GENERAL LIST OF SEED SPECIALTIES 
Fertilizer will help, and so will regular cultivation — but dollar on dollar 
spent for plant food, and hour on hour of garden work will not produce prize 
winners if the plants come from inferior seed strains. That is why we have 
purchased seeds that actually cost us from two to ten times as much as the or¬ 
dinary strains. 
NOTE: Seeds are of annuals unless marked otherwise: “P”—Perennials. 
ANAGALLIS ( Pimpernel). Generally 
available in blue and terra-cotta (scar¬ 
let), but actually most outstanding in 
the striking mixture which we list—a 
blend rich in smoky tones, including 
lavenders, blues, deep salmons, and 
many other shades—giving a planting 
as rich as the tones of an oriental rug. 
Most worth while.pkt. 15c; oz. 60c 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). P. Waller- 
Franklin strain. Simply immense 
blooms with extra long spurs. A mag¬ 
nificent strain, described by Sydney B. 
Mitchell in “From a Sunset Garden” as 
the finest American strain, equal to 
that of any foreign firm. We have re¬ 
ceived more than one report from cus¬ 
tomers to the effect that this strain 
has produced sensationally large and 
beautiful flowers that have attracted 
garden lovers from miles away. 
Blue Shades Superb. ( Waller-Frank¬ 
lin). Long spurred. Beautiful clear 
blues.pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Pink Shades Superb. (Waller-Frank¬ 
lin). Long spurred. In variations of 
pink.pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Waller-Franklin Hybrids. Long spur¬ 
red, mixed—in orange, scarlet, yellow, 
pink, rose and white shades. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Crimson Star. Long spurred. A large 
and brilliant variety with long crimson 
spurs and white corolla. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 90c 
Group collection. One packet each, 
Blue Shades Superb, Pink Shades 
Superb and Crimson Star.60c 
ARCTOTIS HYBRIDS. This striking 
flower greatly resembles the popular 
Transvaal Daisy in form of bloom, but 
is hardy, and comes in a wider range 
of colors. Striking in the garden and 
easy to grow. Orange, red, yellow, 
copper shades and carmine in mixture 
only.pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
ARMERIA—Giant Pink. P. Color identi¬ 
cal with the pink shown in columbine 
picture, on the back cover. Gathered 
from Sydney B. Mitchell garden, sup¬ 
ply limited. Growth and blooms like 
giant brodiaea, but pink.pkt. 50c 
BABY BLUE EYES ( Nemophila Insig- 
nis) . This delightful native of Califor¬ 
nia ranks with the poppy as the finest 
of wild-flowers suitable for domestic 
use. Bright little blue flowers with 
white center. Attractive foilage, easily 
grown, and ideal for naturalizing, plot¬ 
ting, or window boxes. 
pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 25c 
BROOM (Cytisis) . P. For Westerners 
who wish colorful and unusual shrubs, 
we have secured a limited supply of 
hybrid broom seeds. Can be grown 
outside of the Pacific Coast in regions 
where the winter is not too severe. Full 
color assortment, varigated, in bril¬ 
liant shades of red, pink, gold, apricot, 
brown, rose, orange and other colors. 
The shrubs are literally covered with 
myriads of the bright little pea-shaped 
flowers, which are in bloom for a long 
period of the year. Drought resistant. 
Gathered from Sydney B. Mitchell’s 
own garden. We consider it most sig¬ 
nificant that “Pomona”, one of the 
brooms from which our seed is gath¬ 
ered, was given the 1936 California 
Spring Garden show award as the fin¬ 
est new horticultural creation shown. 
Stock limited .pkt. 50c 
BROOM, Dwarf (Cytisis). P. As above, 
in full new color range but selected 
from plants, IV 2 to 2/ 2 feet high. 80% 
at least, will be dwarf.pkt. 60c 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). Easily 
grown, many blooms, re-seeds itself. 
