The new fragrant Stocks will please you 
Michell s ^Distinctive 77 Stocks 
The Stock is one of the most popular and highly prized of our cultivated flowers because of its charming colors, delightful fragrance, 
and free-blooming character. Our seed is hand-saved from pot-grown specimens and will produce a large percentage of double flowers. 
The Early Giant Imperial and Early-flowering “Nice” Stocks must be started early indoors if wanted for outdoor blooming. 
NEW GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
This magnificent new group is so marked 
in improvement that we believe they will 
head the list in forcing Stocks in the very near 
future. Giants of California are very early- 
flowering, with a high percentage of mam¬ 
moth double flowers, and having the branch¬ 
ing habit of the Bismarck. If planted close, 
they will nearly attain the height of the 
Column Stock, approximately 30 to 36 inches. 
Large 
Golden Gate. Clear golden Pkt. pkt. 
yellow.$0 25 $0 50 
Monterey. Bright pink. 25 50 
Pacific. Light blue. 25 50 
Redwoods. Blood-red. 25 50 
Santa Barbara. Chamois.... 25 50 
Santa Maria. Pure white.... 25 50 
Tahoe. Lavender. 25 50 
Yosemite. Rose. 25 50 
Splendid Mixture . 25 50 
GIANT COLUMN NON-BRANCHING 
Double Excelsior 
This new type of Stocks produces one 
enormous spike 2 to 3 feet in height and is 
especially adapted for greenhouse culture, 
as the plants can be grown close together. 
Blooms about 10 days earlier than Bismarck 
and produces a high percentage of doubles. 
We offer a select list of the most popular 
colors. Large 
Pkt. pkt. 
Ball’s Dwarf White .$0 25 $0 85 
Ball’s White . 25 85 
Chamois-Rose . 25 85 
Silvery Lilac . 25 85 
Mixed Colors 25 85 
Ask for Cultural Leaflet No. 211 on the 
growing of Stocks 
Stocks, Giants of California, Santa Maria 
EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL 
Improved Bismarck 
An excellent addition to the early forcing 
class. The plants are of tall, branching habit, 
2 to 2J/£ feet high, and produce a very high 
percentage of double flowers. 
Antique Copper. New. Rich Large 
hellebore-red—a new and at- Pkt. pkt. 
tractive shade.$0 25 $0 50 
Apple Blossom. Blush-pink. . 25 50 
Buttercup. A deeper shade 
than Canary-Yellow. 25 50 
Canary - Yellow (Golden 
Ball) . 25 50 
Chamois. Ivory, tinted old- 
rose . 25 50 
Elk’s Pride. A new shade in 
this early group—an intense 
royal purple. 25 50 
Fiery Blood-Red. Extra fine. 25 50 
Golden Rose . 25 50 
Lavender . 25 50 
Lilac . 25 50 
Rose. Deep rose-pink. 25 50 
White . 25 50 
Mixed Colors 25 50 
Sunflower (Helianthus) 
MICHELL'S EARLY-FLOWERING 
"NICE" 
An early-flowering strain of branching 
habit and a remarkably free bloomer. Large, 
double, fragrant flowers. Fine for garden 
bedding or cutting. For winter blooming, 
sow from July to September. 
Beauty of Nice. Charming, Pkt. 
delicate pink.$0 15 
Crimson King. Deep red_ 15 
Midsummer Night. Deep, 
dark violet. 15 
Mont Blanc. Pure white. ... 15 
Monte Carlo. Canary-yellow. 15 
Old-Rose. Extra-fine variety. 15 
Queen Alexandra. Delicate 
lavender. 15 
Choice Mixed. All colors.... 15 
LARGE-FLOWERED DWARF 
TEN-WEEKS 
Leading variety for bedding 
out for 
sum- 
mer blooming; also fine for pots. 
Pkt. 
Large 
pkt. 
Blood-Red. 
$0 10 
$0 40 
Dark Blue. 
10 
40 
Light Blue. 
10 
40 
Pink. 
10 
40 
White. 
10 
40 
Yellow. 
10 
40 
Mixed. 
10 
40 
Large 
pkt. 
$0 50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
Early-flowering “Nice” Stock 
Stokesia 
Cornflower; Stokes' Aster 
Cyanea. Plants grow about 1to 2 feet 
high, bearing freely, from July to October, 
handsome, lavender-blue, centaurea-Iike 
blossoms, each measuring from 4 to 5 
inches across. One of the most desirable 
plants for the hardy border, being of easy 
culture. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c.; 
50c. per large pkt. 
Strawflower • Helichrysum 
See Everlastings, page 23 
Sunflower • Helianthus 
Well-known and popular plants, the small¬ 
flowering sorts being useful for cutting and 
the tall varieties valuable for backgrounds. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Small-flowered 
Cut-and-Come-Again. Single, golden yel¬ 
low flowers with petals twisted like a cactus 
dahlia. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 40c. 
Stella. Flowers single, golden yellow, with 
black centers. Invaluable for cutting. 4 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz. 40c. 
Large-flowered 
Chrysanthemum-flowered. Large, double 
golden yellow flowers, resembling chrysan¬ 
themums. 7 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large 
pkt.; oz. 40c. 
Double Globe (H. annuus glboosus Jistulo- 
sus). Large, double yellow flowers. 6 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz. 40c. 
Dwarf Double (Globe of Gold). Yellow 
flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 40c. 
New Red. Extra-large flowers, some of 
which are rich chestnut-red, others tipped 
with yellow. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 60c. 
Russian Mammoth. Immense, single yel¬ 
low flowers on tall, heavy stalks. 6 ft. 
Pkt. 10c.; 15c. per oz. 
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