Michell’s Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds 
AGERATUM, Michell’s Blue Boy 
Extra Dwarf. 1937 Novelty 
This Michell strain is the result of many years’ 
careful selection. Plants are compact and very dwarf, 
growing about 4 inches high. The growth is uniform 
and even, and the plants are almost completely smoth¬ 
ered with flowers of the richest shades of blue. Excellent 
for the border or rock-garden. Pkt. 25c.; $1.00 per 
large pkt.; V4 0Z - $2.00. 
CELOSIA pyramidalis 
Improved Flame of Fire 
This new type is, without doubt, the finest in the 
Celosia pyramidalis group. The color of the flowers is a 
brilliant crimson, and the plants are perfectly pyramidal 
in shape, 18 inches high. See color illustration opposite 
page 69. Pkt. 25c. ; 75c. per large pkt. 
Ageratum, Blue Boy 
Antirrhinum, Super Majestic 
ANTIRRHINUM • Snapdragon 
Rustproof Varieties 
This strain has proved excellent under intensively wet outdoor conditions. They have stood 
the tests, and are better than 75 per cent rustproof. For growing outdoors for cutting or bed¬ 
ding, 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 foli¬ 
age practically immune from rust. 
SUPER MAJESTIC. This new group is superb as a cut-flower or for bedding 
Dainty. Delightful soft pink. Crimson Shades. Garnet and ruby shades. 
Orange Shades. Orange and gold shades. Rose Shades. Shades of rose-pink. 
Superb Super Majestic Mixture. 
All Super Majestic Antirrhinums, pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
NANUM GRANDIFLORUM (SEMI-DWARF) 
Carmine-Rose. Light carmine-rose, yellow lip. Red Boy. Rich deep scarlet. 
Indian Girl. Brownish orange and bright yellow. Wildfire. Orange-scarlet. 
Mixed. A superior mixture. 
All Antirrhinum nanum grandiflorum, pkt. 15c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
PERENNIAL ASTER 
Wartburg Star 
A fine 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. Pkt. 25c.; 
75c. per large pkt. 
CALENDULA, Tom Thumb 
Novelty 
A new dwarf Calendula, easy to 
grow, flowering from 4 to 6 weeks 
after sowing. The height does not 
exceed 8 to 10 inches and the plants 
are very compact and symmetrical, 
completely covered with small flow¬ 
ers 1 to 2 inches across. Range from 
a light yellow to a deep fiery orange, 
many with dark centers. Excellent 
for bedding or border. Pkt. 25c. 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
