Carl Salbach ••• 
MARIGOLD 
GIGANTEA 
HYBRIDS 
MARIGOLD, Gigantea Hybrids. Our own 
choice as the novelty of the season, 
being, to our mind, one of the most 
striking seed productions of recent re¬ 
lease. The blooms are so huge 
that they simply dwarf those of any 
other strain or type. Many blooms 
reach six inches in diameter and four 
inches in depth. This mammoth new 
type covers the range of Marigold 
colors, coming in a mixture of bright 
orange ranging through orange yel¬ 
low, and yellow to primrose. Blooms 
semi-loose petalled. 
A small proportion of the plants 
will come either single or small 
doubles, but the remainder will pro¬ 
duce blooms larger than can be had 
from any other type of marigold—and 
a good percentage will be so huge that 
they will require “seeing before be¬ 
lieving”. Available in mixture only, 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c; 1/8 oz. $1.00 
Fortunately For Us 
Tbe major portion of the flower seeds 
in the United States are grown in Cali¬ 
fornia. We make frequent trips to visit 
the wholesale seed farms while the flow¬ 
ers are in bloom, and a careful study 
enables us to choose for our listing the 
most noteworthy varieties and novelties. 
In addition, we conduct our own trial 
gardens in which we grow test plantings 
of novelties and strains from Europe and 
elsewhere so that we will be sure not to 
miss anything worth while. 
MARIGOLD, Dwarf Double Harmony. 
Easily the most sensational of the 
Dwarf Double Type. Each bloom has 
a rich maroon base set off most attrac¬ 
tively by its central crest of deep 
orange. Very even in height, making 
it ideal for borders, etc. 
pkt. 25c; Y\ oz. 50c 
MARIGOLD, Dixie Sunshine. A very 
late blooming variety with bright yel¬ 
low blooms resembling miniature chrys¬ 
anthemums. Free flowering. Plants 
three to four feet tall. 
pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 50c; Y\ oz. 90c 
NASTURTIUM, Double Gleam Type. 
Sweet scented, double, and semi-trail¬ 
ing. Unexcelled for small bouquets. We 
have made a careful check of field after 
field, and have also tested a great many 
varieties on our own grounds. As a 
result, we have chosen only those var¬ 
ieties that are really “ready”—having 
large flowers, of consistent semi-double 
habit, and good color. 
Golden Gleam. Bright golden yellow, 
pkt. 10c; Yz oz. 20c; 2 oz. 50c 
Mahogany. Rich maroon. A most 
distinct and pleasing color. Similar 
to, but richer than the dark red nas¬ 
turtium pictured in color, inside back 
cover.pkt. 25c; */2 oz. 60c 
Orange Gleam. True orange. 
pkt. 15c; Yz oz. 25c; oz. 40c 
Scarlet Gleam. Bright scarlet-red, 
very dazzling. 
pkt. 15c; Yz oz. 25c; oz. 40c 
Gleam Hybrids. Seedlings from the 
popular Golden Gleam with the same 
growing habit and the same profusion 
of bright double flowers. In colors 
never dreamed of before in double nas¬ 
turtiums — salmon, golden yellow, 
orange scarlet, cerise, creamy yellow, 
orange, crimson, and gold flushed scar¬ 
let. Greatly improved in habit over 
last year.pkt. 15c; Yz oz. 25c; oz. 40c 
NASTURTIUM, Dwarf Double Type. 
Better than the Gleams in many re¬ 
gions, due to their less rampant growth. 
Particularly advisable where dry, hot 
climates require much watering—as the 
Gleams tend to bush too much under 
such circumstances. 
Scarlet Emperor. The most out¬ 
standing production in nasturtiums 
since Scarlet Gleam and the Gleam 
hybrids were released. A striking 
bright scarlet red that is very brilliant, 
but receives its greatest recommenda¬ 
tion because of its attractive, unusual 
dark foliage.pkt. of ten seeds 35c 
Golden Globe. Rich golden yellow 
pkt. 15c; Yz oz. 25c; oz. 40c 
Dwarf Double Hybrids (Globe Hy¬ 
brids). Equivalent to the Gleam Hy¬ 
brids, but of dwarf, habit. Full color 
range and very fine, although a few of 
the blooms will be single. 
pkt. 15c; Yz oz. 30c; oz. 50c 
NEMESIA. After careful examination 
and checking, we chose for our listing 
a strain which included the most com¬ 
plete and best balanced color range, 
and was also of the attractive nana 
compacta type growth. Easily the fin¬ 
est mixture we know of. In addition, 
we list this year the sensational new 
variety, Aurora, a striking creation 
that is really “something different” in 
Nemesia. 
Aurora. Red and white bi-color. Un¬ 
usual .pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Finest Mixed. In brightest colors of 
cherry red, orange, rose, scarlet, and 
other shades, mixed. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c 
PANSY, Best-By-Test Strain. Last sea¬ 
son we secured seeds of ten of the 
strains generally recognized as the 
world’s finest, for testing purposes. To 
avoid any possible prejudice, we ran 
our tests “blindfold”—that is, grew and 
planted them under number so that 
even we ourselves did not know which 
strain was best until the test was com¬ 
pleted. Three strains led the group, 
but one was easily the best of the 
three. We immediately tried the three 
best a second time, with the same 
strain again proving to be most out¬ 
standing of all. 
As a result, we offer our first choice 
as our “Best-By-Test” Pansy strain— 
it was the first to bloom, the most 
gorgeous, had a color range as bright, 
but richer than those of any others, 
and produced by far the largest flowers. 
pkt. 50c; large pkt. $1.00 
1/16 oz. $2.00 
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