26 ANNUAL SEEDS 
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST FOR FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN 
Martin’s Fine Stocks 
Our Stock Seed is of the very finest quality, as regards trueness to color and type 
and percentage of doubles. We have selected our strain from the best the market 
affords. 
Non-Branching Or Excelsior Column Stocks 
Producing' one large spike, 2 to 2% feet high, which allows very close planting. In 
season, about same is Imperials, sometimes earlier. Not quite 100% as far as non 
branching habit is concerned, but shows a good percentage of doubles when properly 
selected and grown. 
THE NON-BRANCHING STOCKS are generally set 3 inches apart in rows 6 inches 
apart. 
NEW EXCELSIOR ROSE PINK. This new variety is the clear rose pink so much want¬ 
ed, and now available for the first time in a column stock. The florets are huge and 
very double. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. Half Tr. Pkt. for trial OOc. 
NEW SUPER GIANT IMPERIAL DARK BLUE. Has all the fine characteristics of 
Roselight and Rose Charm. Immense spikes and flowers of rich deep blue. Tr. Pkt. 
50c. 
♦Ball’s White. One of best in type. 
Dwarf White. Faintly suffused with rose 
but forces white. 
♦Chamois Pink. Best light pink. 
Malmaison Pink (New). 
Moonlight. Fine canary yellow, large 
spike. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Buttercup. New giant yellow of slightly 
deeper shade than Canary Yellow, and 
with a stronger habit of growth. A 
oz. 35c, Vs oz. 00c, 14 oz. $1.10, oz. $3.00. 
♦Canary Yellow (Golden Ball). Standard 
yellow. 
♦Chamois. Ivory, tinted with rose pink. 
Elk’s Pride. Royal purple shade. 
Fiery Blood Red. Well named. 
Flesh. Dainty light pink. 
Golden Rose. Light rose enriched with 
golden center. 
♦Lavender (Silvery). Most popular of all. 
Very fine. 
Prices any above, except when noted—A 
The Venidiums make wonderful cut flow¬ 
ers as they are very bright, good sized 
and with excellent keeping qualities. The 
best way to handle them in the Eastern 
and Northern States, is not yet fully 
worked out but they are certainly worth 
your trial. For a greenhouse crop sow 
seed in late summer or early fall. They 
will normally bloom in April but with 
additional light can be forced to bloom in 
January. 
Fastuosum. Plants 2% ft. tall with large 
flower, 3 inches or more across, rich 
orange with reddish brown zone. 
Blooms over a long period. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
14 oz. $1.00. 
Fastuosum Hybrids. Many new shades. 
Limited amount of seed available. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
Deep Rose (New). Deep rose color, a 
giant spike of bloom. Grows same 
height as Silvery Lilac. 
♦Rose. Lilac or lavender rose. 
Ruby. Rich shade. 
♦Rose. Deep rose pink, with white center. 
Santa Maria. A giant pure white double 
of exceptional merit. Giant flowers 
on long trusses. A oz. 35c, 14 oz. 60c, 
14 oz. $1.10. oz. $3.00. 
♦White Shasta. Taller than standard white 
with longer stems, larger blooms and 
more blooms per stem. A oz. 35c, 14 
oz. 60c, 14 oz. $1.10, oz. $3.60. 
Imperial Mixed Colors—A oz. 25c, 14 oz. 
45c, 14 oz. SOc, oz. $2.40. 
oz. 30e, 14 oz. 55c. 14 oz. $1.00, oz. $3.00. 
Grown as an annual in the Northern 
States, the Vincas make excellent all 
summer blooming border and bedding 
plants. About 1 ft. high with glossy green 
foliage. Start seed early giving plenty of 
heat. 
Alba. Pure white. llelicata. Soft pink. 
White with Eye. Rose. Deep rose. 
Mixed Colors. 
Any variety or mixed— 14 oz. 15c, 14 oz. 
25c, oz. 75c. 
Virginian Stocks 
French Forget Me Not (Cherianthus Mar- 
itimus). 
Compacta Dwarf Mixed. Nice for rock 
gardens or edgings. Carmine and rose 
shades. % oz. 10c, oz. 30c. 
STOCK, GIANT IMPERIAL SHASTA 
Dwarf Double Ten Weeks 
The best class of Stocks for bedding out¬ 
doors. Ours is an early strain blooming 
2 weeks earlier than some. Plants about 
12 to 15 inches high, branching with many 
spikes thickly covered with flowers. 
Seed of Ten Weeks started in February 
will make excellent plants for Memorial 
Day sales. 
Blood Red Golden Wonder, new 
Brilliant Crimson Lavender 
Brilliant Rose Old Rose 
Canary Yellow Purple 
Deep Rose White 
Any above varieties—Tr. Pkt. 25c, 14 oz. 
65c, oz. $2.25. 
Dwarf Double Ten Weeks Finest Mixed. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c, 14 oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Beauty of Nice 
Not quite as early as Ten Weeks, but 
taller and of more value for cutting. 
Finest Mixed—Tr. Pkt. 25c. 14 oz. 60c, oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Annual Wallflower 
Gold Standard. Bright yellow. 
Golden Yellow. Flaked brown. 
Dark Brown. 
Violet. 
\ny Variety—Tr. Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. SOc, oz. 
$2.50. 
Double Wonder Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 35e, 14 
oz. 60c, oz. $1.S0. 
Paris Early Wallflower—Single Mixed. 
For outdoor bedding. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Whitlavia 
Gloxinoides. A pretty blue and white cut 
flower. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45e. 
Xeranthemum — Everlasting 
Mixed Colors. Popular strawflower with 
double flowers in purple, rose and white, 
2 feet high. 14 oz. 15c, oz. SOc. 
Zinnias 
♦Silvery Lilac or Lavender. Best of all. 
Prices any above except Moonlight—Trade Pkt. 75c, y s oz. $1.40, % oz. $2.50, oz. $8.00. 
Two New Stock Super Giant Imperial Stocks 
A new group of Giant Imperial Stock especially bred and selected for florists’ 
use. Dike the Giant Imperial group, the plants are full base branching, each 
plant producing 12 to 15 huge flower spikes. The individual florets are large 
and very double, measuring from 114 to 2 inches or more in diameter. When in 
full bloom, each spike will have from 40 to 50 florets blooming at the same 
time. This type is certain to become a florist favorite. 
NEW STOCK SUPER GIANT IMPERIAL ROSE CHARM. A beautiful, rich deep 
rose. 
NEW STOCK SUPER GIANT IMPERIAL ROSELIGHT. This striking rose-pink 
stock will prove a valuable florist color. 
Either variety—Tr. Pkt. SOc, y a oz, $1.25, 14 oz. $2.25. 
At recent trials at the New Jersey Experiment Station of these two varieties we 
award Special Merit on general vigor, stem length, flower size and type, color and 
yield, a most remarkable performance. 
NEW SUPER GIANT IMPERIAL DARK BLUE. Has all the fine characteristics 
of Roselight and Rose Charm. Immense spikes and flowers of rich deep blue. 
Tr. Pkt. 50. 
Giant Imperial or Improved Bismarcks 
A very valuable strain for greenhouse forcing. No other class will give the large 
number of good spikes for cutting. In the greenhouse, set the plant 6x8 inches 
and top when 6 inches tall to produce lengthy side shoots. 
Old Rose. Attractive shade. 
Venidium 
Vinca—Periwinkle 
Turn to 
ages 28 and 20. 
