Michell's Novelties and Specialties 
Ageratum, MichelTs Blue Boy 
EXTRA DWARF, 1937 NOVELTY 
This Michell’s Strain is the result of many years’ careful selection. 
Plants are compact and very dwarf, growing about 4 inches high. 
Growth uniform and even; plants are almost completely smothered 
with the richest shades of blue. See color illustration on front cover. 
Trade pkt. 75c.; $1.50 per y 4 oz. 
Rustproof Antirrhinum • Snapdragon 
This strain has proved excellent under extensively wet outdoor conditions. 
They have stood the tests and are better than 75 per cent rustproof. For 
growing outdoors for cutting or bedding, they will prove excellent. Each 
plant produces from 15 to 18 spikes, which are non-lateral, with flower-heads 
10 to 14 inches long. They are of vigorous growth with broad, dark green 
foliage practically immune from rust. 
FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1937 
For General List of Flower Seeds See Pages 5 to 30 
Aster, El Monte 
ALL-AMERICA WINNER 
A companion to the sensational Aster, Los Angeles. 
The large deep glowing crimson flowers, borne on heavy, 
non-lateral, basal-branching stems, are composed of abun¬ 
dant quantities of daintily interlaced, plume-like petals. 
Very early blooming and floriferous, and the only real 
large-flowering crimson Aster. No disbudding is neces¬ 
sary, due to its non-lateral habit. 
Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
Aster alpinus, Wartburg Star 
A splendid new dwarf type of hardy Aster, with extra- 
large, lavender-blue flowers on 2-foot stems. Excellent 
for the perennial border, and quite successful in the 
rockery. Trade pkt. 50c.; $2.00 per Vs 02 * 
Celosia pyramidalis. Improved 
Flame of Fire 
A new type that is, without doubt, the finest in the 
Pyramidalis group. The flowers are a brilliant crimson. 
Plants perfectly pyramidal in shape and 1 x /i feet high. See 
color illustration on fourth cover. 
Trade pkt. 50c.; $1.00 per Vs 02 - 
New Cosmos, Sensation 
ALL-AMERICA WINNER 
A mammoth new early-flowering variety coming into 
bloom in about ten weeks from time of sowing. It is 
remarkable for the size of its giant flowers, which measure 
4 to 5 inches across. The colors are a mixture of pink and 
white. Splendid for cutting. Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
New Gaillardia grandiflora, Goblin 
This new variety is the first really dwarf, compact 
Gaillardia, especially suited for the rockery. The neat 
plants reach a height of 12 to 15 inches, and are closely 
covered with large, showy yellow flowers bordered deep 
red. If seed is sown in March, the plants will flower in 
the fall of the same year. Trade pkt. 50c.; $3.50 per oz. 
Super Majestic 
A new group that is superb as a cut-flower or for bedding, and we believe 
it will also prove to be excellent for greenhouse culture. See color illustration 
on front cover. Trade pkt. ^oz. 
Crimson Shades. Garnet and ruby shades .$0 50 $1 25 
Dainty. Delightful soft pink. 50 1-25 
Orange Shades. Orange and gold shades. 50 1 25 
Rose Shades. Shades of rose-pink. 50 1 25 
Superb Super Majestic Mixture . 50 1 00 
Antirrhinum nanum grandiflorum 
Semi-Dwarf 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Carmine Rose. Bright carmine-rose and yellow.$0 30 $2 00 
Indian Girl. Brownish orange and bright yellow. 30 2 00 
Red Boy. Rich deep scarlet. 30 2 00 
Wildfire. Orange-scarlet, yellow lip. 30 2 00 
Mixed. A superior mixture. 30 1 50 
Gaillardia grandiflora, Goblin 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
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