SALBACH SELECTED SEED SPECIALTIES 
Fertilizer will help, and so will regular cultiva¬ 
tion — 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 are so confident that no real gardener 
will begrudge the few extra cents required to se¬ 
cure the seeds of the finest rare strains — and that 
is why we have purchased seeds that actually cost 
us from two to ten times as much as would the 
ordinary strains. 
NOTE: Seeds are of annuals unless marked otherwise: “P”—Perennials. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). P. Waller- 
Franklin strain. Simply immense 
blooms with extra long spurs. A 
magnificent strain, described by Syd¬ 
ney B. Mitchell in “From a Sunset 
Garden” as the finest American strain, 
equal to that of any foreign firm. We 
have received more than one report 
from customers to the effect that this 
strain has produced sensationally large 
and beautiful flowers that have attrac¬ 
ted garden lovers from miles away. 
Delivered July 1. 
Blue Shades Superb. (Waller-Frank¬ 
lin). Long spurred. Beautiful clear 
blues. 25c pkt.; 1/16 oz., 75c 
Crimson Star. Long spurred. A 
large and brilliant variety with long 
crimson spurs and white corolla. 
25c. pkt.; 1/16 oz., 90c 
Pink Shades Superb. ( Waller-Frank¬ 
lin) . Long spurred. In variations of 
pink. 25c pkt.; 1/16 oz., 75c 
Waller - Franklin Hybrids. Long 
spurred, mixed—in orange, scarlet, yel¬ 
low, pink, rose and white shades. 
25c pkt.; 1/16 oz., 75c 
Group Collection—One packet each, 
Blue Shades Superb, Pink Shades 
Superb and Crimson Star. 60c 
Deserving Attention 
You who plant these outstanding novel¬ 
ties will have something new, something 
different, and something really worth¬ 
while: 
Armeria, Giant Pink—Like giant bro- 
diaea, but pink, this stunning new per¬ 
ennial is just as striking in the regular 
garden as it is in the rockery. 
Broom, Tall and Dwarf — Will give 
those whose climates permit, a shrub that 
is as striking and colorful as one could 
imagine. Drought resistant. 
Coreopsis Double New Gold — A fine 
new double of deep yellow coloring. 
Eschscholtzia — California Poppy, in 
striking new colors. 
Godetia Kelvedon Glory—A new color; 
Sybil Sherwood type of growth. 
Nasturtium Gleam and Globe types — 
now greatly improved over the original 
releases—fine double flowers. 
Nasturtium Scarlet Emperor — Dwarf 
growth, with foliage ranging from dark 
to semi-dark. 
Schizanthus Rock Garden Hybrids — 
Being dwarf growing, add much charm 
to the rockery or in border plantings. 
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. 25c pkt.; 1/16 oz., 75c 
ARMERIA—Giant Pink. P. Color iden¬ 
tical with the pink shown in colum¬ 
bine picture, on the back cover. Gath¬ 
ered from Sydney B. Mitchell garden, 
supply limited. Growth and blooms 
like giant brodiaea, but pink. 50c pkt. 
BABY BLUE EYES (N emophila Insig- 
nis) . This delightful native of Cali¬ 
fornia ranks with the poppy as the fin¬ 
est of wild-flowers suitable for domes¬ 
tic use. Bright little blue flowers with 
white center. Attractive foliage, easily 
grown, and ideal for naturalizing, pot¬ 
ting, or window boxes. 
10c pkt.; Yz oz., 25c 
BROOM, Tall (Cytisis ). P. For West¬ 
erners who wish colorful and unusual 
shrubs, we have secured a limited sup¬ 
ply of hybrid broom seeds. Can be 
grown outside of the Pacific Coast in 
regions where the winter is not too 
severe. Full color assortment, varie¬ 
gated, in brilliant 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 significant that “Pomona,” one 
of the brooms from which our seed is 
gathered, was given the 1936 Califor¬ 
nia Spring Garden show award as the 
finest new horticultural creation shown. 
Stock limited. 50c pkt. 
BROOM, Dwarf (Cytisis). P. As above, 
in full new color range but selected 
from plants IV 2 to 2% feet high. 80% 
at least, will be dwarf. 60c pkt. 
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 
lacinated, giving the flower a most in¬ 
formal air. As outstanding and use¬ 
ful as “Sunshine,” but in a different 
color. 15c pkt.; % oz., 40c; '/ 2 oz. 75c 
Sunshine (Chrysantha ). A new de¬ 
parture that you would hardly recog¬ 
nize as a calendula. Awarded seed- 
men’s “All-American” as the finest seed 
novelty for the season of 1934. The 
petals are long and twisted inward 
in such a manner that the blooms re¬ 
semble chrysanthemums. Color is light 
golden yellow, free flowering, and ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. Flowers through¬ 
out the year if blooms kept cut. 
15c pkt.; oz. 40c 
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 
DELPHINIUM—Special Hand-Pollinated 
Seed. (Vetterle and Reinelt Strain). 
The Vetterle and Reinelt “Pacific” 
strain, which is more completely de¬ 
scribed on the next page, has proven 
itself as truly sensational. The hand- 
pollinated seed is taken from selected 
crosses made personally by Mr. Reinelt, 
and, judging from every trial we have 
made, and from the reports we have 
heard, will produce delphinium that 
are without question the very finest ob¬ 
tainable. Delivery July 1. 
Light Shades, Hand Pollinated, pkt. $2 
Med. Shades, Hand Pollinated, pkt. $2 
Dark Shades, Hand Pollinated, pkt. $2 
White, Hand Pollinated 
Stock very limited pkt. $2.50 
Balanced Mixture 
(No whites included) 
Hand Pollinated pkt. $2 
Leaders in the quest for perfection are 
these remarkable strains, each of which 
is the result of many years of painstaking 
effort. Each, we feel, ranks as a supreme 
achievement in its field. 
Aquilegia, Waller Franklin Strain (Co¬ 
lumbine)—with its fine colors and large 
blooms, creates a sensation wherever 
grown. 
Delphinium, Vetterle and Reinelt Strain 
—A new standard in delphinium, an epoch 
making achievement of a master hy¬ 
bridist. 
Helianthemum — Taken from selected 
plants grown from seed from the world’s 
two finest Helianthemum collections. 
Iceland Poppies, Santa Maria Inn 
strain and re-selection—Grown by Frank 
J. McCoy, the most famous of Iceland 
Poppy lovers. 
Pansy — “Best-by-Test” strain, selected 
after “blind-fold” plantings in our own 
test garden. 
Ranunculus, Tecolote Giant Strain — 
Used extensively by commercial growers 
throughout America— and more satisfac¬ 
tory than plantings from bulbs. 
Snapdragons—Rust-resistant—Selected 
as the best varieties on the basis of ac¬ 
tual performance, including tall and bed¬ 
ding type. 
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