlet. Ya oz. 20c, Yi oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Annual Sweet William. Yi oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Dracena 
Cordyline 
Australis. Broad leaved, green and red. 14 
oz. 20c, oz. 00c. i/4 II). $2 00. 
Indivisa. Long slender green leaves. Yi oz. 
15c, oz. 40c, Yi lb. $1.20. 
Erysimum, Fairy Wallflower 
For bloom during May and June, start 
seed in January. 
Perofskianum. Showy flowers of bright 
orange on plants 2 ft. high. 14 oz. 10 c, 
oz. 30c. 
Eschscholtzia 
California Poppy 
Aurantiaca. The original orange Califor¬ 
nia Poppy. 14 oz. 10c, oz. 25c. 
Brilliant Mixed. Crimson, pink, orange, 
scarlet, and yellow shades. Yi oz. 25c, I 
oz. 90c. 
Exncum Affine 
New Double Sweet Wivelsfleld 
Dianthus Sweet Wivelsfield 
These make excellent cut flowers because 
of the long lasting qualities and the un¬ 
usually bright color range. 
Single Mixed— Ys oz. 20c, Yi oz. 35c, oz. $1. 
New Double Sweet Wivelsfield. Much 
showier than the singles. See illustra¬ 
tion above. Tr. Pkt. 60c. 
Euphorbia 
Heterophylia Mexican Fire Plant. Also 
called Annual Poinsetta. Bushy plants 
with glossy green foliage. The small 
center leaves of each branch turn a rich 
Poinsetta scarlet. % oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Varicgata, Snow on the Mountain. Green 
foliage margined ivory white. Yi oz. 
10c, oz. 35c. 
Exacum 
Affine. A very pretty and saleable pot 
plant with fragrant light blue flow¬ 
ers. Compact. 6-8 inches tall. Tr. Pkt. 
(about 1000 seeds) 65c, A oz. $2.00. 
Atrocoeruleum. New strain with dark 
lavender flowers with contrasting gold¬ 
en yellow stamens. Seed sown in Jan¬ 
uary or February will produce flower¬ 
ing plants in June. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Four O’clocks 
Mirabilis or Marvel of Peru 
Tall Mixed. 2 ft. Oz. 10c, Yi lb. 30c, lb. 90c. 
Tom Thumb Dwarf Mixed. 1 ft. oz. 15c. 
14 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25. 
Freesia 
Tubergeni. This beautiful new strain can 
be had in flower in 6 months from the 
sowing- of the seed. The flowers am 
large and color range includes yellow, 
gold, bronze, lavender and deep rose. 
Ya oz. 35c, Yi oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Fuchsia 
Dwarf Early Prize Mixed. A new im¬ 
proved dwarf double strain, the best 
for potting or bedding. You can expect 
80% or more doubled flowers in all 
the rich Fuchsia colors. Seeds sown in 
January or February will produce June 
flowering plants. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
FOR THE HERB GARDEN 
You will find a complete listing of 
annual and perennial Herbs on Page 27 
in this catalog. 
Easily grown annuals rich in coloring and 
valuable for cutting or garden display. 
Aurora Borealis Semidouhlc. A very at¬ 
tractive combination of brown, red and 
yellow. Yi oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Single Indian Chief. Rich bronze red. Yi 
oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Single Mixed. Combinations of yellow, 
gold, orange, red and crimson. Y* oz. 
15c, oz. 45c. 
Lorenziana Double Mixed. Rounded flow¬ 
ers with attractive tubular petals. Yel¬ 
low, gold and red shades. Yt oz. 15c, 
oz. 45c. 
Gazania 
Uybrida Splendens. Large flowers in 
white, orange and yellow shades. For 
bedding or pots. These are tender peren¬ 
nials but should be grown as annuals, 
sown early. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Yi oz. $1.00. 
Gerbera 
Transvaal Daisy 
We are extremely careful with our Ger¬ 
bera seed in order to give you pure 
strains and seed of good germination We 
fill our orders with fresh seed, that is, it 
comes to us frequently in small quanti¬ 
ties as gathered. 
Jamcsoni Finest Hybrids Mixed. 100 seeds 
50c, 500 seeds $2.00, 1000 seeds $3.00. 
Gilia 
Capitata Blue, Blue Thimble Flower. Erect 
plants, 1 Yz ft. high with long stems and 
ball-shaped flowers of lavender blue. 
Yt, oz. 10 c, oz. 25c. 
Tricolor Mixed. Interesting little flow¬ 
ers in combinations of white, yellow, 
red and violet. % oz. 10c, oz 25c. 
Linifolia, IV bite Swan. A distinct type 
growing 12 to 15 inches high carrying 
stems of dainty white flowers which are 
excellent for cutting. Ya oz. 25c, Yi oz. 
40c, ox. $1.25. 
Linifolia, Hunch of Lilacs. Clear lavender 
blue. ox. 25c, a /4 ox. 40c, ox. $1 25. 
Gloxinia 
Martin’s Excellent Hybrids. An excellent 
mixture of the finest strains and col¬ 
ors. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Godetia 
Sec Following I’agc 
Gomphrena, Globe Amaranth 
One of the best of the annual everlast¬ 
ings which may be dried for bouquets. 
They are long stemmed with rounded 
clover-like heads. We believe they have 
value for the florist, at least, if grown 
in limited quantities. Plants 15 to 18 
inches tall. 
Globosa White Globosa Purple 
Globosa Rose Globosa Mixed 
Any color or Mixed— Yi oz. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Aurea Superba, Yellow flowering. Yi oz. 
20 c, oz. 60c. 
Nana Compncta Purple. For bedding or 
potting, only 6 inches tall, bushy and 
compact. Yi oz. 20c, oz 60c. 
Grevillea, Silk Oak 
Robusta. A popular fern leaved tropical 
plant, easily raised from seed. Sow in 
March for saleable plants in late spring. 
They like a cool house and light soil. 
% oz. 20 c, Yi oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