Orange Shaggy. An artistic, new, 
large, orange calendula that is a new 
“break”. Petals deeply fringed and la- 
cinated, giving the flower a most in¬ 
formal air. As outstanding and useful 
as “Sunshine”, but in a different color. 
pkt. 15c; Y 40 z. 40c; Yi oz. 75c 
Sunshine (Chrysantha). A new de¬ 
parture that you would hardly recog¬ 
nize as a calendula. Awarded seedmen’s 
“All-American” as the finest seed nov¬ 
elty for the season of 1934. The petals 
are long and twisted inward in such a 
manner that the blooms resemble chrys¬ 
anthemums. Color is light golden yel¬ 
low, free flowering, and excellent for 
cutting. Flowers throughout the year 
if blooms kept cut.pkt. 15c; oz. 40c 
CALLIOPSIS, Dwarf. We have listed 
the two richest colors, each of which 
is as valuable as many of the latest 
novelties of all sorts. Not compar¬ 
able to the tall type, as the compact 
bushes are solid masses of color. Ideal 
for small bouquets. Drought resist¬ 
ant. 
Garnet. Twelve inches tall, colored 
deep rich mahogany or garnet red. 
Growth even, ideal for borders or for 
bedding. Blooms medium size (1% in. 
diameter). A new variety from Eng¬ 
land—one of the most richly colored 
annuals we know of. 
pkt. 25c; Ya oz ■ 75c 
Marmorata. Maroon and yellow, 
marbled, very showy. Miniature blooms. 
Nine to twelve inches tall. 
pkt. 15c; Ya oz. 40c; Yi oz. 75c 
COREOPSIS, Double New Gold. P. 
Blooms as large, and colored as bright 
as the single varieties, but better and 
more brilliant, thanks to the doubling 
of petals.pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
COSMOS, Orange Flare. The new early 
blooming orange which was awarded 
the Grand Championship in the 1935 
All-American Trials. Flowers in less 
than four months from seed. Vivid 
orange.pkt. 15c; Ya oz. 50c; oz. $1.50 
COSMOS, Sensation Mixed. A simply 
huge eai'ly blooming cosmos. Second 
in the 1936 All-American Trials. 
Blooms range from four to six inches 
in diameter when disbudded. White 
and shades of pinkish lavender, mixed. 
pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
CORNFLOWER, Dwarf Jubilee Gem. 
(Bachelor Button). The introduction of 
this fine novelty now permits the use 
of the deep blue cornflower in rock gar¬ 
dens, and many other new uses. Lit¬ 
erally full of blooms and only twelve 
inches tall. Imported from England 
last season, and given an Award of 
Merit, 1937 All-American selections. 
pkt. 25c; Yi oz. 60c; oz. $1.00 
DAHLIAS, Dwarf Bedding type, Salbach 
re-selections (Sometimes called “Unwin 
Dwarf Dahlias”). Shown in natural 
color, inside front cover page. One 
of the most outstanding of all recent 
seed offerings, being ideal for bedding, 
fine for cutting, and having a long 
blooming period. Unusually effective 
in the garden, as is evidenced by the 
universally favorable comment among 
many visitors who have seen the splen¬ 
did display made by these bedding dah¬ 
lias in our own experimental gardens. 
Recommended by Sydney B. Mitchell, 
considered the West’s leading garden 
authority, as one of the finest new 
things he has ever tried in his garden. 
From Illinois, too, comes strong com¬ 
mendation, for a garden lover writes: 
“I have never had as much pleasure 
out of any fall flower and they seem 
fitted for this climate. . .. Those dahlias 
are like bouquets. I just love them.” 
Dahlias hybridizing has always been 
one of our strong points, and Mr. Sal¬ 
bach has given this remarkable strain 
of dwarf dahlias the same personal at¬ 
tention that has gained him a ranking 
as one of. the world’s foremost hybri¬ 
dizers of dahlias, gladiolus, and iris. We 
believe that our strain of dwarf bed¬ 
ding dahlias is the finest in existence. 
Single and semi-double flowers on 
plants twelve to twenty inches high. 
Good keepers, invaluable in small bou¬ 
quets, and striking in the garden. Re¬ 
quire little space and the best plants 
can be saved and increased from tubers 
for future seasons. Germinates easily. 
Blooms the first year from seed. Fifty 
(or more) seeds to packet. 
Choice Selection, every seed from a 
fine plant. In mixture of autumn 
shades, peach, red, tan, scarlet, yellow, 
cream, rose, apricot and orange. 
pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 75c 
Special XXXX Mixture. In the same 
colors as the Choice Selection, but 
gathered from our very finest, most 
floriferous plants. None better, pkt. 50c 
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